Rate My Professor Leonardo Alfonso

Dr. Leonardo Alfonso is an Associate Professor of Hydroinformatics at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education within the Engineering faculty. A Civil Engineer graduated from the National University of Colombia, he holds an MSc degree in Water Science and Engineering with specialization in Hydroinformatics from UNESCO-IHE Delft and a PhD degree from Delft University of Technology in collaboration with UNESCO-IHE. Bringing combined consultancy and research experience in water modelling, he has several years of teaching experience in hydroinformatics. Since November 2018, he has served as Coordinator of the Hydroinformatics Specialisation, part of the Water Science and Engineering Master Programme and a component of the Erasmus Mundus Flood Risk Management programme. As Colombia Country Coordinator at IHE Delft, he is a member of the Academic Research Partnership Colombia-The Netherlands and has participated in capacity-building activities in Colombia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Myanmar. He belongs to the SENSE Research School and the Sounding Board of the Orange Knowledge Programme of Nuffic. In the Hydroinformatics and Socio-Technical Innovation department, his work catalyses advancements in ICT, data analytics, modelling, and artificial intelligence for sustainable water management.