Ilias Pechlivanidis
Professor (Associate, Docent).

Ilias Pechlivanidis
Contact and CV
Publications
Role in team
- Senior researcher
- Project manager
Expertise
- Hydrological forecasting at different spatiotemporal scales.
- Seamless and Impact-based (user-tailored) forecasting.
- Communication of forecast - User engagement and understanding of user needs.
- Assimilation of Earth Observation and in-situ data in hydrological services.
- Climate services - Improved prediction of extremes.
- Process understanding of hydrological systems and modelling under uncertainty.
- Prediction in ungauged / non-stationary catchments.
- Impacts of environmental change (land use, climate and population) on water resources.
- Water resources management and societal adaptation.
Professional records
- Member - Strategic Advisory Board of Destination Earth External link. (since June 2025)
- Fellow - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) External link. (since May 2025)
- Vice-Chair - World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Research Board External link. (since June 2026)
Latest publications
Optimal distribution functions for drought characterization across Europe's climatic gradient
Babak Mohammadi, Wei Yang, Majid Cheraghalizadeh, Ilias Pechlivanidis
How Good Is Your Forecast?
Rebecca Emerton, Schalk Jan van Andel, Katherine Egan, Calum Baugh, Deborah Dotta Correa, Emie Klein Holkenborg, Daniele Castellana, Marc van den Homberg, Yiheng Du, Ilias Pechlivanidis, Sumiran Rastogi, Micha Werner
Characterizing low and high flow spells and their temporal transitions using baseflow estimates
Guilherme M. Guimaraes, Maria-Helena Ramos, Ilias Pechlivanidis
