ISFRAM 2015, 1st ed. 2016 Proceedings of the International Symposium on Flood Research and Management 2015

1.0 Flood Control
1.1 Structural Flood Control
1.2 Non-Structural Flood Control
1.3 Flood Mitigation
1.4 Estuary and Tidal Impact 2

2.0 Flood Modeling and Simulation,
2.1 Hydraulic Modeling
2.2 Hydrologic Modeling
2.3 Software Application

3.0 Flood Forecasting and Warning System
3.1 Hydro-meteorological Flood Forecasting and Warning System
3.2 Use of Weather Radar
3.3 Use of Geostationary Meteorological Satellite

4.0 Flood and Weather
4.1 Numerical Weather Prediction
4.2 Rainfall Analysis
4.3 Storm, Hurricane, Typhoon, Tornado, Cyclone
4.4 Climate Change

5.0 Flood Economy
5.1 Flood Damage and Assessment
5.2 Cost Benefit and Analysis

6.0 Flood Management
6.1 Integrated River Basin Management,
6.2 Sustainable Management
6.3 Flood Water Quality
6.4 Water-borne Diseases

Wardah Tahir graduated from Cornell University, New York USA, received her MSc in Water Resources from Birmingham University, UK and PhD in Civil Engineering (Water Resources) from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Malaysia. Currently, she is the Deputy Dean (Academic) and associate professor in the Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTM. Wardah has completed a number of researches in Flood Frequency Analysis, Design Flood Estimation, River Modeling and Flood Simulation, and Flood Forecasting. She has published more than 70 papers in proceedings, journals, and books. She has developed two flood related software named DeFlood GS (patented) and GMS-Rain. She has also won several awards in exhibitions on invention and innovation, locally and internationally.

Sahol Hamid bin Abu Bakar, the patron of Flood Control Research Centre, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) is a professor in the Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTM and a Guest Professor of Civil Engineering at WAREM (Water Resources Engineering), University of Stuttgart, Germany. Currently, he holds the highest position in the largest university in Malaysia; he has always been enthusiastic in finding solutions in flood problems nationwide and worldwide. He has been involved with various research projects in the field of his expertise, including flood control, hydraulics, water resources, economy, environmental engineering and building construction and received several international awards for the research products. His vast experiences in management are of an outstanding achievement.

Marfiah Ab.Wahid graduated from Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTM in 1999, received Master in Environmental Engineering from UKM in 2005 and PhD from Kyoto University, Japan in 2011. She is currently the Head of Centre for Water Resources and Environmental System at Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTM, Shah Alam. Her specialization lies in the field of Water and Environmental Engineering. Her major research interests are enviro