Assistant Professor, Department of Hydrology and Hydrodynamics
Instytut Geofizyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
ul. Księcia Janusza 64, 01-452 Warszawa
tel: +48 22 6915-864, e-mail: hhamidifar@igf.edu.pl
Academic Experience
- Assistant Professor, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Science, Poland, 2025-now
- Research Fellow, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Science, Poland, 2023-2025
- Associate Professor, Shiraz University, Iran, 2021-2024
- Assistant Professor, Shiraz University, Iran, 2013-2021
- Assistant Professor, Fasa University, Iran, 2012-2013
Academic Degrees
- Habilitation, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Poland, 2025
- Ph.D., Water Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran. 2009 –2013
- M.Sc., Water Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran. 2007 –2009
- B.Sc., Water Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. 2003 –2007
Research Interests:
Floods, Erosion and Sedimentation, Open Channel Hydraulics, River Engineering and Management, Remote Sensing, Drought, Soil and Water Conservation, Eco-hydrology, Water Quality Analysis, Environmental Flow, Pollutant Transport, Debris, Turbulent Flow Analysis, Sediment Transport, Numerical Simulations.
Research projects:
- Flow structure around riprap-protected bridge piers with debris accumulation, Miniatura grant, National Science Center (NCN), Poland, 2025. (PI, in progress)
- Global warming effects on macrophytes’ role in lowland rivers, OPUS LAP grant, National Science Center (NCN), Poland, 2026-2029. (Co-I, in progress)
- Contribution toward improved flood risk mapping by incorporating geomorphological processes, ULAM fellowship grant, The National Agency for Academic Exchange, Poland, 2023-2025. (PI, Completed)
- Feasibility study of riverbank stabilization using Vetivergrass system. Fars Regional Water Authority, Iran, 2016-2018. (PI, Completed)
Thesis Supervised
- Effects of floodplain vegetation on bed topography in a compound meandering river
- Effects of vegetation on pollutant transport and river restoration
- An experimental study on the effect of patchy floodplain vegetation on the longitudinal dispersion coefficient in compound channels
- Environmental flow determination using hydrological and habitat simulation methods, case study: the Kor river
- Sizing riprap for protection of bridge piers against scouring in the presence of accumulated debris
- The effect of debris accumulation on the depth of scour around the bridge pier with a slot
- Collar performance in bridge pier scour with debris accumulation.
Publications list:
- Morphodynamic Feedback on Flood Hydraulics in Alluvial River Systems: The Polish Middle Vistula River Case, H Hamidifar, M Nones, PM Rowiński, River Research and Applications 42, 212-223, 2026. PDF download
- A System Dynamics Approach to Integrating Climate Resilience and Water Productivity to Attain Water Resource Sustainability, B Nazari, E Kanani, A Kazemi, H Hamidifar, M Nones, Water 18 (3), 320, 2026. PDF download
- Microplastic pollution in water Systems of the Global South: A review, AM Saadat, SK Emami, H Hamidifar, MJF Shilsar, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 276, 104729, 2026. PDF download
- Collar systems for bridge pier scour protection, GA Pasha, N Murtaza, H Hamidifar, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 10 (12), 557, 2025. PDF download
- Hydraulic Response of Dam-Break Flood Waves to Converging Channel Geometries: A Numerical Investigation, A Ghaderi, H Shahini, H Mohammadnezhad, H Hamidifar, JH Pu, Water 17 (17), 2593, 2025. PDF download
- UAVs in sediment transport management: a review of applications in European Rivers, H Hamidifar, M Nones, International Journal of River Basin Management, 1-15, 2025. PDF download
- Contaminant transport in coarse-grained porous medias: a multi-model approach with advanced spectral analysis, J Chabokpour, H Hamidifar, Environmental Geochemistry and Health 47 (8), 1-20, 2025. PDF download
- Integration of the EM-DAT dataset and Google Trends to depict river floods across Europe, H Hamidifar, M Nones, International Journal of River Basin Management, 1-14, 2025. PDF download
- Optimal configuration of a hybrid defense system for hill torrents: an experimental investigation for effective management, N Murtaza, GA Pasha, N Tanaka, H Hamidifar, U Ghani, A Ahmed, Natural Hazards, 1-38, 2025. PDF download
- Integrating remote sensing and meteorological analysis for monitoring drought conditions in arid regions: a case study from Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, H Siasar, A Salari, M Bahrami, H Hamidifar, Theoretical and Applied Climatology 156 (5), 1-19, 2025. PDF download
- Incorporating sediment dynamics in flood modeling, case study: The Kor River, H Hamidifar, M Nones, PM Rowinski, River Flow 2024, 129-135, 2025
- Integrated Risk Assessment of Floods and Landslides in Kohistan, Pakistan, T Sajid, SK Maimoon, M Waseem, S Ahmed, MA Khan, J Tränckner, H Hamidifar, Sustainability 17 (8), 3331, 2025. PDF download
- Mitigating scour around bridge piers in alluvial channels using inclined collars, H Hamidifar, SMA Kowsar, Geomorphology, 109619, 2025. PDF download
