A project related to forecasting methods of water demand in the city won this year's Wrocław Smart Water Hackathon. It has been developed by the employees of our Faculty. Congratulations!

The "Hydomancy Project", developed by Karol Gawron, Michał Pogoda, Michał Swędrowski and Norbert Ropiak from the Department of Artificial Intelligence, covers the issue of forecasting water demand. Their models predict water consumption, pressure and flow values. – All the three of them are used simultaneously for estimating any of these variables at a given time – explain the authors of the winning project, which can help optimize the use of water in the Wrocław Agglomeration.

29 people competed in this year's edition of the hackathon. The focus of this edition was "Managing water in the city with the support of artificial intelligence – opportunities, forecasts and optimization." The participants could prepare projects addressing three challenges: short-term and long-term forecasting of water demand, a model of activities for the management of rainwater in Wrocław, or any other water-related topic.

– Artificial intelligence knows no boundaries in the field of spatial and temporal data processing – says Prof. Tomasz Kajdanowicz from our Faculty, a mentor and jury member of this year's edition. – Owing to the hackathon, we can simulate and demonstrate innovations that we would not be able to develop otherwise. It's time for artificial intelligence to show its responsibility for the natural environment – he adds.

Wrocław Smart Water Hackathon was organized by the Wrocław City Hall in cooperation with, among other companies, the MPWiK Wrocław Water Utility Company, the Wrocław Agglomeration Development Agency, the Wrocław Academic Centre and the Centre for Science and Economy Cooperation at Wrocław University of Technology.