Dr Georgios Sarailidis
PhD Thesis: Uncertainty quantification and attribution in flood risk modelling
PhD Supervisors: Dr Francesca Pianosi, Professor Thorsten Wagener (University of Potsdam) and Dr Ross Woods
PhD Industrial Supervisor: Prof Rob Lamb (JBA Consulting)
Profile
Georgios was a PhD student on the EPSRC funded WISE CDT PhD programme between 2018-23 and was based at the University of Bristol. He successfully defended his PhD thesis on “Uncertainty quantification and attribution in flood risk modelling” on 19th May 2023. Georgios now works for JBA Risk Management as a Catastrophe Modelling KTP Associate.
Background
Georgios graduated with an MSc in Management of Hydro-Meteorological Hazards – “Hydrohazards” from Universite Grenoble Alpes and the University of Thessaly in 2017. As part of his Erasmus Internship, Georgios worked on a research project entitled ‘Analysis of Drought Variability in Sicily using SPI and SPEI drought indexes’. Prior to this he completed his MEng in Civil Engineering at the University of Thessaly. During this programme he worked on a research project entitled ‘The quantification of the threshold level method on low flow studies.’
Work Experience
Before joining the WISE CDT PhD Programme, Georgios has worked as both a Meteorological Observer and a Hydrologist at the Regional Meteorological Centre in the Hellenic Air Force as part of his Greek Military Service. This project was entitled ‘Statistical frequency analysis of extreme rainfall in Greece.’ He has also gained a Diploma in Meteorology from his time in the Hellenic Air Force.
Research Interests
- Hydrology
- Hydrological extremes
- Climate change
- Hydrological modelling.
