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  • Monday, May 19th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Distribution System Design, Optimization, Operation & Maintenance, and Asset Management - I
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Elad Salomons – Technion \ UoH \ Optiwater
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Leveraging Deep Learning to Understand Climate Change Effects on Urban Water Main Failures
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Melica Khashei – Concordia University
    Co-Author (not attending): Rebecca Dziedzic – Concordia University
    Co-Author: Ehsan Roshani, Ph.D. P.Eng. PMP – National Research Council of Canada
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Mitigating Pipe Corrosion in Water Distribution Systems: Strategies for Sustainability and Resilience
    Room: Room 3
    Co-Author: Nafiseh Ebrahimi – National Research Council Canada
    Author: Misagh Khanlarian (he/him/his) – National Research Council Canada
    Co-Author: Ehsan Roshani, Ph.D. P.Eng. PMP – National Research Council of Canada
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Optimal Operational Planning under Uncertain Demand and Flexible Electricity Tariffs
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Kristina Korder – Technische Universität Ilmenau
    Co-Author: Elad Salomons – Technion \ UoH \ Optiwater
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): Pu Li – Technische Universität Ilmenau
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Optimal Sensor Placement and Pressure Reducing Valve Localization under Demand Uncertainty
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Kristina Korder – Technische Universität Ilmenau
    Co-Author: Elad Salomons – Technion \ UoH \ Optiwater
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): Pu Li – Technische Universität Ilmenau
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    A Spectral Graph-theory Approach for the Coupled Multi-objective Optimization of Water Distribution Network Design and Partitioning
    Room: Room 3
    Co-Author (not attending): Mohammad Mehdi Riyahi – Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
    Co-Author (not attending): Carlo Giudicianni – Università di Pavia
    Co-Author (not attending): Ali Haghighi – Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
    Author: Enrico F. Creaco – University of Pavia
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Distribution System Design, Optimization, Operation & Maintenance, and Asset Management - II
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Morris Maslia
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    SWANP: A Comprehensive Tool for Optimized Water Network Clustering
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Ludovica Palma – Polytechnique Montreal
    Co-Author: Enrico F. Creaco – University of Pavia
    Co-Author (not attending): Michele Iervolino – Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli
    Co-Author (not attending): Angelo Leopardi – University of Cassino
    Co-Author: Giovanni Francesco Santonastaso – Dipartimento di Ingegneria - Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
    Co-Author: Armando Di Nardo – Department of Engineering of Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    PipeNetGen: A method for generating synthetic pipe networks with open source data
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Elias Zauscher (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University
    Author: Emily Zechman Berglund, Ph.D. – Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Clustering and Forecasting Model for Water Distribution Systems Analysis
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Alessandro Toledo Salazar – California State University, Fresno
    Co-Author: Gal Perelman – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Jorge Pesantez – California State University Fresno
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Equitable Water Access in Intermittent Water Supply Systems
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Gopinathan R. Abhijith – Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
    Co-Author: Sriman Pankaj Boindala (he/him/his) – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author: K Ihjas – KSCSTE-Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Identifying Time-of-use Demand Characteristics and Price Elasticity of Residential Water Users Using Smart Water Meter Data
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Cade Karrenberg (they/them/theirs) – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author: Emily Zechman Berglund, Ph.D. – Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Eric Edwards – University of California, Davis
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Panel Discussion: Efficient Combined Operation of Water-Energy Systems
    Room: Cook Hall
    Moderator: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Panel Discussion: Efficient Combined Operation of Water-Energy Systems
    Room: Cook Hall
    Panelist: Sri Kamojjala, P.E., D.WRE – LVVWD/SNWA
    Panelist: Jamie Ferro
    Panelist: Elad Salomons – Technion \ UoH \ Optiwater
    Panelist: Javad Khazaei (he/him/his) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Modelling, Management and Detection of Leakage and Pipe Breaks
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Vanessa Speight, PhD, PE – University of Sheffield
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Dis-aggregating Total Drinking Water Demands Into Actual Consumption and Distribution Leakage
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Felipe Hernandez (he/him/his) – Autodesk Inc.
