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  1. Enhanced Power Plant Generation Management through an Improved Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm

    Article • Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, April 2026, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  2. Large Language Model-Based Multi-Agent Systems: The Next Frontier in Digital Water Engineering 

    Article • March 2026, Copernicus GmbH

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  3. Development of the AOA-SL surrogate model for optimal reservoir operation considering quantitative–qualitative objectives

    Article • Environment Development and Sustainability, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  4. Evaluating the potential of desalinated irrigation in water-stressed regions through optimized planting dates and irrigation strategies

    Article • Agricultural Water Management, December 2025, Elsevier

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  5. Making waves: A conceptual framework exploring how large language model-based multi-agent systems could reshape water engineering

    Article • Water Research, December 2025, Elsevier

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  6. Exploring Performance Nuances of Computational Intelligence-Based Optimization Algorithms through Hydrological Benchmarking

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, November 2025, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  7. Full cost recovery or subsidy? The reform dilemma in agricultural water pricing for sustainable development

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, October 2025, IWA Publishing

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  8. Water Governance and Policymaking in Iran Over the Last Half-Century: Inefficiencies and Shortcomings

    Article • May 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  9. How Planning Shared Infrastructure could Support Agriculture and Desalinated Irrigation

    Article • Water Resources Management, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  10. Self-tuning multi-layer optimization algorithm (STML): An innovative parameter-less approach

    Article • Applied Soft Computing, November 2024, Elsevier

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli, Professor Amir H Gandomi

  11. Dangers of aging water infrastructure

    Article • Science, October 2024, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  12. A critical take on the role of random and local search-oriented components of modern computational intelligence-based optimization algorithms

    Article • Soft Computing, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  13. Rethinking Water Management and Hydroinformatics: Prioritizing Data over Models

    Article • Cambridge Prisms Water, January 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  14. A review of limitations and potentials of desalination as a sustainable source of water

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  15. Harvesting Sustainability: Unleashing Desalination to Tackle the Agricultural/Water Crisis

    Article • Agricultural Water Management, August 2023, Elsevier

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  16. Unlocking the Past and Future of Desalination: A Journey through Time

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, June 2023, IWA Publishing

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  17. Shrinking Lakes: Remote Sensing, Machine learning, and Data Analysis to reveal the hidden patterns

    Article • Water, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  18. Can a "magical," universal solution to water, environmental, and climate crises exist?

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  19. Aqua-Nomics: Food & Water Security in a Changing Climate via Virtual Water-Informed Crop Strategies

    Article • Natural Hazards, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  20. Smart Reservoir Solutions: CI and Swarm Intelligence for Water Security

    Article • Water Resources Management, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  21. Charting the Waters of Change: System Dynamics for Effective Lake Management in a Shifting Climate

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  22. Navigating Climate Change's Deep Uncertainty: Sensitivity of Non-Conditional Variable

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  23. Computational Intelligence: An Introduction

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  24. Decision Tree (DT): A Valuable Tool for Water Resources Engineering

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  25. Deep Learning Application in Water and Environmental Sciences

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  26. Firefly Algorithms (FAs): Application in Water Resource Systems

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  27. Improving Approaches for Meta-heuristic Algorithms: A Brief Overview

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli, Professor Amir H Gandomi

  28. Multi-Objective Optimization Application in Water and Environmental Sciences

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  29. Using Support Vector Machine (SVM) in Modeling Water Resources Systems

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  30. A robust multiple-objective decision-making paradigm based on the water–energy–food security nexus under changing climate uncertainties

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  31. Did Climate Change Just Do That? Investigating the Causes of Inland Water Depletions

    Article • Hydrological Sciences Journal, September 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  32. Estimation of geographical variations in virtual water content and crop yield under climate change: comparison of three data mining approaches

    Article • Environment Development and Sustainability, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  33. Intense extreme hydro-climatic events take a toll on society

    Article • Natural Hazards, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  34. Two decades of decision-making in environmental and water management: What have we done thus far?

    Article • Environment Development and Sustainability, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  35. Developing a Robust Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Framework to Evaluate Performance of Water System Design and Planning under Climate Change

    Article • Water Resources Management, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  36. A linear/non-linear hybrid time-series model to investigate the depletion of inland water bodies

    Article • Environment Development and Sustainability, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  37. Google Earth Engine and Its Application in Forest Sciences

    Article • October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  38. Adverse impacts of climate change in Maharlou Lake Basin, Iran

    Article • Hydro Science & Marine Engineering, April 2020, Bilingual Publishing Co.

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  39. Hydropower in Climate Change

    Article • December 2019, Wiley

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  40. Hot Hand Fallacy: A Contagious Misinterpretation in Water Resources Sectors

    Article • December 2019, Wiley

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  41. Evaluation of water shortage crisis in the Middle East and possible remedies

    Article • Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology—AQUA, October 2019, IWA Publishing

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  42. Optimization of Run-of-River Hydropower Plant Design under Climate Change Conditions

    Article • Water Resources Management, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  43. Stiffness and sensitivity criteria and their application to water resources assessment

    Article • Journal of Hydro-environment Research, June 2018, Elsevier

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  44. Investigating the variability of GCMs' simulations using time series analysis

    Article • Journal of Water and Climate Change, April 2018, IWA Publishing

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  45. Discussion of “Design and Evaluation of Irrigation Water Pricing Policies for Enhanced Water Use Efficiency” by Sayed Ali Ohab-Yazdi and Azadeh Ahmadi

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, April 2018, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  46. Effects of the uncertainties of climate change on the performance of hydropower systems

    Article • Journal of Water and Climate Change, February 2018, IWA Publishing

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  47. Discussion of “Optimization of Phenol Removal Using Ti/PbO2 Anode with Response Surface Methodology” by C. García-Gómez, J. A. Vidales-Contreras, J. Nápoles-Armenta, and P. Gortáres-Moroyoqui

    Article • Journal of Environmental Engineering, September 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  48. Discussion of “Multiscale Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in Tanzania” by Umesh Adhikari, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Matthew R. Herman, and Joseph P. Messina

    Article • Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, August 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  49. Crow Search Algorithm (CSA)

    Article • July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  50. Dragonfly Algorithm (DA)

    Article • July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  51. Introduction

    Article • July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  52. Krill Herd Algorithm (KHA)

    Article • July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  53. Brief Chronicle of Water Wars: Search for Global Peace

    Article • Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, July 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  54. Strategic Importance and Safety of Water Resources

    Article • Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, July 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  55. Discussion of “Conjunctive Management of Surface and Ground Water Resources Using Conflict Resolution Approach” by Hamid R. Safavi, Milad Mehrparvar, and Ferenc Szidarovszky

    Article • Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, May 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  56. Unionism and Water Resources Management

    Article • Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, April 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  57. Time-Based Vulnerability: A Step Forward to Operate Water Resources Systems

    Article • Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, November 2016, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli

  58. Discussion of “Investigation of Reservoir Qualitative Behavior Resulting from Sudden Entry of Biological Pollutant” by Omid Bozorg-Haddad, Parisa-Sadat Ashofteh, Mohsen Ali-Hamzeh, and Miguel A. Mariño

    Article • Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, July 2016, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Babak Zolghadr-Asli