- Application of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Models for Assessment of Education Quality in Water Resources Engineering, MK Ghorbani, N Talebbeydokhti, H Hamidifar, M Samadi, M Nones, Algorithms 18 (1), 12, 2025. PDF download
- Enhancing Flood Resilience: Comparative Analysis of Single and Hybrid Defense Systems for Vulnerable Buildings, N Murtaza, GA Pasha, H Hamidifar, U Ghani, A Ahmed, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 116, 105078, 2025. PDF download
- A Review on Storage Process Models for Improving Water Quality Modeling in Rivers, AM Saadat, S Khodambashi Emami, H Hamidifar, Hydrology 11 (11), 187, 2024. PDF downlaod
- Microplastic Pollution: Analytical Techniques, Policy Landscape, and Integrated Strategies for Sustainable Environmental Stewardship, SK Emami, AM Saadat, H Hamidifar, Water Crises and Sustainable Management in the Global South, 341-369, 2024. PDF download
- Water Crisis in Iran: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, H Hamidifar, Water Crises and Sustainable Management in the Global South, 85-109, 2024. PDF download
- Overview and Perspectives of Biomonitoring in the Global South, SC Izah, ST Abdelkhalek, MC Ogwu, H Hamidifar, Biomonitoring of Pollutants in the Global South, 3-36, 2024
- Flood modeling and fluvial dynamics: A scoping review on the role of sediment transport, H Hamidifar, M Nones, PM Rowinski, Earth-Science Reviews 253, 104775, 6, 2024. PDF download
- Reducing bed scour in meandering channel bends using spur dikes, Z Akbar, GA Pasha, N Tanaka, U Ghani, H Hamidifar, International Journal of Sediment Research 39 (2), 243-256, 2024. PDF downlaod
- Using multi‐criteria decision‐making methods in prioritizing structural flood control solutions: A case study from Iran, H Hamidifar, F Yaghoubi, PM Rowinski, Journal of Flood Risk Management, e12991, 3, 2024. PDF download
- Biomonitoring of pollutants in the Global South, SC Izah, MC Ogwu, H Hamidifar, Springer Nature, 2024.
- Water Crises and Sustainable Management in the Global South, SC Izah, MC Ogwu, A Loukas, H Hamidifar, Springer Nature, 2024.
- Effects of floating debris on flow characteristics around slotted bridge piers: a numerical simulation, D Mohammad Ali Nezhadian, H Hamidifar, Water 16 (1), 90, 4, 2024. PDF download
- Exploring EM-DAT for depicting spatiotemporal trends of drought and wildfires and their connections with anthropogenic pressure, M Nones, H Hamidifar, SMB Shahabi-Haghighi, Natural Hazards 120 (1), 957-973, 2023. PDF download
- Exploring the link between drought-related terms and public interests: Global insights from LSTM-based predictions and Google Trends analysis. SMB Shahabi-Haghighi, H Hamidifar, Hydrological Process, 2023. PDF download
- Spatiotemporal variations of riverine flood fatalities: 70 years global to regional perspective, H Hamidifar, M Nones, River, 2, 222–238, 2023. PDF download
- A multi-criteria multidimensional model for optimal selection of rural water supply systems, H Hamidifar, MK Ghorbani, MA Bakhshandeh, S Gholami, AQUA-Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society, 72 (6): 1042–1056, 2023. PDF download
- Strategic planning of rubber dams by the SWOT and SWOT-AHP methods in Iran, MK Ghorbani, H Hamidifar, International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology, 15 (2), 112-122, 2023. PDF download
- Hydro-morphodynamic responses of rivers to the construction of hydropower dams: a case study–the Kor River, Iran, H Hamidifar, M Nones, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 68(11), 1567–1577, 2023. PDF download
- Local scour around riprap-protected bridge piers with debris accumulation, F Zanganeh-Inaloo, H Hamidifar, G Oliveto, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, 47, 2393–2408, 2023. PDF download
- Blockage of box-shaped and circular culverts under flood event conditions: a laboratory investigation, A Miranzadeh, A Keshavarzi, H Hamidifar, International Journal of River Basin Management, 21(4), 607–616, 2022. PDF download
- Experimental study of debris-induced scour around a slotted bridge pier, H Hamidifar, D Mohammad Ali Nezhadian, I Carnacina, Acta Geophysica, 70, 2325–2339, 2022. PDF download
- Collar performance in bridge pier scour with debris accumulation, H Hamidifar, SMB Shahabi-Haghighi, YM Chiew, International Journal of Sediment Research, 37(3), 328-334, 2022. PDF download
- Concept-based integration of project management and strategic management of rubber dam projects using the SWOT–AHP method, MK Ghorbani, H Hamidifar, C Skoulikaris, M Nones, Sustainability, 14(5), 2541, 2022. PDF download
- Assessment of environmental water requirement allocation in anthropogenic rivers with a hydropower dam using hydrologically based methods—case study, H Hamidifar, F Akbari, PM Rowiński, Water, 14(6), 893, 2022. PDF download
- Time evolution of scour hole and flow characteristics upstream of a flushing orifice, A Keshavarzi, GR Mohammadi, H Hamidifar, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 28, 199-206, 2022. PDF download
- Comments on Study and application of discharge calibration for submerged radial gates, HK Shayan, H Hamidifar, J Farhoudi, Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 2021.
