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Research interests
Dr. Sadegh has worked on a wide range of topics. In one line of research, he focused on water resource management and studied interactions between different stakeholders in a highly political and controversial water transfer project. He used Game theory and economic incentives to stimulate and ease negotiations between the donor and receiver basins’ shareholders. In another line of research, he focused on statistical modeling of hydrologic systems. His recent studies and publications include detecting watershed non-stationarity from process-based analysis of hydrological systems, modeling the flow duration curve as a simple and yet powerful characteristic of watershed’s streamflow variability, analyzing information content of drought prediction models, modeling the water-food-energy nexus for public educational purposes, and calibration of global land surface models. His recent research endeavors are centered on modeling the interactions of Water, Energy and Food (WEF) resources, and analyzing the impacts of food waste on the nexus of WEF as well as food security. Moreover, he is developing projects on analyzing the hydroclimate extreme events on human health and well-being.
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 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Scholarships and Supports to Increase Access to and Completion of Masters Degrees in Engineering
Farid, A. (PI), Lowe, S. (CoPI), Plumlee, D. (CoPI), Vacha-Haase, T. (CoPI), Giacumo, L. A. (CoPI) & Sadegh, M. (CoPI)
1/10/19 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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CrossKAN: A bivariate cross KAN model for hyperspectral change detection
Seydi, S. T. & Sadegh, M., Mar 2026, In: Ecological Informatics. 94, 103627.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predictive Understanding of Wildfire Ignitions Across the Western United States
Pourmohamad, Y., Abatzoglou, J. T., Fleishman, E., Belval, E., Short, K. C., Williamson, M., Perlmutter, M., Seydi, S. T. & Sadegh, M., Jan 2026, In: Earth's Future. 14, 1, e2025EF006935.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resilient-robust policy design for coupled human-water systems
Alizadeh, M. R., Adamowski, J., Sadegh, M., AghaKouchak, A., Madani, K., Qadir, M. & Pausata, F. S. R., May 2026, In: Advances in Water Resources. 211, 105254.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel methodology to assess fuel treatment effectiveness: application to California’s forests
Fallon, K., Abatzoglou, J. T., Hurteau, M. D., Butz, R. J., Buchanan, B., Pierce, J., McNamara, J., Cattau, M., Seydi, S. T. & Sadegh, M., 11 Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Wildland Fire. 34, 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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BOARD # 450: S-STEM: Barriers Stakeholders Face in Supporting Low-Income, First-Generation, and/or Rural Graduate Students
Giacumo, L. A., Farid, A., Sadegh, M. & Da Silva, R., 2025, In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review