Maria Parisopoulou
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Maria Parisopoulou is an MRes/PhD candidate in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, focusing on advancing scour prediction for hydraulic infrastructure by integrating soil stratigraphy and machine learning techniques to improve the resilience of foundations and support predictive maintenance, under the supervision of Dr Brian Sheil.
She holds an MSc in Sustainable and Intelligent Infrastructure and an MEng in Civil Engineering from the University of Patras. Maria worked as a coastal engineer at HR Wallingford, where she contributed to the design of marine infrastructure including scour protection systems for offshore wind foundations and port infrastructure. She also carried out numerical modelling of flow and sediment dynamics and led the initial stage of development of a scour design toolbox to support engineering decision-making. In parallel, she provided technical support to the Society for the Protection of Prespa, an environmental NGO focused on water resource management in the Prespa basin and the preservation of natural habitats.