Personal Information

Akbar Shirzad

Associate Professor, Planning and Management of Water Resources and Environmental Systems
Email: a.shirzaduut.ac.ir, ashirzadut.ac.ir
Phone: +۹۸ ۴۴ ۳۱۹۸ ۰۲۵۰
Fax: +۹۸ ۴۴ ۳۱۹۸ ۰۲۵۱

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Academic Education

- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering-Water Engineering, Planning and Management of Water Resources and Environmental Systems, ۲۰۰۸-۲۰۱۳, Tehran University, Total GPA: about ۱۷.۶/۲۰
M.Sc. in Civil Engineering-Water Engineering, ۲۰۰۴-۲۰۰۶, Tehran University, Total GPA: about ۱۸.۳/۲۰ 
B.Sc. in Water Engineering, ۲۰۰۰-۲۰۰۴, Tabriz University, Total GPA: about ۱۷.۹/۲۰
Diploma in Mathematics and Physics, ۱۹۹۶-۱۹۹۹, Mohammad Jafar Manavi High school, Urmia, Iran, Total GPA: ۱۹.۲/۲۰

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Awards and Honors:

- Ranked ۱st among ۱۵۰ students at the end of high school period, ۱۹۹۹
- Ranked ۲nd among ۳۰ students at the end of BSc. period, ۲۰۰۴
- Ranked ۳rd in nationwide MSc. entrance exam
- Ranked ۱st among ۱۲ students at the end of MSc. period, ۲۰۰۶
- Awarded as the best PhD. thesis in the field of water and wastewater industry in the competition of the top thesis at the National Congress of Water and Wastewater Engineering of Iran, ۲۰۱۶.

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Teaching Courses

- Soft Computing
- System Engineering
Water and Wastewater Engineering
Water Transmission Systems
Fluid Mechanics
- Hydraulic Structures
Hydraulics
Engineering Hydrology
Groundwater
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 Environmental Engineering
Engineering Statistics and Probability
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 Concrete Technology
Construction Materials
Construction Machinery
Principles of Dam Engineering
Dam Instrumentation

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Research Interests

Soft computing
- Optimization of water resources and environmental systems
- Reliability of water resources and environmental systems
- Investigation on Pipe Failures in water distribution networks
- Consumption management and reducing non-revenue water (NRW)
- Head dependent simulation models
- Experimental and field research on pressure-discharge relationship used in HDSM models
- Modeling of leakage in water distribution networks
- Experimental and field research on leakage in water distribution networks
- Meta-modeling

