Cynthia ANDRAOS KHAZZAKA

Assistant Professor
Chef de département - Génie civil et environnement - School of Engineering of Beirut

+961 (1) 421 000 ext 3442 cynthia.andraos2@usj.edu.lb

Cynthia Andraos, born on March 16, 1992, is a Lebanese civil engineer specializing in hydrology. She obtained her doctorate with very honorable distinction in April 2021 at Saint Joseph University of Beirut, after completing a Master M2 in Water Sciences and a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the same university. Since September 2022, she has held the position of Research-Teacher and assistant professor at Saint Joseph University. In this role, she teaches a variety of courses in the field of water engineering, conducts in-depth research in her field, supervises practical laboratory work, and takes on the role of coordinator of activities at the Water and Environment Center at ESIB. Prior to this, she worked for seven years as a water infrastructure engineer at Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners, where she gained diverse experience in the design and management of large hydraulic engineering and infrastructure projects. In addition to her work, Cynthia has also conducted in-depth research in her field, including the publication of indexed articles and participation in international conferences. She is a member of the Order of Engineers and Architects of Lebanon and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. She is fluent in Arabic, English, and French.

Education

Degree	University	Country	Year
Doctorat - sciences de l'eau - hydrologie	Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth	Liban	2021
Master - eau et environnement	Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth	Liban	2016
Diplôme d'ingénieur - Génie civil	Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth	Liban	2015
Terminales (Bac 2ème partie) - Sciences générales	Collège des Soeurs des Saints Coeurs	Liban	2010

Research themes

Cynthia Andraos’ research themes are centered on hydrology, rainfall modeling, and water engineering. She is particularly interested in improving low-flow forecasts through a multi-model approach for rainfall-runoff models. She also explores machine learn

Publications and communications

· Research Article Publication: Article title: “Enhancing Low-Flow Forecasts: A Multi-Model Approach for Rainfall–Runoff Models” Author: Cynthia Andraos Published in Hydrology (MDPI) on 29 February 2024, https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11030035 · Research Article Publication: Article title: “Multi-model approach for reducing uncertainties in rainfall-runoff models” Authors: Cynthia Andraos and Prof. Wajdi Najem, Published in “Advances in Hydroinformatics” book in partnership with Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5436-0_43 · Conference participation with oral presentation: 4th International Conference on Snow Hydrology, Grenoble, France, 30 Jan – 2 Feb 2024. Presentation title: “Snow Hydrology Modeling for Lebanese Watersheds: Exploring Long-term Insights with Machine Learning Techniques” · Conference participation with oral presentation and conference moderator: 3rd International Conference on Applied Science and Engineering Paris, France,25-26 September 2023. Presentation title: “Enhancing rainfall-runoff models’ predictions” · Conference participation with oral presentation and article submission: “Droughts and water deficit”, organized by UNESCO, in Paris France, 11-13 December 2019, Article title: “Reduction of uncertainties in rainfall-runoff models to better forecast droughts” · Conference participation with oral presentation: SimHydro 2019, 5th international conference in Sophia Antipolis, France, 12-14 June 2019, Presentation title: “Multi-model approach for reducing uncertainties in rainfall-runoff models” · Conference participation with oral presentation: 16th Plinius conference on Mediterranean risks, in Montpellier, 9-11 October 2018, Presentation title: “Quantifying uncertainties in hydrological models applied on Lebanese Mediterranean catchments” · Conference participation with oral presentation: HydroEco 2017: Ecohydrology on the Edge: ecology-hydrology-human interactions in a changing world, 6th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Hydrology and Ecology, University of Birmingham, 18-23 June 2017, Presentation title: “Parameters uncertainties in conceptual hydrological models in a climate change context”