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Sophie Duchesne

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Areas of expertise

Hydrology and urban infrastructure , Hydraulics , Modelling , Water management , Water quality

Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre

490 rue de la Couronne Street
Québec, Quebec  G1K 9A9
CANADA

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Research interests

Professor Duchesne’s research interests focus on urban water management, including storm water and wastewater management, drinking water systems management, urban water infrastructure renewal planning, and the impact of urban water on streams, rivers, and watersheds.

Her team works on the development and application of mathematical models to simulate flows, water quality, infrastructure behaviour, etc., and algorithms and decision-making tools to improve the management of water resources and infrastructure.

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Publications

Abasi, H., M.-E. Jean, H. Shirkani, S. Duchesne, G Pelletier, Y. Kleiner & A. Colombo (2024). Application of real-time control and source control solutions to reduce combined sewer overflows: A review of approaches and performances. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 10 (4): 03124001.
DOI: 10.1061/JSWBAY.SWENG-531

Demard, E., N. Binesh, S. Duchesne & G. Pelletier (2024). Selection and evaluation of integrated solutions in a combined sewer network: a case study. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 30 (3): 05024001.
DOI: 10.1061/JITSE4/ISENG-2251

Guay, V., N. Binesh, S. Duchesne, G. Pelletier & G. Grégoire (2024). Performance assessment of stormwater management structures in a parking lot near Montreal, Canada. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 10 (1): 04023012.
DOI: 10.1061/JSWBAY.SWENG-528

Jean, M.È., C. Morin, J.E. Ossa Ossa, S. Duchesne, G. Pelletier & M. Pleau (2024). Optimal distribution of green and grey infrastructures coupled with real time control of the sewer for combined sewer overflows control as an adaptation measure to climate change. Urban Water Journal, 21 (4): 419-435.
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2024.2312497

Rjaibi, A. & S. Duchesne (2024). Impact of pressure on the deterioration of drinking water distribution networks. Water Resources Management, 38 (12): 4867-4882.
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-024-03892-y

Yousefian, R. & S. Duchesne (2024). Improving incomplete mixing modeling for junctions of water distribution networks. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 26 (2): 351-367.
DOI : 10.2166/hydro.2024.041

Henriques-Silva, Renato, Duchesne, Sophie, Fortin St-Gelais, Nicolas, Saran, Naysan & Schmidt, Alexandra M. (2023). On-line warning system for pipe burst using Bayesian dynamic linear models. Water Resources Research, 59 (4): e2021WR031745.
DOI: 10.1029/2021WR031745

Doghri, Mouna, Duchesne, Sophie, Poulin, Annie & Villeneuve, Jean-Pierre (2022). Regulation response of pilot-operated diaphragm type pressure-reducing valves: laboratory testing and impact on the performance of pressure control modes in water distribution systems. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering / Revue canadienne de génie civil, 49 (4): 636-643.
DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2020-0604

Jean, Marie-Ève, Morin, Camille, Duchesne, Sophie, Pelletier, Geneviève & Pleau, Martin (2022). Real-time model predictive and rule-based control with green infrastructures to reduce combined sewer overflows. Water Research, 221: Art. 118753.
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118753

Proteau, Kelly, Binesh, Negin, Duchesne, Sophie, Pelletier, Geneviève & Lavoie, Isabelle (2022). Urban runoff quality and quantity control: a functional comparison of various types of detention basins. Urban Water Journal, 19 (10): 1080-1092.
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2022.2117633

Wei, D. Xu, Burns, Matthew J., Cherqui, Fédéric, Duchesne, Sophie, Pelletier, Geneviève & Fletcher, Tim D. (2022). Real-time controlled rainwater harvesting systems can improve the performance of stormwater networks. Journal of Hydrology, 614 (Part A): Art. 128503.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128503

Yousefian, Reza & Duchesne, Sophie (2022). Modeling the mixing phenomenon in water distribution networks: A state-of-the-art review. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 148 (2): Art. 03121002.
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001513

Brodeur-Doucet, Caroline, Pineau, Béatrice, Corrivault-Gascon Juliette, Arjoon, Diane, Lessard, Paul, Pelletier, Geneviève & Duchesne, Sophie (2021). Seasonal hydrological and water quality performance of individual and in-series stormwater infrastructures as treatment trains in cold climate. Water Quality Research Journal, 56 (4): 205-217.
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2021.026

Garneau, Cyril, Duchesne, Sophie & St-Hilaire, André (2021). Corrigendum to “Comparison of modelling approaches to estimate trapping efficiency of sedimentation basins on peatlands used for peat extraction” [Ecological Engineering 133 (2019) 60–68]. Ecological Engineering, 174: Art. 106469.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106469

Gholami Shirkoohi, Majid, Doghri, Mouna & Duchesne, Sophie (2021). Short-term water demand predictions coupling an Artificial Neural Network model and a Genetic Algorithm. Water Supply, 21 (5): 2374-2386.
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2021.049

Jean, Marie-Ève, Morin, Camille, Duchesne, Sophie, Pelletier, Geneviève & Pleau, Martin (2021). Optimization of real-time control with green and grey infrastructure design for a cost-effective mitigation of combined sewer overflows. Water Resources Research, 57 (12): Art. e2021WR030282.
DOI: 10.1029/2021WR030282

Pineau, Béatrice, Brodeur-Doucet, Caroline, Corrivault-Gascon Juliette, Arjoon, Diane, Lessard, Paul, Pelletier, Geneviève & Duchesne, Sophie (2021). Performance of green infrastructure for stormwater treatment in cold climate. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science / Revue du génie & de la science de l’environnement, 16 (4): 185-194.
DOI: 10.1680/jenes.20.00041