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    The e-Favor Modeling Approach for Detecting Water Leakage in Water Distribution Systems
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Kegong Diao – De Montfort University
    Co-Author: Gopinathan R. Abhijith – Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
    Co-Author: Elad Salomons – Technion \ UoH \ Optiwater
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Bogumil Ulanicki
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    A Comparative Analysis of Change Point Methods to Detect Leakages in Water Distribution Networks
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Ella Steins – Technische Universität Berlin
    Co-Author: Andrea Cominola – Technische Universität Berlin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    A Hybrid Framework and Sensitivity Analysis to Enhance Usability and Robustness of Leak Detection and Localization in Water Distribution Networks
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Andrea Cominola – Technische Universität Berlin
    Co-Author: Ella Steins – Technische Universität Berlin
    Co-Author (not attending): Enrique Campbell – KWB Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin
    Co-Author (not attending): Johannes Koslowski – KWB Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin
    Co-Author (not attending): Nick Langer – Technische Universität Berlin
    Co-Author (not attending): David Steffelbauer – KWB Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Distribution System Data, Analytics, System Operation, and Control - I
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Robert Sitzenfrei – University of Innsbruck
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Data Enabled Predictive Control for Water Systems Optimal Operation
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Gal Perelman – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Estimating the Peak Period Probability of Fixture Use from Combined Flow Demand
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Toritseju Omaghomi – IAPMO
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Field Evaluation of Anomaly Detection with AMI Data for Singapore’s Water Distribution Networks
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Alvin Chew – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Co-Author: Zheng Yi Wu – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Localization of Multiple Existing Leakages in Water Distribution Networks by a Graph-based Genetic Algorithm
    Room: Room 3
    Co-Author: Martin Oberascher – University of Innsbruck
    Co-Author: Amin Minaei (he/him/his) – University of Innsbruck
    Author: Robert Sitzenfrei – University of Innsbruck
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    MNF Data Feature-based Anomaly Detection and Localization in Singapore’s Water Distribution Networks
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Alvin Chew – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Co-Author: Zheng Yi Wu – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Distribution System Data, Analytics, System Operation, and Control - II
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Design, Deployment, and Evaluation of Wireless Sensors for Monitoring Water Distribution Systems in Rural Alaska
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Yeji Kim – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Matthew Bartos – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Lina Sela – Univeristy of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Rebecca L. Cantrell – University of Texas at Austin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hardware-in-the-Loop Validation of Successive Linearization-Based Predictive Control for Optimal Water System Operation
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Saskia A. Putri (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Improved Operations Through Data Utilization in Remote Alaskan Water Systems
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Rebecca L. Cantrell – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Lina Sela – Univeristy of Texas at Austin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Large Language Models for Water Distribution Systems Modeling and Decision-Making
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Gal Perelman – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Author: Yinon Goldshtein
    Co-Author: Assaf Schuster
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Resilience-Informed Economic Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Interdependent Water-Energy Microgrids
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Saskia A. Putri (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Javad Khazaei (he/him/his) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Distribution System Security, Risk, Vulnerability, Reliability, and Resilience - I
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    An Integrated Digital Twin Architecture for Water Contamination Emergency Management
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Demetrios Eliades – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author: Stelios G. Vrachimis – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author (not attending): Marios Kyriakou – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author (not attending): Dimitrios Kouzapas – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author (not attending): George Milis – PHOEBE Reseach and Innovation Ltd
    Co-Author (not attending): Christos Laoudias – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author: Marios Polycarpou – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author (not attending): Christos Panayiotou – University of Cyprus
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water System Vulnerabilities in Rural Alaska: The Role of Transportation Infrastructure
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Haniye Safarpour (she/her/hers) – Tufts University
    Co-Author: Ana Lacau – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Kasey Faust – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Lauryn Spearing – Tufts University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Leveraging 9-1-1 Calls for Early Detection of Water Contamination Events
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Ehsan Roshani, Ph.D. P.Eng. PMP – National Research Council of Canada
    Co-Author (not attending): Pavel Popov, Ph.D – National Research Council of Canada
