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Overview

Dragan Savic is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and environmental science, with a significant contribution to civil and structural engineering, ocean engineering, water science and technology, environmental engineering, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's work addresses various key topics, including:

  • Water Systems and Optimization
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies

Dragan Savic has published extensively in several prominent journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Water Research (10 publications)
  • Water Resources Research (8 publications)
  • Water Resources Management (5 publications)
  • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (5 publications)
  • Journal of Hydroinformatics (4 publications)

Recent papers by this researcher include:

  • Using Complex Network Analysis for Optimization of Water Distribution Networks, 2020, Water Resources Research
  • Water quality modeling in sewer networks: Review and future research directions, 2021, Water Research
  • Efficient Leak Localization in Water Distribution Systems Using Multistage Optimal Valve Operations and Smart Demand Metering, 2020, Water Resources Research
  • Integrated Water Resources Management in Cities in the World: Global Challenges, 2023, Water Resources Management
  • Digital Twins for Wastewater Treatment: A Technical Review, 2024, Engineering

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Zoran Kapelan (23 joint publications)
  • Feifei Zheng (23 joint publications)
  • Huan-Feng Duan (10 joint publications)
  • Slobodan Djordjević (9 joint publications)
  • Guangtao Fu (8 joint publications)

In addition to journal articles, Dragan Savic has contributed to book publications. One such example is Celebrating passion for Water, Science and Technology, published by UWA Publishing in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Genetic Algorithms for Least-Cost Design of Water Distribution Networks

    Dragan A. Savic;Godfrey A. Walters

  • Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management

    Thomas M. Walski;Donald V. Chase;Dragan A. Savic;Walter Grayman

  • A review of methods for leakage management in pipe networks

    R. Puust;Z. Kapelan;D. A. Savic;T. Koppel

  • Evolutionary algorithms and other metaheuristics in water resources

    H.R. Maier;Z. Kapelan;J. Kasprzyk;J. Kollat

  • State of the Art for Genetic Algorithms and Beyond in Water Resources Planning and Management

    John Nicklow;Patrick Reed;Dragan Savic;Tibebe Dessalegne

  • Wastewater reuse in Europe

    D. Bixio;C. Thoeye;J. De Koning;D. Joksimovic

  • The battle of the water sensor networks (BWSN): A design challenge for engineers and algorithms

    Avi Ostfeld;James G. Uber;Elad Salomons;Jonathan W. Berry

  • Pressure-Driven Demand and Leakage Simulation for Water Distribution Networks

    Orazio Giustolisi;Orazio Giustolisi;Dragan Savic;Dragan Savic;Zoran Kapelan;Zoran Kapelan

  • WATER NETWORK REHABILITATION WITH STRUCTURED MESSY GENETIC ALGORITHM

    D. Halhal;G. A. Walters;D. Ouazar;D. A. Savic

  • Comparison of 1D/1D and 1D/2D Coupled (Sewer/Surface) Hydraulic Models for Urban Flood Simulation

    Jorge Leandro;Jorge Leandro;Albert S. Chen;Albert S. Chen;Slobodan Djordjević;Slobodan Djordjević;Dragan A. Savić;Dragan A. Savić

  • Evaluation of fuzzy linear regression models

    Dragan A. Savic;Witold Pedrycz

  • Operational Optimization of Water Distribution Systems using a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm

    Jakobus E. van Zyl;Dragan A. Savic;Godfrey A. Walters

  • A symbolic data-driven technique based on evolutionary polynomial regression

    Orazio Giustolisi;Dragan A. Savic

  • Trade-off between Total Cost and Reliability for Anytown Water Distribution Network

    Raziyeh Farmani;Godfrey A. Walters;Dragan A. Savic

  • An Investigation on Preference Order Ranking Scheme for Multiobjective Evolutionary Optimization

    F. di Pierro;Soon-Thiam Khu;D.A. Savic

  • Lost in optimisation of water distribution systems? A literature review of system operation

    Helena Mala-Jetmarova;Nargiz Sultanova;Dragan Savic

  • Multiobjective design of water distribution systems under uncertainty

    Zoran S. Kapelan;Dragan A. Savic;Godfrey A. Walters

  • A Genetic Programming Approach to Rainfall-Runoff Modelling

    Dragan A. Savic;Godfrey A. Walters;James W. Davidson

  • Least-Cost Design of Water Distribution Networks under Demand Uncertainty

    Artem Babayan;Zoran Kapelan;Dragan A Savic;Godfrey A Walters

  • Quo vadis water distribution model calibration

    Dragan A. Savic;Zoran S. Kapelan;Philip M.R. Jonkergouw

  • Water Distribution Modeling

    Thomas M. Walski;Donald V. Chase;Dragan A. Savic

Frequent Co-Authors

Zoran Kapelan
Zoran Kapelan Delft University of Technology
Godfrey A. Walters
Godfrey A. Walters University of Exeter
Orazio Giustolisi
Orazio Giustolisi University of Bari Aldo Moro
Soon-Thiam Khu
Soon-Thiam Khu Tianjin University
David Butler
David Butler University of Exeter
Guangtao Fu
Guangtao Fu University of Exeter
Marco Franchini
Marco Franchini University of Ferrara
Avi Ostfeld
Avi Ostfeld Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
David Corne
David Corne Heriot-Watt University
Holger R. Maier
Holger R. Maier University of Adelaide

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