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Schedule
2014
Tuesday, June 17th
9:00 AM

Building trust while modeling with stakeholders as requirement for social learning

Meike Düsphol, Goethe University
Tuck Fatt Siew, Goethe University
Petra Döll, Goethe University

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

9:00 AM

W(h)ither the Oracle? Cognitive Biases and Other Human Challenges of Integrated Environmental Modeling

Pierre D. Glynn, National Research Program, U.S. Geological Survey

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

10:40 AM

Experiences with a serious online game for exploring complex relationships of sustainable land management and human well-being: LandYOUs

Ralf Seppelt, UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Geoscience
Romina Martin, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Stockholm University
Alexander Finger, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Christin Henzen, TU Dresden
Martin Linder, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Katrin Pietzsch, PiSolution GmbH
Andreas Werntze, UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Ute Zander, Lernprozesse für Nachhaltige Entwicklung
Jule Schulze, UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, University of Osnabrück

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

10:40 AM

Stakeholder Engagement in Public Natural Resource Management

Lindell Ormsbee, University of Kentucky
Jim Kipp, University of Kentucky
Anna Hoover, University of Kentucky

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

10:40 AM

We C.A.N. Do It: Actively Engaging Stakeholders in Modelling

A. Micheal S. Sheer, Hydrologics

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

2:00 PM

Assessing environmental trade-offs with Bayesian Decision Networks - Comparing ecosystem services and irrigation needs of urban and peri-urban plant species in Xinjiang, NW China

Sina K. Frank, Goethe University Frankfurt
Petra Döll, Goethe University Frankfurt
Martin Welp, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development
Ümüt Halik, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Hamid Yimit, Xinjiang Normal University

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

2:00 PM

Modeling with citizen scientists: Using community- based modeling tools to develop citizen science projects

Steven Gray, University of Massachusetts
David Mellor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Rebecca Jordan, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
Alycia Crall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Greg Newman, Colorado State University

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:00 PM

Educating Stakeholders about the Need for Water Balance Using a Participatory Modeling Framework

Nagesh Kolagani, IIT Madras
Palaniappan Ramu, IIT Madras
Alexey A. Voinov, University of Twente
Rajeshwar Gali, MS Mobile Technologies Private Limited
Lakshmana Rao, IIT Madras

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

3:00 PM - 5:20 PM

3:40 PM

A Social Metamodel to control the participatory process in complex system modelling

Michel Lample, Université de Brest
Denis Bailly, Université de Brest
Johanna Ballé-Béganton, Université de Brest

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

3:40 PM

Business Intelligence in Environmental Reporting Powered by XBRL

Jiří Hřebíček, Mendel University in Brno
Michal Hodinka, Mendel University in Brno
Michael Ŝtencl, Mendel University in Brno
Oldřich Trenz, Mendel University in Brno

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

3:40 PM

Eliciting stakeholder preferences through nonmarket valuation techniques

Marit E. Kragt, University of Western Australia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

3:40 PM

Essential elements for participatory modelling: Using deliberative engagement and gesture-enabled interfaces to implement energy-mineral-water solutions in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Suzanne A. Pierce, The University of Texas at Austin
Eugenio Figueroa B., Universidad de Chile

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

3:40 PM

Modeling and Implementation of a Geospatial Database for Environmental Niches and Potential Geographic Distributions

Gerardo José Zárate, Universidade Federal de Vicosa
Jugurta Lisboa-Filho, Universidade Federal de Vicosa
Carlos Frankl Sperber, Universidade Federal de Vicosa
Flavia Maria da Silva Carmo, Universidade Federal de Vicosa

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

3:40 PM

Proposing A Framework for Crowd-Sourced Green Infrastructure Design

Samuel Rivera, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Lawrence E. Band, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jong S. Lee, National Center for Supercomputer Applications
Kenton McHenry, National Center for Supercomputer Applications
Arthur R. Schmidt, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Jack Snoeyink, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William C. Sullivan, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Mary C. Whitton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Barbara Minsker, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, National Center for Supercomputer Applications

Session F3: Modeling with Stakeholders: Old Problems, New Solutions

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

3:40 PM

Towards a low-cost, full-service air quality data archival system

Argyris Samourkasidis, Democritus University of Thrace
Ioannis N. Athanasiadis, Democritus University of Thrace

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

3:40 PM

Towards an Ontology for Situation Assessment in Environmental Monitoring

Markus Stocker, University of Eastern Finland
Mauno Rönkkö, University of Eastern Finland
Mikko Kolehmainen, University of Eastern Finland