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Articles Published in Refereed Journals:
  1. Naseri, M., Daneshbod, Y., Pirouz, M. D., Rakhshandehroo, Gh. R. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۲). “A new analytical solution to water content simulation in porous media”, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE, ۱۳۸(۴), ۳۲۸–۳۳۵.
  2. Shirzad, A., Tabesh, M., Farmani, R. and Mohammadi, M., (۲۰۱۳). “Pressure-discharge relations with application in head driven simulation of water distribution networks”, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, ۱۳۹(۶), ۶۶۰-۶۷۰.
  3. Tabesh, M., Shirzad, A., Arefkhani, V. and Mani, A., (۲۰۱۴). “A comparative study between modified and available EPANET-based models for head driven analysis of water distribution networks”, Urban Water Journal, ۱۱(۳), ۲۲۱-۲۳۰.
  4. Shirzad, A., Tabesh, M. and Farmani, R., (۲۰۱۴). “A comparison between performance of support vector regression and artificial neural network in prediction of pipe burst rate in water distribution networks”, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, ۱۸(۴), ۹۴۱-۹۴۸.
  5. Tabesh, M., Shirzad, A. and Maghari, M., (۲۰۱۳). “Optimum pipe replacement schedule in water distribution network using genetic algorithm”, Journal of Iran- Water Resources Research, ۸(۳), ۸۳-۸۷ (In Persian).
  6. Shirzad, A., Tabesh, M. and Heidarzadeh, M., (۲۰۱۵). “A new method for quasi-optimal design of water distribution networks”, Journal of Water Resources Management, ۲۹(۱۴), ۵۲۹۵-۵۳۰۸.
  7. Shirzad, A. and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۵). “A pressure dependent analysis-based index to assess reliability of water distribution networks”, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, ISSN: ۲۳۷۴-۱۷۲۴, ۲(۲), ۶۹-۷۲.
  8. Shirzad, A. and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۶). “New indices for reliability assessment of water distribution networks”, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua, ۶۵(۵), ۳۸۴-۳۹۵.
  9. Shirzad, A. and Abdollahi Pourarki, A.R., (۲۰۱۶). “Optimal design of urban sewer networks underlining the execution aspects (case study: sewer network of Urmia city)”, Journal of Iran- Water Resources Research, ۱۳(۲), ۲۱۵-۲۲۰ (In Persian).
  10. Shirzad, A., Tabesh, M. and Atayikia, B., (۲۰۱۷). “Multiobjective optimization of pressure dependent dynamic design for water distribution networks”, Journal of Water Resources Management, ۳۱(۹), ۲۵۶۱-۲۵۷۸.
  11. Tabesh, M., Sangroudi, G.K. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۷). “Environmental assessment of urban water and wastewater systems from greenhouse gasses production point of view; case study: city of Sari”, Journal of Environmental Studies, ۴۳(۱), ۱۱۷-۱۳۴ (In Persian).
  12. Safari, M.J.S., Shirzad, A. and Mohammadi, M., (۲۰۱۷). “Sediment transport modeling in deposited bed sewers: unified form of May’s equations using the particle swarm optimization algorithm”, Water Science & Technology, ۷۶(۴), ۹۹۲-۱۰۰۰.
  13. Shafei, E. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۷). “Ant colony optimization for dynamic stability of laminated composite plates”, Steel and Composite Structures, ۲۵(۱), ۱۰۵-۱۱۶.
  14. Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۷). “Shortening the search time in optimization of water distribution networks”, Urban Water Journal, ۱۴(۱۰), ۱۰۳۸-۱۰۴۴.
  15. Bayat, H., Tabesh, M. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۸). “Proposing a water quality index for rivers in Iran”, Journal of Iran- Water Resources Research, ۱۴(۱), ۱۰۲-۱۱۳ (In Persian).
