Dr Angela Marchi

Research Associate

School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering

Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences

I am a civil engineering with a specialization in hydraulics. I completed my PhD on the optimization of water distribution systems at the University of Bologna (Italy) in 2009. I moved to the University of Adelaide in 2010.
My research interests involve the optimisation of the design and operation of water distribution systems using single-objective and multi-objective genetic algorithms.
My teaching experience includes the course coordination and lecturing of Water Engineering IIA, Water Engineering and Design IIIS2, Environmental Engineering and Design IVA and Environmental Modelling and Management.

Career
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Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2014 - 2016	Lecturer	University of Adelaide
2010 - 2014	researcher Associate	University of Adelaide
2009 - 2010	Research Fellow	University of Bologna
2005 - 2005	Fixed term employee - modelling engineer	EHS S.r.l.

Language Competencies

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
Italian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Education

Date Institution name Country Title
2006 - 2009 University of Bologna Italy PhD
1999 - 2004 University of Bologna Italy Degree in Civil Engineering (Hydraulic course)
Research Interests

Optimisation Water Resources Engineering

Language	Competency
English	Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
Italian	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2006 - 2009	University of Bologna	Italy	PhD
1999 - 2004	University of Bologna	Italy	Degree in Civil Engineering (Hydraulic course)

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Journals

Year	Citation
2018	Marchi, A., Dandy, G., Boccelli, D., & Rana, S. (2018). Assessing the observability of demand pattern multipliers in water distribution systems using algebraic and numerical derivatives. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 144(5), 04018014-1-04018014-10. DOI
2018	Blinco, L., Simpson, A., Lambert, M., & Marchi, A. (2018). Optimization of pumping costs and harvested volume for a stormwater harvesting system. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 144(8), 13 pages. DOI
2017	Kandulu, J., Hatton MacDonald, D., Dandy, G., & Marchi, A. (2017). Ecosystem service impacts of urban water supply and demand management. Water Resources Management, 31(15), 4785-4799. DOI Scopus3 WoS1
2017	Blinco, L., Lambert, M., Simpson, A., & Marchi, A. (2017). Framework for the optimization of operation and design of systems with different alternative water sources. Earth Perspectives, 4(1), 1-26. DOI
2017	Wu, W., Dandy, G., Maier, H., Maheepala, S., Marchi, A., & Mirza, F. (2017). Identification of optimal water supply portfolios for a Major City. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 143(9), 13 pages. DOI Scopus3 WoS4
2016	Marchi, A., Dandy, G., & Maier, H. (2016). Integrated approach for optimizing the design of aquifer storage and recovery stormwater harvesting schemes accounting for externalities and climate change. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 142(4), 04016002-1-04016002-12. DOI Scopus7 WoS7
2016	Blinco, L., Simpson, A. R., Lambert, M. F., & Marchi, A. (2016). Comparison of pumping regimes for water distribution systems to minimize cost and greenhouse gases. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 142(6), 04016010-1-04016010-11. DOI Scopus9 WoS7
2016	Marchi, A., Simpson, A., & Lambert, M. (2016). Optimization of pump operation using rule-based controls in EPANET2: new ETTAR toolkit and correction of energy computation. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 142(7), 04016012-1-04016012-11. DOI Scopus9 WoS6
2014	Marchi, A., Dandy, G., Wilkins, A., & Rohrlach, H. (2014). Methodology for comparing evolutionary algorithms for optimization of water distribution systems. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 140(1), 22-31. DOI Scopus26 WoS29
2014	Maier, H., Kapelan, Z., Kasprzyk, J., Kollat, J., Matott, L., Cunha, M., . . . Reed, P. (2014). Evolutionary algorithms and other metaheuristics in water resources: Current status, research challenges and future directions. Environmental Modelling and Software, 62, 271-299. DOI Scopus204 WoS185
2014	Bolognesi, A., Bragalli, C., Marchi, A., & Artina, S. (2014). Multiobjective design of water distribution networks through the generation of pseudofronts in the hydraulically feasible region. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 28(4), 06014004-1-06014004-6. DOI Scopus3 WoS4
2014	Marchi, A., Salomons, E., Simpson, A., Zecchin, A., Maier, H., Wu, Z., . . . Dandy, G. (2014). The Battle of the Water Networks II (BWN-II). Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 140(7), 04014009:1-04014009:14. DOI Scopus56 WoS46
2013	Marchi, A., & Simpson, A. (2013). Correction of the EPANET inaccuracy in computing the efficiency of variable speed pumps. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 139(4), 456-459. DOI Scopus13 WoS14
2013	Simpson, A., & Marchi, A. (2013). Evaluating the approximation of the affinity laws and improving the efficiency estimate for variable speed pumps. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 139(12), 1314-1317. DOI Scopus23 WoS21
2012	Marchi, A., Simpson, A., & Ertugrul, N. (2012). Assessing variable speed pump efficiency in water distribution systems. Drinking Water Engineering and Science, 5(1), 15-21. DOI Scopus26
2012	Wu, W., Simpson, A., Maier, H., & Marchi, A. (2012). Incorporation of variable-speed pumping in multiobjective genetic algorithm optimization of the design of water transmission systems. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 138(5), 543-552. DOI Scopus25 WoS27
2012	Zecchin, A., Simpson, A., Maier, H., Marchi, A., & Nixon, J. (2012). Improved understanding of the searching behavior of ant colony optimization algorithms applied to the water distribution design problem. Water Resources Research, 48(9), 1-16. DOI Scopus21 WoS21
2012	Artina, S., Bragalli, C., Erbacci, G., Marchi, A., & Rivi, M. (2012). Contribution of parallel NSGA-II in optimal design of water distribution networks. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 14(2), 310-323. DOI WoS12
2010	Bolognesi, A., Bragalli, C., Marchi, A., & Artina, S. (2010). Genetic Heritage Evolution by Stochastic Transmission in the optimal design of water distribution networks. Advances in Engineering Software, 41(5), 792-801. DOI WoS36

