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  • Poster Session
    Poster
    Controlling Smart Water Distribution System using Model Predictive Control Algorithm
    Room: Grand Foyer
    Author (not presenting): Saskia A. Putri (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Oluwabunmi M. Iwakin – Lehigh University
    Co-Author (not attending): Menglin Jiang – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author (not attending): Alexis Romeo – Lehigh University
    Co-Author (not attending): Faegheh Moazeni – Lehigh University
    Co-Author (not attending): Javad Khazaei – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Poster Session
    Poster
    Efficient Water Distribution Using Ant Colony Optimization
    Room: Grand Foyer
    Co-Author: Neel R. Gopal – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Kreshna Gopal, PhD – Scinova LLC
    Co-Author: C. Prakash Khedun – Clemson University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Poster Session
    Poster
    Investigating a diversified and decentralized water distribution system to enhance water supply resilience to disruptive events
    Room: Grand Foyer
    Author: Sangmin Shin – Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    Author: Amrit B. Ghimire (he/him/his) – Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    Co-Author (not attending): Utsav Parajuli – Southern Illinois University
    Co-Author (not attending): Amrit Bhusal – Southern Illinois University
    Co-Author (not attending): Anjan Parajuli – Southern Illinois University
    Co-Author (not attending): Mandip Banjara – Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    Short-Term Water Demand Prediction Using Machine Learning Techniques - A Case Study of Telford Borough, PA
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Oluwabunmi M. Iwakin – Lehigh University
    Co-Author (not attending): Faegheh Moazeni – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Hydraulic Model Calibration for Water Distribution Networks using Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Time-Series Data
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Alvin Chew – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Co-Author: Zheng Wu, F.EWRI, M.ASCE – Bentley Systems, Inc.
    Co-Author: Xue Meng – Bentley System Singapore
    Co-Author: Jocelyn Pok – Bentley Systems
    Co-Author: Rony G. Kalfarisi (he/him/his) – Bentley Systems, Inc.
    Co-Author: Kah Cheong Lai, PE – PUB
    Co-Author: Sock Fang Hew – PUB
    Co-Author: Jia Jie Wong – PUB
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PDT
    Head and efficiency curves calibration for water pumps using SCADA data
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Mashor Housh. Housh – University of Haifa
    Author: Elad Salomons – Optiwater \ Uo Haifa \ Technion \ Xylem
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Introduction of Heatmap for Applications in Water Distribution Network
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Sohee Kim – Korea University
    Co-Author: Donghwi Jung, PhD – Korea University
    Co-Author: Sanghoon Jun – Korea University
    Co-Author: Kevin Lansey – University of Arizona
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    3:00 PM – 3:18 PM PDT
    Towards Digital Twins for Emerging Contaminants in Water Distribution Systems
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author (not presenting): Gopinathan R. Abhijith – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: David B Steffelbauer – Kompetenzzetrum Wasser Berlin gGmbH (KWB)
    Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    3:18 PM – 3:36 PM PDT
    Mobile Sensor Coordination and Bayesian Inference for the Localization of Contamination Sources in Water Distribution Systems
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Gerardo A. Riano-Briceno – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Ahmed A. Abokifa, PhD – University of Illinois Chicago
    Co-Author: Ahmad F. Taha, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Lina Sela, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    3:36 PM – 3:54 PM PDT
    Methods of Calculating the Probability of Fixture Use for Estimating Peak Demand in Buildings
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Toritseju O. Omaghomi – IAPMO
    Co-Author: Steven Buchberger – University of Cincinnati
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    3:54 PM – 4:12 PM PDT
    A machine learning-based surrogate model for coupled hydraulic and water quality simulation in water distribution networks
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Ivo Daniel – Technische Universität Berlin
    Co-Author: Leonid Kadinski, MSC – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): Gopinathan R. Abhijith – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Andrea Cominola – Technische Universität Berlin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Skeletonization methods for water distribution network models to improve their optimization processes
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Pedro L. Iglesias-Rey – Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (Valencia Tech)
    Co-Author (not attending): F. Javier Martínez-Solano – Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (Valencia Tech)
    Co-Author (not attending): Melany Aguilera – Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (Valencia Tech)
    Co-Author (not attending): Hernan Spaccesi – Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (Valencia Tech)
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT
    Water Network Tool for Resilience capabilities to support data integration and co-simulation
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Katherine Klise – Sandia National Laboratories
