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Research interests
Civil Engineering - Hydraulics/fluid mechanics
Civil Engineering - Hydrology
Civil Engineering - Water environment engineering
Civil Engineering - Water resources system analysis and management
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Civil Engineering, PhD, University of Toronto
1993
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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On damping of waves in pressurised water pipes and approaches to compensate for it
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (PI) & LOUATI, M. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Climate, Weather and Water Forum (CWWF) 2025
LU, M. (PI), DAI, L. (CoI), CHENG, T. F. (CoI), GHIDAOUI, M. S. (CoI), DONG, Y. (CoI), SHEN, M. Z. (CoI) & LIU, Y. (CoI)
2/07/25 → 6/07/25
Project: Research
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Automated and Autonomous Time Reversal-Based Diagnostic System for Water Supply Networks
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (PI) & LOUATI, M. (CoI)
Innovation and Technology Commission
21/08/23 → 20/02/26
Project: Research
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Pipeline Hydraulics: Resolving the Paradox of Time Reversibility in Damped Transients
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (PI) & LOUATI, M. (CoI)
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Theoretical and experimental investigation of the the interaction between a leak and 3D waves in pipes
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (PI)
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Research output
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A method for controlling false alarms in defect detection for water pipelines
CUI, Y., WAQAR, M., WANG, X., GHIDAOUI, M. S. & LOUATI, M., 30 Jun 2026, In: Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation. 280, 17 p., 121767.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Building a BIM–GIS Asset Backbone for Water Network Digital Twins: Deeds and Misdeeds
DAI, L., WAQAR, M. & GHIDAOUI, M. S., 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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Enhanced multi-leak detection in pressurized pipelines using super-resolution matched-field processing
Xu, C., Waqar, M., Louati, M. & Ghidaoui, M. S., 15 Jan 2026, In: Water Research. 289, Pt A, 12 p., 124855.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Explainable simulation-to-field transfer learning for transient-based leak detection in water distribution networks
HAN, D., CHOURA, O., WAQAR, M., LOUATI, M., DAI, L. & GHIDAOUI, M. S., 15 Oct 2026, In: Water Research. 305, 20 p., 126464.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Guided wave dispersion curves in open channels
SUN, X., WAQAR, M. & GHIDAOUI, M. S., 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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Physics of waves and their time reversal
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Invited speaker)
Apr 2026 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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Conserving Water and Financial Resources While Minimizing Disruption to Public Services Through the Principle of Time Reversal of Waves
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Invited speaker)
Dec 2025 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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Views on the Future of the field of water and hydraulics in Asia / Panelist
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Invited speaker)
Oct 2025 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Plenary
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Conservation Laws of Mass, Momentum, Energy and role of Entropy
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Invited speaker)
Aug 2025 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Plenary
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A vision for sustainable water supply systems for our cities
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Invited speaker)
Jun 2025 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
Awards
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Creativity Award, Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Recipient), 25 Oct 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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Creativity Award, Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water,
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Recipient), 15 Oct 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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Creativity Prize
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Recipient), MENICONI, S. (Recipient), BRUNONE, B. (Recipient), WAQAR, M. (Recipient), Wang, X. (Recipient), LOUATI, M. (Recipient), GRIGOROPOULOS, G. (Recipient), ZOUARI, F. (Recipient) & NASRAOUI, S. (Recipient), 15 Jun 2026
Prize: Honorary Award
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Best AI Innovations in Construction and Engineering 2025, BAICE: Waqar, M., Ahmed, U., and Ghidaoui, M. S. Awarded by E&M AI Lab, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), Hong Kong, China.
WAQAR, M. (Recipient), AHMED, U. (Recipient) & GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Recipient), 10 Jun 2025
Prize: Honorary Award
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Best paper and Presentation Award
SUN, X. (Recipient), WAQAR, M. (Recipient) & GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Recipient), 15 Dec 2025
Prize: Best Paper Award and Prize