Contact Information
Office: SL 120
Phone: 317-274-7764
Email: mbabbars@iupui.edu
Departmental: SL 118
723 W. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Background
Ph.D., 2006, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Specialties
Water Resources and Environmental Systems Analysis
Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
Contaminant Fate and Transport Modeling
Uncertainty Analysis
Surface and Groundwater Hydrology
Optimization, and Decision Support Systems

• Use of linear and nonlinear multivariate analysis methods for regional water quality assessment in White River basin
• Integrated environmental modeling of watershed and reservoir systems for algal bloom prediction in Eagle Creek reservoir.
• Risk assessment and management of algal blooms in Eagle Creek reservoir.
• Wetlands restoration and creation in Eagle Creek watershed using GIS methods, hydrologic models, and optimization methods.

Spring 2009
Principles of Hydrogeology (G451)

Fall 2009

Applied Hydrology (G490/G690)

A Model to Identify Constructed Wetland Sites to Maximize Nitrate Reduction and Flood Mitigation. Indiana State Department of Agriculture Co-PI with L. Tedesco 1/09-1/10

Sustaining Water Resources: Environmental Impacts of Chemical Loadings and Transport during Floods Indiana University - Bloomington – IUPUI Intercampus Collaboration in Environmental Research Co-PI with L. Tedesco and P.A. Jacinthe ( IUPUI) K. Clay, S. Hall, H. Reynolds, and T. Royer (IU-Bloomington) 1/09 – 6/10

Performance Analysis of Selected Mitigation Systems Used to Attenuate Diffuse Pollution Occurring during Baseflow and High Flow Events from Agricultural Fields (Aquisafe 2) KompetenzZentrum Wasser Berlin Co-PI with L. Tedesco and P.A. Jacinthe 1/09-12/12

Andrew Gamble (M.S. 2010): asgamble@iupui.edu

Slawamira Bruder (M.S. 2011)

Shuangshuang Xie (M.S. 2011)

Silja Worreschk (Intern 07/2009-08/2009)

Babbar-Sebens, M., and B.S. Minsker, "Interactive genetic algorithm with mixed initiative interaction for multi-criteria ground water monitoring design," Environmental Modelling and Software (In Review), 2009.

Babbar-Sebens, M., and B.S. Minsker, "Case-based micro interactive genetic algorithm (CBMIGA) for interactive learning: Methodology and application to groundwater monitoring design," Environmental Modelling and Software (In Review), 2009.

Babbar-Sebens , M., and S. Mukhopadhyay, " Reinforcement Learning for Human-Machine Collaborative Optimization: Application in Ground Water Monitoring," Proceedings of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) Conference, 2009.

Deepti, R. Karthikeyan, and M. Babbar-Sebens, "Predicting the fate and transport of E. coli in two Texas River Basins," Journal of American Water Resources Association, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 928-944, 2009.

Babbar-Sebens, M., and R. Karthikeyan, “Consideration of sample size for estimating contaminant load reductions using load duration curves," Journal of Hydrology, Volume 372, Issues 1-4, Pages 118-123, 2009.

Teague, A., R. Karthikeyan, M. Babbar-Sebens, R. Srinivasan, and R. Persyn, “Spatially Explicit Load Enrichment Calculation Tool to Identify E. coli Sources in Watersheds.” Transactions of ASABE, (in press), 2009.

Babbar-Sebens, M., and B. S. Minsker, “Standard Interactive Genetic Algorithm (SIGA): A Comprehensive Optimization Framework for Long-Term Ground Water Monitoring Design,” J. of Water Resources Planning and Management, 134(6), pp. 538-547, 2008.

Babbar, M., and B. S. Minsker, “Groundwater Remediation Design Using Multiscale Genetic Algorithms,” J. of Water Resources Planning and Management, 132(5), pp. 341-350, 2006.

Babbar, M., A. Lakshmikantha and D.E. Goldberg. “A Modified NSGA-II to Solve Noisy Multiobjective Problems,” in James Foster (editors), Proceedings of 2003 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Late-Breaking Papers, pp. 21--27, AAAI, Chicago, Illinois, USA, July 2003.

Babbar, M., and B. S. Minsker. “A Multiscale Master-Slave Parallel Genetic Algorithm with Application to Groundwater Remediation Design”, W. L. Langdon, E. Cantu-Paz, K. Mathias, R. Roy, D. Davis, R. Poli, K. Balakrishnan, V. Honavar, G. Rudolph, J. Wegener, L. Bull, M. A. Potter, A. C. Shultz, J. F. Miller, E. Burke, and N. Jonoska, editors. 2002. Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO'2002. New York, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2002.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND PRESENTATIONS

Babbar-Sebens, M., Barr, R.C., Tedesco, L.P., " Multiobjective Optimization for Wetland Restoration Site Selection - Eagle Creek Watershed, Indiana, USA", American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Environmental & Water Resources Institute 's (EWRI) 3rd developing nations conference: India 2010 - An International Perspective on Current & Future State of Water Resources & the Environment , Chennai, India, January 5-7, 2010.

