Mehrdad Mohannazadeh is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Computational Hydrosystems (CHS) within the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ in Leipzig, Germany. His work focuses on hydrological modelling , machine learning , and applied mathematics , particularly for analyzing and improving flood prediction models. Education : Ph.D. in Computer Sciences (2019-2023), Bielefeld University M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics (2016-2018), University of Applied Sciences Mittweida B.E. in Electrical Engineering (Electronics) (2007-2012), Shahid Beheshti University His research involves modifying hydrological models for better forecasting, working with projects like MOSES , HI-CAM II , 4DHydro , and SCENIC . His publications emphasize interpretable neural networks , probabilistic classification , and climate change impacts on water systems. Recent work includes high-resolution drought monitoring in Germany and seasonal hydrological forecasting for Andean-Amazonian basins. He contributes to UFZ Young Scientist Award winning initiatives and European forest model evaluations.