  16. Faraji, M., Esmaeili, A. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۸). “A comparison among the results of various dispersion relations for the ellipsometric data of Mn:ZnO thin films using PSO algorithm”, Physica B: Condensed Matter, ۵۴۵, ۱۵ September, ۱۲۵-۱۳۳.
  17. Safari, M.J.S. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۸). “Self-cleansing design of sewers: definition of the optimum deposited bed thickness”, Water Environment Research, doi: ۱۰.۱۰۰۲/wer.۱۰۳۷.
  18. Tabesh, M., Askarzadeh, M. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۹). “Examining the influence of data uncertainty and hydraulic simulation method on the results of modeling and performance evaluation of water distribution networks”, Journal of Water and Wastewater, ۳۰(۴), ۳۳-۵۰ (In Persian).
  19. Abbasi, A., Khalili, K., Behmanesh, J. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۹). “Drought monitoring and prediction using SPEI index and gene expression programming model in the west of Urmia Lake”, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, ۱۳۸(۱-۲), ۵۵۳–۵۶۷.
  20. Dabbagh, R., Alinejad, Kh. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۹). “Statistical quality control based on the process capability index and control charts with fuzzy approach (Case study: water and wastewater company of West Azerbaijan province)”, Amirkabir Journal of Civil Engineering, ۵۱(۴), ۶۱-۷۰ (In Persian).
  21. Abbasi, A., Khalili, K., Behmanesh, J. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۹). “Drought prediction using GEP-GARCH hybrid model (Case study: Salmas synoptic station)”, Iranian Journal of Soil and Water Research, ۵۰(۶), ۱۳۱۷-۱۳۲۹ (In Persian).
  22. Abbasi A., Khalili K., Behmanesh J. and Shirzad A., (۲۰۱۹). “Application of gene expression programming in drought prediction (Case study: Tabriz Synoptic Station)”, Journal of Environment and Water Engineering, ۵(۱), ۱–۱۴ (In Persian).
  23. Tabesh, M., Moshtaghi, M. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۲۰). “Risk analysis and management of water distribution networks due to probable earthquake”, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, ۴۴, ۷۲۳-۷۳۴.
  24. Shirzad, A. and Safari, M.J.S., (۲۰۲۰). “Pipe failure rate prediction in water distribution networks using multivariate adaptive regression splines and random forest techniques”, Urban Water Journal, ۱۶(۹), ۶۵۳-۶۶۱.
  25. Abbasi, A., Khalili, K., Behmanesh, J. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۲۰). “Application of support vector machine and bayesian network for agricultural drought prediction”, Journal of Watershed Engineering and Management, ۱۲(۱), ۱۰۷-۱۲۴.
  26. Shirzad, A., (۲۰۲۰). “A model for pressure driven analysis-design of water distribution networks”, Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research, ۸(۲), ۷۹-۸۷.
  27. Tabesh, M., Safaiee Broujeni, R., Shirzad, A. and Shokoohi, M., (۲۰۲۰). “Optimization of intermittent water supply systems using particle swarm optimization algorithm and pressure driven hydraulic analysis”, Journal of Water and Wastewater, ۳۱(۳), ۱۲-۲۵ (In Persian).
  28. Shirzad, A. and Rasoulinia, K., (۲۰۲۰). “Field examination of volumetric and pressure-dependent water consumptions in urban water distribution networks (case study: Oshnaviyeh city)”, Journal of Water and Wastewater, ۳۱(۳), ۱۵۴-۱۶۰ (In Persian).
  29. Shirzad, A., Heidarzadeh, M., Mohammadi, M. (۲۰۲۰). “Providing hydraulic model and evaluating reliability of water distribution networks (Case study: Oshnaviyeh city)”, Journal of Water and Wastewater Science and Engineering, ۵(۲), ۳۹-۴۷ (In Persian).
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Articles Published and Presented in Conferences

