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Research Description

Dr. Berglund's research interests are in the development of new computational methodologies to explore the influence of feedbacks among social and infrastructure systems. Her research creates new socio-technical models by integrating Complex Adaptive Systems modeling approaches with engineering models to simulate feedback mechanisms and adaptive behaviors among consumers, infrastructure, and environmental systems. New Evolutionary Algorithm-based approaches are coupled with socio-technical models to identify optimal adaptive strategies for managing sustainability, security, and resilience of complex infrastructure and water resources systems. Specifically, she is exploring the sustainability of urban water supply and protection of human health in water contamination incidents. Dr. Berglund specializes in water management; water reclamation and conservation; water security; complex adaptive systems; agent-based modeling; evolutionary computation; human behavior; and social dimensions.

Publications

Agent-based modelling approach to evaluate the effect of collaboration among scientists in scientific workflows

Shafiee, M. E., & Berglund, E. Z. (2019), JOURNAL OF SIMULATION, 13(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/17477778.2017.1387333

An agent-based modeling approach to project adoption of water reuse and evaluate expansion plans within a sociotechnical water infrastructure system

Kandiah, V. K., Berglund, E. Z., & Binder, A. R. (2019), SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY, 46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2018.12.040

Genetic Algorithm-Genetic Programming Approach to Identify Hierarchical Models for Ultraviolet Disinfection Reactors

Monroe, J. G., Ducoste, J., & Berglund, E. Z. (2019), JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 145(2). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001492

Multiphase Procedure to Design District Metered Areas for Water Distribution Networks

Pesantez, J. E., Berglund, E. Z., & Mahinthakumar, G. (2019), JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 145(8). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001095

Allocating countermeasures to defend water distribution systems against terrorist attack

Monroe, J., Ramsey, E., & Berglund, E. (2018), RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY, 179, 37–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.02.014

An agent-based modeling framework for assessing the public health protection of water advisories

Shafiee, M. E., Berglund, E. Z., & Lindell, M. K. (2018), Water Resources Management, 32(6), 2033–2059. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-018-1916-6

An integrated approach to place Green Infrastructure strategies in marginalized communities and evaluate stormwater mitigation

Garcia-Cuerva, L., Berglund, E. Z., & Rivers, L. (2018), Journal of Hydrology, 559, 648–660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.02.066

Assessing the effects of water restrictions on socio-hydrologic resilience for shared groundwater systems

Al-Amin, S., Berglund, E. Z., Mahinthakumar, G., & Larson, K. L. (2018), JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 566, 872–885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.08.045

Toward effective adoption of secure software development practices

Al-Amin, S., Ajmeri, N., Du, H. Y., Berglund, E. Z., & Singh, M. P. (2018), Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 85, 33–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2018.03.006

Agent-based modeling to simulate the dynamics of urban water supply: Climate, population growth, and water shortages

Ali, A. M., Shafiee, M. E., & Berglund, E. Z. (2017), Sustainable Cities and Society, 28, 420–434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2016.10.001

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