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Monday, May 20th
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Advances in Software Development; Maintenance and Implementation for Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
Room: S 101 B
Moderator: Marcus Quigley, DWRE, PE – OptiRTC, Inc.
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM CT
414 - Enhancing the Efficiency of Drainage Network Partitioning for Parallel Computing
Room: S 101 B
Author: Aun Dastgir – University of Innsbruck
Co-Author: Ben R. Hodges – University of Texas at Austin
Co-Author: Robert Sitzenfrei – University of Innsbruck
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT
605 - A Toolset for Synthetic River Bathymetry Generation. Integrating Remote Sensing and Other Data Through the Principle of Maximum Entropy.
Room: S 101 B
Co-Author: Ahmad Tavakoly
Co-Author: Ben R. Hodges – University of Texas at Austin
Author (not presenting): Cesar Davila Hernandez
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT
566 - Optimizing Clarification Utilizing a Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics and Machine Learning (CFD-ML) Tool: “DeepXtorm”
Room: S 101 B
Author: John Sansalone – University of Florida
Co-Author: Haochen Li
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT
16 - Updated PeakFQ Software from USGS
Room: S 101 B
Author: Seth Siefken – U.S. Geological Survey
Co-Author: Dan Wagner
Co-Author: Padraic O'Shea
Co-Author: Peter McCarthy
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
393 - Revisiting the Basics: The Role of Advanced Treatment for PFAS (Forever Chemicals) Removal
Room: S 101 B
Author: Raj Chavan – AtkinsRealis
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Smart Sensing, Controls, and Algorithms - I
Room: S 102 A
Moderator: Sierra N. Young, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Utah State University
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
94 - Data Driven System Identification of Water Distribution Systems via Kernel-Based Interpolation
Room: S 102 A
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
Co-Author (not attending): Zhongjie Hu
Co-Author (not attending): Claudio De Persis
Co-Author (not attending): Pietro Tesi
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT
189 - Exploring Cost-effective Real-time Control Coverage to Leverage Resilience in Smart Stormwater Systems
Room: S 102 A
Author: Ryan Johnson – Alabama Water Institute
Co-Author: Jiada Li, MA – University of Utah
Co-Author: Steven J. Burian, PE – Alabama Water Institute
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT
390 - Building a Flood Detection and Warning System Using the Internet-of-Things
Room: S 102 A
Author: Bill Selbig – USGS
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT
60 - Diagnosing Controls of Hot Spots and Hot Moments of Water Pollution: Leveraging Smart Sensor Networks and Real-Time Data for Process Understanding (SMARTWATER)
Room: S 102 A
Author: Joaquina Noriega – Northwestern University
Co-Author (not attending): David Hannah
Co-Author (not attending): Kieran Khamis
Co-Author (not attending): Liam Kelleher
Co-Author (not attending): Stefan Krause
Co-Author (not attending): Aaron Packman
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM CT
467 - A Novel Sewer Condition Assessment Approach that Leverages Advanced Machine Learning (ML) Models
Room: S 102 A
Author: Barbara Lence, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of British Columbia
Co-Author (not attending): Pavan Saranguhewa
Co-Author (not attending): Srujana Rangapuram
Author: Sudhir Kshirsagar, PE, MASCE – Global Quality Corp
Author (not presenting): Vannary Seng – University of British Columbia
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
4:45 PM – 6:30 PM CT
Smart Sensing, Controls, and Algorithms II
Room: S 102 A
Moderator: Rajib Sinha, PE – Trihydro Corporation
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
404 - Automated Detection and Quantification of Drainage Pipe Cracks in Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Images
Room: S 102 A
Author: Chenhao Yang – Zhejiang University
Co-Author (not attending): Nian Ye (he/him/his) – Zhejiang University
Co-Author: Yiyi Ma
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT
361 - A Study to Use a Triaxial Accelerometer to Assess Bridge Scour Depth
Room: S 102 A
Author: Dong-Sin Shih – National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT
304 - Towards a Cost-efficient Remote Bridge Health and Scour Monitoring System
Room: S 102 A
Author: Tien Yee, PhD – Kennesaw State University
Co-Author: Alan Kazemian
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT
425 - Rapidly Characterizing Surface Water Properties Using a Tethered UAV Sensor Package
Room: S 102 A
Author: Sierra N. Young, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Utah State University
Co-Author (not attending): Calvin Coopmans
Co-Author (not attending): Celso Castro-Bolinaga (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University
Co-Author (not attending): John-Paul Ore
Co-Author (not attending): Mitchell Bailey
Co-Author (not attending): Steven Hall
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Monday, May 20th
5:45 PM – 6:00 PM CT
385 - Effects of Waste-to-Resource Biochar from Ground Corn Stover on Nitrate Removal from Water
Room: S 102 A
Author: Tazrin Chowdhury (she/her/hers) – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Co-Author: Jianpeng Zhou, PhD, P.E., F.EWRI (he/him/his) – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
Emerging and Innovative Technologies in Water Treatment and Energy Infrastructure - I
Room: S 103 D
Moderator: Lily S. Baldwin (she/her/hers) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT
540 - Turbidity Control and Optimization of Rural Water Treatment and Distribution Systems in Puerto Rico
Room: S 103 D
Author: Rajib Sinha, PE – Trihydro Corporation
Co-Author: Daniel Williams – US Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Author: Page Jordan, MEn – US Environmental Protection Agency
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT
622 - Climate Adaptation Solutions: Retrofitting Non-Powered Dams for Hydropower
Room: S 103 D
Author: Emmanuel U. Nzewi – Prairie View A&M University
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT
386 - An Innovative Technology for Water Treatment with Sustainable Energy Implications
Room: S 103 D
Author: David Rigby
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Design and Operations using Digital Twins
Room: S 102 D
Moderator: Abhiram Mullapudi – University of Michigan
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Emerging and Innovative Technologies in Water Treatment and Energy Infrastructure - II
Room: S 103 D
Moderator: Emmanuel U. Nzewi – Prairie View A&M University
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT
557 - Assessment of LID Performance through Integration of Permeable Pavements with Digital Twins.