Shishegar, Shadab, Duchesne, Sophie, Pelletier, Geneviève & Ghorbani, Reza (2021). A smart predictive framework for system-level stormwater management optimization. Journal of Environmental Management, 278 (Part 1): Art. 111505.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111505

Shishegar, Shadab, Ghorbani, Reza, Saad Saoud, Lyes, Duchesne, Sophie & Pelletier, Geneviève (2021). Rainfall-runoff modelling using octonion-valued neural networks. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 66 (13): 1857-1865.
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2021.1962885

Betis, Hermine; St-Hilaire, André; Fortin, Claude & Duchesne, Sophie (2020). Development of a water quality index for watercourses downstream of harvested peatlands. Water Qual. Res. J., 55 (2): 119–131.
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2020.007

Doghri, Mouna; Duchesne, Sophie; Poulin, Annie & Villeneuve, Jean-Pierre (2020). Comparative study of pressure control modes impact on water distribution system performance. Water Resour. Manage., 34 (1): 231-244.
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-019-02436-z

Hafdhi, Sabiha; Duchesne, Sophie & St-Hilaire, André (2020). Hydraulic modelling for assessment of the performance of sedimentation basins downstream from extracted peatlands. Mires and Peat, 26 (2020): Art. 7.
DOI: 10.19189/MaP.2019.JSP.StA.1789

Pourcel, Florent & Duchesne, Sophie (2020). Comparative analysis of air scouring and unidirectional flushing of water distribution systems. J. Water Supply Res. Technol., 69 (6): 578-590.
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2020.146

Pourcel, Florent; Duchesne, Sophie & Ouellet, Maxime (2020). Evolution of the relationship between total suspended solids concentration and turbidity during flushing sequences of water pipes. J. Water Supply Res. Technol., 69 (4): 376-386.
DOI: /10.2166/aqua.2020.127

Bilodeau, Karine; Pelletier, Geneviève & Duchesne, Sophie (2019). Real-time control of stormwater detention basins as an adaptation measure in mid-size cities. Urban Water J., 15 (9): 858-867.
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2019.1574844

El-Housni, Hind; Duchesne, Sophie & Mailhot, Alain (2019). Predicting individual hydraulic performance of sewer pipes in context of climate change. J. Water Res. Plan. Manage., 145 (11): Art. 04019051.
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001127

Garneau, Cyril; Duchesne, Sophie & St-Hilaire, André (2019). Comparison of modelling approaches to estimate trapping efficiency of sedimentation basins on peatlands used for peat extraction. Ecol. Eng., 133 (Août): 60-68.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.04.025

Shishegar, Shadab; Duchesne, Sophie & Pelletier, Geneviève (2019). An integrated optimization and rule-based approach for predictive real time control of urban stormwater management systems. J. Hydrol., 577 (Octobre): Art. 124000.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124000

Vaillancourt, Catherine; Duchesne, Sophie & Pelletier, Geneviève (2019). Hydrologic performance of permeable pavement as an adaptive measure in urban areas: Case studies near Montreal, Canada. J. Hydrol. Eng., 24 (8): Art. 05019020.
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001812

Duchesne, S. & al. (2018). Huit articles sur le projet “Vietnam”. Revue des Sciences de l’eau, 31(3).

El-Housni, H., M. Ouellet & S. Duchesne (2018). Identification of most significant factors for modeling deterioration of sewer pipes. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 45(3): 215-226.
DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2015-0293.

Jean, M.-E., S. Duchesne G. Pelletier & M. Pleau (2018). Selection of rainfall information as input data for the design of combined sewer overflow solutions. Journal of Hydrology, 565: 559-569.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydrol.2018.08.064.

Ouellet, M. & S. Duchesne (2018). A method to take replaced pipes into account in the modeling of sewer pipes deterioration. Urban Water Journal, 15(4): 392-397.
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2018.1455883.

Shishegar, S., S. Duchesne & G. Pelletier (2018). Optimization methods applied to stormwater management problems: a review. Urban Water Journal, 15(3): 276-286.
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2018.1439976.

Ha, P.T.T., N. Kokutse, S. Duchesne, J.-P. Villeneuve, A. Bélanger, H.N. Hien, B. Toumbou & D.N. Bach (2017). Assessing and selecting interventions for river water quality improvement within the context of population growth and urbanization: a case study of the Cau River basin in Vietnam. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 19(5): 1701-1729.
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-016-9822-7.

Pourcel, F., I.E. Smith & S. Duchesne (2017). Slug flow simulation, a way to improve air scouring of water mains? Procedia Engineering, 186: 601-608.
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2017.03.276.

Duchesne, S., B. Toumbou & J.-P. Villeneuve (2016). Validation and comparison of different statistical models for the prediction of water main pipe breaks in a municipal network of Québec, Canada. Journal of Water Science, 29(1): 11-24.
DOI: 10.7202/1035713ar.

Hoang, K.H., M. Bernier, S. Duchesne & M. Y (2016). Rice mapping using RADARSAT-2 dual- and quad-pol data in a complex land-use watershed: Cau River basin (Vietnam). IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 9(7): 3082-3096.
DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2016.2586102.

St-Hilaire, A., S. Duchesne & A.N. Rousseau (2016). Floods and water quality in Canada – A review of the interactions with urbanization, agriculture and forestry. Canadian Water Resources Journal, 41(2): 273-287.
DOI:10.1080/07011784.2015.1010181.

Thériault, A. & S. Duchesne (2015). Quantifying the fecal coliform loads in urban watersheds by hydrologic/hydraulic modeling: case study of the Beauport River watershed in Quebec. Water, 7 (2): 615-7633.
DOI:10.3390/w7020615.