PIPEON Workshop, 19 May 2026

On 19th of May, PIPEON project will try to answer the question ”What could be the future of sewer asset management in the next 50 years?” at the workshop ”Self-healing pipes or more AI, let’s discuss the future of sewer asset management” taking place in the context of the 11th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks of the Joint IWA/IAHR Working group on Urban Drainage.

Workshop content: What could be the future of sewer asset management in the next 50 years? Do we need more inspections? Do we need more modelling? Do we need robots in pipes? Can we have self-healing pipes? Starting from business-as-usual practices, we have established different scenarios. . Scenarios’ parameters have been elaborated by long-term sewer asset management specialists and generated using artificial intelligence in order to be more neutral and homogeneous. Join us to discuss these scenarios, their interest, credibility and consequences. A fun journey in the future, made by humans and AI, to reflect on the past, present and future trajectories.