Room: S 102 D
Co-Author: Marcio Hofheinz Giacomoni
Author (not presenting): Jose Artur Teixeira Brasil
Co-Author: Athanassios T. Papagiannakis, n/a – University of Texas at San Antonio
Co-Author: Christy Tupas
Co-Author: Drew William Johnson
Co-Author: Eduardo Mario Mendiondo
Co-Author: Vida Mohagheghpour
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT
583 - Efficiency and Microbial Community Analysis of Domestic Sewage Treatment by Biological Aerated Filter
Room: S 103 D
Author: Li Bin – China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT
80 - Applications of Graphene Sand Composites in Water Treatment
Room: S 103 D
Author: Abdulla Nusair – University of Mississippi
Co-Author: Hunain S. Alkhateb, Civil Engineering, Materials Design – University of Mississippi
Co-Author: Madelyn Barber
Co-Author: Matteo D'Alessio
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT
564 - Digital Twin of Aerated Stabilization Basin: Navigating Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Goals for Industrial Facilities
Room: S 102 D
Author: Fatima Iqbal – Georgia Southern University
Co-Author: Fatemeh Naeijian
Co-Author: Francisco Cubas
Co-Author: George Fu
Co-Author: Lewis Rowles
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT
448 - Poultry Litter Biochar for Pb(II) adsorption
Room: S 103 D
Author: Yulai Yang
Co-Author: Dong hee Kang – Morgan State University
Co-Author: Kayla Brown
Co-Author: Sam Oludayo Alamu
Co-Author: Seong W. Lee – Morgan State University
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT
601 - The City of Gothenburg’s Digital Twin – Helping Address Emerging Challenges Within its Sewerage System
Room: S 102 D
Author: Venu Kandiah
Co-Author: Douglas Lumley
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT
326 - CSOs - You’re Going Down! The St. Louis Journey to Utilize Optimization and RTC to Improve Operations and Water Quality
Room: S 102 D
Author: Priyadarshini Balasubramanian
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT
447 - Research on How the Poultry Litter Biochar Production Conditions Affect the Final Yield, and Properties of Biochar
Room: S 103 D
Author: Yulai Yang
Co-Author: Dong hee Kang – Morgan State University
Co-Author: Kayla Brown
Co-Author: Sam Oludayo Alamu
Co-Author: Seong W. Lee – Morgan State University
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
33 - Small Shovel Big Hole: The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District's Small Contractor Program
Room: S 102 D
Author: Michael T. Buechter, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE (he/him/his) – Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
47 - Performance of Compost-Biochar Amended Soils in the terms of Vegetation, Water Quality, and Hydraulic Properties
Room: S 103 D
Co-Author: Allen P. Davis – University of Maryland
Co-Author: Aydilek Aydilek
Co-Author: Cetin Bora
Author: Sai Thejaswini Pamuru – University of Maryland
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
AI and Generative AI in Water Resources Engineering: A Revolution in Process
Room: S 101 B
Moderator: Lily S. Baldwin (she/her/hers) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
95 - Implement AI on Image Processing for Stormwater Control Measures Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Acquired Imagery
Room: S 101 B
Author: Kayla Brown
Co-Author: Dong hee Kang – Morgan State University
Co-Author: Yulai Yang
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT
160 - Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Harmful Algal Blooms in Coastal Estuaries Integrating Data-Driven and Downscaling Approaches
Room: S 101 B
Author: Zhengxiao Yan – Florida State University
Co-Author: Nasrin Alamdari – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT
183 - Coupling Machine Learning with the National Water Model to Account for the Impacts of Water Resources Infrastructure: Improving Streamflow Prediction Skill to Enhance Great Salt Lake Management.
Room: S 101 B
Author: Ryan Johnson – Alabama Water Institute
Co-Author: Md Shahabul Alam (he/him/his) – Alabama Water Institute
Co-Author: Savalan Naser Neisary (he/him/his) – The University of Alabama
Co-Author: Steven J. Burian, P.E – Alabama Water Institute
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT
420 - Advancing Camera-Based Monitoring for Operational Water Resource Applications
Room: S 101 B
Author: Sierra N. Young, PhD (she/her/hers) – Utah State University
Co-Author: Erfan Goharian, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina
Co-Author (not attending): Jeffery Horsburgh
Co-Author (not attending): Mehdi Hatami Goloujeh
Co-Author (not attending): Razin Bin Issa
Co-Author (not attending): Safran Khan
Co-Author (not attending): Sajan Neupane
Co-Author (not attending): Seyed Mohammad Hassan Erfani
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
Wednesday, May 22nd
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM CT
614 - Maximize the Effectiveness of Existing Wet-Weather Infrastructure through Operational Optimization
Room: S 101 B
Author: Anjulie Cheema – Confluency
Author: Andrew Erikson
Co-Author: Saki Handa, P.E. – Optimatics, a SUEZ Company
Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)