- River water quality management using a fuzzy optimization model and the NSFWQI Index, MK Ghorbani, A Afshar, H Hamidifar, Water SA, 47(1) 45–53, 2021. PDF download
- Hybrid scour depth prediction equations for reliable design of bridge piers, H Hamidifar, F Zanganeh-Inaloo, I Carnacina, Water, 13(15), 2021. PDF download
- Numerical simulation of flow velocity around single and twin bridge piers with different arrangements using the Fluent model, Z Behrouzi, H Hamidifar, MA Zomorodian, Amirkabir Journal of Civil Engineering, 2021.
- A fuzzy multi-objective multiple-pollutant model for rivers using an ant colony algorithm, MK Ghorbani, A Afshar, H Hamidifar, MJ Reddy, Water Management, 175(4), 190–205, 2021. PDF download
- Effect of rigid vegetation on velocity distribution and bed topography in a meandering river with a sloping bank, A Azarisamani, A Keshavarzi, H Hamidifar, M Javan, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 45, 8633–8653, 2020. PDF download
- Determination of minimum water requirement of the Bakhtegan wetland using a new hydrological index, H Hamidifar, F Zangeneh-Inaloo, 11th International River Engineering Conference, 2020.
- How a dam may alter the rivers hydrologically? the case of Mollasadra dam, Iran, H Hamidifar, PM Rowiński, 6th IAHR Europe Congress, 2020.
- Influence of rigid emerged vegetation in a channel bend on bed topography and flow velocity field: laboratory experiments, H Hamidifar, A Keshavarzi, PM Rowiński, Water, 12(1), 118, 2020. PDF download
- Sudden pollutant discharge in vegetated compound meandering rivers, M Farzadkhoo, A Keshavarzi, H Hamidifar, M Javan, Catena, 182, 104155, 2019. PDF download
- Enhancement of river bank shear strength parameters using Vetiver grass root system, H Hamidifar, A Keshavarzi, P Truong, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 11, 611, 2018. PDF download
- A comparative study of longitudinal dispersion models in rigid vegetated compound meandering channels, M Farzadkhoo, A Keshavarzi, H Hamidifar, M Javan, Journal of Environmental Management, 217, 78-89, 2018. PDF download
- Kinetic energy and momentum correction coefficients in compound open channels, A Keshavarzi, H Hamidifar, Natural Hazards, 92, 1859–1869, 2018. PDF download
- Using a bed sill as a scour countermeasure downstream of an apron, H Hamidifar, M Nasrabadi, MH Omid, Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 9(4), 1663-1669, 2018. PDF download
- Reduction of scour using a combination of riprap and bed sill, H Hamidifar, MH Omid, M Nasrabadi, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Water Management, 171(5), 264-270, 2018. PDF download
- Application of a Vetiver system for unconventional water treatment, AR Keshtkar, MR Ahmadi, HR Naseri, H Atashi, H Hamidifar, SM Razavi, Desalination and Water Treatment, 57(53), 2016. PDF download
- Bed morphology in vegetated estuarine river with mild-curved meander bend, A Keshavarzi, H Hamidifar, J Ball, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 61(11), 2033-2049, 2016. PDF download
- Evaluation of 1-D and 2-D models for discharge prediction in straight compound channels with smooth and rough floodplain, H Hamidifar, A Keshavarzi, MH Omid, Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 49, 63-69, 2016. PDF download
- Kinetic energy and momentum correction coefficients in straight compound channels with vegetated floodplain, H Hamidifar, MH Omid, A Keshavarzi, Journal of Hydrology, 537, 10-17, 2016. PDF download
- Longitudinal dispersion in waterways with vegetated floodplain, H Hamidifar, MH Omid, A Keshavarzi, Ecological Engineering, 84, 398-407, 2015. PDF download
Editorial Role
- Associate Editor, Acta Geophysica
- Associate Editor, Frontiers in Sustainable Resource Management
- Review Editor for Water and Built Environment, Frontiers in Water
- Co-Editor, Water Crises in the Global South and Sustainable Management Strategies, Springer
- Co-Editor, Recent trends and sustainable biomonitoring of pollution in aquatic ecosystems, Springer
- Co-Editor, Sediment management in rivers and reservoirs: examples from Europe and China, Springer (In publish)
- Guest Editor, Sustainability, Novel Techniques for Water Resources in a Changing Climate: Hydrological Strategies for a Sustainable Future