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Isabela Dantas Reis Gonçalves Basto

Porto

Summary

Isabela Basto is a Civil Engineer, Master in Environment, Water, and Sewage, and a Ph.D. student from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto with a scholarship granted by the FCT institution. Her studies are related to Water Resources Management and Planning, Hydrological and Hydraulic Modeling. Her current research involves the development and improvement of methodologies for forecasting extreme weather events, focusing on Machine Learning techniques. She also has experience in projects and construction of water supply and sewage systems (2008-2011),construction budgets of Health Centers and Hospitals (2012-2015), and worked as a researcher in the Water Resources Group at the Federal University of Bahia (Brazil) (2015-2020).

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Researcher

Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto
Porto
10.2019 - Current
  • Member of the Fluvial Hydraulics research group at the University of Porto and the Earth-Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions research group at CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research;
  • Hydrological and Hydraulic Modeling;
  • Development and improvement of methodologies for forecasting extreme weather events, focusing on Machine Learning techniques.

Trainee

Hita Engineering and Architecture, Salvador (Brazil)
Salvador
2008 - 2011
  • Support in Water supply and sewage system projects development;
  • Pump and sewage networks dimensioning;
  • Descriptive and calculation manuals elaboration.

Civil Engineer

Ebisa/Sertenge
Camaçari
2011 - 2012
  • Support in the management and monitoring of the sewage system construction expansion from the city of Camaçari-BA;
  • Support in the budget department.

Civil Engineer

Salvador-BA City Hall (Health department)
Salvador
2012 - 2015
  • Construction budgeting and monitoring of hospitals and health centers for Caixa Econômica Federal.

Researcher

Federal University of Bahia (UFBA)
Salvador
2016 - 2019
  • Member of the GRH - Water Resources Group;
  • Member of the AIHA Project - Assessment of the Hydrological Impacts of the Implementation of the Environmental Hydrograph of the Lower Stretch of the São Francisco River;
  • Water Resources Management and Planning, Hydrological and Hydraulic Modeling;
  • Tutor in Hydrology, Water Resources Planning, and Ecohydrology;
  • Participated in meetings of the National Water Agency(ANA) to define the operating rules of the São Francisco River reservoir system during the Water Crisis period.

Education

Master - Environmental Engineering

Federal University of Bahia
Salvador (Brazil)
11-2018

Graduation - Civil Engineering

Universidade Salvador
Salvador(Brazil)
12-2010

Phd - Civil Engineering

Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto
Porto (Portugal)

Skills

  • Hydrological and Hydraulic Modeling with Hec-Hms, Hec-Ras and Iber Plus models;
  • Water Resources Management and Planning Modeling (emphasis on reservoir operation) with WEAP (Water Evaluation And Planning System) and Acquanet models ;
  • Time series analysis and forecasting with Machine Learning techniques;
  • Coding machine learning techniques in Python and Matlab environments,
  • Handling maps, digital terrain models and satellite images with Acgis and Qgis

Languages

Portuguese
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
German
Beginner
A1

Publications

  • Basto, Isabela Dantas Reis Gonçalves; Fontes, Andrea Sousa; Medeiros, Yvonilde Dantas Pinto. "Effects of an outflow regime adoption of the São Francisco River reservoir system to meet water demands for multiple uses". RBRH 25 (2020): 1-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.252020190110. (Journal article);
  • Basto, Isabela; Mendes, Juliana; Maia, Rodrigo Jorge Fonseca de Oliveira."Study of ML techniques and input variables application for near real-time reservoir outflow forecasting". Paper presented in River Flow 2024, Liverpool,2024. (Accepted Conference Abstract)
  • Basto, Isabela; Mendes, Juliana; Maia, Rodrigo Jorge Fonseca de Oliveira."Flood forecasting using machine learning techniques: application in a sectionof the Minho river basin". Paper presented in DCE23- Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Porto, 2023.(Conference Paper);
  • Basto, Isabela; Alemi, Mahdi; Maia, Rodrigo Jorge Fonseca de Oliveira."Simulação Hidrodinâmica de Cheias no Rio Minho, em Monção". Paper presented in 16º Congresso da Água, Lisboa, 2023. (Conference Paper);
  • Da Silva, Kaique dos Anjos; Basto, Isabela; Fontes, Andrea Sousa; Medeiros,Yvonilde Dantas Pinto. "Análise da variação da salinidade a jusante do reservatório de Xingo sob a influência da alteração de vazões defluentes".Paper presented in XXIV-Simpósio Brasileiro de Recursos Hídricos, BeloHorizonte, 2021. (Conference Paper);
  • Da Silva, Kaique dos Anjos; Basto, Isabela; Fontes, Andrea Sousa; Medeiros,Yvonilde Dantas Pinto. "Analysis of the salinity variation downstream of the Xingó reservoir under the influence of outflows alteration". Paper presented in DCE21 - Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Porto, 2021. (Conference Paper);
  • Torres, Cassia Juliana Fernandes; Silva, Rodrigo Saldanha Xavier ; Basto, Isabela;Fontes, Andea Sousa; Ribeiro, Daniel Veras; Medeiros, Yvonilde Dantas Pinto."Teoria dos nexus como planejamento estratégico para a alocação de água".Paper presented in XXIII SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE RECURSOS HÍDRICOS, Fozdo Iguaçu, 2019.(Conference Paper);
  • Basto, Isabela; Torres, Cassia Juliana Fernandes; Fontes, Andrea Sousa;Medeiros, Dantas Pinto Medeiros. "Operação de reservatórios de múltiplos usos com diferentes condições de restrição de vazão defluente". Paper presented inII SIMPÓSIO DA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO RIO SÃO FRANCISCO- Desafios da Ciência para um novo Velho Chico, Aracaju, 2018. (Conference Paper);
  • Basto, Isabela; Torres, Cassia Juliana Fernandes; Brambilla, Micol; Fontes,Andrea Sousa; Medeiros, Yvonilde Dantas Pinto. "Atendimento aos múltiplos usos da água considerando a demanda para a manutenção do ecossistema aquático do baixo curso do rio São Francisco". Paper presented in XXII Simpósio Brasileiro de Recursos Hídricos, Florianópolis, 2017. (Conference Paper);
  • Basto, Isabela;Mendes, Juliana ; Maia, Rodrigo Jorge Fonseca de Oliveira."Flood forecasting for regulated basins with machine learning models: application in a section of the Minho River". Paper presented in the Blue Think Conference: Share Science, Spread Knowledge 2023. (Poster).

Timeline

Researcher

Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto
10.2019 - Current

Trainee

Hita Engineering and Architecture, Salvador (Brazil)
2008 - 2011

Civil Engineer

Ebisa/Sertenge
2011 - 2012

Civil Engineer

Salvador-BA City Hall (Health department)
2012 - 2015

Researcher

Federal University of Bahia (UFBA)
2016 - 2019

Master - Environmental Engineering

Federal University of Bahia

Graduation - Civil Engineering

Universidade Salvador

Phd - Civil Engineering

Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto
Isabela Dantas Reis Gonçalves Basto