FIDS - Facility for Intelligent Decision Support

The Facility for Intelligent Decision Support (FIDS) has closed following the retirement of Prof. Slobodan P. Simonovic. Over the years, FIDS provided training for visiting scholars (12), postdoctoral fellows (22), PhD (24) and Master’s (45) students, as well as many undergraduates, and served as the home for numerous research projects. The laboratory built strong national and international collaborations, organized workshops, academic lectures, and major conferences, and produced a wide range of research outputs. All FIDS research products are now integrated into Prof. Simonovic’s personal website. One of the lab’s most recognized contributions, the Water Resources Research Reports (the “Blue Books”), continues to enjoy strong global impact, with over 121,000 downloads from 191 countries for the 117 published reports. These reports remain accessible through the Western University Library or via Prof. Simonovic’s website.

Slobodan P. Simonović

Currently:
Director of Engineering Works, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction - ICLR and
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Chairperson, Ad Hoc Committee, International Conferences on Flood Managment - ICFM.

From the nomination for the Felowship of the Royal Society of Canada: "Slobodan P. Simonović is universally acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on application of Systems Analysis to water and environmental management. He advanced the understanding of water and environmental systems, by providing decision-makers with tools to support their sustainable management. He provides unparalleled contributions to global and local management of water that have improved the lives and livelihoods of millions of people worldwide. His work has a significant impact on our understanding of system linkages between humans, and build and natural environments that lead to sustainable water resources management and resilience as a new development paradigm."

I am also carrying out consulting activities through my consulting company Slobodan P. SIMONOVIĆ, Consulting Ltd. and serving water resources engineering needs of Canada and the World since 1997. Drawing upon my broad experience in all aspects of water resources, including evaluation, engineering, and capacity building, Slobodan P. SIMONOVIĆ Consulting, Ltd. constructs teams of water experts to work side-by-side with clients on large, complex projects in developing innovative solutions to meet specific client needs. Company’s primary strength is in the application of systems approach to, and development of the decision support tools for, management of complex water and environmental systems.