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hardware-in-the-loop Based Investigations of False Data Injection Attacks on Smart Water Systems Using Autoencoders: A Real-time Validation Framework
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Nazia Raza (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Advancing 21st Century Building Water Systems Analytics with Supercomputing
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Juneseok Lee – Manhattan University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Distribution System Security, Risk, Vulnerability, Reliability, and Resilience - II
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Barak Fishbain – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Impact of Evacuation Shelter Location on Water Access at Critical Locations Post-Seismic Event
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Jason W. Poff (he/him/his) – Oregon State University
    Co-Author: Dan Cox – Oregon State University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Scenario Analysis for Future Water Demand in Austria: Addressing Climate Change, Urbanization, and Resource Availability
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Anika Stelzl – Graz University of Technology
    Co-Author: Franziska S. Kudaya (she/her/hers) – Graz University of Technology
    Co-Author: Daniela Fuchs-Hanusch – Graz University of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    WaCSim: A Water and Cyber Simulation Tool for Enhancing Cyber Security in Smart Water Systems
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Stav Cohen – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Mashor Housh – University of Haifa
    Co-Author: Barak Fishbain – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Exploring Drinking Water Preferences of Hauled Distribution System (HDS) Users in Rural Alaska
    Room: Room 3
    Author (not presenting): Tommy Wan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Author (not presenting): Iris Bradbury – The University of Texas at Austin
    Author (not presenting): Michaela L. LaPatin – University of Texas at Austin
    Author (not presenting): Meredith Brown – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Ana Lacau – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author (not attending): Lynn E. Katz – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author (not attending): Leif Albertson – University of Alaska Fairbanks
    Author: Kasey Faust – University of Texas at Austin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Efficient Combined Operation of Water-Energy Systems
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Evaluation and Benchmarking of Energy Consumption in Drinking Water Systems
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Amna Bashir – Rowan University
    Co-Author (not attending): William Riddell, Ph.D. – Rowan University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hardware-in-the-Loop Validation of Data-Driven Economic Dispatch Problem for Integrated Water-Energy Systems
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Oluwabunmi M. Iwakin – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    National Scale Day Ahead Operation of Combined Water and Power Systems under Uncertainty
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Gal Perelman – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Author: Aviad Navon – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    Author: Mashor Housh – University of Haifa
    Author: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Near Real-time Economic Dispatch Forecast of Islanded Water-Energy Microgrid Systems Using Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Nazia Raza (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Javad Khazaei (he/him/his) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Stochastic Economic Dispatch for Combined Water-energy Systems Considering Data-driven Scenario Generation Approach
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Oluwabunmi M. Iwakin – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Javad Khazaei (he/him/his) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Quality Modelling and Management in Distribution Systems - I
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Vanessa Speight, PhD, PE – University of Sheffield
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Experimental and Modeled Investigations into Premise Plumbing System Flushing Efficacy
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Jonathan Burkhardt – US EPA
    Co-Author (not attending): Garek Bushnell – ORAU
    Co-Author: William Platten – US EPA
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Modeling Framework for Pathogen Dynamics in Water Distribution System Biofilms
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Vanessa Speight, PhD, PE – University of Sheffield
    Co-Author (not attending): Mohamad Bostan – University of Sheffield
    Co-Author (not attending): Dinesh Bhandari – University of Glasgow
    Co-Author (not attending): Siming You – University of Glasgow
    Co-Author (not attending): William Sloan, PhD – University of Glasgow
    Co-Author (not attending): Joby Boxall, PhD – University of Sheffield
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Releasing of Microplastics from Pipes During Drinking Water Transportation
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Sara Carolina Criollo de la cruz – Universidad de Los Andes
    Co-Author (not attending): Fan Liu – Aalborg University
    Co-Author (not attending): Jes Vollertsen – Aalborg University
    Co-Author (not attending): Luis Camacho – Universidad de los Andes
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Optimal Control of Chlorine Disinfection Under Multiple Uncertainties Using Combined Sample Average Approximation and Robust Optimization
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Sriman Pankaj Boindala (he/him/his) – University of Cyprus
    Author: Gal Perelman – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Author: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Challenges and Insights Associated with Water Quality Modeling of Real Water Distribution Systems: A Case Study in Rural Appalachia
    Room: Room 3
    Co-Author: Lindell Ormsbee, PE PH PhD BC.WRE F.ASCE F.EWRI – University of Kentucky, Pigman College of Engineering
