Publications

Abhijith, G. R., and Mohan, S. 2024. Discussion of “Analysis of Intermittent Water Distribution Networks Using a Dummy Emitter Device at Each Demand Node” by C. R. Suribabu and P. Sivakumar. (Accepted for publication).

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2024. Assessing uncertainties in mechanistic modeling of quality fluctuations in drinking water distribution systems. ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 150(1), 04023091. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., Naidu, M. N., Boindala, S. P., Vasan, A., and Ostfeld, A. 2023. Analyzing the role of consumer behavior in coping with intermittent supply in water distribution systems. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 25(5), 1766-1787. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., Salomons, E., and Ostfeld, A. 2023. Developing a simplified practical approach for analyzing the criticality of isolation valves. ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 149(11), 06023005. Article Link

Ostfeld, A and Abhijith, G. R. 2023. Digital Twin for Water Distribution Systems Management—Towards a Paradigm Shift. ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice Forum, 14(3), 02523001. Article Link

Raimondi, A., Quinn, R., Abhijith, G. R., Becciu, G., and Ostfeld, A. 2023. Rainwater Harvesting and Treatment: state of the art and perspectives. Water, SI Rainwater Harvesting and Treatment, 15(8), 1518. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., Salomons, E., and Ostfeld, A. 2022. Reliability of a Contamination-Detection Sensor Network in Water Distribution Systems during a Cyber-Physical Attack. Water, 14(22), 3669. Article Link

Price, E., Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2022. Pressure management in water distribution systems through PRVs optimal placement and settings. Water Research, 226, 119236. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2022. Flexible decision-making framework for developing operation protocol for water distribution systems. Journal of Environmental Management, 320, 115817. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2022. Contaminant Fate and Transport Modeling in Distribution Systems: EPANET-C. Water, 14(10), 1665. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2022. Making Waves: Applying Systems Biology Principles in Water Distribution Systems Engineering. Water Research, 219, 118527. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2022. Examining the longitudinal dispersion of solutes inside water distribution systems. ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 148(6), 04022022. Article Link

Mohan, S., and Abhijith, G. R. 2021. Closure to “Hydraulic Analysis of Intermittent Water-Distribution Networks Considering Partial-Flow Regimes” by S. Mohan and G. R. Abhijith. ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 147(11), 07021019. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2021. Model-based investigation of the formation, transmission, and health risk of perfluorooctanoic acid, a member of PFASs group, in drinking water distribution systems. Water Research, 204, 117626. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2021. Modeling the response of non-chlorinated, chlorinated, and chloraminated water distribution systems towards arsenic contamination. ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 147(10), 04021045. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2021. Modeling the Formation and Propagation of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, a Dominant Taste and Odor Compound, in Water Distribution Systems. Water, 13(5), 638. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., Kadinski, L., and Ostfeld, A. 2021. Modeling Bacterial Regrowth and Trihalomethane Formation in Water Distribution Systems. Water, 13(4), 463. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., and Mohan, S. 2021. Cellular Automata-based Mechanistic Model for Analyzing Microbial Regrowth and Trihalomethanes Formation in Water Distribution Systems. ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 147(1), 04020145. Article Link

Mohan, S., and Abhijith, G. R. 2020. Hydraulic Analysis of Intermittent Water Distribution Networks considering Partial Flow Regimes. ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 146(8), 04020071. Article Link

Abhijith, G. R., and Mohan, S. 2020. Random Walk Particle Tracking embedded Cellular Automata model for predicting temporospatial variations of chlorine in water distribution systems. Environmental Processes, 7(1), 271-296. Article Link

Mohan, S., Abhijith, G. R., and Aneesh, B. 2018. Modeling chlorine response to uncontrolled contamination events in drinking water distribution systems. Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology – AQUA, 67(8), 834-845. Article Link

Gupta, R., Abhijith, G. R., and Ormsbee, L. 2016. Leakage as Pressure-Driven Demand in Design of Water Distribution Networks. ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 142(6), 1-14. Article Link

Zeidan, M., Yondonjamts, D., Németh, M., Wéber, R., Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2024. Transient flow dynamics in tesla valve configurations: insights from computational fluid dynamics simulations. Engineering Proceedings, 69(1), 195.

Wéber, R., Sándor, L., Horváth, A., Barakka, G., Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2024. Predicting contamination spreading in water distribution networks. Engineering Proceedings, 69(1), 96.

Wéber, R., Tuyakbayev, T., Abhijith, G. R., Salomons, E., Hős, C., and Ostfeld, A. 2024. Backup design optimization for water distribution networks. Engineering Proceedings, 69(1), 104.

Hendrickson, G., Abhijith, G. R., and Sela, L. 2024. Volume-driven and flow control approach to optimizing equity in intermittent water supply systems. Engineering Proceedings, 69(1), 75.

Daniel, I., Abhijith, G. R., Kutz, N., Ostfeld, A., and Cominola, A. 2024. Physics-informed machine learning for universal surrogate modelling of water quality parameters in water distribution networks. 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI), Ferrara, Italy, July 1 – 4, 2024.

Boindala, S. P., Abhijith, G. R., Ihjas, K., and Ostfeld, A. 2024. Towards optimal scheduling of intermittent water supply system incorporating consumer behavior. Engineering Proceedings, 69(1), 168.

Balireddy, R., Chakravorty, A., Kuiry, S. N., Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2024. Calculation of Water Age Using Electrical Simulators. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2024, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 19–22, 2024.