    Co-Author: David Hart – Sandia National Laboratories
    Co-Author: Terranna Haxton, PhD (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    An Overview of MAGNets: A Python package for Model reduction and AGgregation of water distribution Networks
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Meghna Thomas (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Lina Sela, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM PDT
    Computation of Available Fire Flows in Water Distribution Network Models
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Diego Paez – CHI Water
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Monday, May 22nd
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
    VisNet: VISualization of water distribution Networks
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Meghna Thomas (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Tyler Trimble – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Lina Sela, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    Multifractal Analysis for Leak Detection in Urban Water Systems with Continuous Acoustic Monitoring
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author: Junghoon Sohn – Ut Austin
    Co-Author: Konstantinos Sitaropoulos – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Salvatore Salamone, Professor – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Lina Sela, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    The History and Legacy of Don J. Wood and KYPIPE
    Room: Del Mar I
    Author: Lindell Ormsbee, PhD PE PH DWRE FASCE FEWRI – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author: Srinivasa Lingireddy – KYPIPE LLC
    Co-Author: Sri Kamojjala, P.E., D.WRE – LVVWD/SNWA
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Development of acoustic data analysis software tool for near real-time anomaly detection
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author: Rony G. Kalfarisi (he/him/his) – Bentley Systems, Inc.
    Co-Author: Alvin Chew – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Co-Author: Jocelyn Pok – Bentley Systems
    Co-Author: Xue Meng – Bentley System Singapore
    Co-Author: Zheng Wu, F.EWRI, M.ASCE – Bentley Systems, Inc.
    Co-Author: Kah Cheong Lai, PE – PUB
    Co-Author: Sock Fang Hew – PUB
    Co-Author: Jia Jie Wong – PUB
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PDT
    Anomaly Event Localization in Water Distribution Networks via Integrated Hydraulic-Acoustics Analysis
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author: Alvin Chew – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Co-Author: Zheng Wu, F.EWRI, M.ASCE – Bentley Systems, Inc.
    Co-Author: Jocelyn Pok – Bentley Systems
    Co-Author: Xue Meng – Bentley System Singapore
    Co-Author: Rony G. Kalfarisi (he/him/his) – Bentley Systems, Inc.
    Co-Author: Kah Cheong Lai, PE – PUB
    Co-Author: Sock Fang Hew – PUB
    Co-Author: Jia Jie Wong – PUB
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    A Comprehensive Framework for Leak Characterization in Water Distribution Systems
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author: Jorge Pesantez – California State University, Fresno
    Co-Author: Lochan Basnet – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author: Downey Brill – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author: Ranji Ranjithan – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author: G. (Kumar) Mahinthakumar – North Carolina State University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    1:54 PM – 2:12 PM PDT
    A calibration-free pressure-driven approach to leak detection and localization in water distribution networks
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author: Ivo Daniel – Technische Universität Berlin
    Co-Author: Andrea Cominola – Technische Universität Berlin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Predicting the impact of pressure management on pipe failure rates over time
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author: Jakobus E. Van Zyl, PhD – University of Auckland
    Co-Author (not attending): Lunita Vega, MA – University of Auckland
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    3:00 PM – 3:18 PM PDT
    Using Artificial Intelligence to Characterize the Effects of Environmental, Operational and Infrastructure Factors on Customer Complaints in a Western Canadian Distribution System
    Room: Del Mar I
    Author: Nishana P. Ramsawak, PhD(c) – Queens University
    Co-Author: Yves Filion, PhD, PEng – Queen's University
    Co-Author (not attending): Sarah Jane Payne, PhD, PEng – Queen's University
    Co-Author (not attending): Emily Lenarduzzi – Queens University
    Co-Author (not attending): Patrick Tyrrell – University of Toronto
    Co-Author (not attending): Norma Ruecker – City of Calgary
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Mass Balance and Pressure Integrated Model for Burst Detection and Localization in Water Distribution Networks
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author: Sanghoon Jun – Korea University
    Co-Author: Kevin Lansey – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Donghwi Jung, PhD – Korea University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    3:18 PM – 3:36 PM PDT
    A Graph-Theory Based PRV Placement Algorithm for Reducing Water Age in Water Distribution Systems
    Room: Del Mar I
    Author: Tomer Shmaya (he/him/his) – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PDT
    Anomaly Event Detection in Water Distribution Networks via Coupled Generic Hydraulic and Acoustic Data Analyses
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author: Jocelyn Pok – Bentley Systems
    Co-Author: Zheng Wu, F.EWRI, M.ASCE – Bentley Systems, Inc.
