Emily Berglund
Professor
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Water Infrastructure Systems
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
919-515-2338 emily_berglund@ncsu.edu WebsiteBio
Emily uses geospatial analytics to investigate the spatial character of socio-technical systems, in which human decision-making affects resource availability and infrastructure performance as resource and infrastructure systems affect human decisions. She develops agent-based models of sociotechnical systems to simulate feedback mechanisms and adaptive behaviors among consumers, infrastructure, and environmental systems. Her interests include optimization models and algorithms to manage the sustainability, security, and resilience of complex infrastructure systems––particularly those managing household water, stormwater, and solar power.
Publications
- Agent-based modeling to assess the effects of time-of-use water tariffs on social equity , Utilities Policy (2026)
- A Genetic Algorithm Framework for Rehabilitation of Intermittent Networks: Application for the Battle of the Intermittent Water Supply System Network , JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (2025)
- Adapting to future changes using smart stormwater storage systems to preserve flow regimes , JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY X (2025)
- Agent-based modeling to assess equitable access to affordable and clean water: intra-system water quality and tap water avoidance , Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability (2025)
- Assessing equitable access to safe and affordable water during COVID-19: Agent-based modeling for tap water avoidance behaviors , SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY (2025)
- Assessing the Sensitivity of Sociotechnical Water Distribution Systems to Uncertainty in Consumer Behaviors: Social Distancing and Demand Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic , WATER (2025)
- Conserving groundwater resources through hybrid water systems and sharing rainwater , JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY (2025)
- Predicting Drinking Water Quality Using Low-Cost Sensing: Water Aesthetics and Chemistry Strips , Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (2025)
- Public detection of lead plumbing and perceptions of municipal and well drinking water safety in the United States , ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH: INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY (2025)
- An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Assess the Social Equity Impacts of Dynamic Pricing Forurban Water Management , (2024)