Works (14)

Updated: August 14th, 2023 21:15

2023 journal article

Analysis of single- and multi-family residential electricity consumption in a large urban environment: Evidence from Chicago, IL

Sustainable Cities and Society.

By: J. Pesantez*, G. Wackerman* & A. Stillwell*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 12, 2022

2022 journal article

A Sequential Pressure-Based Algorithm for Data-Driven Leakage Identification and Model-Based Localization in Water Distribution Networks

JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 148(6).

By: I. Daniel*, J. Pesantez n, S. Letzgus*, M. Fasaee n, F. Alghamdi n, E. Berglund n, G. Mahinthakumar n, A. Cominola*

author keywords: BattLeDIM; Leakage detection; Water distribution networks (WDN); Change point detection; Successive linear approximation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 21, 2022

2022 journal article

Developing early warning systems to predict water lead levels in tap water for private systems

WATER RESEARCH, 221.

By: M. Fasaee n, J. Pesantez n, K. Pieper*, E. Ling*, B. Benham*, M. Edwards*, E. Berglund n

author keywords: Bayesian belief network; Ensemble of decision trees; Lead in drinking water; Private systems; Well water; Classification; Water quality
MeSH headings : Bayes Theorem; Copper; Drinking Water; Lead / analysis; Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis; Water Quality; Water Supply
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 23, 2022

2022 journal article

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Water Utility Operations and Vulnerability

JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 148(6).

By: E. Berglund n, S. Buchberger*, M. Cunha*, K. Faust*, M. Giacomoni*, E. Goharian*, Y. Kleiner*, J. Lee* ...

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 2, 2022

2022 journal article

Importance of Pre-Storm Morphological Factors in Determination of Coastal Highway Vulnerability

JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 10(8).

By: J. Pesantez*, A. Behr n & E. Sciaudone n

author keywords: coastal roadways; vulnerability; morphological indicators; machine learning; management; water resources
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 24, 2022

2022 journal article

Using a digital twin to explore water infrastructure impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic

SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY, 77.

By: J. Pesantez n, F. Alghamdi n, S. Sabu n, G. Mahinthakumar n & E. Berglund n

author keywords: COVID-19; Water demand; Water distribution systems; Multi-modal failure; Resilience; Digital twin
TL;DR: A digital twin is developed to couple Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) data with a hydraulic model to assess impacts on infrastructure due to changes in water demands associated with the COVID-19 pandemic for a case study. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 2, 2022

2021 article

Smart Meter Data to Analyze Electricity Demand from Single- and Multi-family Consumers in a Diverse Urban Environment

Pesantez, J., Wackerman, G., & Stillwell, A. (2021, October 29).

By: J. Pesantez*, G. Wackerman* & A. Stillwell*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: October 30, 2021

2020 journal article

A Smart Water Grid for Micro-Trading Rainwater: Hydraulic Feasibility Analysis

Water.

author keywords: rainwater harvesting; water trading; dual reticulation; decentralized water supply; water distribution system; agent-based modeling; urban water management; smart city
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: November 8, 2020

2020 article

Demand-side Management of Peak Water Demands using Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Persuasive Games

Pesantez, J., & Berglund, E. Z. (2020, March 23). (Vol. 3). Vol. 3.

By: J. Pesantez* & E. Berglund

TL;DR: An agent-based modeling methodology is developed to simulate the performance of demand-management approaches to reduce peak water demands and is applied for AMI data to test the effects of persuasive games on reducing peak demands. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 10, 2020

2020 journal article

Geospatial and Hydraulic Simulation to Design District Metered Areas for Large Water Distribution Networks

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.

By: J. Pesantez n, E. Berglund n & G. Mahinthakumar n

author keywords: Urban water systems; District metered areas (DMAs); Hydraulic modeling; Geospatial tools
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 12, 2020

2020 journal article

Review of Modeling Methodologies for Managing Water Distribution Security

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 146(8).

By: E. Berglund n, J. Pesantez n, A. Rasekh*, M. Shafiee*, L. Sela* & T. Haxton*

TL;DR: A review of the literature is conducted on the state of the art in modeling methodologies that have been developed to support the security of water distribution systems for assessing and mitigating four threat modes, including contamination events, physical destruction, interconnected infrastructure cascade failures, and cybernetic attacks. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: June 14, 2020

2020 journal article

Smart Infrastructure: A Vision for the Role of the Civil Engineering Profession in Smart Cities

Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 26(2), 03120001.

By: E. Berglund n, J. Monroe n, I. Ahmed n, M. Noghabaei n, J. Do n, J. Pesantez n, M. Khaksar Fasaee n, E. Bardaka n ...

Contributors: E. Berglund n, J. Monroe n, I. Ahmed n, M. Noghabaei n, J. Do n, J. Pesantez n, M. Khaksar Fasaee n, E. Bardaka n ...

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 8, 2020

2020 journal article

Smart meters data for modeling and forecasting water demand at the user-level

Environmental Modelling and Software, 125.

By: J. Pesantez n, E. Berglund n & N. Kaza*

Contributors: J. Pesantez n, E. Berglund n & N. Kaza*

author keywords: Smart water meters; AMI; Forecasting model; Hourly water demand; User-level data; Water demand management; Machine learning; Urban water systems
TL;DR: This research explores the use of machine learning methods, including Random Forests, Artificial Neural Networks, and Support Vector Regression to forecast hourly water demand at 90 accounts using smart-metered data to demonstrate that RF and ANN perform better than SVR across all scenarios. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: March 10, 2020

2019 journal article

Multiphase Procedure to Design District Metered Areas for Water Distribution Networks

JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 145(8).

By: J. Pesantez n, E. Berglund n & G. Mahinthakumar n

Contributors: J. Pesantez n, E. Berglund n & G. Mahinthakumar n

author keywords: Water distribution systems; District metered areas (DMAs); Optimization; Water demand
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 1, 2019

Employment

Updated: August 5th, 2022 14:35

2022 - present

California State University, Fresno Fresno, California, US
Assistant Professor Civil and Geomatics Engineering

2021 - 2022

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois, US
Postdoctoral Research Associate Civil and Environmental Engineering

2015 - 2021

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Graduate Research Assistant Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

2013 - 2014

Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador Cuenca, Azuay, EC
Civil Engineer

Education

Updated: July 1st, 2021 16:57

2017 - 2021

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Ph.D. Civil Engineering

2015 - 2016

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Master of Science in Civil Engineering Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

2013 - 2015

Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas Sangolqui, Pichincha, EC
Master in Construction Management Departmento de Ciencias de la Tierra y Medio Ambiente

2004 - 2010

Universidad de Cuenca Cuenca, Azuay, EC
Civil Engineer Facultad de Ingeniería

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