    Co-Author: Alvin Chew – Bentley Systems Inc.
    Co-Author: Xue Meng – Bentley System Singapore
    Co-Author: Rony G. Kalfarisi (he/him/his) – Bentley Systems, Inc.
    Co-Author: Kah Cheong Lai, PE – PUB
    Co-Author: Sock Fang Hew – PUB
    Co-Author: Jia Jie Wong – PUB
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    3:36 PM – 3:54 PM PDT
    A Method for Modeling Water Distribution Systems Combining Physical and Topological Properties
    Room: Del Mar I
    Author: Adil Mounir – Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
    Co-Author (not attending): Noah Garfinkle – U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
    Co-Author (not attending): Payten Connally – Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
    Co-Author: Christopher M. Chini, PHD, EIT – Air Force Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Michael Bianchini – U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Adopting The Tesla Valve as A Transient Protection Device
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author (not presenting): Mohamad J. Zeidan – Technion
    Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    3:54 PM – 4:12 PM PDT
    Quantifying the dependencies of co-located infrastructures during an intervention
    Room: Del Mar I
    Author: Shamsuddin Daulat – NTNU
    Co-Author (not attending): Marius Møller Rokstad – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): Alex Klein-Paste – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): Jeroen Langeveld – TU Delft
    Co-Author (not attending): Franz Tscheikner-Gratl – NTNU
    Co-Author: Marius Møller Rokstad – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Residual Chlorine and Water Age Analysis in Optimal Water Distribution System Designs
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author: Natalia Mora Diaz (she/her/hers) – Universidad de los Andes
    Author: Valeria Rodriguez (she/her/hers) – Universidad de los Andes
    Author: Juan Saldarriaga, M.Sc. (he/him/his) – Universidad de los Andes
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    9:45 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
    Laceration of Pipeline Inner Walls Using Unsteady Skin Friction
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author (not presenting): Mohamad J. Zeidan – Technion
    Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    9:45 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
    Localization of water distribution system valves to prevent unexpected water quality failures during isolation
    Room: La Cascada II
    Author: Geumchae Shin – Hannam University
    Co-Author: Seungyub Lee – Hannam University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM PDT
    Investigating background aluminum and aluminum-based coagulants at a treatment plant and its role in downstream metal accumulation in a distribution system
    Room: La Cascada II
    Author: Nishana P. Ramsawak, PhD(c) – Queens University
    Co-Author (not attending): Yves Filion, PhD, PEng – Queen's University
    Co-Author (not attending): Sarah Jane Payne, PhD, PEng – Queen's University
    Co-Author (not attending): Norma Ruecker – City of Calgary
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM PDT
    Optimal Booster Chlorination Scheduling in WDS under uncertainty: A Robust counterpart approach
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author (not presenting): Sriman Pankaj Boindala, ME – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): G Jaykrishnan – Technion
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    MILPNet: A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Framework to Model Water Distribution Systems Problems
    Room: La Cascada II
    Author: Meghna Thomas (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Lina Sela, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Optimizing source treatment levels in water distribution systems considering extended period simulation under mixing uncertainty at cross junctions
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author (not presenting): Sriman Pankaj Boindala, ME – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM PDT
    Assessment of sources affecting and prediction of event mean concentrations (EMCs) of nutrients and sediment in urban runoff using supervised machine learning approaches
    Room: La Cascada II
    Author: Mina Shahed Behrouz, Ph.D. – Stantec Consulting Services
    Co-Author: David Sample, Ph.D., P.E., D. WRE – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM PDT
    Reconstruction of missing information in water distribution networks based on graph theory
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: Mohsen Hajibabaei – University of Innsbruck
