Holger Manuel Benavides Muñoz is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), where he has been a faculty member since 2001. He holds a Civil Engineering degree (UTPL, 1999), a Master's degree from ESPOL (2005), a Specialist Diploma in Urban Water Management (2007), and a Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering and the Environment from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV, 2010). He currently leads the "R&D for the Sustainability of the Urban and Rural Water Cycle" research group and holds registered patents in fluid quality sensors and modular water treatment systems. Alongside his academic research and civil engineering consultancies, he serves as a Full Member of the Civil Engineers Guild (since 1999) and a Numerary Member of the House of Ecuadorian Culture, Loja Chapter (since 2014). His research interests include urban and rural water cycle analysis, hydraulic and hydro-energy efficiency, non-revenue water reduction, smart water management, nature-based solutions, road and urban drainage systems, and real-time water quality monitoring.