FORE

FORE

data streams for eco-innovation

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Via Chiesanuova,  127/A
Padova  (PD) — 35136 — Italia
Phone +393405786553

Description

FORE was founded in October 2021 with a clear conviction: the water sector doesn't lack algorithms — it lacks models that understand how physical networks actually behave. Our Physics-Informed Graph Neural Networks embed hydraulic laws directly into the learning process, making them work where conventional AI cannot: incomplete data, unmapped infrastructure, complex interdependencies. Water is where we started. Complex physical networks is where we operate.



Water utilities, multiutility operators and industrial infrastructure managers who need to digitalise and optimise their networks — without waiting for perfect data or complete mapping. Any organisation running a physical network too complex for conventional tools.

Our products

Real-time water network intelligence, from data to insight

Real-time water network intelligence, from data to insight

FORE Smart Monitoring is the data acquisition and visualisation layer of the FORE platform. It integrates heterogeneous sensor networks — flow meters, spectrometric probes, data loggers — into a unified interface that gives water operators a real-time view of their infrastructure. The system handles the full data pipeline: collection, transmission, cleansing and contextualisation. Raw signals are automatically filtered and validated, removing noise and drift before they reach the analyst. What operators see is not raw data — it is actionable information, structured around the physical reality of the network. Deployed on the Mar Piccolo monitoring network in Taranto, FORE Smart Monitoring operates in complex environmental conditions, managing multi-site, multi-parameter campaigns across BOD, COD, TOC and DOC indicators. The platform is sensor-agnostic and infrastructure-independent: it connects to existing hardware, adapts to incomplete network documentation, and scales from a single monitoring point to a full territorial campaign. It is the foundation on which FORE's AI and modelling capabilities operate.

Physics-informed AI for complex, data-poor networks

Physics-informed AI for complex, data-poor networks

The FORE Water Intelligence Engine is the analytical and predictive core of the FORE platform. It combines Physics-Informed Graph Neural Networks (PIGNN) with hydraulic simulation to build accurate digital models of water infrastructure — even when network maps are incomplete, sensor coverage is sparse, and historical data is limited. Conventional AI tools require clean, abundant data to function. FORE's approach is different: by embedding physical laws directly into the learning architecture, our models understand how water networks behave from first principles. This means they can calibrate, predict and optimise where standard machine learning cannot operate. The Engine delivers hydraulic model calibration up to 10x faster than traditional methods, identifies inefficiencies across distribution, sewerage and treatment assets, and supports operational decisions on energy consumption, pressure management and process optimisation. Built on water networks — the most complex and data-poor infrastructure class that exists — the same methodology applies wherever physical networks meet incomplete data: gas distribution, district heating, industrial utilities. Water is where we started. Intelligent infrastructure is where we are going.