    Co-Author: Sina Hesarkazzazi, MSc – University of Innsbruck
    Co-Author: Aun Dastgir – University of Innsbruck
    Co-Author: Amin Minaei (he/him/his) – University of Innsbruck and Austrian Academy of Sciences
    Co-Author: Robert Sitzenfrei – University of Innsbruck
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Coupling machine learning and agent-based modeling to characterize contamination sources in water distribution systems for changing demand regimes
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: Emily Z. Berglund, Ph.D. – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Leonid Kadinski, MSC – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): Brent Vizanko – North Carolina State University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Spatial optimization and interpretation of citywide sustainable promotion of building-based decentralized water technologies
    Room: La Cascada II
    Author: Yue Li (she/her/hers) – Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
    Co-Author: Weiwei Mo – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire, NH, 03824, USA
    Co-Author: Sybil Derrible, M.ASCE – Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
    Co-Author: Zhongming Lu – Division of Environment and Sustainability, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
    Conjunctive Optimal Operation of Power and Water Networks
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: Tomer Shmaya (he/him/his) – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
    Co-Author: Mashor Housh. Housh – University of Haifa
    Co-Author: Filippo Pecci
    Co-Author: Kyri Baker
    Co-Author: Joseph R. Kasprzyk, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
    Effect of Skeletonization on Energy Consumption of Water Distribution System
    Room: La Cascada II
    Author: Fayzul Pasha – California State University, Fresno
    Co-Author: Luis A. Perez, M.S. Civil Engineering – W.M. Lyles Co./Fresno State
    Co-Author: Matthew R. Weathers – Carnegie Mellon University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    11:15 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    Optimal Operation of Water Distribution Systems Under Uncertainty
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: Gal Perelman – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
    Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    11:15 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    Optimal Reorganization and Extension of an Existing Water Distribution Network using the Thevenin Equivalent Network
    Room: La Cascada II
    Author: Balireddy Raman, ME (he/him/his) – IIT Madras
    Co-Author: Soumendra Nath Kuiry, Ph.D. – IIT Madras
    Co-Author: S. Murty Bhallamudi, Ph.D. – IIT Madras
    Co-Author: Anjan Chakravoty, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – IIT Madras
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    11:30 AM – 11:45 AM PDT
    An hybrid approach for considering topography in graph-based optimization of water distribution networks
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: Robert Sitzenfrei – University of Innsbruck
    Co-Author (not attending): Mengning Qiu, PhD – Israel Institute of Technology–Technion
    Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Dragan Savic – KWR Water Research Institute
    Co-Author: Zoran Kapelan – Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    3:00 PM – 3:18 PM PDT
    On the generalizability and transferability of water pipe break models between utilities
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: Shamsuddin Daulat – NTNU
    Co-Author (not attending): Marius Møller Rokstad – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): Stian Bruaset – SINTEF
    Co-Author (not attending): Franz Tscheikner-Gratl – NTNU
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    3:18 PM – 3:36 PM PDT
    Pipe and Isolation Valve Rehabilitation and Replacement Prioritization in an Urban Water Distribution System
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: Bahar A. Beker – Department of Water Resources Development and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
    Co-Author: Mitthan Lal Kansal (he/him/his) – IIT Roorkee
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    3:36 PM – 3:54 PM PDT
    Asset Management Perspective in Long Term Rehabilitation of Aged Water Distribution Networks
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: Amin Minaei (he/him/his) – University of Innsbruck and Austrian Academy of Sciences
    Co-Author: Mohsen Hajibabaei – University of Innsbruck
    Co-Author: Sina Hesarkazzazi, MSc – University of Innsbruck
