Professor Fraternali is the main author of SmartH2O - the software platform that creates a virtuous feedback cycle between water users and the utilities, providing users information on their consumption in quasi real time, and thus enabling water utilities to plan and implement strategies to reduce/reallocate water consumption. The SmartH2O platform adopts a gamification paradigm to motivate users to change their water use behaviour and different incentives.

He holds a M.Sc. in Control Engineering and a Ph.D. in Control Engineering and Informatics. His research interests are in modeling and simulation of dynamic systems, in the development of environmental decision support systems for natural resources management, and in the application of artificial intelligence and operations research techniques to environmental problems. Professor Rizzoli has authored more than 150 scientific publications and he coordinated th development of SmartH2O - the ICT platform for improving the management of urban and peri-urban water demand thanks to the integrated use of smart meters, social computation, and dynamic water pricing, based on advanced models of consumer behavior.

He is interested by integrating the outcome of the research into developing innovative solutions to real-world problems and challenges. This includes different forms of cooperation with companies, public institutions and academia in research projects, workshops and teaching.
Some of his topics of interest in the water innovation refer to: Integrating Behavioural Change and Gamified Incentive Modelling for stimulating water saving, Design of Gamified Systems for Energy and Water Sustainability. Professor Novak is an author of the SmartH2O platform, developed for demonstrating the impact of gamification technologies for saving water.

Dr. Castelletti research interest includes water systems planning and control under uncertainty and risk, decision-making for complex engineering systems, big environmental data analytics and smart sensing, information theory and selection for environmental decision making. He is Associate Editor of Water Resources Research, Environmental Modelling and Software, and the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.

His works includ: Adaptation of agriculture to global change scenarios, Application of participatory methods in the Júcar river basin (Spain), Combining literature-based and data-driven fuzzy models to predict brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) spawning habitat degradation induced by climate change, Developing a Water-Energy-GHG Emissions Modeling Framework: Insights from an Application to California’s Water System, Saving Energy From Urban Water Demand Management.

His research interests cover the interdisciplinary field of Hydroinformatics, informatics and computer science (including Artificial Intelligence, data mining and optimisation techniques) and environmental engineering. Applications are generally in the environmental engineering/science areas, water resources management, flood management, water & wastewater systems and environmental protection & management.

Currently he is Chief Disruptive and Digital Officer, CEO of Ensai Solutions and member of the Advisory at Adesal. He is member of the Board of Global Omnium, as CIO, Customer Care Manager and Billing Director, respectivelly, being one of the leaders of digital transformation and new business models at Global Omnium. He leaded lots of digital projects, in Spain and abroad.

Julien's group contributes globally leading research in water resources planning and management, water-energy-food systems, and environmental management software.
Topics covered in its projects and studies include:

• Economic planning and interventions in the water supply infrastructure
• Dynamic pricing scheme for water as a demand management strategy
• Integration of multiple software modules into a single codebase for water resource modelling

His specialties include: Environment, water and energy, water efficiency, sustainability, environmental technology,IoT, water retail, sewerage systems, environmental policy, food and farming, land use policy, water and buildings, green jobs, green finance, integrated catchment management, virtual water.

It works by taking a trickle of water and shaping it into a paper-thin sheet through which you can draw your hands or toothbrush. It is remarkably effective and efficient. It was developed in association with the University of Brighton with help from Innovate UK and the Green Growth Platform.

The game has not been designed as a learning tool but a sort of “fun bridge” to enter the SmartH2O gamified portal and discover how to reduce our daily water consumption. DROP! game influenced water saving achieved with SmartH2O project of up to 21% reduction in the case study performed in the city of Valencia. He has more than 150 games published worldwide.