Hybrid Models for Hydrological Forecasting: Integration of Data-Driven and Conceptual Modelling Techniques: Unesco-Ihe PhD Thesis

Gerald Corzo received his degree of civil engineering from the Escuela Colombian de Ingenieria, Faculty of Engineering (Bogotá, Colombia). He joined the Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (UFPS), as a lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics (2000-2003). After graduating with the highest degree in his course he moved to Bogotá and served as lecturer in different universities. In October 2003 he moved to Delft in the Netherlands, there he joined the Hydroinformatics Master program at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. He was awarded Master of Science in May 2005. His work explored the use of rule-based modelling and Committee of data-driven models in hydrological forecasting. In his thesis he showed a modular scheme approaching the incorporation of hydrological knowledge in a committee model. He continued with his work in the Phd, where he extended the analysis of artificial intelligence methods applied to hydrological phenomena.