Consultant
CIHEAM Bari
bio
Dr Bilal Derardja, consultant and researcher at the CIHEAM-Bari. He is a hydraulic engineer with a MSc in Land and Water Resources Management and a PhD in Risk and Environmental, Territorial and Building Development.
Dr Derardja has worked on several regional water-related projects in the Mediterranean countries, focusing primarily on pressurized irrigation systems design and performance analysis, water conjunctive use, and irrigation modernization assessment. Within these projects, he has developed numerous models and stand-alone software using both direct programming and machine learning.
Additionally, Dr Derardja is actively involved in remote sensing for water-related issues, particularly for precision agriculture. He also supervises master's students at CIHEAM Bari working on the above topics.