Avi Ostfeld, D.Sc, P.E., D.WRE

Associate Professor

Chief Editor, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE

Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Haifa 32000, ISRAEL

PH: + 972-4-8292782 (Office) + 972-50-7726139 (Cell); FAX: + 972-4-8228898; Skype Name: ostfeld.avi

Email: ostfeld@tx.technion.ac.il [Updated: May 9, 2013]

IMPORTANT: THE PASSWORD PROTECTED PDF FILES ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE WITH GOOGLE CHROME OR WITH APPLE SAFARI

 

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS (PDF)

CURRICULM VITAE (CV) (PDF)

BOOKS

Ostfeld A. and Tyson J. M. (Eds.) (2005). "River basin restoration and management", Water and Environmental Management Series, IWA publication, 94p. http://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/clc/1771435

Ostfeld A. (Ed.) (2011). "Ant Colony Optimization - Methods and Applications." IN-TECH publications, ISBN 978-953-307-157-2 (PDF)

Hakim S., Clark B., and Ostfeld A. (Eds.) (2011). "Protecting Water and Wastewater Facilities." Rowman and Littlefield, Lanham, Maryland 20706, USA, ISBN 978-1-4614-0188-9

http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/political+science/book/978-1-4614-0188-9

Ostfeld A. (Ed.) (2012). "Water Supply Systems Analysis – Selected Topics" IN-TECH publications, ISBN 978-953-51-0889-4, 149p. (PDF)

REFERRED MANUSCRIPTS (PASSWORD PROTECTED PDF FILES)

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Perelman L. and Ostfeld A. (2013) "Operation of remote mobile sensors for security of drinking water distribution systems", Water Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.04.048 (accepted, in print)

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Zimmer A., Schmidt A., Ostfeld A., and Minsker B. (2013). "A new method for the offline solution of pressurized and supercritical flows ", Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29HY.1943-7900.0000747 (accepted, in print)

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Price E. and Ostfeld A. (2013). "Iterative linear programming of headloss, leakage and source cost for optimal operation of water distribution systems", Journal of Hydroinformatics, http://www.iwaponline.com/jh/up/jh2013124.htm (accepted, in print)

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Meng F., Liu S., Ostfeld A., Chen C., and Burchard-Levine A. (2013). "A particle backtracking algorithm for optimal booster disinfection placement and operation for a water distribution system in Beijing", Journal of Hydroinformatics, http://www.iwaponline.com/jh/up/jh2013149.htm (accepted, in print)

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Perelman L., Housh M. and Ostfeld A. (2013). "Least cost design of water distribution systems under demand uncertainty: the robust counterpart approach", Journal of Hydroinformatics, http://www.iwaponline.com/jh/up/jh2013138.htm (accepted, in print)

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Arad J., Housh M., Perelman L., and Ostfeld A. (2013). "A dynamic thresholds scheme for contaminant event detection in water distribution systems", Water Research, Vol. 47, Issue 5, pp. 1899 – 1908. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.017 (PDF)

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Kurek W. and Ostfeld A. (2013). "Multi-objective optimization of water quality, pumps operation, and storage sizing of water distribution systems", Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 115, pp. 189 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.11.030 (PDF)

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Housh M., Ostfeld A, and Shamir U. (2013). "Limited multi-stage stochastic programming for managing water supply systems", Environmental Modeling and Software, Vol. 41, pp. 53 – 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2012.11.006 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. (2012) "Optimal reliable design and operation of water distribution systems through decomposition", Water Resources Research, Vol. 48, W10521, 14 pp., http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011WR011651 (PDF)

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Kurek W.  and Ostfeld A. (2012). "Multi-objective water distribution systems control of pumping cost, water quality, and storage-reliability constraints", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, posted ahead of print, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000309 (PDF)  

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Housh M., Ostfeld A., and Shamir U. (2012). "An implicit mean-variance approach for optimal management of a water supply system under uncertainty", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, posted ahead of print, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000307 (PDF)

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Perelman L., Arad J., Housh M., and Ostfeld A. (2012). "Event detection in water distribution systems from multivariate water quality time series", Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 46, No. 15, pp. 8212 –  8219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es3014024 (Cover page, featured manuscript) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A., Barchiesi S., Bonte M., Collier C. R., Cross K., Darch G., Farrell T. A.,  Smith M., Vicory  A., Weyand  M., and Wright  J. (2012). "Climate change impacts on river basin and freshwater ecosystems: some observations on challenges and emerging solutions", Journal of Water and Climate Change, Vol 3, No 3, pp 171 – 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2012.006 (PDF)

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Perelman L. and Ostfeld A. (2012). "Bayesian networks for source intrusion detection", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, posted ahead of print, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000288 (PDF)

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Price E. and Ostfeld A. (2012). "An iterative linearization scheme for convex non-linear equations: application to optimal operation of water distribution systems", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 139, No. 3, pp. 299-312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000275 (PDF)

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Housh M., Ostfeld A, and Shamir U. (2012). "Seasonal multi-year optimal management of quantities and salinities in regional water supply systems", Environmental Modeling and Software, Vol. 37, pp. 55 – 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2012.03.001 (PDF)

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Housh M., Ostfeld A., and Shamir U. (2012). "Box-constrained optimization methodology and its application for a water supply system model", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 138, No. 6, pp. 651 – 659, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000229 (PDF)

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Opher T., Rom M., Kronaveter L., Friedler E., and Ostfeld A. (2012). "Some observations on biofouling prediction in pipelines using model trees and artificial neural networks versus logistic regression", Urban Water, Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp. 11 – 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2011.633611 (PDF)

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Perelman L. and Ostfeld A. (2012). "Extreme impact contamination events sampling for real sized water distribution systems", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 138, No. 5, pp. 581 – 585, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000206 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A., Salomons E., Ormsbee L. et al. (+ 41 co-authors) (2012). "Battle of the water calibration networks", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 138, No. 5, pp. 523 – 532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000191 (PDF)

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Perelman L. and Ostfeld A. (2012) "Water distribution systems simplifications through clustering", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 138, No. 3, pp. 218 – 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000173 (PDF)

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Opher T. and Ostfeld A. (2011). "A coupled model tree (MT) genetic algorithm (GA) scheme for biofouling assessment in pipelines", Water Research, Vol. 45, No. 18, pp. 6277 – 6288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.09.037 (PDF)

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Housh M., Ostfeld A, and Shamir U. (2011). "Optimal multi-year management of a water supply system under uncertainty: robust counterpart approach",  Water Resources Research, Vol. 47, W105 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011WR010596 (PDF)

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Preis A. and Ostfeld A. (2011). "Hydraulic uncertainty inclusion in water distribution systems contamination source identification", Urban Water, Vol. 8. Issue 5, pp. 267 – 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2011.596549 (PDF)

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Preis A., Whittle A., and Ostfeld A. (2011) "Multi-objective optimization for conjunctive placement of hydraulic and water quality sensors in water distribution systems", Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 166 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2011.029 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A., Salomons E., Lahav O. (2011). "Chemical water stability in optimal operation of water distribution systems with blended desalinated water", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 137, No. 6, pp. 531 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000166 (PDF)

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Perelman L. and Ostfeld A. (2011). "Topological clustering for water distribution systems analysis", Environmental Modeling and Software, Vol. 26, pp. 969 972, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.01.006 (PDF)

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Brand N. and Ostfeld A. (2011) "Optimal design of regional wastewater pipelines and treatment plants systems", Water Environment Research, Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 53 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143010X12780288628219 (PDF)

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Preis A., Andrew J. W., Ostfeld A., and Perelman L. (2011). "Efficient hydraulic state estimation technique using reduced models of urban water networks", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 137, No. 4, pp. 343 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000113

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Shlomi S., Ostfeld A., Rubin H., and Shoemaker C. (2010). "Optimal groundwater contamination monitoring using pumping wells", Water Science and Technology, Vol. 62, No. 3, pp. 556 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2010.318 (PDF)

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Ivnitzky H., Minz D., Kautsky L., Preis A., Ostfeld A., Semiat R., and Dosoretz C. G. (2010). "Biofouling formation and modeling in nanofiltration membranes applied to wastewater treatment", Journal of Membrane Science, Vol. 360, pp. 165 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2010.05.007 (PDF)

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Nicklow J., Reed P., Savic D., Dessalegne T., Harrell L., Chan-Hilton A., Karamouz M., Minsker B., Ostfeld A., Singh A., and Zechman E. (2010). "State of the art for genetic algorithms and beyond in water resources planning and management", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 136, No. 4, pp. 412 432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000053 (PDF)

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Perelman L. and Ostfeld A. (2010). "Extreme impact contamination events sampling for water distribution systems security", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 136, No. 1, pp. 80 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2010)136:1(80) (PDF)

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Perelman L., Krapivka A., and Ostfeld A. (2009). "Single and multi-objective optimal design of water distribution systems: application to the case study of the Hanoi system",  Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 395 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2009.404 (PDF)

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Tamar O., Ostfeld A., and Friedler E. (2009). "Modeling highway runoff pollutant levels using a data driven model", Water Science and Technology, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 19 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.289 (PDF)

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Krapivka A. and Ostfeld A. (2009). "Coupled genetic algorithm – linear programming scheme for least cost design of water distribution systems", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 135, No. 4, pp. 298 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2009)135:4(298) (PDF)

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Lahav O., Salomons E., and Ostfeld A. (2009). "Chemical stability of inline blends of desalinated, surface and ground waters: the need for higher alkalinity values in desalinated water",  Desalination, Vol. 239, pp. 334 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2008.07.006 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A., Uber J., Salomons E. et al. (+ 32 co-authors) (2008). "The battle of the water sensor networks: a design challenge for engineers and algorithms", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 134, No. 6, pp. 556 568,  http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2008)134:6(556) (PDF)

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Preis A. and Ostfeld A. (2008). "Multiobjective contaminant response modeling for water distribution systems security", Journal of Hydroinformatics, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 267 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2008.061 (PDF)

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Perelman, L., Ostfeld A., and Salomons E. (2008). "Cross Entropy multiobjective optimization for water distribution systems design", Water Resources Research, 44, W09413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2007WR006248 (PDF)

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Preis A. and Ostfeld A. (2008) "Multiobjective contaminant sensor network design for water distribution systems", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 134, No. 4, pp. 366 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2008)134:4(366) (PDF)

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Perelman L., Maslia M. L., Ostfeld A., and Sautner J. B. (2008). "Using aggregation/skeletonization network models for water - quality simulations in epidemiologic studies", Journal of the American Water Works Association (AWWA), Vol. 100, No. 6, pp. 122 133, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41312909 (PDF)

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Friedler E., Shwartzman Z., and Ostfeld A. (2008). "Assessment of the reliability of an on-site MBR system for greywater treatment and the associated aesthetic and health risks", Water Science and Technology, Vol. 57, No. 7, pp. 1103 –1110, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2008.248 (PDF)

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Perelman L. and Ostfeld A. (2008). "Water distribution system aggregation for water quality analysis", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 134, No. 3, pp. 303 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2008)134:3(303) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Tubaltzev A. (2008). "Ant colony optimization for least cost design of water distribution systems", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 134, No. 2, pp. 107 – 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2008)134:2(107) (PDF)

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Preis A. and Ostfeld A. (2008). "Genetic algorithm for contaminant source characterization using imperfect sensors", Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 29 – 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10286600701695471 (PDF)

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Solomatine D. and Ostfeld A. (2008). "Data driven modeling:  some past experiences and new approaches", Journal of Hydroinformatics, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 3 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2008.015 (PDF)

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Perelman L. and Ostfeld A. (2007). "An adaptive heuristic Cross Entropy algorithm for optimal design of water distribution systems", Engineering Optimization, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 413 – 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03052150601154671 (PDF)

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Preis A. and Ostfeld A. (2007). "A contamination source identification model for water distribution system security", Engineering Optimization, Vol. 39, No. 8, pp. 941 – 951, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03052150701540670 (PDF)

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Preis A. and Ostfeld A. (2007) "A coupled model tree - genetic algorithm scheme for flow and water quality predictions in watersheds", Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 349. Issues 3-4, pp. 364 – 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.11.013 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Salomons E. (2006). "Conjunctive optimal scheduling of pumping and booster chlorine injections in water distribution systems", Engineering Optimization, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 337 – 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03052150500478007 (PDF)

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Preis A., Tubaltzev A., and Ostfeld A. (2006). "Kinneret watershed analysis tool: a cell based decision tree model for watershed flow and pollutants predictions", Water Science and Technology, Vol. 53, No.10, pp. 29 – 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2006.294 (PDF)

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Grayman W., Ostfeld A., and Salomons E. (2006). "Locating monitors in water distribution systems: red team - blue team exercise", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 132, No. 4, 300 -304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2006)132:4(300) (PDF)

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Preis A. and Ostfeld A. (2006). "Contamination source identification in water systems: a hybrid model trees - linear programming scheme", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 132, No. 4, 263 – 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2006)132:4(263) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Salomons E. (2005). "Optimal early warning monitoring system layout for water networks security: inclusion of sensors sensitivities and response delays", Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 151 – 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10286600500308144 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Salomons E. (2005). "Securing water distribution systems using online contamination monitoring", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 131, No. 5, pp. 402 – 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2005)131:5(402) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Salomons S. (2005). "A hybrid genetic - instance based learning algorithm for CE-QUAL-W2 calibration", Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 310, pp. 122 – 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.12.004 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. (2005). "Optimal design and operation of multi - quality networks under unsteady conditions", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 131, No. 2, pp. 116 – 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2005)131:2(116) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. (2005). "Water distribution systems connectivity analysis", Evolutionary Computation Special Issue of the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 131, No. 1, pp. 58 – 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2005)131:1(58) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. (2005). "A review of modeling water quality in distribution systems", Urban Water Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 107 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15730620500144266 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. (2004). "Reliability analysis of water distribution systems", Journal of Hydroinformatics, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 281 – 294, http://www.iwaponline.com/jh/006/jh0060281.htm (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Salomons E. (2004). "Optimal layout of early warning detection stations for water distribution systems security", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 5, pp. 377 – 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2004)130:5(377) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A., Kessler A., and Goldberg I. (2004). "A contaminant detection system for early warning in water distribution networks", Engineering Optimization, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 525 – 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03052150410001714097 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Salomons E. (2004). "Optimal operation of multiquality water distribution systems: unsteady conditions", Engineering Optimization, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 337 – 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0305215042000207054 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Preis A. (2003). "Lake Kinneret watershed contamination transports: a GIS based hydrological model", Water Science and Technology, Vol. 48, No. 10, pp. 63 – 70, http://www.iwaponline.com/wst/04810/wst048100063.htm (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. (2002). "IPCLASS – an interactive program for calibrating activated sludge systems", Journal of Environmental Modeling and Software, Elsevier Science, Vol. 17, No. 8, pp. 703 – 719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1364-8152(02)00030-0 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A, Kogan D., and Shamir U. (2002). "Reliability simulation of water distribution systems - single and multiquality", Urban Water, Elsevier Science, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 53 – 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1462-0758(01)00055-3 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A., Muzaffar E., and Lansey K. E. (2001). "HANDSS: the Hula aggregated numerical decision support system", Journal of Geographic Information and Decision Analysis (GIDA), Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 16 – 31 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. (2001). "Reliability analysis of regional water distribution systems", Urban Water, Elsevier Science, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 137 – 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1462-0758(01)00035-8 (PDF)

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Ostfeld A., Muzaffar E., and Lansey K. E. (1999). "Analytical ground-water flow solutions for channel-aquifer interaction", Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 125, No. 4, pp. 196 – 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(1999)125:4(196) (PDF)

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Argaman Y., Papkov G., Ostfeld A., and Rubin D. (1999). "Single - sludge Nitrogen removal model: calibration and verification", Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 125, No. 7, pp. 608 – 617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1999)125:7(608) (PDF)

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Kessler A., Ostfeld A., and Sinai G. (1998). "Detecting accidental contaminations in municipal water networks", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 124, No. 4, pp. 192 – 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(1998)124:4(192) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Kessler A. (1999) Closure on "Detecting accidental contaminations in municipal water networks", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 125, No. 5, pp. 308 – 310,  http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(1999)125:5(308) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Shamir U. (1996). "Design of optimal reliable multiquality water supply systems", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 122, No. 5, pp. 322 – 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(1996)122:5(322) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Shamir U. (1993). "Optimal operation of multiquality networks I: steady state conditions", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 119, No. 6, pp. 645 – 662,  http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(1993)119:6(645) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Shamir U. (1993). "Optimal operation of multiquality networks II: unsteady conditions", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 119, No. 6, pp. 663 – 684, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(1993)119:6(663) (PDF)

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Ostfeld A. and Shamir U. (1993). "Incorporating reliability in optimal design of water distribution networks review and new concepts", Journal of Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 5 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0951-8320(93)90049-5 (PDF)