  1. Shirzad, A. and Badiei, P., (۲۰۰۷). “Performance of logistic and linear transfer functions in modeling of pollution mixing in rivers and reservoirs using artificial neural network”, Proceedings of the ۷th International River Engineering Conference, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran, February ۱۳-۱۵ (In Persian).
  2. Shirzad, A., Ghorbani, M. and Soltani, F., (۲۰۰۷). “Comparison of performance of logistic and tangent hyperbolic transfer functions in modeling of rainfall-runoff process using artificial neural networks”, Proceedings of the ۳rd National Congress on Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, May ۱-۳ (In Persian).
  3. Soltani, F. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۰۷). “Comparison of performance of ANFIS and ANN systems in simulation of reservoir qualitative parameters- case study: reservoir of ۱۵-khordad dam”, Proceedings of the ۳rd National Congress on Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, May ۱-۳ (In Persian).
  4. Shirzad, A., Badiei, P. and Soltani, F., (۲۰۰۸). “Modeling of pollution mixing in rivers using artificial neural network”, Proceedings of the ۴th National Congress on Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, May ۶-۸ (In Persian).
  5. Heidarzadeh, M. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۰۸) “Importance and role of wastewater treatment plants in quantitative and qualitative conservation of water resources- case study: wastewater treatment of Khoy City”, Proceedings of the ۱st National Conference on Reclaimed Water Importance in Water Resources Management, Sarvab Company, Mashhad, Iran, May ۲۲-۲۳ (In Persian).
  6. Shirzad, A. and Badiei, P., (۲۰۰۸). “Modeling of pollution mixing in reservoirs using artificial neural network”, Proceedings of the ۷th Iranian Hydraulic Conference, Power and Water University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, November ۱۱-۱۳ (In Persian).
  7. Shirzad, A., Soltani, F. and Zare, H., (۲۰۰۹). “Simulation of scour downstream of ski-jump bucket using KNN and ANFIS techniques”, Proceedings of the ۱st International Conference of Water Crisis, Zabol University, Zabol, Iran, March ۱۰-۱۲ (In Persian).
  8. Soltani, F., Zare, H. and  Shirzad, A., (۲۰۰۹). “Comparison of ANFIS and KNN systems in simulation of qualitative parameters of reservoir- Case study: ۱۵-khordad dam”, Proceedings of the ۱st International Conference of Water Crisis, Zabol University, Zabol, Iran, March ۱۰-۱۲ (In Persian).
  9. Shirzad, A., Ghorbani, M. and Soltani, F., (۲۰۰۹). “Modeling of rainfall-runoff process using artificial neural networks- Case study: Talkheh rud Watershed”, Proceedings of the ۵th National Conference on Watershed Management (Natural Hazards Sustainable Management), University of Gorgan, Gorgan, Iran, April ۲۲-۲۳ (In Persian).
  10. Tabesh, M., Shirzad, A. and Maghari, M., (۲۰۰۹). “A pipe replacement model in water distribution networks considering economic and hydraulic constraints and cost of lost water”, Proceedings of the ۱st National Conference on Engineering and Management of Infrastructures, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, November ۲۷-۲۸ (In Persian).
  11. Nasseri, M., Dolatshahi, M. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۰). “Investigation of water content simulation in porous media: application of traveling wave solution”, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Mathematics and Statistics, Sharjah,U.A.E., March ۱۸-۲۱.
  12. Shirzad, A., Tabesh, M. and Arjomandi, P., (۲۰۱۱). “Investigation on the influence of utilizing average hydraulic pressure and maximum hydraulic pressure for pipe burst rate prediction in water distribution networks”, Proceedings of the ۲۰۱۱ World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, ASCE, Palm Springs, California, May ۲۲-۲۶.
  13. Shirzad, A. and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۱). “Prediction of pipe burst rate in water distribution networks using support vector machine”, Proceedings of the ۴th IWA-ASPIRE Conference, Tokyo, Japan, October ۲ to ۶.
  14. Shirzad, A. and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۱). “Investigation on hydraulic pressure variations influence on pipe burst rate prediction in water distribution networks”, Proceedings of the ۶th national Congress on Civil Engineering, University of Semnan, Semnan, Iran, April ۲۶-۲۷ (In Persian).
  15. Shirzad, A., Tabesh, M. and Soltani, F., (۲۰۱۱). “Comparison between the performance of SVM and ANFIS techniques in prediction of pipe failure rate in water distribution networks”, Proceedings of the ۱st International Conference on Water and Wastewater, Tehran, Iran, April ۲۶-۲۸ (In Persian).
  16. Shirzad, A., Tabesh, M. and Soltani, F., (۲۰۱۱). “Comparison between the performance of SVM and KNN techniques in prediction of pipe failure rate in water distribution networks”, Proceedings of the ۴th Iran Water Resources Management Conference, University of Amirkabir, Tehran, Iran, May ۳-۴ (In Persian).
  17. Shirzad, A. and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۱). “Experimental evaluation of pressure-discharge relations used in head driven analysis based models of water distribution networks”, Proceedings of the ۱۰th Iranian Hydraulic Conference, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran, November ۸-۱۰ (In Persian).
