Dr. David Ferras Segura

UPCT, Cartagena (Spain)

Senior researcher

My Profile

About

BSc degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain (2006). MSc EuroAquae specializing in Hydroinformatics and Water Management (2012) from an Erasmus+ program composed by a consortium of Universities (University of Nice - Sophia; Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus; Budapest University of Technology and Economics; Technical University of Catalonia; Newcastle University). PhD in Civil Engineering (2016) from a joint doctoral initiative between Polytechnic School of Lausanne and Technical University of Lisbon, focused on the experimental and numerical modelling of hydraulic transients in pressurized flow. Dr Ferras worked from 2017 to 2024 as Lecturer-Researcher in the department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE-Delft, in the field of Water Transport and Distribution, and currently he holds a senior researcher position in the University Polytechnic of Cartagena (UPCT, Spain) in the field of pressurized hydraulic transients.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

Hydraulic transients, water-hammer, fluid-structure interaction, water transport and distribution, hydropower

Major Achievements:

Technical Committees

Committee Name
Working Group on Transient Flows
Committee on Hydraulic Structures
Committee on Fluid Mechanics
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
Committee on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems
IAHR/IWA Joint Committee on Hydroinformatics
Committee on Water Resources Management
Working Group on Remote Sensing

IAHR Position

Committee Name	Position	Start Date	End Date
Committee on Education and Professional Development	Past Chair	2025-04-03	Now
IAHR Spain Young Professionals Network	YPN Advisor	2024-12-04	Now
Working Group on Transient Flows	Vice Chair	2023-09-01	Now
IAHR Council	Technical Committee Chair	2022-07-08	Now
Committee on Education and Professional Development	Chair	2022-06-27	2025-04-03
Africa Division	Head of Advisory Board	2022-02-10	Now
IAHR Netherlands Young Professionals Network	YPN Advisor	2021-02-24	Now
Working Group on Transient Flows	Member	2020-04-21	2023-09-01
Committee on Education and Professional Development	Vice Chair	2019-09-01	2022-06-27

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Course Introduction	2025
Design and Experimental Validation of a Phononic Crystal-Based Solution for Improved Noise and Vibration Behavior of Ram Pumps	2024
Numerical Modelling and Experimental Verification in Time Domain of Hydraulic Rams	2024
IAHR Committee on Education and Professional Development and IAHR Journals	2023
IAHR in Africa: the impact and vision of the IAHR African ambassadors' initiative	2022
Proceedings of the 3rd IAHR Young Professionals Congress	2022
Proceedings of the 2nd IAHR Young Professionals Congress	2021
Hydro-environmental education in Africa	2020
Proceedings of the 1st IAHR Young Professionals Congress	2020
Frequency and Time-Domain Analyses of Pipelines Anchored Against Longitudinal Movement	2019
Stress-Strain Analysis of a Coiled Copper Pipe for Inner Pressure Loads	2014

My Videos

Title	Year
[Day1] Introduction of the IAHR Online Training Course on Modelling Software for Transient Flows	2025
[Day2] Introduction of the IAHR Online Training Course on Modelling Software for Transient Flows	2025
[Day5] Closure of the IAHR Online Training Course on Modelling Software for Transient Flows	2025
[Day5] Introduction of the IAHR Online Training Course on Modelling Software for Transient Flows	2025
[Day5] Round Table of the IAHR Online Training Course on Modelling Software for Transient Flows	2025
[Day1] Climate Change Adaptation I - 4th IAHR YP Congress	2023
[Day1] Climate Change Adaptation II - 4th IAHR YP Congress	2023
[Day1] Opening of the 4th IAHR YP Congress	2023
Introduction of IAHR Webinar on How to Become a Good Reviewer	2023
Michael Nones - Editor’s Perspective of IAHR Webinar on How to Become a Good Reviewer	2023
Nadia Penna - Reviewers’ Perspective of IAHR Webinar on How to Become a Good Reviewer	2023
Open Discussion of IAHR Webinar on How to Become a Good Reviewer	2023
[Day4] David Ferras - Welcome Day 4 - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Day4] Flood Risk Management - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Day4] Flood Risk Modelling - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Day4] Hydroinformatics and Digital Innovation - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Day5] David Ferras - Congress Closure - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Day5] Global Water Security and Water Education - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Day5] Water Resources Management II - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Day1] David Ferras - Opening Ceremony - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Day1] Informative session about the JFK competition, next station: Vienna! - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Day2] Groundwater Hydraulics and Management - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Day2] Urban Drainage - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Day3] Pipe Flow and Hydraulic Machinery - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023
[Oct.2] Opening of Africa Online Summer School	2022
Closing of the 2nd IAHR Young Professionals Congress	2021
Hydraulic Machinery and Transient Flows Session of 2nd IAHR Young Professionals Congress	2021
Closing of Online Short Course on Transient Flows	2021
David Ferras Segura - Introduction of 1st IAHR Online Forum Africa Session	2021
David Ferras Segura - Introduction to the IAHR Young Professionals Hydro-Environment Challenge project	2021
Discussion - 1st IAHR Online Forum IAHR Young Professionals Hydro-Environment Challenge	2021
David Ferras Segura - Introduction	2021
David Ferras - The use of experimental measurements for the validation of transient models	2021
David Ferras Segura - IAHR Young Professionals Networks (YPN's)	2020
David Ferras - Happy 85th Anniversary, IAHR	2020

IAHR Awards

IAHR Awards	Date
John F. Kennedy Student Paper Competition	2015