Research Interests
Water Resources Engineering Hydrology Water policy (incl. water allocation) Fresh, ground and surface water systems and management Agri-food, water and environment systems Optimisation Computational modelling and simulation in earth sciences Artificial Intelligence Data visualisation and computational (incl. parametric and generative) design Numerical and Computational MathematicsMr Babak Zolghadr-Asli
Grant-Funded Researcher (A)
School of Civil Engineering and Construction
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Babak Zolghadr-Asli is deeply engaged in advancing research at the intersection of computational and artificial intelligence, specifically focusing on optimization, data mining, and machine learning. His primary objective is to apply these technologies to address challenges in sustainable water resource management, including the potential impacts of climate change. By integrating cutting-edge AI techniques into decision-making paradigms, he aims to establish robust frameworks capable of addressing economic, environmental, and technical aspects of water engineering, thereby illuminating the role of water in the energy-water-food nexus. A prolific author, he has penned two books, one published by John Wiley & Sons and another by CRC Press. Additionally, he served as the editor for another book published by Springer. In total, to this day, Babak has contributed to over 50 scientific works, showcasing his significant impact on the field.
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| 2026 | Hosseini, S. H., Zolghadr-Asli, B., Tenkanen, H., Madani, K., Matin, M. A., Demir, I., . . . Savic, D. (2026). Making waves: A conceptual framework exploring how large language model-based multi-agent systems could reshape water engineering. Water Research, 291, 11 pages. |
| 2026 | Hassani, S. Z., Ashofteh, P. S., & Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2026). Development of the AOA-SL surrogate model for optimal reservoir operation considering quantitative–qualitative objectives. Environment Development and Sustainability, 36 pages. |
| 2026 | Rahmati, K., Ashofteh, P. S., & Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2026). Enhanced Power Plant Generation Management through an Improved Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 31(2). |
| 2025 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., McIntyre, N., Djordjevic, S., Farmani, R., & Pagliero, L. (2025). How Planning Shared Infrastructure could Support Agriculture and Desalinated Irrigation. Water Resources Management, 39(3), 1215-1233. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2025 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., McIntyre, N., Djordjevic, S., Farmani, R., Pagliero, L., & Pérez-Murillo, G. (2025). Evaluating the potential of desalinated irrigation in water-stressed regions through optimized planting dates and irrigation strategies. Agricultural Water Management, 322, 10 pages. |
| 2025 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., McIntyre, N., Djordjevic, S., Farmani, R., & Pagliero, L. (2025). Full cost recovery or subsidy? The reform dilemma in agricultural water pricing for sustainable development. Water Supply, 25(11), 1576-1590. |
| 2025 | Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2025). Exploring Performance Nuances of Computational Intelligence-Based Optimization Algorithms through Hydrological Benchmarking. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 151(11), 9 pages. |
| 2025 | Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2025). What an angry exchange with a reviewer taught me about arrogance and humility. Nature. |
| 2024 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Latifi, M., Beig Zali, R., Nikoo, M. R., Farmani, R., Nazari, R., & Gandomi, A. H. (2024). Self-tuning multi-layer optimization algorithm (STML): An innovative parameter-less approach. Applied Soft Computing, 165, 13 pages. Scopus6 WoS5 |
| 2024 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Ferdowsi, A., & Savić, D. (2024). A call for a fundamental shift from model-centric to data-centric approaches in hydroinformatics. Cambridge Prisms: Water, 2. |
| 2024 | Ferdowsi, A., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & AghaKouchak, A. (2024). Dangers ofaging water infrastructure. Science, 386(6718), 158. Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC2 |
| 2024 | Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2024). A critical take on the role of random and local search-oriented components of modern computational intelligence-based optimization algorithms. Soft Computing, 28(13-14), 7963-7981. Scopus3 |
| 2023 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Naghdyzadegan Jahromi, M., Wan, X., Enayati, M., Naghdizadegan Jahromi, M., Tahmasebi Nasab, M., . . . Pourghasemi, H. R. (2023). Uncovering the Depletion Patterns of Inland Water Bodies via Remote Sensing, Data Mining, and Statistical Analysis. Water Switzerland, 15(8), 16 pages. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2023 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., McIntyre, N., Djordjevic, S., Farmani, R., Pagliero, L., Martínez-Alvarez, V., & Maestre-Valero, J. F. (2023). A review of limitations and potentials of desalination as a sustainable source of water. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 30(56), 118161-118174. Scopus16 WoS10 |
| 2023 | Asli, B. Z., McIntyre, N., Djordjevic, S., Farmani, R., & Pagliero, L. (2023). A closer look at the history of the desalination industry: The evolution of the practice of desalination through the course of time. Water Supply, 23(6), 2517-2526. Scopus17 WoS10 |
| 2023 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., McIntyre, N., Djordjevic, S., Farmani, R., & Pagliero, L. (2023). The sustainability of desalination as a remedy to the water crisis in the agriculture sector: An analysis from the climate-water-energy-food nexus perspective. Agricultural Water Management, 286, 10 pages. Scopus37 WoS29 |
| 2023 | Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2023). No-free-lunch-theorem: a page taken from the computational intelligence for water resources planning and management. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(20), 57212-57218. Scopus8 WoS5 |
