• Rainfall-runoff modelling, with particular focus on data-driven approaches, parameterisation procedures and impact of data availability
• Hydrological modelling of ungauged/poorly gauged basins and catchment similarity assessment; 
• Real-time flood forecasting (forecast updating, rainfall nowcasting, identification of flood thresholds); 
• Hydrological impact of climate change; Water resource management: optimisation of reservoir management for water scarcity mitigation; 
• Bridge safety: estimation of scour depth around bridge piers; Nature Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk mitigation; 
• Drought monitoring and water scarcity assessment; 
• Urban water demand modelling and smart-metering; 
• Tourism/water nexus: tourism water demand, role of stakeholders in supply/demand in touristic cities.

Examples of master's project topics

• See previous dissertation topics at: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/elena.toth/teachings?tab=tesi 
• The one titled 'Analysis of the large-sample hydrological data set Caravan and its performance in rainfall-runoff modelling' was co-tutored by the UniZurich SSC-S representative Jan Seibert.