Giovanni De Cesare

Expertise Numerical simulation and physical modeling of hydraulic works and schemes; reservoir sedimentation and turbidity currents; reservoir sediment management; Ultrasonic Doppler flow measurement; river training work and restoration; soil bioengineering and nature based solutions; fluvial eco-morphology; rapid transients in pressurized waterways; technology transfer, commissioned studies and expert reports in applied hydraulics, hydraulic constructions and infrastructures; organization of continuous education, workshops and conferences; quality management Teaching & PhD PhD Students David Keller, Junjia Kang, Meghan Ellen Irving, Yahel Eliyahu-Yakir, Romain Van Mol, Francesca Padoan, Maryam Soltani Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Jolanda Maria Isabella Jenzer Althaus, Michael Müller, Sabine Chamoun, Nicolas Jean Adam, Alain Foehn, Romain Maxime Dubuis, Christian Mörtl, Samuel Luke Vorlet Courses Dam engineering CIVIL-411 Dams are paramount for human development around the world. The course is an introduction to the fascinating domain of dam engineering, from design to construction, for water storage and regulated supply, including for renewable energy generation (hydropower), flood protection and drought prevention Fluvial hydraulics and river training works CIVIL-410 The course provides the students with a solid theoretical background in fluvial hydraulics, as well as the basic concepts in river engineering that aim at conciliating hazard protection and environmental protection. Real-world examples illustrate the course. Hidden rivers PENS-219 Hidden Rivers aims at fulfilling the need for an interdisciplinary understanding of the problematics surrounding urban streams, through ecological, hydrological, and spatial relationships found in riverscapes. Hydropower schemes and pumped-storage CIVIL-469 The course deals with the conception and design of hydraulic structures used for production and/or storage of electric energy, including pumped hydro energy storage (PHES). We also discuss their technical/social/economical/environmental feasibility in the Swiss/European/Global energy transition. Rhonescape PENS-225 RHONEscape aims at realizing the necessary interdisciplinary educational background of the problematics affecting highly-corrected large rivers, by examining riverine ecological, hydrological and morphological spatial features with new methods of conceiving the space in and around rivers. River eco-morphodynamics and bioengineering ENV-418 The course deals with the interactions between hydraulics, solid transport by hauling and the watercourse space at the origin of the morphology and richness of habitats. Regime theory is presented and the quality of a stream's habitat is assessed.