HIGHER EDUCATION

• Dipl.-Math., Hanoi University, 1983
• Dr.-Ing., Karlsruhe University, 1998

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Calculation procedures for flows and transport processes in Inland and coastal waters: turbulent flows, sediment transport, contaminant transport
• Numerical simulation of debris flows and flash floods in mountain areas
• Particle tracking models for fish and eco-hydraulics
• Habitat and population modelling for aquatic ecosystems
• Application of the calculation procedures to engineering and environmental problems

A FEW SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• K. Kaveh, H. Kaveh, M.D. Bui, P. Rutschmann (2020): "Long short-term memory for predicting daily suspended sediment concentration", Engineering with Computers, Jan..
• M. Reisenbüchler, M.D. Bui, D. Skublics, P. Rutschmann (2020): "Sediment Management at Run-of-River Reservoirs Using Numerical Modelling", Water, 12, 249. 
• V.H. Bui, M.D. Bui, P. Rutschmann (2020): "The Prediction of Fine Sediment Distribution in Gravel-Bed Rivers Using a Combination of DEM and FNN", Water, 12, 1515. 
• M. Reisenbüchler, M.D. Bui, D. Skublics, P. Rutschmann (2019): "Enhancement of a numerical model system for reliably predicting morphological development in the Saalach River", International Journal of River Basin Management, Jul..
• V.H. Bui, M.D. Bui, P. Rutschmann (2019): "Combination of Discrete Element Method and Artificial Neural Network for Predicting Porosity of Gravel-Bed River"; Water, 11, 1461. 
• V.H. Bui, M.D. Bui, P. Rutschmann (2019): “Advanced Numerical Modeling of Sediment Transport in Gravel-Bed Rivers”; Water, 11, 550.
• M. Reisenbüchler, M.D. Bui, D. Skublics, P. Rutschmann (2019): “An integrated approach for investigating the correlation between floods and river morphology: A case study of the Saalach River, Germany”; Science of the Total Environment, 647.
• S. Ateeq-Ur-Rehman, M.D. Bui, P. Rutschmann (2018): “Variability and Trend Detection in the Sediment Load of the Upper Indus River”; Water, 10, 16.
• S. Ateeq-Ur-Rehman, M.D. Bui, S. Ul-Hasson, P. Rutschmann (2018): “An Innovative Approach to Minimizing Uncertainty in Sediment Load Boundary Conditions for Modelling Sedimentation in Reservoirs”; Water, 10, 1411.
• A. Stamou, A. Polydera, G. Papadonikolaki, F. Martínez-Capel, R. Muñoz-Mas, C. Papadaki, S. Zogaris, M.D. Bui, P. Rutschmann, E. Dimitriou (2018): "Determination of environmental flows in rivers using an integrated hydrological-hydrodynamic-habitat modelling approach"; Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 209.
• A. Stamou, G. Mitsopoulos, P. Rutschmann, M.D. Bui (2018): "Verification of a 3D CFD model for vertical slot fish-passes"; Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 18, Issue 6.
• W. Yao, M.D. Bui, P. Rutschmann (2018): „Development of eco‐hydraulic model for assessing fish habitat and population status in freshwater ecosystems”; Ecohydrology, e1961.
• K. Kaveh, M.D. Bui, and P. Rutschmann (2017): “A comparative study of three different learning algorithms applied to ANFIS for predicting daily suspended sediment concentration”; International Journal of Sediment Research, 32.
• G. Papadonikolaki, A. Stamou, E. Dimitriou, M.D. Bui, P. Rutschmann (2017): "Comparison of two habitat modeling approaches for the determination of the ecological flow"; European Water, 58. 
• M.D. Bui, K. Kaveh, P. Penz, P. Rutschmann (2015): “Contraction scour estimation using data driven methods”; Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research, 3(1).
• M.D. Bui und P. Rutschmann (2015): “ Anwendung eines numerischen Modellsystems zur Bewertung von Geschiebehaushalt und Äsche-Laichhabitaten des Hochrheins”, Wasserwirtschaft 7/8.
• M.D. Bui, P. Rutschmann (2010): "Numerical modelling of non-equilibrium graded sediment transport in a curved open channel"; Computers & Geosciences, Vol. 36.
• M.D. Bui, W. Rodi (2008): “Numerical Simulation of Contraction Scour in an Open Laboratory Channel”; Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol.134, No.4.
• M.D. Bui, H.H. Bernhart, H. Cleemeier (2005): "Morphological Numerical Simulation of Flood Situations in the Danube River"; International Journal of River Basin Management, IAHR, Vol.3, No.4.
• M.D. Bui, Th. Wenka (2005): "Numerical Modelling of Sediment Transport in Connection with Artificial Grain Feeding Activities in the River Rhine"; International Journal of Water Engineering Research, KWRA, Vol.6, No.1.
• M.D. Bui, Th. Wenka, and W. Rodi (2004): "Numerical Modelling of Bed Deformation in Laboratory Channels"; Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol.130, No.9.

LECTURES

• Student / Doctoral Seminars (WS and SS)
• River Engineering and Hydromorphology (WS and SS)
• Ecological Modeling of Inland Surface Waters (WS)
• Environmental Hydrodynamic Modeling (WS)
• Introduction to Machine Learning and Applications in Hydraulic and Hydromorphology (SS)
• Mathematical Modeling of Hydrodynamics and Water Quality in Coastal Regions (SS)