Waterframe

The digital transformation is ongoing in different sectors and for the water sector as well as water-dependent sectors this is no different. Data is being collected at a larger pace than ever before, and this at different “levels”, ranging from unit processes at individual sites to sensor networks on a Flemish level. Next to efforts in data collection, models (digital twins) are being developed and interest is rising for deploying them more intensively to support decisions. This entails both mechanistic or physical-based models, but also data-driven or AI-type of models. However, bringing modelling tools together over different scales and application domains to address high level technological or societal challenges is still rarely achieved. WaterFRAME (FWO Strategic Basic Research project) aims to close this gap.