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My research focuses on flow-body interaction and on the way turbulence affects flows and sediment transport in rivers and estuaries. I am interested in fundamental hydrodynamic processes and their intertwined relationship with sediment and biota in interdisciplinary studies in the context of environmental fluid mechanics and ecohydraulics. I do mostly experimental research, both in the field and in the laboratory.

I joined the University of Twente as an Assistant Professor in the summer of 2020. Before that, I did research on urban hydraulics at the University of Liege in Belgium, on flows at restored oyster reefs and stabilized shorelines at the University of Central Florida in the USA, on flow-body-sediment interaction with laboratory flume experiments at Istanbul Technical University in Turkey and at the University of Glasgow in the UK, and on machine learning modeling of sediment transport and flow resistance in rivers at Democritus University of Thrace in Greece.

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2026

Performance of turbulence closure models for 3D RANS simulation of urban flooding with exchanges between flooded streets and building openings (2026)Journal of hydrology, 673. Article 135445 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Yu, S., Li, X., Kitsikoudis, V., Dellinger, G., Chen, L., Lai, C., Guiot, L., Erpicum, S. & Dewals, B.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.135445Book of abstracts of the Eighth International Conference on Marine and River Dune Dynamics (2026)[Book/Report › Book] 8th International Conference on Marine and River Dune Dynamics, MARID 2026. University of Twente. Portos - Amill, L., Ploeg, W., Overes, P. H. P. & Kitsikoudis, V.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036572286Integrated Salt Marsh Cliff Erosion Modelling: Evaluating Different Approaches (2026)In Coastal Dynamics 2025 (pp. 444-450) (Coastal Research Library; Vol. 41). Springer. Dzimballa, S., Kitsikoudis, V., Willemsen, P. W. J. M., Folmer, E. O., Borsje, B. W., Georgiou, I. Y., Bregman, M. C. & Augustijn, D. C. M.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-15473-6_68Managing River Bank Protection by Groynes in Straight and Meandering River Reaches in Iraq (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] NCR Days 2026. Amiri, A. F., Kitsikoudis, V., Warmink, J., Augustijn, D. C. M. & Hulscher, S.https://cdn.bullit.digital/kbase/20260330140553/NCR_DAYS_proceedings_2026.pdfTributary mouth widening effects on hydro- and morphodynamics in small, sand bed rivers (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] NCR Days 2026. Nicholas, J., Kitsikoudis, V. & Augustijn, D. C. M.https://cdn.bullit.digital/kbase/20260330140553/NCR_DAYS_proceedings_2026.pdfVisual analysis explains extrapolation uncertainty of calibration methods in rivers (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] NCR Days 2026. van Kampen, T., Kosters, A., Berends, K. D., Kitsikoudis, V. & Warmink, J. J.https://cdn.bullit.digital/kbase/20260330140553/NCR_DAYS_proceedings_2026.pdf

2025

Effect of Banks Morphology on Curved Open-Channel Bends Hydrodynamics (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] AGU Annual Meeting 2025. Meinen, J., Kitsikoudis, V. & Augustijn, D. C. M.https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1908692Drone-Based Mapping of Vegetation Edge Limits in Dutch Wadden Sea Salt Marshes:: Spatial Variability, Human Interventions, and Environmental Drivers (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] AGU Annual Meeting 2025. Dzimballa, S., Kitsikoudis, V., Folmer, E., Borsje, B. W., Willemsen, P. W. J. M. & Augustijn, D. C. M.https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1906889Cliff Erosion Observations and Modelling at the Wierum Salt Marsh in the Dutch Wadden Sea:: The Importance of Local Water and Site-Specific Calibration (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] AGU Annual Meeting 2025. Dzimballa, S., Kitsikoudis, V., Willemsen, P. W. J. M., Folmer, E., Borsje, B. W., Georgiou, I. Y., Bregman, M. & Augustijn, D. C. M.https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1907066Morphodynamic Modeling of Supply-Driven Sediment Nourishments to Mitigate Bed Degradation and Discharge Skewing in the Dutch Rhine Branches (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] AGU Annual Meeting 2025. Liptiay, E. J. A., de Lange, B., Oldenhof, M., Welsch, N. M., Chavarrías, V., Velner, R. G. J., Kitsikoudis, V. & Augustijn, D. C. M.https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1858121

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Courses academic year 2025/2026

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Courses academic year 2024/2025

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Horst Complex (building no. 20), room W205
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7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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