Biography
Dr. Addisalem Bitew has completed her BSc. in Civil engineering from Bahir Dar
University, Ethiopia in 2005 and her MSc. in Hydro-Informatics and Water Management
in 2009. The master program was a joint European master program given by seven
universities from which she have joined her 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th semester at the
University of Catalonia, Spain; University of Newcastle, UK; Brandenburg Technical
University of Cottbus, Germany; and University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France
respectively. Thereafter, she has obtained a PhD degree in Geohydromodelling in 2013
from the University of Kiel, Germany.
Dr. Addisalem has been working as a Lecturer for two years at civil engineering
department of Bahir Dar University directly after she completed her bachelor degree. She
has been also working as a Researcher in the areas of numerical model development and
simulations of multiphase-multicomponent systems, code development and climate
change impacts and mitigation options for six years at the University of Kiel, Germany.
Her researches and scientific investigations have been published in various peer reviewed
journals and conference proceedings. She has a wide experience in hydro-informatics and
numerical simulation of multiphase fluid flow process, and also on the assessment of
reservoir effects. Currently, she is working as an Executive officer of Civil Informatics
process at Ethiopian Construction Design and Supervision Works Corporation.