Abstract format: use the official template (available for download)
Presentation types
- Oral presentations, 12 min + 3 min Q&A
- Short presentations, 3 min + Q&A
- Posters – displayed throughout the event and dedicated poster session in the conference programme.
Language: English
Key Dates
Abstracts can be submitted by choosing the corresponding area according to the conference pillars. Each pillar contains different topics, which should be used to better classify your submission and provide a better assignment to reviewers.
1. Innovations in water and wastewater treatment
- Emerging and advanced technologies for drinking water and wastewater treatment
- Fate, impact, and removal of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs): micropollutants, nanomaterials, pharmaceuticals, microplastics
- Decentralized and modular treatment systems for diverse contexts
- Hybrid treatment systems integrating biological, chemical, and physical processes
- Industrial wastewater, sludge, and landfill leachate treatment and valorization
- Desalination and brine management innovations
2. Digital tools, AI & cybersecurity for smarter water systems
- Digital twins and real-time simulation platforms
- AI and machine learning for predictive analytics and decision support
- IoT, SCADA, and cloud-based smart monitoring systems
- Data governance, accessibility, and cybersecurity in water systems
- Open-source modelling tools for anomaly detection, forecasting, and process optimization
- Integration of digital tools in utility operations and infrastructure planning
- Real-time water quality monitoring and sensor networks
3. Governance, policy and risk assessment
- Policy innovation and regulatory frameworks in the water sector
- Risk assessment through One Health and climate resilience perspectives
- Transboundary and cross-sectoral water governance
- Public engagement, behavioral change, and science communication
- Equity, affordability, and inclusion in water services
- Indigenous knowledge, water justice, and culturally sensitive approaches
- Water economics, financing models, and investment strategies
4. Climate resilience and integrated water cycle management
- Urban and regional planning for water resilience
- Net-zero carbon strategies and energy optimization in water systems
- Nature-based solutions, sponge cities, and blue-green infrastructure
- Stormwater, urban drainage, and flood risk management
- Infrastructure renewal and asset management
- Groundwater protection, aquifer recharge, and sustainable abstraction
- Diffuse pollution and eutrophication control in agricultural landscapes
- Climate-induced migration and water-related conflict mitigation
5. Circular water economy – reuse, recovery & nexus thinking
- Water reuse across urban, industrial, and agricultural sectors
- Recovery of nutrients, carbon, energy, and value-added products from wastewater and sludge
- Biosolids management and valorization
- Water-energy-food nexus strategies for sustainable development
- Life cycle and sustainability assessments of water systems
- Innovations in sustainable food production linked to water reuse
How to submit
– Click on the “Submit” button to access the abstract submission system.
– Create your user Profile by clicking on “Create an account” and fill in the required fields.
– Activate your account by clicking on the link you will receive in the email you indicated, and sign in.
– Start a new submission by clicking on “New Abstract”. Follow the instructions and upload one single PDF/.doc document (max 2 MB) including text, figures, and tables, using the provided Abstract template.
– The attachment name should respect the format Surname_Pillar.Topic, ex. “Rossi_1.3.pdf”
– All authors will receive a confirmation email after the submission.
– Authors will be notified along the process about the status of their application.
– If you do not receive any email, write to service@ywpeu2026.com.