**About the Editors**

#### **Xiekang Wang**

Xiekang Wang, Professor. He has served as a professor of State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University since 2006. His research focuses on basic theoretical issues and engineering techniques of hydraulics and river dynamics, water-sediment disaster, flash flood etc.

#### **Philippe Gourbesville**

Philippe Gourbesville, Professor. He has served as professor of Hydroinformatics at Universite´ Cote d'Azur, Nice, France since 1997. His research activities are concentrated on deterministic ˆ modelling methods for hydrology and hydraulics, including extreme conditions such as flash floods, real-time simulation, water resources management and natural disaster management.

#### **Changjun Liu**

Changjun Liu, Professor. He has served as professor at the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research. His research interests include flash flood prevention and control, hydrology and hydraulic modelling, remote science, flood risk management, and water and soil conservation.
