BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Faizal Immaddudin Wira Rohmat: Leading Researcher in Water Resources and Climate Adaptation
Dr. Faizal Immaddudin Wira Rohmat is a distinguished researcher and academic specializing in water resources engineering, flood modeling, hydrology, and climate adaptation, with a focus on urban and watershed environments in Indonesia. He is affiliated with the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB).
Key Expertise & Research Focus:
● Advanced degrees in environmental and water resources engineering.
● Contributes to practical applications of machine learning, satellite data, and hydrological tools for sustainable water management.
● Addresses critical challenges in flood prediction, soil erosion, sediment transport, and climate-driven water supply issues.
● Emphasizes data-driven strategies for resilience in high-population areas like Majalaya, Jakarta, and Citarum watersheds.
Notable Contributions & Publications (over 265 citations on Google Scholar):
● Developed baseline studies for urban flood modeling and AI-enhanced forecasting systems (e.g., LSTM neural networks for extreme water level predictions).
● “Flood modeling and baseline study in urban and high population environment: A case study of Majalaya, Indonesia” (Urban Climate, 2022, cited by 38).
● “Improving Jakarta’s katulampa barrage extreme water level prediction using satellite- based long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks” (Water, 2022, cited by 38).
● “Flood prediction due to land cover change in the Ciliwung River Basin” (International Journal of Technology, 2022, cited by 30).
Global Collaborations & Impact:
● Extends to global collaborations on climate adaptation, including assessments of atmospheric circulations’ impacts on water supply and basin-wide soil erosion using USLE methods.
● A pivotal figure in advancing innovative, scalable solutions for flood risk governance and environmental sustainability in developing regions.