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The ecohydraulics community maintains consistent demographic and disciplinary patterns over time but requires adapted education and professional development to address low confidence in emerging technologies like machine learning and AI. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

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To evaluate community demographics, perceived challenges, technical competencies, and emerging technology training needs within the field of ecohydraulics, with a focus on early-career researchers.

September 8, 2026Journal of EcohydraulicsOpen Access

Charting the evolution of ecohydraulics: a community perspective on skills, technology, training needs and challenges

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MHMónica Basilio HazasFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg JWJoel WittmannETH Zurich DVDavide VanzoKarlsruhe Institute of Technology

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Survey study reveals persistent gaps in emerging technology skills among ecohydraulics professionals, highlighting urgent needs for modernized computational training and interdisciplinary...

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To evaluate community demographics, perceived challenges, technical competencies, and emerging technology training needs within the field of ecohydraulics, with a focus on early-career researchers.
Administered a comprehensive community questionnaire to attendees at the 15th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics and Fish Passage (ISE-FP 2024).
Compared 2024 survey responses against baseline results from a similar community survey conducted at ISE 2018.
Geographic participation expanded relative to 2018, with higher representation from South American and African researchers, while overarching disciplinary challenges remained stable.
Both early-career and senior researchers demonstrated high self-assessed competence in traditional skills (fieldwork, literature review, and numerical modeling) but low competence in emerging tools such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and uncrewed aerial vehicles.
Participants highlighted an acute demand for targeted professional training in emerging digital technologies, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and soft skills.

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Hazas et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd83b58e84d0ff5b479df https://doi.org/10.1080/24705357.2026.2718924

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Survey study reveals persistent gaps in emerging technology skills among ecohydraulics professionals, highlighting urgent needs for modernized computational training and interdisciplinary...

Charting the evolution of ecohydraulics: a community perspective on skills, technology, training needs and challenges

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Charting the evolution of ecohydraulics: a community perspective on skills, technology, training needs and challenges

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