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Specialty Workshop (half-day, post-conference)

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New and Emerging Technologies

Workshop: DSS-WISE Web: A Web-Based Flood Inundation Simulation System. Hands-On Training, Tips & Tricks, and Discussion of Upcoming Enhancements.

Thursday, September 25, 2025

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET

Workshop Presenter(s)

Marcus McGrath

Senior Research and Development Engineer
National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi

Co-Presenter(s)

Mohammad Al-Hamdan, Ph.D.

Director and Professor
National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
Nuttita Pophet, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate
National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
ND

Noor Dibou

Web Developer
National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
US

Ujwal Srinivasa

Research and Development Engineer
National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi

Abstract Description: Launched in 2016, the National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering (NCCHE) at the University of Mississippi has been developing and operating the Decision Support System for Water Infrastructural Security (DSS-WISE) Web. Through this free web-based tool, more than 2,360 dam safety professionals have submitted over 93,150 dam-break flood inundation modeling scenarios from across the United States and Puerto Rico. Over the years, researchers at NCCHE have produced numerous developments and improvements to the system to increase the capability, ease of use, and speed for its users. The team is currently developing a diverse set of enhancements that will empower users to model even more types of scenarios quickly and easily. To help new and existing users understand these capabilities and receive the maximum benefits from the system, and to receive feedback about the status and plans for the new updates, a half-day short course will be presented as a conference specialty workshop.

Topics for this course are:
• Introduction/Overview of DSS-WISE Web
• Simulation scenario setup research and data entry
• Understanding simulation outputs
• Hands on exercises using the new system features
• Tips and Tricks/Advanced Techniques
• Demonstration and discussion of upcoming system enhancements

Learning Objectives:

Learn how to set up and submit a dam-break flood simulation using DSS-WISE Web.
Understand tips and tricks that a user might not have previously known about the DSS-WISE Web system.
Learn about upcoming enhancements to the DSS-WISE Web system and offer feedback to the developers during the development cycle.