| 2022 | Yaghoubzadeh-Bavandpour, A., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Rajabi, M., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Chu, X. (2022). Application of Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Computation Algorithms for Optimal Reservoir Operation. Water Resources Management, 36(7), 2275-2292. Scopus18 WoS15 |
| 2022 | Arefinia, A., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Ahmadaali, K., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2022). Cropping patterns based on virtual water content considering water and food security under climate change conditions. Natural Hazards, 114(2), 1709-1721. Scopus7 WoS5 |
| 2022 | Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2022). Preface. Studies in Computational Intelligence, 1043, v-vi. |
| 2022 | Bozorg-Haddad, O., Dehghan, P., Zolghadr-Asli, B., Singh, V. P., Chu, X., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2022). System dynamics modeling of lake water management under climate change. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 17 pages. Scopus20 WoS11 Europe PMC3 |
| 2022 | Arefinia, A., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Ahmadaali, K., Bazrafshan, J., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Chu, X. (2022). Estimation of geographical variations in virtual water content and crop yield under climate change: comparison of three data mining approaches. Environment Development and Sustainability, 24(6), 8378-8396. Scopus10 WoS7 |
| 2022 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Enayati, M., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2022). Sensitivity of non-conditional climatic variables to climate-change deep uncertainty using Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 14 pages. Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2021 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Enayati, M., Pourghasemi, H. R., Jahromi, M. N., & Tiefenbacher, J. P. (2021). A linear/non-linear hybrid time-series model to investigate the depletion of inland water bodies. Environment Development and Sustainability, 23(7), 10727-10742. Scopus6 WoS3 |
| 2021 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Enayati, M., & Chu, X. (2021). A review of 20-year applications of multi-attribute decision-making in environmental and water resources planning and management. Environment Development and Sustainability, 23(10), 14379-14404. Scopus37 WoS32 |
| 2021 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Enayati, M., & Goharian, E. (2021). Developing a Robust Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Framework to Evaluate Performance of Water System Design and Planning under Climate Change. Water Resources Management, 35(1), 279-298. Scopus17 WoS15 |
| 2021 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Enayati, M., Pourghasemi, H. R., Naghdyzadegan Jahromi, M., & Tiefenbacher, J. P. (2021). Application of Granger-causality to study the climate change impacts on depletion patterns of inland water bodies. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 66(12), 1767-1776. Scopus13 WoS11 |
| 2021 | Enayati, M., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Fallah-Mehdipour, E., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Chu, X. (2021). A robust multiple-objective decision-making paradigm based on the water–energy–food security nexus under changing climate uncertainties. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 14 pages. Scopus22 WoS20 Europe PMC6 |
| 2021 | Bozorg-Haddad, O., Zolghadr-Asli, B., Chu, X., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2021). Intense extreme hydro-climatic events take a toll on society. Natural Hazards, 108(2), 2385-2391. Scopus8 WoS6 |
| 2020 | Bozorg-Haddad, O., Zolghadr-Asli, B., Sarzaeim, P., Aboutalebi, M., Chu, X., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2020). Evaluation of water shortage crisis in the Middle East and possible remedies. Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology Aqua, 69(1), 85-98. Scopus100 WoS84 |
| 2019 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Sarzaeim, P., & Chu, X. (2019). Investigating the variability of gcms’ simulations using time series analysis. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 10(3), 449-463. Scopus13 WoS13 |
| 2019 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Chu, X. (2019). Effects of the uncertainties of climate change on the performance of hydropower systems. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 10(3), 591-609. Scopus27 WoS21 |
| 2018 | Sarzaeim, P., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Zolghadr-Asli, B., Fallah-Mehdipour, E., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2018). Optimization of Run-of-River Hydropower Plant Design under Climate Change Conditions. Water Resources Management, 32(12), 3919-3934. Scopus23 WoS19 |
| 2018 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Loaiciga, H. A. (2018). Discussion of "Design and Evaluation of Irrigation Water Pricing Policies for Enhanced Water Use Efficiency" by Sayed Ali Ohab-Yazdi and Azadeh Ahmadi. JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 144(4), 2 pages. |
| 2018 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2018). Stiffness and sensitivity criteria and their application to water resources assessment. Journal of Hydro Environment Research, 20, 93-100. Scopus5 WoS4 |
| 2018 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2018). Discussion of "design and evaluation of irrigation water pricing policies for enhanced water use efficiency" by Sayed Ali Ohab-Yazdi and Azadeh Ahmadi. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 144(4). |
| 2017 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2017). 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. Journal of Environmental Engineering United States, 143(9), 3 pages. Scopus2 WoS1 |
| 2017 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Chu, X. (2017). Brief chronicle of water wars: Search for global peace. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 143(7), 6 pages. Scopus13 WoS3 |
| 2017 | Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2017). Discussion of "Conjunctive management of surface and ground water resources using conflict resolution approach" by Hamid R. Safavi, Milad Mehrparvar, and Ferenc Szidarovszky. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 143(5), 1 page. |
