News

We deeply appreciate Lehigh University for recognizing the efforts of our CONCISE members and for featuring this news on their website. You can read the full announcement on Lehigh University's website.

graduate paper competition winners | ewri congress May, 2024

Congratulating nazia and saskia

We proudly announce that our two Ph.D. students Nazia and Saskia have received the Best Paper Award under the Graduate Paper Competition at EWRI Congress, 2024.

Nazia received the second-best paper award for "A Holistic Cybersecurity Framework against False Data Injection Attacks in Smart Water Distribution Systems Employing Auto-Encoders".

Saskia is honored with the third-best paper award for "Data Driven System Identification of Water Distribution Systems via Kernel-Based Interpolation."

JOURNAL publication FEB, 2024

High-accuracy data-driven control strategies for smart water systems. The new paper is published in Water Process Engineering Journal. Sparse-regression-based models are introduced for dynamic system identification of water distribution systems. For more details, access the paper with this link.

LET'S WELCOME THE NEW CONCISE MEMBER jan, 2024

MADALYN JORDAN

We are excited to announce our new Undergraduate Researcher to the team! She is the first generation engineer bringing her passion and intelligence to the CONCISE lab.

JOURNAL publication JAN, 2024

A cutting-edge urban water demand forecast research is published in Water Process Engineering. The paper proposed hybrid ML models for the water demand forecast which enables improved decision-making and resource management. For more details, access the paper with this link .

JOURNAL publication Dec, 2023

Another extensive research in cybersecurity of smart water distribution systems is published in International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection. The paper evaluates the vulnerabilities of smart water systems against stealthy false data injection attacks with underlying uncertainties in the system. For more details, access the paper with this link.

NEW OPENING JAN, 2023

At CONCISE lab, we are always looking for talented and passionate PhD students. If you have the following skills, please follow the application process:

Desired skills:

Proficiency in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Algorithms
Proficiency in Optimization and Control Systems
Proficiency in Communication Skills (speaking and writing)
Proficiency in (or willingness to learn) LaTex
Background in Water Systems
Background in Water-Energy Nexus
Proficiency in MATLAB/Python

How to apply: Please email your detailed CV, one sample publication, TOEFL/IELTS scores, and unofficial transcripts as one single PDF to moazeni@lehigh.edu. Please specify “CONCISE applicant” in the email subject. Women and students from historically marginalized groups are highly encouraged to apply!

Note : The candidate must be accepted in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Program of Lehigh University.

LET'S WELCOME THE NEW CONCISE MEMBER DEC, 2023

daniela villacres

We are excited to announce the newest addition to our team at CONCISE Lab. She is an incoming PhD student who will be joining us in Fall 2024. Daniela comes to us from Ecuador, bringing a unique blend of skills and experiences that promise to enrich our research community.