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Professor Kapelan is Head of the Urban Water Infrastructure group in the Department of Water Management. He is an IWA Fellow with over 30 years of experience in water engineering. Prior to joining TU Delft in 2018 he was heading the Water and Environment Group at the University of Exeter (UK) where he worked for 19 years, after a 10-year career abroad in consultancy. His research expertise and interests cover a wide range of topics related to urban water systems (both drinking water and urban drainage systems).
External positions
Honorary Professor, University of Exeter
1 Jan 2022 → 1 Jan 2025
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A topology-derived flow inference approach to optimize sensor placement for effective inflow and infiltration detection in sewer networks
Wang, H., Du, K., Zheng, F., Liang, R., Lu, M., Kapelan, Z. & Savic, D., 2026, In: Water Research. 302, 12 p., 126140.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Evaluation of graph neural networks for urban drainage metamodeling: Key components and transferability analysis
Garzón, A., Kapelan, Z., Langeveld, J. & Taormina, R., 2026, In: Water Research. 290, 16 p., 125079.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Experimental measurements of biofilm thickness in drinking water pipes
Glynis, K., Blokker, M., Kapelan, Z. & Savić, D., 2026, In: Urban Water Journal. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Failure mechanisms in blue-green infrastructure: permeable pavements, bioswales and retention ponds in the Netherlands
Almasalmeh, O., Roghani, B., Bahrami, M., Girot, E., Kapelan, Z. & Langeveld, J. G., 2026, In: Blue-Green Systems. 8, 1, 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Towards adaptive stage-flow rating curve for large lowland river streams on the lower Tisza River with backwater impacts using deep learning and copula approach
Stojković, M., Dotlić, M., Vinokić, L., Kapelan, Z., Kolaković, S. & Prodanović, V., 2026, In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 65, 15 p., 103407.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Data underlying the publication: Failure mechanisms in Blue-Green Infrastructure: permeable pavements, bioswales and retention ponds in the Netherlands
Almasalmeh, O. (Creator), Roghani, B. (Creator), Bahrami, M. (Creator), Girot, E. (Creator), Langeveld, J. (Creator) & Kapelan, Z. (Creator), TU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData, 2026
DOI: 10.4121/9249FD11-7115-4485-80AB-97FB911BCFFA
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Data to incorporate air behaviour during pipe filling events in SWMM (AirSWMMv1.0)
Ferreira, J. P. (Creator), Ferras, D. (Creator), Covas, D. I. C. (Creator) & Kapelan, Z. (Creator), TU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData, 2024
DOI: 10.4121/9A47AD4C-E6AE-4BD9-A920-F875481E494A
Dataset/Software: Dataset
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Data on testing AirSWMM(v2.0) in water supply networks during pipe filling events
Ferreira, J. P. (Creator), Ferras, D. (Creator), Covas, D. I. C. (Creator) & Kapelan, Z. (Creator), TU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData, 2024
DOI: 10.4121/D6A063F7-ACA9-4322-923E-CCE5B30DD103
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Code to incorporate entrapped air behaviour into SWMM (AirSWMM1.0)
Ferreira, J. P. (Creator), Ferras, D. (Creator), Covas, D. I. C. (Creator) & Kapelan, Z. (Creator), TU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData, 2024
DOI: 10.4121/E937F27E-7631-4058-9D66-00715DCC3C4C
Dataset/Software: Software
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The Urban dRain game: co-developing stormwater management solutions at neighbourhood scale - supplementary materials
Mittal, A. (Creator), van der Werf, J. (Creator), Scholten, L. (Creator) & Kapelan, Z. (Creator), TU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData, 2024
DOI: 10.4121/C9809653-1328-40AA-87E1-F03508FEA2FE
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40th IAHR World Congress 2023 (Event)
Kapelan, Z. (Member) & Stancanelli, L. M. (Member)
2023Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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39th IAHR World Congress, 2022 (Event)
Kapelan, Z. (Member)
2022Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Management Committee of the IWA/IAHR/IAHS Hydroinformatics specialist group (External organisation)
Kapelan, Z. (Member)
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (Journal)
Kapelan, Z. (Editorial board member)
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Water Resources Research (Journal)
Kapelan, Z. (Editorial board member)
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity