Over 40 leading scientists in the fields of transport of and transport over water have contributed to this book, coming from 11 countries and representing 31 research groups. They are:

L. Alfonso – UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
S. Axelsson – Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden
G. Belaud – UMR G-Eau, SupAgro, Montpellier, France
R. Bittner – Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany
J. Blesa – Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial (CSIC-UPC), Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
M. Burger – TBA, Delft, The Netherlands
C. Burt – Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC), California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
B. Carlsson – Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden
G. Cembrano – Advanced Control Systems Group, CSIC-UPC, and CETaqua, Water Technology Centre, Barcelona, Spain
K. Chuquet – Voies Navigables de France, Lille, France
B. De Schutter – Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
D. Dorchies – UMR G-EAU, Montpellier, France
C. Dorée – Compagnie Nationale du Rhône, Département Ouvrages Hydroélectriques et Fluviaux, Lyon, France
M. Drijver – CIG Maritime Technology, Groningen, The Netherlands
E. Duviella – Institut Mines Telecom, Mines Douai, Doaui, France
J. Froese – Jacobs University Bremen GmbH, Bremen, Germany
M. Godjevac – Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
J. Harmsen – TNO, Delft, The Netherlands
V. Hassani – Department of Marine Technology, Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute (MARINTEK) and Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
R.G. Hekkenberg – Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
K. Horváth – Institut Mines Telecom, Mines Douai, Doaui, France
N. Jean-Baptiste – EDF—Direction Production Ingénierie Hydraulique, CIH—Département CC Lyon, Lyon, France
J.M. Lemos – INESC-ID/IST/Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
X. Litrico – LyRE, R&D center of Lyonnaise des Eaux, Bordeaux, France
J. Maes – University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
J.M. Maestre – Department of Engineering of Systems and Automatics, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
P.-O. Malaterre – UMR G-EAU, Montpellier, France
E. Mostert – Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
R.R. Negenborn – Department of Maritime and Transport Technology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
C. Ocampo-Martinez – Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial (CSIC-UPC), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
E. Osekowska – Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden
A. Padilla – Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
A.M. Pascoal – Laboratory of Robotics and Systems in Engineering and Science, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
M. Petreczky – Institut Mines Telecom, Mines Douai, Doaui, France
V. Puig – Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial (CSIC-UPC), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
L. Rajaoarisoa – Institut Mines Telecom, Mines Douai, Doaui, France
E. Revestido – Herrero Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
A. Sadowska – Delft Center for Systems and Control, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
I. Sampaio – INESC-ID/IST/Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal