Aerial view of the Zambezi river and Victoria falls with riverboats
Aerial view of the Zambezi river and Victoria falls with riverboats
Alps and eastern branch of Lake Como
Alps and eastern branch of Lake Como
Irrigated wheat field after harvest near Kabwe [credits: ATEC3D]
Irrigated wheat field after harvest near Kabwe [credits: ATEC3D]
Fishing boats in a wetland along the shores of Kafue Gorge reservoir [credits: ATEC3D]
Fishing boats in a wetland along the shores of Kafue Gorge reservoir [credits: ATEC3D]
Kariba dam on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe [credits: ATEC3D]
Kariba dam on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe [credits: ATEC3D]
Sugar cane fields near Mazabuka [credits: ATEC3D]
Sugar cane fields near Mazabuka [credits: ATEC3D]
Lake Como and Bellagio
Lake Como and Bellagio
Wetland in the Kafue Flats [credits: ATEC3D]
Wetland in the Kafue Flats [credits: ATEC3D]
Sand banks in the Zambezi River near Chirundu [credits: ATEC3D]
Sand banks in the Zambezi River near Chirundu [credits: ATEC3D]
Sediment transport on the Mekong [credits: NASA]
Sediment transport on the Mekong [credits: NASA]

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We are a research group based at the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano. Our research mission is advancing environmental decision-analytics  for supporting human decisions in complex engineering systems including multiple actors and exposed to evolving multisectoral demands and global change. Our research fuses environmental, climate, and hydrologic disciplines with machine learning, optimal control, and evolutionary computation. This multidisciplinary mix yields innovative, flexible, and robust solutions facilitating participatory decision making processes by addressing the multifaceted complexity of environmental systems, including their nested interdependencies across stakeholders, processes, and policies at different spatial scales; as well as potential changes in human-nature interactions and feedbacks under changing climate extremes and societal demands.

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Dighe sostenibili e dove trovarle - Sustainable dams and where to find them
Prof. Andrea Castelletti, head of the eiLab, has been interviewed into L'Eco di Bergamo to recap main learning from the AMBER project (Adaptive…
Balancing Energy, Irrigation, and Environmental Demands in the Zambezi Watercourse: Operations and Sequencing of New Dams









The competition for water, energy, and food is intensifying, and this is happening at…
Model Predictive Control of Water Resources Systems: A Review and Research Agenda
The eiLab led a study in collaboration with Technische Universität Berlin, Einstein Center Digital Future, Delft University of Technology,…
Climate Change Awareness, Perceived Impacts, and Adaptation from Farmers’ Experience and Behavior: a Triple-Loop Review
The eiLab carried out a systematic review to identify the current research trends and set the future…
Tropical Cyclone Genesis Potential Indices in a New High-Resolution Climate Models Ensemble: Limitations and Way Forward
The eiLab participates in a study in collaboration with colleagues from the Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo…
Balancing Sediment Connectivity and Energy Production via Optimized Reservoir Sediment Management Strategies
The eiLab led a study in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Padova and Stanford University,…
Workshop - Numbers and Stories: New Directions in Climate Storylines and Scenarios

In June 21, 2023, from 9 am to 6:30 pm CEST, the META is organizing a working day on the most recent trends in research on climate change.







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Luca Bianchi presenting our machine learning framework to identify the drivers of Arctic sea ice dynamics at #EGU24

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Martina Merlo explains how ML can help detecting drivers of droughts across Europe and building ad hoc indexes ⁦@MxgTeo⁩ ⁦@hydroaholics⁩ ⁦@IPechlivanidis⁩

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Matteo Giuliani PICO talk on reconsidering hydropower in the Africana energy transition 👏 Do you want to know more about it?Ask Matteo about the role of hydropower projects and pathways in PICO A.1! @MxgTeo @AngeloCarlino3 @WyattArnold15 @hydroaholics #egu24

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