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Wednesday, June 18th
9:00 AM

A Chemical Properties Simulator to Support IEM

Gene Whelan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Eric Weber, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Caroline Stevens, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mitch Pelton, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kurt Wolfe, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Rajbir Parmar, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mike Galvin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Said Hilal, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Justin Babendreier, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

9:00 AM

Abstractions from Sensor Data with Complex Event Processing and Machine Learning

Markus Stocker, University of Eastern Finland
Mauno Rönkkö, University of Eastern Finland
Mikko Kolehmainen, University of Eastern Finland

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

9:00 AM

An ontology-based approach for the instrumentation, control and automation infrastructure of a WWTP

Davide Sottara, Arizona State University
Jean Claude Coreale, DISI, University of Bologna
Thierry Spetebroot, DISI, University of Bologna
Dalila Pulcini, Politecnico di Milano
Daniele Giunchi, HERA SpA
Fabrizio Paolucci, ENEA, UTVALAMB-IDR
Luca Luccarini, ENEA, UTVALAMB-IDR

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

9:00 AM

Integrating raster and vector spatial representations with interaction graphs for multi-scale environmental simulations

Mathieu Castets, CIRAD-UMR TETIS
Pascal Degenne, CIRAD-UMR TETIS
Pascal Poncelet, LIRMM
Danny Lo Seen, CIRAD-UMR TETIS

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

10:40 AM

An architecture for integration of multidisciplinary models

Getachew F. Belete, University of Twente
Alexey Voinov, University of Twente
Niels Holst, Aarhus University

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

10:40 AM

Environmental Software Development with UML

Peter A. Khaiter, York University
Marina G. Erechtchoukova, York University

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

10:40 AM

Simulation of Groundwater Flow based on Adaptive Mesh Refinement

Kourakos George, University of California, Davis
Harter Thomas, University of California, Davis

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

10:40 AM

The Challenge of Model Implementation of Regulatory Models in Integrated Environmental Modeling Systems

James G. Droppo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Mitch A. Pelton, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jeremy P. Rishel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

2:00 PM

An R Package for Implementing Multiple Evapotranspiration Formulations

Danlu Guo, University of Adelaide
Seth Westra, University of Adelaide
Holger R. Maier, University of Adelaide

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

2:00 PM

Characterizing Spatial Random Fields through a Bayesian Inverse Modeling Framework and the High Throughput Computing Software - HTCondor

Carlos Osorio-Murillo, Brigham Young University
Daniel P. Ames, Brigham Young University
Heather Frystacky, University of California - Berkeley
Yoram Rubin, University of California - Berkeley

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

2:00 PM

Development of a Policy Tool towards Particulate Pollution Abatement

Athena G. Progiou, AXON Enviro-Group Ltd
Ioannis C. Ziomas, National Technical University of Athens
Nickolaos M. Panagiotou, National Technical University of Athens
Christos J. Boukouvalas, National Technical University of Athens

Session F4: Interaction Design for Environmental Information Systems

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

2:00 PM

Fronting Integrated Scientific Web Applications: Design Features and Benefits for Regulatory Environments

Jonathan Flaishans, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Tao Hong, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Marcia Snyder, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Chancellor Pascale, Johns Hopkins University APL
Thomas S. Purucker, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Session F4: Interaction Design for Environmental Information Systems

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

2:00 PM

Parallel Simulation of Environmental Phenomena

Ralf Denzer, Environmental Informatics Group
Peter Fitch, CSIRO
Ioannis N. Athanasiadis, Democritus University of Thrace
Daniel P. Ames, Brigham Young University

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

2:00 PM - 3:21 PM

2:00 PM

Software Engineering for Scientific Application: Effort Report on the Community Land Model within the Earth System Modeling Framework

Dali Wang, The Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yang Xu, The University of Tennessee

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

2:00 PM

User Centered Design: tools for encouraging climate change adaptation

Peter Verweij, Alterra, Wageningen-UR
Natascha Marinova, Alterra, Wageningen-UR
Rob Lokers, Alterra, Wageningen-UR

Session F4: Interaction Design for Environmental Information Systems

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

2:00 PM

Using Locally Distributed Computing to Aid Water Quality Modelling

Saurav Kumar, Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory (OWML), Virginia Tech
Adil N. Godrej, Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory (OWML), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thomas J. Grizzard, Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory (OWML), Virginia Tech

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM