NB-Sim
Nile Basin Simulation model
Comprehensive multi-reservoir simulation including the High Aswan Dam and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, used to study interactions among reservoir operating rules.
Research
Models & decision-support systems
Major mathematical models and DSS contributions developed across reservoir operations, water policy, desalination, neural networks and multicriteria analysis.
HAD-Opt
High Aswan Dam Optimization model
Dynamic-programming model for daily release optimization under physical constraints and downstream requirements, with selectable single- or multi-objective formulations.
HAD-Sim
High Aswan Dam Simulation model
Simulation of alternative release rules, hydrologic scenarios and flood/drought conditions with integration to other water-management models.
MCEWR
Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Water Resources
Decision-support framework using methods including ELECTRE, AHP, PROMETHEE, Compromise Programming and Weighted Average for ranking water-resource alternatives.
HDDP
High Dimension Dynamic Programming
Objective-space dynamic programming integrated with mixed-integer programming; tested on problems with up to 12 decision and 12 state variables over 30 years.
NNMNRR
Neural Network Model for Nile Rainfall-Runoff
Artificial neural-network model trained to map rainfall patterns into measures of runoff.
REDBLUFFDSS
Red Bluff Decision Support System
Economic, environmental and multicriteria sub-models for generating, simulating and evaluating management alternatives for Red Bluff Diversion Dam in California.
OSSDF
Optimal Size and Site of Desalination Facility
GIS-integrated DSS combining facility-location analysis, linear programming and multicriteria evaluation for desalination siting and sizing.
ESMGWP
Expert System for Management and Generating Water Policies
Knowledge-based expert system using more than 100 rules to generate water supply and demand scenarios for Egypt.
SMBNC
Simulation Model for Bahig and Nasr Canal
Evaluation and planning simulation model for water management in northwestern Egypt.