Willian Weber de Melo

@uminho.pt

Departament of Civil Engineering
University of Minho

Willian Weber de Melo

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil.
Master's degree in urban engineering at the University of Minho, Portugal.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Civil and Structural Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, Artificial Intelligence
144

Scholar Citations

8

Scholar h-index

7

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Integrating Explicit Dam Release Prediction into Fluvial Forecasting Systems
    J Pinho, W Weber de Melo
    Sustainability 17 (23), 10671 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Early warning system for floods at estuarine areas: Combining artificial intelligence with process-based models
    W Weber de Melo, I Iglesias, J Pinho
    Natural Hazards 121 (4), 4615-4638 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 14
  • A data model to forecast the morphological evolution of multiple beach profiles
    WW de Melo, J Pinho, I Iglesias
    Coastal Engineering 192, 104574 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Modelação hidrodinâmica de áreas estuarinas
    P Avilez-Valente, I Iglesias, WW Melo, J Pinho
    Estuários: Desafios para a Gestão Presente e Futura , 2024
    2024
  • Operational Forecasting Platforms Based on Artificial Intelligence Methods
    WW de Melo
    PQDT-Global , 2024
    2024
  • Coastal morphodynamic emulator for early warning short-term forecasts
    WW de Melo, J Pinho, I Iglesias
    Environmental Modelling & Software 165, 105729 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 12
  • Simulation of saltwater intrusion in the Minho River estuary under sea level rise scenarios
    G Menten, W Melo, J Pinho, I Iglesias, J Antunes do Carmo
    Water 15 (13), 2313 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 13
  • A importância dos modelos numéricos na previsão dos efeitos das alterações climáticas e dos eventos extremos em áreas estuarinas
    FV Gomes, I Iglesias, JL Pinho, A Bio, P Avilez-Valente, W Melo, JL Vieira, ...
    2023
  • Emulating the estuarine morphology evolution using a deep convolutional neural network emulator based on hydrodynamic results of a numerical model
    W Weber de Melo, JLS Pinho, I Iglesias
    Journal of Hydroinformatics 24 (6), 1254-1268 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 16
  • Hydrodynamic model ensembles for climate change projections in estuarine regions
    I Iglesias, A Bio, W Melo, P Avilez-Valente, J Pinho, M Cruz, A Gomes, ...
    Water 14 (12), 1966 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 26
  • Estuarine morphodynamics forecast using a numerical model emulator based on deep learning methods. A first approach.
    W Weber de Melo, J Luís Pinho, I Iglesias, A Gomes, J Vieira, A Bio, ...
    EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, EGU22-6277 , 2022
    2022
  • Estuarine morphodynamics forecast using a numerical model emulator based on deep learning methods. A first approach.
    WW de Melo, JL Pinho, I Iglesias, A Gomes, J Vieira, A Bio, L Bastos, ...
    EGU22 , 2022
    2022
  • Improving estuarine hydrodynamic forecasts through numerical model ensembles
    I Iglesias, JL Pinho, P Avilez-Valente, W Melo, A Bio, A Gomes, J Vieira, ...
    Frontiers in Marine Science 9, 812255 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 14
  • Hydrodynamic models ensembles to improve estuarine forecasting under climate change scenarios
    P Avilez-Valente, I Iglesias, A Bio, FV Gomes, JL Pinho, W Melo, M Cruz, ...
    Oceans from Space V , 2022
    2022
  • EsCo-Ensembles: Ensembles de modelos hidrodnámicos aplicados en áreas estuarinas y costeras
    P Avilez-Valente, I Iglesias, JL Pinho, W Melo, M Cruz, A Gomes, ...
    Retos del Cambio Climático: impactos, mitigación y adaptación , 2022
    2022
  • Melhoria do desempenho de modelos hidrodinâmicos estuarinos para previsão de níveis da água utilizando técnicas de ensembles
    I Iglesias, JLS Pinho, WW Melo, P Avilez-Valente, AMF Bio, M Cruz, ...
    2022
  • Esco-ensembles: Ensembles de modelos hidrodinámicos aplicados en áreas estuarinas y costeras
    II Fernández, JL Pinho, A Bio, PA Valente, W Melo, M Cruz, A Gomes, ...
    Retos del cambio climático: impactos, mitigación y adaptación: aportaciones … , 2022
    2022
  • EsCo-Ensembles: ensembles de modelos hidrodinámicos aplicados en áreas estuarinas y costeras
    I Iglesias, JL Pinho, A Bio, P Avilez-Valente, W Melo, M Cruz, A Gomes, ...
    Asociación Española de Climatología , 2022
    2022
  • Flood risk assessment at the douro river estuary
    W Weber de Melo, J Pinho, I Iglesias, A Bio, P Avilez-Valente, J Vieira, ...
    Climate Change and Water Security: Select Proceedings of VCDRR 2021, 37-49 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 7
  • Future estuarine circulation patterns characterization based on a hydrodynamic models ensemble
    I Iglesias, J Luís Pinho, A Bio, P Avilez-Valente, W Melo, J Vieira, L Bastos, ...
    EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, EGU21-6541 , 2021
    2021

