Andrea Cominola
About Andrea Cominola
Andrea Cominola is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management and an Assistant Professor at Technische Universität Berlin, specializing in Smart Water Networks. He has contributed to numerous research projects and publications in the field of urban water management and has received recognition for his early career research excellence.
Current Position at Technische Universität Berlin
Andrea Cominola has served as an Assistant Professor at the Chair of Smart Water Networks at Technische Universität Berlin since 2018. In this role, Cominola leads a research group comprising seven PhD students and research assistants, along with three graduate students. The focus of the research group includes urban water and energy demand modeling and management. Cominola's work at the university emphasizes the application of innovative technologies and methodologies in the field of water resources.
Previous Experience in Academia
Prior to her current role, Andrea Cominola worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Politecnico di Milano from 2017 to 2018. She also held a position as a Visiting Researcher at Korea University in 2013. Cominola has experience as a Teaching Assistant at Politecnico di Milano in 2015. Her academic journey includes a PhD in Information Technology from Politecnico di Milano, where she also completed her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Environmental and Land Planning Engineering.
Editorial Roles in Water Management Journals
Andrea Cominola has held editorial positions in notable journals related to water management. She has been an Associate Editor for the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management at the American Society of Civil Engineers since 2019. Additionally, she served as Associate Editor for the Institution of Civil Engineers' Water Management journal from 2020 to 2023. These roles involve overseeing the peer-review process and contributing to the advancement of research in water resources.
Research Contributions and Publications
Cominola has authored 15 scientific publications in peer-reviewed international journals and contributed to two book chapters. Her research focuses on areas such as leakage and anomaly detection, behavioral modeling, data mining, and machine learning applied to water and human-environment systems analysis. She has also delivered over 50 publications and presentations at international conferences, showcasing her contributions to the field.
Awards and Recognition
In 2020, Andrea Cominola was awarded the Early Career Research Excellence (ECRE) biennial award by the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs). This recognition highlights her contributions to environmental modeling and her impact on the field of water resources management.