    Co-Author: Soliman Abusamra (he/him/his) – VIA Rail Canada
    Co-Author: Enrico Creaco – University of Pavia
    Co-Author: Robert Sitzenfrei – University of Innsbruck
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    3:54 PM – 4:12 PM PDT
    Impact of Data Preparation on the Performance of Pipe Break Status Prediction Models
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: Rebecca Dziedzic – Concordia University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Bridging the Gap Between Utilities and Researchers in Arizona to Build Resilience Towards Emerging Water-Related Challenges
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Camilo Salcedo (he/him/his) – The University of Arizona
    Co-Author (not attending): Amanda M. Wilson, PhD – University of Arizona
    Author: Luisa Ikner – The University of Arizona
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT
    Teaching Pipe and Pump Hydraulics: Hands-on Laboratory Exercises using the Aqualibrium Model
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Jakobus E. Van Zyl, PhD – University of Auckland
    Co-Author (not attending): Colin Whittaker – The University of Auckland
    Co-Author (not attending): Naser Mostashiri – University of Auckland
    Co-Author (not attending): Kelly Cokorudy – University of Auckland
    Co-Author (not attending): Zoe Martin – University of Auckland
    Co-Author (not attending): Santiago Trivino – University of Auckland
    Co-Author (not attending): Claire Donald – University of Auckland
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Recent Advances in the WDC and Premise Plumbing Modeling Research
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Steven Buchberger – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Toritseju O. Omaghomi – IAPMO
    Co-Author (not attending): Tao Li – University of Cincinnati
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM PDT
    Water You Doing About Climate Change? A Review of Resilience, Long-term Planning, and Cross-Sector Integration as Tools to Prepare for the Weather of the Future
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Sarah Reynolds – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Yael R. Glazer – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author (not attending): Konstantinos Oikonomou – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Co-Author (not attending): Juliet Homer – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Co-Author (not attending): Michael Webber – The University of Texas at Austin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
    What’s Next in Water Distribution Systems Management?
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Gal Perelman – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
    Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Modeling Nicotine Induced Chlorine Loss with EPANET-MSX
    Room: Del Mar I
    Author: Jonathan B. Burkhardt – US Environmental Protection Agency
    Co-Author: Benjamen Burkhart – US EPA
    Author: Feng Shang – US EPA
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT
    Determination of the Effective Dispersion Coefficient in A One-Dimensional Advection-Dispersion model using A Random Walk Particle Tracking Approach
    Room: Del Mar I
    Author: Feng Shang – US EPA
    Co-Author: Jonathan B. Burkhardt – US Environmental Protection Agency
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Inferring the stochasticity associated with modeling the biological stability of drinking water within distribution networks
    Room: Del Mar I
    Author (not presenting): Gopinathan R. Abhijith – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM PDT
    Exploring Information Redundancy in Confirmatory Sampling Locations during a Contamination Event
    Room: Del Mar I
    Author: Camilo Salcedo (he/him/his) – The University of Arizona
    Author (not presenting): Dominic L. Boccelli – The University of Arizona
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
    Effects of Key Water Quality Parameters on Lead Leaching from Water Service Pipelines
    Room: Del Mar I
    Author: Timothy Grgec, PE – City of Fort Worth
    Co-Author: Jianpeng Zhou, PhD, P.E., F.EWRI – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    6:00 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Black-box modeling of water quality in WDS for real-time control: case studies
    Room: Del Mar I
    Author: Laura K. Gonzalez, MSc (she/her/hers) – Universidad de los Andes
    Author (not presenting): Dominic L. Boccelli – The University of Arizona
    Author (not presenting): Juan Saldarriaga, M.Sc. (he/him/his) – Universidad de los Andes
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)