Banafsheh Zahraie

  • Country of Origin: Iran
  • Home University: University of Tehran
  • Host University & Country: Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) - Iran
  • PhD Title: A Decision Support System (DSS) for Operating Multipurpose Hydropower Reservoirs
  • Year of Completion: 2002
Banafsheh Zahraie

PhD Overview

A decision support system (DSS) was developed for optimal operation of multi-reservoir systems. The key components of the system were four main modules: database management, inflow modeling and forecasting, operation management, and real-time operation. A utility function was also developed based on multi-criterion decision making (MCDM) that used an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The MCDM utility function enabled decision makers to incorporate the priority of objectives in developing optimal operating policies. The DSS was applied to the Dez and Karoon river-reservoir system. The results showed that long-term power generation of the system was increased while satisfying water demands.

Sustainability Goals

  • Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Climate Action
  • Quality Education

About Me

Banafsheh Zahraie has been a lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering, University of Tehran since 2001 and served as the member/chair of the Center of Excellence on Infrastructure Engineering and Management and Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs in the Regional Institute for Water Education (RIWE) jointly established by the University of Tehran, Iran Ministry of Energy, and UNESCO Cluster in Tehran. She was director of the Water Consumption Management Office in the Iran Ministry of Energy and has been the Secretary of the National Workgroup on Water Scarcity Adaptation since 2018. She has been the co-editor in chief of the Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies since Nov. 2024.