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most citedObservability and Generalized Sensor Placement for Nonlinear Quality Models in Drinking Water Networks

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eess.SY2026

Exploring Uncertainty Propagation in Coupled Hydrologic and Hydrodynamic Systems via Distribution-Agnostic State Space Analysis

Mohamad H. Kazma, Ahmad F. Taha

Accurate overland runoff and infiltration predictions are critical for effective water resources management, in particular for urban flood management. However, the inherent uncerta…

eess.SY2025

Partitioning and Observability in Linear Systems via Submodular Optimization

Mohamad H. Kazma, Ahmad F. Taha

Network partitioning has gained recent attention as a pathway to enable decentralized operation and control in large-scale systems. This paper addresses the interplay between parti…

eess.SY2025

Climate Science and Control Engineering: Insights, Parallels, and Connections

Salma M. Elsherif, Ahmad F. Taha

Climate science is the multidisciplinary field that studies the Earth's climate and its evolution. At the very core of climate science are indispensable climate models that predict…

eess.SY2024★ 2 cited

Observability and Generalized Sensor Placement for Nonlinear Quality Models in Drinking Water Networks

Mohamad H. Kazma, Salma M. Elsherif, Ahmad F. Taha

This paper studies the problem of optimal placement of water quality (WQ) sensors in water distribution networks (WDNs), with a focus on chlorine transport, decay, and reaction mod…

eess.SY2024

Control Node Placement and Structural Controllability of Water Quality Dynamics in Drinking Networks

Salma M. Elsherif, Ahmad F. Taha

Chlorine, the most widely used disinfectant, needs to be adequately distributed in water distribution networks (WDNs) to maintain consistent residual levels and ensure safe water.…

eess.SY2024

Disinfectant Control in Drinking Water Networks: Integrating Advection-Dispersion-Reaction Models and Byproduct Constraints

Salma M. Elsherif, Ahmad F. Taha, Ahmed A. Abokifa

Effective disinfection is essential for maintaining water quality standards in distribution networks. Chlorination, as the most used technique, ensures safe water by maintaining su…