  18. Shirzad, A. and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۲). “Study of pressure-discharge relations in water distribution networks using field measurements”, Proceedings of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, Busan, Korea, September ۱۶-۲۱.
  19. Shirzad, A., Badiei, P. and Arjomandi, P., (۲۰۱۲). “Modelling of pollution mixing in water bodies”, Proceedings of the ۱st Water Flow and Pollution National Conference, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, May ۲۳-۲۴ (In Persian).
  20. Shirzad, A. and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۲). “Field evaluation of pressure-discharge relations used in head driven analysis based models of water distribution networks”, Proceedings of the ۹th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, May ۸-۱۰ (In Persian).
  21. Shirzad, A. and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۳). “Pressure dependent simulation of water distribution networks using a new pressure-discharge relationship”, Proceedings of the ۶th International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment (IPWE), ASCE, Izmir, Turkey, January ۷-۹.
  22. Hoseinzadeh, M., Amiri, S., Bayat, M. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۳). “Assessment and Upgrading of the Aerated Lagoons of Khoy Wastewater Treatment Plant for Water Reusing”, Proceedings of the ۱st National Conference on Water Reuse, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, January ۲۵-۲۶ (In Persian).
  23. Shirzad, A. and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۵). “Evaluation of different pressure dependent analysis models of water distribution networks”, Proceedings of the ۱st Water Engineering Conference, Shahid Beheshti Conf. Center, Tehran, Iran, October ۱۷-۱۸ (In Persian).
  24. Shirzad, A. and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۵). “A pressure dependent analysis-based index to assess reliability of water distribution networks”, Proceedings of the ۴th International Conference on Advances in Applied Science and Environmental Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September ۲۶-۲۷, doi: ۱۰.۱۵۲۲۴/ ۹۷۸-۱-۶۳۲۴۸-۰۶۸-۲-۵۷.
  25. Shirzad, A., Dini, M., and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۶). “Maximization of water distribution networks&#۳۹; reliability”, Proceedings of the ۴th International Reliability Engineering Conference, IREC۲۰۱۶, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran, May ۲-۴ (In Persian).
  26. Dini, M., Shirzad, A., and Tabesh, M., (۲۰۱۶). “Comparing the efficiency of hydraulic reliability indices in the design of water distribution systems”, Proceedings of the ۴th International Reliability Engineering Conference, IREC۲۰۱۶, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran, May ۲-۴ (In Persian).
  27. Kherad Ranjbar, M. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۷). “Comparing the performance of MLP and RBF neural networks in prediction of river daily discharge”, National Conference of Water and Hydraulic Structures, Islamic Azad University, Dezful Branch, Iran, March ۱ (In Persian).
  28. Shabihzadeh, A., Shafei, E. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۷). “Vibration control and energy dissipation enhancement of reinforced concrete members with shape memory alloys (SMA) subjected to dynamic loads”, National Conference on Modern Knowledge and Technology in Engineering in the Technology Era, Tehran, Iran, November ۸ (In Persian).
  29. Shirzad, A., Sakkaki, S. and Jafari, E., (۲۰۱۸). “Estimation of compressive strength of hollow concrete prisms using fuzzy inference system”, First National Conference on Infrastructure Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, October ۱۰-۱۱ (In Persian).
  30. Ghale jughi, F., Shafei, E. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۸). “Estimation of nominal shear strength of FRP-strengthened concrete beams using artificial neural networks”, First National Conference on Infrastructure Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, October ۱۰-۱۱ (In Persian).
  31. Abbasi, A., Khalili, K., Behmanesh, J. and Shirzad, A., (۲۰۱۹). “Prediction of drought using bayesian network methods and gene expression programming (Case study: Saqhez Synoptic Station)”, ۱st International and ۴th National Congress on Iranian Irrigation and Drainage, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, October ۱۳-۱۴ (In Persian).  
  32. Shirzad, A. and Heidarzadeh, M., (۲۰۱۹). “The relationship between outlet discharge of storage tanks and nodal pressures in water distribution networks”, ۲nd National Conference on Water Consumption Management (Loss Reduction and Reuse), Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, December ۱۰-۱۲ (In Persian).

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Research Projects

  • Shirzad, A. “Evaluating reliability of urban water distribution networks in West Azarbaijan province (Case study: water distribution network of Oshnaviyeh city)”, Research Project Report, Water and Wastewater Company of West Azarbaijan Province, Iran, January ۲۰۲۰.

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Professional Membership

Member of IWWA (Iranian Water and Wastewater Association)
- Member of IHA (Iranian Hydraulic Association)
- Member of IAID (Iranian Association of Irrigation and Drainage)
- Member of IRCOLD (Iranian National Committee on Large Dams)


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کد پستی : 17165-57166

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