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2017	Marchi, A., Simpson, A., & Lambert, M. (2017). Pump Operation Optimization Using Rule-based Controls. In J. Saldarriaga (Ed.), Procedia Engineering Vol. 186 (pp. 210-217). Univ Andes, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Cartagena, COLOMBIA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. DOI
2017	Blinco, L., Simpson, A., Lambert, M., & Marchi, A. (2017). Formulation of the Pump Operations Optimization Problem for a Harvested Stormwater System. In J. Saldarriaga (Ed.), Procedia Engineering Vol. 186 (pp. 202-209). Univ Andes, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Cartagena, COLOMBIA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. DOI
2017	Rana, S., Marchi, A., Dandy, G., & Boccelli, D. (2017). Impacts of Measurement Location and Spatial Aggregation on Demand Estimation in Water Distribution Systems. In C. Dunn, & B. Vanweele (Eds.), World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2017: Hydraulics and Waterways and Water Distribution Systems Analysis - Selected Papers from the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2017 (pp. 602-610). Sacramento, CA: AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS. DOI Scopus1
2014	Blinco, L. J., Simpson, A. R., Lambert, M. F., Auricht, C. A., Hurr, N. E., Tiggemann, S. M., & Marchi, A. (2014). Genetic algorithm optimization of operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions for water distribution systems. In G. Giustolisi, B. Brunone, D. Laucelli, L. Berardi, & A. Campisano (Eds.), Procedia Engineering Vol. 89 (pp. 509-516). Bari, Italy: Elsevier Ltd. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2012	Marchi, A., Simpson, A. R., Thyer, M. A., Sutanto, S., & Do, N. C. (2012). Optimisation of pump operations in water distribution systems taking into account the seasonality of the demand. In 14th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference Vol. 1 (pp. 602-612). Barton, A.C.T.: Engineers Australia.
2012	Marchi, A., & Dandy, G. (2012). Comparison of simplified methods for the optimisation of water distribution systems. In WDSA 2012: 14th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference, 24-27 September 2012 in Adelaide, South Australia Vol. 1 (pp. 481-491). Adelaide, South Australia.
2012	Marchi, A., Simpson, A., & Do, N. (2012). Optimal scheduling of variable speed pumps in water distribution systems using genetic algorithms. In Proceedings of OZWater 2012 (pp. 1-7). Australia: Australian Water Association.
2011	Marchi, A., Simpson, A., & Ertugrul, N. (2011). Assessing variable speed pump efficiency in water distribution systems. In Proceedings of Computing and Control for the Water Industry 2011 Vol. 3 (pp. 1-6). United Kingdom. Scopus1
2010	Naldi, G., Artina, S., Bragalli, C., Liserra, T., & Marchi, A. (2010). Experimental investigation of characteristic curves of centrifugal pumps working as turbines. In J. Boxall, & C. Maksimovic (Eds.), INTEGRATING WATER SYSTEMS (pp. 571-+). Sheffield, ENGLAND: CRC PRESS-TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP.

Report for External Bodies

Year	Citation
2014	Marchi, A., Dandy, G., & Maier, H. (2014). Financial costs, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for major supply water sources and demand management options for metropolitan Adelaide (Technical Report Series No. 14/12).
2013	Dandy, G., Ganji, A., Kandulu, J., Hatton MacDonald, D., Marchi, A., Maier, H., . . . Schmidt, C. E. (2013). Managed Aquifer Recharge and Stormwater Use Options: Net Benefits Report (Technical Report Series No. 14 / 1). Goyder Institute for Water Research.

Software

Year	Citation
2016	Leonard, M., Bennett, B., Thyer, M., Marchi, A., Guo, D., Visintin, P., & Wright, D. (2016). Algorithmik Apps, http://www.algorithmik.org.au/ [Computer Software].
—	Leonard, M., Bennett, B., Thyer, M., Marchi, A., Visintin, P., Wright, D., & Guo, D. (n.d.). Algorithmik Apps [Computer Software].

Teaching Activities

Courses Taught

Date	Course Title	Institution	Class Size	Course Level/ Code	URL
2013 - ongoing	Water Engineering II	University of Adelaide	160 - 200	Second Year	C&ENVENG 2071
2012 – 2014	Water Engineering and Design III	University of Adelaide	~160	Third Year / Masters	C&ENVENG 3079, C&ENVENG 7079
2014	Environmental Modelling and Management	University of Adelaide	~85	Third Year / Masters	C&ENVENG 3029, C&ENVENG 7029
2012	Environmental Engineering and Design IVA	University of Adelaide	45	Fourth Year / Masters	C&ENVENG 4108, C&ENVENG 7108

Position: Research Associate
Phone: 83131113
Email: angela.marchi@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 8313 4359
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering North, floor 1
Room: 1 24
Org Unit: School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering

Dr Angela Marchi

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