Michael De Coste, PhD

(He, Him, His)

Lecturer

Civil, School of Engineering

Office: EME4288
Email: mdecos01@mail.ubc.ca

Research Summary

hydrology; prediction of floods and ice events on rivers; physical modelling; machine learning; ontologies; and risk analysis; applications of risk assessment to water security issues in Indigenous communities; prediction of flood levels under climate change.

Biography

Dr. Michael De Coste is a Civil Engineer with a background in water resources and environmental engineering. He completed his Ph.D. at McMaster University and his M.Sc. and B.Sc. at the University of Alberta. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Lifecycle Management Lab at UBCO. He has also worked in private industry and consulting in the fields of hydrology and river modelling. His teaching interests lie in the fields of water resources, management, and lifecycle thinking.

Degrees

Ph.D., McMaster University
M.Sc., University of Alberta
B.Sc., University of Alberta

Research Interests & Projects

Dr. De Coste’s primary research interests are in the field of hydrology, where he has worked on several projects related to the prediction of floods and ice events on rivers. These studies have involved the application of physical modelling, machine learning, ontologies, and risk analysis, and have been published in several high impact journals. His current research focuses on applications of risk assessment to water security issues in Indigenous communities and the prediction of flood levels under climate change.