Elise Usai holds an engineering degree from France (Central Nantes) and a Msc in Environmental engineering with specialization on Urban Water from the Technical University of Denmark.
She has been working for DHI for 7 years as project engineer and project manager in France and Africa for River Basin Organizations. Her main focus is on flood assessment and water resource management using MIKE modelling software. She was involved in project on flood risk mapping, flood mitigation interventions design, flood forecast and early warning system implementation and hydrological assessment.