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Ami Preis

Postdoctoral Associate
S16-05-08, 3 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117543
Tel: +65-6516-1975, Fax: +65-6778-5654, E-mail: amipreis@smart.mit.edu

Academic Preparation:

• PhD. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, 2008 ("Multi-objective Contaminant Warning System Design & operation for Water Networks")
• MSc. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, 2004 ("Data driven model for flow rates and water quality predictions in watersheds")
• BSc. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, 2000

Appointments:

• 2008-Present: Postdoctoral Associate, CENSAM, SMART Center
• 2007-2008: Research Associate, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology (MAGNET project: "Development of data driven models for Biofouling growth prediction")
• 2000-2001: Civil engineer, Isotop, Ashdod Israel

Honors:

• Best Paper award (out of 115 papers) at the Computing & Control in the Water Industry (CCWI 09) `Integrating Water Systems' conference, University of Sheffield, UK by Preis, A., Whittle, A.J., Ostfield, A. & Perelman, L. (2009) "On-line hydraulic state estimation in urban water networks using reduced models", CCWI 2009, 1-3 September
• The Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth Memorial Scholarship for excellence, 2006
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Technion, 2002

Recent Publications:

• Preis, A., Whittle, A.J., Ostfield, A. & Perelman, L. (2009) "On-line hydraulic state estimation in urban water networks using reduced models," Proc. Computing & Control in the Water Industry (CCWI 2009) ¡¯Integrating Water Systems¡¯, University of Sheffield, September.
• Preis, A. , Whittle, A.J., & Ostfield, A. (2009) "Multi-objective sensor network placement model for integrated monitoring of hydraulic and water quality parameters," World City Water Forum (WCWF 2009), Incheon, Korea, August.
• Preis, A., Whittle, A.J. & Ostfield, A. (2009) "On-line hydraulic state prediction for water distribution systems," Proc. 11th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium (WDSA09), World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Kansas City, MO, May.
• Preis, A. and Ostfeld A, (2008). "Multiobjective Contaminant Warning System Design for Water Networks." Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 134, No. 4
• Preis, A. and Ostfeld, A, (2008). "A coupled model tree-genetic algorithm scheme for flow and water quality predictions in watersheds," Journal of Hydrology , Vol. 349, Issue: 3-4, 364-375
• Preis, A. and Ostfeld, A. (2007) "A contamination source identification model for water distribution system security", Engineering Optimization, 39:8, 941-947
• Preis, A. & Ostfeld, A, (2006), "Contamination Source Identification in Water Systems: a Model-Trees - Linear-Programming Scheme", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 132, No. 4, 263-273

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