Curriculum Vitae
Education
- Ph.D. in Ecohydrology and Agricultural Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin and Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2022
- Qualification in Research Management, Technische Universität Berlin, 2021
- M.S. in Agricultural Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2018
- Thesis: “Measuring and Modelling Gully Erosion in the Caatinga: A Case Study of the Representative Catchment of Madalena”
- B.S. in Civil Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2012
Research Experience
- Technische Universität Berlin - FG AI and Land Use Change
- BMUKN - KI-Leuchttürme für den Natürlichen Klimaschutz: AI Forest Recovery
- Task: Assessment of atmospheric drivers of extreme events and hazards to reforestation in Germany using artificial intelligence.
- Technische Universität Berlin - FG Ecohydrology
- Task: Teaching (4 ECTS) on numerical and statistical modelling; research on impacts of extreme events on urban and natural water systems using data-driven methods.
- Technische Universität Berlin - FG Ecohydrology
- Einstein Stiftung Berlin Research Unit: Climate and Water under Change – CliWaC
- Task: Assessment and analysis of impacts of droughts, flash droughts and dry spells on agricultural land in Brazil, Germany, and USA using statistical modelling, data analysis, and climate reanalysis/projections data.
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Prairie Institute
- Einstein Stiftung Berlin Research Unit: Climate and Water under Change – CliWaC
- Task: Working with farmers and stakeholders to assess community perception of extreme events impacts in collaboration with the department of climatology and the Illinois State Climatologist (Dr. Trent Ford).
Research Interests
- Hydrological modeling and watershed management
- Climate change impacts on water resources and ecosystems
- Drought characterization and forecasting
- Remote sensing and GIS applications in hydrology
- Water resources sustainability and adaptation strategies
Technical Skills
- Programming Languages: Python, R, MATLAB, SQL
- GIS and Remote Sensing: ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth Engine, ENVI
- Data Analysis: Statistical modeling, time series analysis, machine learning, Entropy and Information Theory
- Tools: Git, LaTeX, Jupyter, RStudio
Publications
Alencar et al. (2025). "Brief communication: What do we need to know? Ten questions about climate and water challenges in Berlin-Brandenburg." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. DOI: 10.5194/nhess-25-4043-2025
Castelli et al., including Alencar (2025). "Co-creating water knowledge: a community perspective." Hydrological Sciences Journal. DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2025.2571065
Brill, Alencar, Zhang, Boeing, Hüttel, and Lakes (2024). "Exploring drought hazard, vulnerability, and related impacts on agriculture in Brandenburg." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 24(12):4237–4265. DOI: 10.5194/nhess-24-4237-2024
Alencar and Paton (2024). "Which droughts are becoming more frequent? A copula entropy analysis on the return period of droughts in Europe." Natural Hazards. 121(1):543–565. DOI: 10.1007/s11069-024-06848-y
Alencar, Sodoge, Paton, and Madruga de Brito (2024). "Flash droughts and their impacts—using newspaper articles to assess the perceived consequences of rapidly emerging droughts." Environmental Research Letters. 19(7):074048. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad58fa
Nobrega, Alencar et al. (2023). "Co-developing pathways to protect nature, land, territory, and well-being in Amazonia." Nat Commun Earth Environ 4(364). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-023-01026-7
Paton, Tams, Kluge, and Alencar (2023). "Regenernten: Ansätze, Potenzial und Verlässlichkeit von Rainwater Harvesting in Deutschland." HyWa. DOI: 10.5675/HYWA_2023.4_1
de Araújo, Landwehr, Alencar, and Paulino (2023). "Water Management causes increment of reservoir silting and reduction of water yield in the semiarid State of Ceará, Brazil." Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 121:104102. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2022.104102
Alencar and Paton (2022). "How do we identify flash droughts? A case study in Central European Croplands." Hydrology Research. 53(9). DOI: 10.2166/nh.2022.003
Alencar et al. (2022). "Entropy-based Model for Gully Erosion – A combination of probabilistic and deterministic components." Science of Total Environment . 836. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155629
Alencar, Paton, and de Araújo (2021). "Entropy-Based Temporal Downscaling of Precipitation as Tool for Sediment Delivery Ratio Assessment." Entropy. 23(12):1615. DOI: 10.3390/e23121615
Alencar et al. (2020). "Physically based model for gully simulation: application to the Brazilian semiarid region." HESS . 24(8). DOI: 10.5194/hess-24-4239-2020
Conference Presentations
Teaching Experience
Professional Service
- Reviewer for HESS, NHESS, JoH, STOTEN, WRR and Commun. Earth Environ
- Guest editor for the special issue “Current and future water-related risks in the Berlin–Brandenburg region” in the journal NHESS
- Member of [Co-creating Water Knowledge Working Group], [Since 2023]
- Committee member for [Drought in the Anthropocene Working Group], [Since 2022]
Grants and Awards
- Languages: English (fluent), Portuguese (native), German (intermediate)
- Fieldwork Experience: [Brief description of field campaigns]
- Collaborations: Brazil, Netherlands, UK, USA, Canada, and Guatemala [institutions/countries]
For a complete and up-to-date CV, please contact me directly or download the PDF version (if available in the files section).