Anderson, M., Babbar-Sebens, M., Lobligeois, F., Rampnoux, N., Soyeux, E., and Tedesco, L., "Combining a conceptual hydrologic model (SWAT) and a hydrodynamic model (Telemac 3D) to simulate reservoir dynamics in Eagle Creek Reservoir, Indiana, 5th International SWAT Conference, Boulder, Colorado, August 5-7, 2009.

Barr, R., Bender, A., Babbar-Sebbens, M., Tedesco, L.P., “Reevaluating Indiana’s Flood Management Strategies: Lessons from the Mississippi River Floods of 1993” , 30th Annual Symposium “Floods of 2008, Status of Flood Plain Management, and Management to Protect Levees and Dams in Indiana, 2009.

Babbar-Sebens, M., Minsker, B.S., "Interactive Genetic Algorithm with Mixed Initiative Interaction for Water Resources Optimization," 8th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, Concepción, Chile, 2009.

Teague, A., M. Babbar-Sebens, R. Karthikeyan, R. Srinivasan, J. Jacobs, M. McFarland, N. Dictson, and D. Boellstorff. “Spatially Explicit Load Enrichment Calculation Tool (SELECT) and Cluster Analysis for Identification of E. coli Sources in Plum Creek Watershed, TX,” ASABE International Conference, Minneapolis MN, 2007.

Babbar-Sebens, M., R. Karthikeyan, and R. Srinivasan, “Development of an Extensive Fate and Transport Model for Pathogens in Watersheds,” American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), Fourth Conference on Watershed Management to Meet Water Quality Standards and Emerging TMDL, San Antonio, TX, 2007.

Teague, A., M. Babbar-Sebens, R. Karthikeyan, and R. Srinivasan, J. Jacobs, M. McFarland, N. Dictson, and D. Boellstorff, “Spatially Explicit Load Enrichment Calculation Tool (SELECT) and Load Duration Curves for Identification of E. coli Sources in Plum Creek Watershed, TX,” American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), Fourth Conference on Watershed Management to Meet Water Quality Standards and Emerging TMDL, San Antonio, TX, 2007.

Babbar-Sebens, M., and B. S. Minsker, “Interactive Genetic Algorithm - An Adaptive and Interactive Decision Support Framework for Design of Optimal Groundwater Monitoring Plans,” American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2006.

Babbar, M., and B. S. Minsker, “A Collaborative Interactive Genetic Algorithm Framework for Mixed-Initiative Interaction with Human and Simulated Experts: A Case Study in Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring Design,” American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2005 & Related Symposia, Omaha, NE, 2006.

Babbar, M., and B. S. Minsker, “Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring Optimization: Facing the Real World Challenges,” Midwest Ground Water Conference, Urbana, IL, 2005

Babbar, M., B. S. Minsker, and H. Takagi, "Expert Knowledge in Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring Optimization Process: The Interactive Genetic Algorithm Perspective," American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2005 & Related Symposia, Anchorage, AK, 2005.

Babbar, M., B. S. Minsker, and H. Takagi, "Interactive Genetic Algorithm Framework for Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring Design," American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2004 & Related Symposia, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004.

Sinha, E., B. S. Minsker, and M. Babbar, "Multiscale Island Injection Genetic Algorithm for Ground Water Remediation," American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2004 & Related Symposia, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004.

Babbar, M., and B. S. Minsker. “Multiscale Strategies for Solving Water Resources Management Problems with Genetic Algorithms”, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003 & Related Symposia, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.

Babbar, M., A. Lakshmikantha and D.E. Goldberg. “A Modified NSGA-II to Solve Noisy Multiobjective Problems,” in James Foster (editors), 2003 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. Late-Breaking Papers, pp. 21--27, AAAI, Chicago, Illinois, USA, July 2003.

Babbar, M., and B. S. Minsker. “A Multiscale Master-Slave Parallel Genetic Algorithm with Application to Groundwater Remediation Design”, W. L. Langdon, E. Cantu-Paz, K. Mathias, R. Roy, D. Davis, R. Poli, K. Balakrishnan, V. Honavar, G. Rudolph, J. Wegener, L. Bull, M. A. Potter, A. C. Shultz, J. F. Miller, E. Burke, and N. Jonoska, editors. 2002. Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO'2002. New York, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2002.

Babbar, M., B. S. Minsker, and D. Goldberg. “A Multiscale Island Injection Genetic Algorithm for Optimal Groundwater Remediation Design”, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) 2002 Water Resources Planning & Management Conference, Roanoke, VA, 2002.