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Flush to Data[Episode 07] Linda ÅmandWe are back! This is the seventh episode of the Flush to Data podcast. We started with an introduction to the IVL institute, discussed all sorts of data and ended with notes on the unique features of the wastewater industry. In the extras, you'll here about redundancy and data needs. Thanks Linda!Episode guide:[00:00:00] Intro[00:01:40] Who is Linda Åmand?[00:03:40] IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute - What is it?[00:05:35] Wastewater data[00:08:30] What does a production manager do at a wastewater treatment plant?[00:09:55] Are Nordic countries leading the pack in process automation? and w...2023-05-161h 29Flush to Data[Episode 06] Ali GagnonThis is the sixth episode of the Flush to Data podcast. We started with a discussion on PI controllers, following by some exploration into model predictive control, human issues, and data and sensor management. Thanks Ali!Episode guide:[00:00:00] Intro[00:01:06] Who is Ali Gagnon?[00:03:44] Getting into automation[00:05:41] What is AvN? [00:06:21] What is cascade control?[00:07:46] Where is Proportional-Integral (PI) control used?[00:09:21] What is VFD?[00:09:51] Should we move away from PI control?[00:11:36] Tuning PI control loops[00:15:46] How to convince the operator of introducing disturbances?[00:21:34] Tuning PI control loops (part I...2021-12-201h 09Flush to Data[Episode 05] Lina BeliaThis is the fifth episode of the Flush to Data podcast. We started with a discussion on wastewater simulation software, following by some deep dives into uncertainty. Thanks Lina!Episode guide:[00:00:00] Intro - Who is Lina Belia?[00:05:30] Wastewater engineers save more lives than doctors[00:07:40] How does a wastewater simulator look like and what can it do?[00:12:17] Uncertainty analysis in wastewater treatment practice[00:16:15] The roots of the Design and Operational Uncertainty Task Group (DOUT)[00:21:45] Uncertainty analysis is now mature and used widely[00:24:13] The main messages of the DOUT report[00:31:28] Uncertainty...2021-02-2850 minFlush to DataEpisode 04 - Open ScienceThis is the fourth episode of the Flush to Data podcast. We start of discussing open science. We venture into many related aspects such as scientific reproducibility, scientific career evaluation, software versioning, and the distinction between the scientific process and academic institutes.Hosts: Jörg Rieckermann and Kris VillezGuest: Juan Pablo Carbajal (Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil, Rapperswil, Switzerland)Links:* Juan Pablo's web page: https://sites.google.com/site/juanpicarbajal/* OSF - Open Science Framework: https://www.cos.io/our-products/osf* A publication on the scientific mission: https://dx.doi.or...2020-11-231h 31Flush to DataEpisode 03 - Integrated assessment - Bonus trackThis is the bonus material to the 1st episode of the Flush to Data podcast with Prof. Dr. Peter A. Vanrolleghem. We discuss research on particles in wastewater and Einstein's opinion on them, compliance assessment, innovation, .Links:- Peter A. Vanrolleghem's group website: https://modeleau.fsg.ulaval.ca/a-propos/accueil/- Original article describing the scanner-based settl-o-meter: https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-1223(96)00157-6- Presentation on particles:- Einstein's 2 cents on particles: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/99EO00128- The number 73 and the number 5318008: https://bigbangtheory.fandom.com/wiki/The_Alien_P...2020-09-0224 minFlush to DataEpisode 03 - Integrated AssessmentThis is the 3rd episode of the Flush to Data podcast. Our guest is Prof. Dr. Peter A. Vanrolleghem. We discuss the cubEAU, experimental design, data quality, model adequacy, open hardware, and bathing in open waters.Links:- Peter A. Vanrolleghem's group website: https://modeleau.fsg.ulaval.ca/a-propos/accueil/- Original article describing the scanner-based settl-o-meter: https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-1223(96)00157-6- Presentation on particles:- Einstein's 2 cents on particles: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/99EO00128- The number 73 and the number 5318008: https://bigbangtheory.fandom.com/wiki/The_Alien...2020-09-0148 minFlush to DataEpisode 02 - Micropollutants and Learning from Sewers on SocietyThis is the the 2nd episode of the Flush to Data podcast. We discuss micro-pollutants, wastewater sampling methods, sewer epidemiology.Hosts: Jörg Rieckermann and Kris VillezGuest: Christoph OrtLinks:- Christoph Ort: https://www.eawag.ch/en/aboutus/portrait/organisation/staff/profile/christoph-ort/show/- MS2Field: https://www.eawag.ch/ms2field/Episode guide:[0:00:00] Intro[0:01:27] Selecting a PhD topic[0:05:48] Monitoring micro-pollutant concentrations[0:10:05] Model to describe micro-pollutant concentrations[0:12:05] From dish-washer tracer experiment to system model[0:17:25] Are stochastic process models describing anomalies?[0:25:55] T...2020-07-111h 13Flush to DataEpisode 01 - Mechanistic Machine LearningThis is the first episode of the Flush to Data podcast. We start with a discussion on mechanistic modelling and machine learning and venture into models for emulation, uncertainty quantification, and data quality. Bonus material includes a discussion on aspects of current scientific practice, including the lack of hypothesis testing, the evaluation of novelty, and the challenges with a generalist approach.Hosts: Jörg Rieckermann and Kris VillezGuest: Juan Pablo CarbjalLinks:* Juan Pablo's web page: https://sites.google.com/site/juanpicarbajal/* Article relating Gaussian processes and Kalman filter: www.jstor.o...2020-07-101h 36Flush to DataEpisode 00 - TrailerHi! It's Kris and Jörg and we're on fire to bring you the Flush to Data Podcast, where wastewater and stormwater meet data science. Our mission is to explore the role of data and models in the world of wastewater science and technology and to bring you experts in the various domains who share their passion and valuable insights. This podcast is for anybody interested in recent developments on sewers, wastewater treatment plants and water courses. The die-hard wastewater professional, scientist, sewer rat or post-graduate student trying to figure out what we can...2020-07-0702 min