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Hydro-and morphodynamic impacts of sea level rise: The Minho estuary case study
    W Melo, J Pinho, I Iglesias, A Bio, P Avilez-Valente, J Vieira, L Bastos, ...
    Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8 (6), 441 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 31
  • Hydrodynamic model ensembles for climate change projections in estuarine regions
    I Iglesias, A Bio, W Melo, P Avilez-Valente, J Pinho, M Cruz, A Gomes, ...
    Water 14 (12), 1966 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 26
  • Emulating the estuarine morphology evolution using a deep convolutional neural network emulator based on hydrodynamic results of a numerical model
    W Weber de Melo, JLS Pinho, I Iglesias
    Journal of Hydroinformatics 24 (6), 1254-1268 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 16
  • Early warning system for floods at estuarine areas: Combining artificial intelligence with process-based models
    W Weber de Melo, I Iglesias, J Pinho
    Natural Hazards 121 (4), 4615-4638 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 14
  • Improving estuarine hydrodynamic forecasts through numerical model ensembles
    I Iglesias, JL Pinho, P Avilez-Valente, W Melo, A Bio, A Gomes, J Vieira, ...
    Frontiers in Marine Science 9, 812255 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 14
  • Simulation of saltwater intrusion in the Minho River estuary under sea level rise scenarios
    G Menten, W Melo, J Pinho, I Iglesias, J Antunes do Carmo
    Water 15 (13), 2313 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 13
  • Coastal morphodynamic emulator for early warning short-term forecasts
    WW de Melo, J Pinho, I Iglesias
    Environmental Modelling & Software 165, 105729 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 12
  • A data model to forecast the morphological evolution of multiple beach profiles
    WW de Melo, J Pinho, I Iglesias
    Coastal Engineering 192, 104574 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Flood risk assessment at the douro river estuary
    W Weber de Melo, J Pinho, I Iglesias, A Bio, P Avilez-Valente, J Vieira, ...
    Climate Change and Water Security: Select Proceedings of VCDRR 2021, 37-49 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 7
  • Integrating Explicit Dam Release Prediction into Fluvial Forecasting Systems
    J Pinho, W Weber de Melo
    Sustainability 17 (23), 10671 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Assessment of a sand spit morphodynamics under extreme flood events
    J Pinho, I Iglesias, W Melo, A Bio, P Avilez-Valente, J Vieira, L Bastos, ...
    EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, EGU21-5778 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 1
  • NUMERICAL MODELS APPLICATION FOR MORPHODYNAMICS ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN THE MINHO RIVER ESTUARY
    W Melo, J Pinho, I Iglesias, A Bio, A Gomes, J Vieira, L Bastos
    2021
    Citations: 1
  • Modelação hidrodinâmica de áreas estuarinas
    P Avilez-Valente, I Iglesias, WW Melo, J Pinho
    Estuários: Desafios para a Gestão Presente e Futura , 2024
    2024
  • Operational Forecasting Platforms Based on Artificial Intelligence Methods
    WW de Melo
    PQDT-Global , 2024
    2024
  • A importância dos modelos numéricos na previsão dos efeitos das alterações climáticas e dos eventos extremos em áreas estuarinas
    FV Gomes, I Iglesias, JL Pinho, A Bio, P Avilez-Valente, W Melo, JL Vieira, ...
    2023
  • Estuarine morphodynamics forecast using a numerical model emulator based on deep learning methods. A first approach.
    W Weber de Melo, J Luís Pinho, I Iglesias, A Gomes, J Vieira, A Bio, ...
    EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, EGU22-6277 , 2022
    2022
  • Estuarine morphodynamics forecast using a numerical model emulator based on deep learning methods. A first approach.
    WW de Melo, JL Pinho, I Iglesias, A Gomes, J Vieira, A Bio, L Bastos, ...
    EGU22 , 2022
    2022
  • Hydrodynamic models ensembles to improve estuarine forecasting under climate change scenarios
    P Avilez-Valente, I Iglesias, A Bio, FV Gomes, JL Pinho, W Melo, M Cruz, ...
    Oceans from Space V , 2022
    2022
  • EsCo-Ensembles: Ensembles de modelos hidrodnámicos aplicados en áreas estuarinas y costeras
    P Avilez-Valente, I Iglesias, JL Pinho, W Melo, M Cruz, A Gomes, ...
    Retos del Cambio Climático: impactos, mitigación y adaptación , 2022
    2022
  • Melhoria do desempenho de modelos hidrodinâmicos estuarinos para previsão de níveis da água utilizando técnicas de ensembles
    I Iglesias, JLS Pinho, WW Melo, P Avilez-Valente, AMF Bio, M Cruz, ...
    2022