Abhijith G. R., Ivo, D., Cominola, A., and Ostfeld, A. 2023. Hybrid mechanistic and machine learning-based modeling approach for predicting quality fluctuations in drinking water distribution systems. 19th International Computing & Control for the Water Industry Conference, Leicester, UK., September 4-7.

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2023. Introducing EPyT-C: An independent Python-based water quality modeling extension for EPANET. 19th International Computing & Control for the Water Industry Conference, Leicester, UK., September 4-7.

Abhijith, G. R., Leonidou, N., Dräger, A., and Ostfeld, A. 2023. Exploring the cause-effects of quality fluctuations in drinking water distribution systems by applying systems biology approaches. 19th International Computing & Control for the Water Industry Conference, Leicester, UK., September 4-7.

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2023. Redefined entropy index for water distribution systems analysis. 19th International Computing & Control for the Water Industry Conference, Leicester, UK., September 4-7.

Abhijith, G. R., Naidu, M. N., Boindala, S. P., Vasan, A., and Ostfeld, A. 2023. Exploring the consumer behaviour in water supply systems with uncertain and irregular intermittency. 19th International Computing & Control for the Water Industry Conference, Leicester, UK., September 4-7.

Abhijith, G.R., and Ostfeld, A. 2023. Inferring the stochasticity associated with modeling the biological stability of drinking water within distribution networks. In: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2023: Adaptive Planning and Design in an Age of Risk and Uncertainty, Henderson Nevada, USA., May 21-24.

Abhijith, G. R., Salomons, E., and Ostfeld, A. 2023. Enhancing the reliability of a contamination detection sensors network in water distribution systems during a cyber-attack. In: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2023: Adaptive Planning and Design in an Age of Risk and Uncertainty, Henderson Nevada, USA., May 21-24.

Abhijith, G. R., Steffelbauer, D., and Ostfeld, A. 2023. Towards digital twins for emerging contaminants in water distribution systems. In: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2023: Adaptive Planning and Design in an Age of Risk and Uncertainty, Henderson Nevada, USA., May 21-24.

Ivo, D., Kadinski, L., Abhijith, G. R., Ostfeld, A., and Cominola, A. 2023. A machine learning-based surrogate model for coupled hydraulic and water quality simulation in water distribution networks. In: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2023: Adaptive Planning and Design in an Age of Risk and Uncertainty, Henderson Nevada, USA., May 21-24.

Schuster, J., Kadinski, L., Hao, C., Abhijith, G. R., Grieb, A., Pu, L., Ostfeld, A., and Ernst, M. 2022. Online monitoring and digital control in drinking water distribution systems. In: German-Israeli Cooperation in Water Technology Research Status Seminar, Ashdod, Israel, October 25-27.

Kadinski, L., Schuster, J., Abhijith, G. R., Hao, C., Grieb, A., Pu, L., Ernst, M., and Ostfeld, A. 2022. Machine learning methodologies to predict possible water quality anomalies as a support tool for online monitoring of organic parameters. WDSA/CCWI Joint Conference, Valencia, Spain, July 18-22.

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2022. Appraisal of the Position of Water Distribution Systems as a PFAS Exposure Pathway. In: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2022, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Abhijith, G. R., and Ostfeld, A. 2022. EPANET-C—An Umbrella Simulation Tool for Water Distribution System Quality Analysis. In: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2022, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Kadinski, L., Schuster, J., Abhijith, G. R., Hao, C., Grieb, A., Pu, L., Ernst, M., and Ostfeld, A. 2022. Establishing an Experimental and Simulation Interface for Online Monitoring and Modeling of Bacterial Growth in Water Distribution Systems. In: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2022, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Hao, C., Schuster, J., Kadinski, L., Abhijith, G. R., Grieb, A., Ernst, M., Ostfeld, A., and Pu, L. 2022. Optimal control of chlorine concentration in water distribution system. In: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2022, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Schuster, J., Kadinski, L., Hao, C., Abhijith, G. R., Grieb, A., Pu, L., Ostfeld, A., and Ernst, M. 2022. Real-time monitoring and controlling of water quality in water distribution networks based on flow cytometry and fluorescence spectroscopy. In: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2022, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Mohan, S. and Abhijith, G. R. 2019. Modelling the effects of intermittent water supply on quality deterioration in terms of disinfection by-products formation. In: 11th World Congress on Water Resources and Environment, Madrid, Spain.

Mohan, S. and Abhijith, G. R. 2019. Modelling the effects of intermittent water supply on quality deterioration in terms of disinfection by-products formation. In: 11th World Congress on Water Resources and Environment, Madrid, Spain.

Abhijith G. R., and Ostfeld A. 2022. Post-treatment PFAS contamination of drinking water. WDSA/CCWI22 WDSA/CCWI Joint Conference, Valencia, 18-22 July 2022, Spain.

Mohan, S., and Abhijith, G. R. 2019. Microbial Regrowth Dynamics in Intermittent Water Supply systems – A Modeling Investigation. In: Water and Development Congress and Exhibition, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Abhijith. G. R., and Mohan, S. 2018. An Innovative Protocol for Chlorine Sensors to monitor the Biological Quality of Drinking Water Distribution Systems. In: Sustainable Technologies for Intelligent Water Management, Roorkee, India.

Abhijith, G. R., Aneesh, B. and Mohan, S. 2016. Modeling Microbial Contaminant Transport in Water Distribution Systems. In: National Conf. on Energy and Environment. Coimbatore, India.

Mohan, S., and Abhijith, G. R. 2021. Intermittent water supply interventions for India’s cities. In: IWA Source Magazine, February 2021 Edition. Article Link