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Slobodan P. Simonović
Slobodan P. Simonović
Slobodan P. Simonović
Born1949 (age 75–76)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater * University of California, Davis (Ph.D.)
Known forSystems analysis in water resources, flood risk management, resilience of socio-environmental systems
Awards 
 * International Award, Japanese Society of Hydrology and Water Resources
 * Distinguished Scholarship Award, University of São Paulo
 * Camille A. Dagenais Award (CSCE)
* Canadian Consulting Engineering Award of Excellence (International)
Honors 
 * Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
 * Foreign Fellow of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
 * Honorary member, Milutin Milanković Society, Serbia
* Gold Medal marking centenary of Milanković’s climate theory
Scientific career
FieldsCivil engineering, Hydrology, Water resources management, Flood control, Climate change adaptation
Institutions 
 * University of Manitoba
 * University of Western Ontario
 * China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
* Hohai University
Websitewww.slobodansimonovic.com

Slobodan P. Simonović (born 1949) is a Canadian civil engineer and academic recognized for his pioneering work in water resources management, flood risk assessment, and resilience of complex socio-environmental systems. He is known for developing systems analysis methods, operational hydrology tools, and climate change adaptation strategies that have been widely applied in Canada and internationally. Simonović has held senior academic positions at the University of Manitoba and the University of Western Ontario, and has served as a distinguished scholar and professor at several international institutions, including the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research and Hohai University. He has received numerous awards for his contributions, including the Ven Te Chow Award (ASCE), the Japanese Society of Hydrology and Water Resources International Award, and the Camille A. Dagenais Award (CSCE), and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Simonović was born in Belgrade, Serbia (then Yugoslavia) in 1949. He received a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, specializing in Water Resources Engineering, in 1974, followed by an M.Sc. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Water Resources Systems) in 1977. He earned his Ph.D. in Water Resources Systems Engineering in 1981.[3]

Academic career

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Simonović began his academic career as a lecturer in Civil Engineering (1980–1981). He later joined the University of Manitoba, serving as Professor in the Department of Civil and Geological Engineering (1992–2000) and Director and Professor at the Natural Resources Institute (1996–2000).[4]

In 2000 he joined the University of Western Ontario, where he served as Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2000–2019) and held the Engineering Research Chair at the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (2000–2005). Since 2019, he has been Professor Emeritus at Western and Director of Engineering Studies at the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction.[5]

Internationally, he has been appointed Eminent Scholar of the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (2023–2026) and Distinguished Professor at the National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing (2022–2025).[6]

Research and contributions

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Simonović’s research integrates systems analysis with water resources engineering. His work covers deterministic and stochastic simulation, optimization, and multi-criteria analysis, applied to complex water systems.[3]

Areas of contribution include:

  • Water resources systems analysis – development of simulation and optimization tools for planning and management.
  • Sustainable development and stewardship – frameworks balancing environmental, economic, and social considerations.
  • Operational hydrology and flood control – modeling, forecasting, and design of flood risk management strategies.[7]
  • Hydropower development – sustainability assessments and basin-scale analysis of hydropower impacts.
  • Climate change impacts – evaluating effects on water systems and adaptation of public water infrastructure.
  • Risk and resilience modeling – pioneering approaches to resilience-based decision frameworks for socio-environmental systems.

Awards and recognition

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Simonović has received numerous awards, including:

  • Ven Te Chow Award, American Society of Civil Engineers.
  • International Award, Japanese Society of Hydrology and Water Resources (first recipient).
  • Distinguished Scholarship Award, Brazilian School of Advanced Studies of Water and Society Under Change, University of São Paulo.
  • Camille A. Dagenais Award, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.
  • Canadian Consulting Engineering Award of Excellence (International Category) for “Sihu Basin Flood Management”.[5]

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and a Foreign Fellow of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Other recognitions include honorary membership in the Milutin Milanković Society (Serbia), the Gold Medal marking the centenary of Milanković’s climate theory (1920–2020), and service on international bodies such as the World Federation of Engineering Organizations Task Group on Disaster Risk Management and the International Joint Commission’s Red River Basin Task Force.

Publications

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  • Managing Water Resources: Methods and Tools for a Systems Approach (UNESCO/Earthscan, 2009)
  • Systems Approach to Management of Disasters: Methods and Applications (Wiley, 2011)
  • Floods in a Changing Climate: Risk Management (Cambridge University Press, 2012)

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<details> <summary>Selected articles</summary>

  • Zealand, C.M., Burn, D.H., & Simonović, S.P. (1999). Short term streamflow forecasting using artificial neural networks. Journal of Hydrology, 214(1–4), 32–48
  • Simonović, S.P. (1992). Reservoir systems analysis: closing gap between theory and practice. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 118(3), 262–280
  • Simonović, S.P. (2002). World water dynamics: global modeling of water resources. Journal of Environmental Management, 66(3), 249–267
  • Ahmad, S. & Simonović, S.P. (2000). System dynamics modeling of reservoir operations for flood management. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 14(3), 190–198
  • Davies, E.G.R. & Simonović, S.P. (2011). Global water resources modeling with an integrated model of the social–economic–environmental system. Advances in Water Resources, 34(6), 684–700
  • Vasan, A. & Simonović, S.P. (2010). Optimization of water distribution network design using differential evolution. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 136(2), 279–287

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See also

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References

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  • CBC Radio Manitoba interview (2025). [1]
  • CP24/CTV interview on Texas floods (2025). [2]
  • Global News interview (17 July 2024). Global News. Video. Retrieved 24 September 2025
  • CBC National TV interview (16 July 2024). CBC. Video. Retrieved 24 September 2025
  • Toronto Star, 27 July 2023. [4]
  • The Globe and Mail, May 2022. [3]
  • Floods BC report (2021). [6]
  • Flood Map Viewer report (n.d.). [7]
  • Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Notes, May 2017. [5]
  1. ^ a b CBC Radio Manitoba. Audio recording. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b CP24/CTV. Video recording. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Globe and Mail. PDF. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b Toronto Star Article. PDF. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b c CAE Notes. PDF. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b Floods BC. PDF. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Floodmapviewer2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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