| 2017 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2017). Unionism and water resources management. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 143(4), 3 pages. Scopus5 WoS1 |
| 2017 | Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2017). 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. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 22(8), 2 pages. Scopus5 WoS5 |
| 2017 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Chu, X. (2017). Strategic Importance and Safety of Water Resources. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 143(7), 6 pages. Scopus12 WoS10 |
| 2016 | Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2016). 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. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 142(7), 2 pages. |
| 2016 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2016). Time-based vulnerability: A step forward to operate water resources systems. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 142(11), 2 pages. Scopus5 WoS5 |
| - | Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Behrooz-Koohenjani, S. (2020). Adverse impacts of climate change in Maharlou Lake Basin, Iran. Hydro Science & Marine Engineering, 2(1). |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2025 | Behzadian, K., Ferdowsi, A., & Zolghadr-asli, B. (2025). Planning and Management for Sustainable Water Resources and Infrastructure under Climate Change. Elsevier. DOI |
| 2023 | Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2023). Computational Intelligence- based Optimization Algorithms: From Theory to Practice. CRC Press. DOI Scopus11 |
| 2021 | Bozorg-Haddad, O., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2021). A Handbook on multi-attribute decision-making methods. Wiley. DOI Scopus53 |
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| 2025 | Behzadian, K., Ferdowsi, A., & Zolghadr-Asli, B. (2025). Water infrastructures: Current concerns and core challenges. In Planning and Management for Sustainable Water Resources and Infrastructure Under Climate Change (pp. 1-22). Elsevier. DOI |
| 2022 | Arefinia, A., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Oliazadeh, A., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Keller, A. A. (2022). Firefly Algorithms (FAs): Application in Water Resource Systems. In Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 1043, pp. 103-118). Springer Nature Singapore. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2022 | Enayati, M., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Pourgholam-Amiji, M., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Tahmasebi Nasab, M. (2022). Decision Tree (DT): A Valuable Tool for Water Resources Engineering. In Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 1043, pp. 201-223). Springer Nature Singapore. DOI Scopus9 |
| 2022 | Yaghoubzadeh-Bavandpour, A., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Singh, V. P. (2022). Computational Intelligence: An Introduction. In Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 1043, pp. 411-427). Springer Nature Singapore. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2022 | Arefinia, A., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Akhavan, M., Baghbani, R., Heidary, A., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Chang, H. (2022). Using Support Vector Machine (SVM) in Modeling Water Resources Systems. In Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 1043, pp. 179-199). Springer Nature Singapore. DOI Scopus4 |
| 2022 | Yaghoubzadeh-Bavandpour, A., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Reza Nikoo, M. (2022). Multi-Objective Optimization Application in Water and Environmental Sciences. In Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 1043, pp. 63-83). Springer Nature Singapore. DOI Scopus5 |
| 2022 | Yaghoubzadeh-Bavandpour, A., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Gandomi, A. H. (2022). Improving Approaches for Meta-heuristic Algorithms: A Brief Overview. In Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 1043, pp. 35-61). Springer Nature Singapore. DOI Scopus5 |
| 2022 | Yaghoubzadeh-Bavandpour, A., Bozorg-Haddad, O., Zolghadr-Asli, B., & Martínez-Álvarez, F. (2022). Deep Learning Application in Water and Environmental Sciences. In Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 1043, pp. 273-290). Springer Nature Singapore. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2021 | Jahromi, M. N., Jahromi, M. N., Zolghadr-Asli, B., Pourghasemi, H. R., & Alavipanah, S. K. (2021). Google earth engine and its application in forest sciences. In Environmental Science and Engineering (pp. 629-649). Springer International Publishing. DOI Scopus19 |
| 2021 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & van Cauwenbergh, N. (2021). Multi-attribute Decision-Making: A View of the World of Decision-Making. In Springer Water (pp. 305-322). Springer Singapore. DOI Scopus3 |
| 2018 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Chu, X. (2018). Krill herd algorithm (KHA). In Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 720, pp. 69-79). Springer Singapore. DOI Scopus8 |
| 2018 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Chu, X. (2018). Introduction. In Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 720, pp. 1-8). DOI Scopus5 |
| 2018 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Chu, X. (2018). Dragonfly algorithm (DA). In Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 720, pp. 151-159). Springer Singapore. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2018 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Chu, X. (2018). Crow search algorithm (CSA). In Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 720, pp. 143-149). Springer Singapore. DOI Scopus56 |
| 2018 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., Bozorg-Haddad, O., & Chu, X. (2018). Introduction. In Studies in Computational Intelligence (pp. 1-8). Springer Singapore. DOI |
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| 2024 | Zolghadr-Asli, B., McIntyre, N., Djordjevic, S., Farmani, R., & Pagliero, L. (2024). Collaborative solutions for the sustainable use of desalinated water for irrigation. In Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium Hwrs 2024 (pp. 1219-1223). |
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