A water distribution network (WDN) is an indispensable element of civil infrastructure that
provides fresh water for domestic use, industrial development, and fire-fighting. However, in …

Data Mining (DM) is a fundamental component of the Data Science process. Over recent
years a huge library of DM algorithms has been developed to tackle a variety of problems in …

This paper presents a practical approach to address the challenges of managing water
supply infrastructure in the context of sustainability amidst growing demands for fresh water …

The design of district metered areas (DMA) in potable water supply systems is of paramount
importance for water utilities to properly manage their systems. Concomitant to their main …

Aiming at the problems of cold start, gray sheep and sparsity of the traditional collaborative
filtering recommendation system, this paper proposes a cross-platform dynamic goods …

With the advance of new technologies and emergence of the concept of the smart city, there
has been a dramatic increase in available information. Water distribution systems (WDSs) in …

New environmental paradigms imposed by climate change and urbanization processes are
leading cities to rethink urban management services. Propelled by technological …

Abstract Water Distribution Networks (WDNs) represent a major investment for water supply
systems development. The standard procedure for their design is to search for the minimum …

Designing of District metered areas (DMA) schemes is a key element in developing a
technique for detecting and removing unreported leaks in a water distribution system (WDS) …

This paper presents the partitioning of the closed water distribution network (WDN) serving
the city of Pavia, Italy. As a thus far poorly explored aspect in the scientific literature …