    Author: George Fordjour, MS – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author: Scott Yost, PhD PE – Dept of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Quality Modelling and Management in Distribution Systems - II
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Confirmatory Sampling Locations Identification Based on the Information Trade-off During a Contamination Event
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Camilo Salcedo (he/him/his) – The University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Dominic L. Boccelli – The University of Arizona
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Implementation of Graph Neural Networks for Real-time Water Quality Forecasting in Water Distribution Networks
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Laura González, MSc (she/her/hers) – Universidad de los Andes
    Co-Author: Yesid Coy – Universidad de los Andes
    Co-Author: Dominic L. Boccelli – The University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Zoran Kapelan – Delft University of Technology
    Co-Author: Juan Saldarriaga (he/him/his) – Universidad de los Andes
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Streamlined Models for Predicting Microbiological Quality Dynamics in Distribution Systems
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Raghad Shamaly – Technion
    Co-Author: Gopinathan R. Abhijith – Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    From Traditional Simulation to Machine Learning: Comparing EPANET-MSX and Physics-Informed Neural Networks in Water Quality Modeling
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Raghad Shamaly – Technion
    Co-Author: Gopinathan R. Abhijith – Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Quality Modelling and Management in Distribution Systems - III
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Ehsan Roshani, Ph.D. P.Eng. PMP – National Research Council of Canada
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Predicting Water Temperature Inside Water Distribution Systems Using Deep Learning
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Ehsan Roshani, Ph.D. P.Eng. PMP – National Research Council of Canada
    Co-Author (not attending): Mostafa Bigdeli – University of Ottawa
    Co-Author (not attending): Brett Snider – National Research Council of Canada
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Data-Enabled Predictive Control for Robust Disinfection in Water Distribution Networks
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Stelios G. Vrachimis – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author (not attending): Andreas Kasis – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author: Demetrios Eliades – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author (not attending): Marios Polycarpou – University of Cyprus
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Optimal Chlorine Dosage Scheduling in Drinking Water Distribution Systems Considering Fairness Objectives
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Sriman Pankaj Boindala (he/him/his) – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author: Stelios G. Vrachimis – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author: Demetrios Eliades – University of Cyprus
    Co-Author (not attending): Marios Polycarpou – University of Cyprus
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    AI-Based Water Quality Prediction for Full Automation of Water Treatment Plant Operations
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Seungmin Lee – Inha University / Department of Smart City Engineering, Inha University
    Co-Author: Jinwoo Song – Incheon Metropolitan City
    Co-Author: Juhwan Kim – Inha University
    Co-Author: Hung Soo Kim (he/him/his) – Inha University / Department of Civil Engineering
    Co-Author: Soojun Kim – Inha University / Department of Civil Engineering
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    2:45 PM – 4:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Optimization in Water Distribution and Water Energy Systems
    Room: Room 3
    Moderator: Elad Salomons – Technion \ UoH \ Optiwater
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Optimizing Pipe Network Design Using Genetic Algorithm Integration in EPANET
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Sam Kinerk – Seattle University
    Co-Author: Azul Davila Carrasco – Seattle University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Optimization of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: Integrating Turbine, Solar, and Battery Systems in Water Supply Systems
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Mashor Housh – University of Haifa
    Co-Author (not attending): Yoav Cohen – University of Haifa
    Co-Author (not attending): Shlomo Alkaher – University of Haifa
    Co-Author: Elad Salomons – Technion \ UoH \ Optiwater
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Pressure Sensor Placement Evaluation and Optimization for Singapore’s Water Distribution Networks
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Alvin Chew – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Co-Author: Zheng Yi Wu – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Co-Author: Zhang Ashley Hui – Bentley Systems
    Co-Author: Fred Cao – Bentley Systems
    Co-Author: Juen Ming Wong, N/A – Bentley Systems (Singapore) Pte Ltd
    Co-Author (not attending): Xue Meng – Bentley Systems
    Co-Author (not attending): Jocelyn Pok – Bentley Systems
    Co-Author (not attending): Rony Kalfarisi (he/him/his) – Bentley Systems
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Improved Method for Pressure Sensor Placement Optimization in Water Distribution Networks and its Application
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Zhang Ashley Hui – Bentley Systems
    Co-Author (not attending): Fred Cao – Bentley Systems
    Co-Author (not attending): Alvin Chew – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Co-Author (not attending): Alireza Parhami – DC Water
    Co-Author (not attending): Bret Dorgan – DC Water
    Co-Author: Zheng Yi Wu – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Optimization of Sensor Selection and Placement for State Estimation in a Water Distribution Systems
    Room: Room 3
    Author: Yifan Huang – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Matthew Bartos – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Meghna Thomas (she/her/hers) – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Lina Sela – Univeristy of Texas at Austin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)