Sahar Abidi

Professional Roles and Achievements

About Me

Professional Experience

Associate Professor

March 2017 - Present

Teaching Licence on scientific and technical forestry and Master on valorization of natural resources, module of Hydrology, Bioclimatology, Water & Soil conservation and soil science in Silvo-Pastoral institute of Tabaka, Tunisia.

Principal Engineer

2013 – 2017

Post of water resources responsible in General Directorate of Dams and Great Hydraulic Works-Ministry of Agriculture (Tunisia).

Teacher

2010 - 2011

Teaching hydrological modeling application: Open Fluid model for 1st year students in Master "Hydrology & Hydrogeology" in Engineer High School of Medjez El Bab-Tunisia.

Engineer

2008 - 2010

Engineer in rural Engineering at design office Riabi Economic Services: Hydrology & Hydrogeology, Hydraulics and River Farm, Urban Hydraulics, Water Resources Planning and Soils.

Research Projects

• Head of the research project "Management of the phenomenon of silting and mapping of the risk of erosion of the watersheds of the large dams of the upper valley of Medjerda", awarded within the framework of the Program of Encouragement of Young Researchers PEJC, (2021- 2022).

• Modernization of Governance and Development of Innovation and Employability of ISP Tabarka, PAQ-Development of Strategic Management of Universities, PAQ-DGSE, Competitive Innovation Funds for autonomy, accountability and performance. Silvo-Pastoral Institute of Tabarka – University of Jendouba (2021-2022).

• Multi-source and multi-date imaging for the study of the risk of flooding in medjerda basin. This project is part of the CNCCT research program contract and is funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for a period of four years (2016-2019).

• Improved management of water resources and adaptation to climate change specifically in the flood axis. This project is technically supported by NASA and managed by the Regional Center for Remote Sensing of North African States (CRTEAN) with different collaboration partners (2012-2016)

Publications

Chapter Book

• Sahar Abidi, Nasr Souid, Toubal Abderrezak Kamel, Mohammed Achite, Lamia Laâjili Ghezal, Sediment Assessment of Medjerda High Valley Dams (Tunisia) Using PISA Model. Water Resources Management and Sustainability Book-Springer, Visit here, pp 347-360.

• Abidi S., Hajji O., Hannachi B., Habaieb H., Mean rainfall variability effects on the hydrological response of Medjerda High Valley. Advances in Sustainable and Environmental Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydrochemistry and Water Resources, Proceedings of the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Visit here. pp 21-24

• ABIDI S., HAJJI O. and HABAIEB H., 2017. Study of Rainfall Variations in Tessa Subwatershed of Medjerda River in Tunisia. Water Resources in Arid Areas: The Way Forward, Springer Water Book. Visit here. pp 59-74.

• HAJJI O., ABIDI S., HERMASSI T. AND MEKNI I., 2017. Evaluation of Water Erosion Risk in Tunisian Semi-Arid Area. Water Resources in Arid Areas: The Way Forward, Springer Water Book. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51856-5. pp 215-249.

Scientific Publications in International Journal

• Sahar Abidi, Olfa Hajji, Wael Essaleh, Ahmed Ezzine et Taoufik Hermassi, Cartographie du risque inondation de la Haute Vallée de Medjerda avec Hec- Ras. Journal International Sciences et Technique de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (JISTEE) ISNN (ectronic): 1737-9350; ISSN (printed): 1737-6688; Volume IV- Numéro 1 Décembre 2019. pp 223-232. Visit here.

• ABIDI S., EL AYARI M., HAJJI O. and HABAIEB H., 2018. Method of decision making for flood management of Medjerda High Valley, Volume CIRS (19)., Journal of new sciences, Agriculture and Biotechnology, Indexed, E ISSN 2286-5314, pp 3413-3422.

• ABIDI S., HAJJI O. and HABAIEB H., 2015. Spatial and Temporal Variations of Rainfall in a Tributary of Medjerda River in Tunisia (Tessa Watershed), Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS, Vol. 3, Issue 1, ISSN: 2052-5583, pp 25-31.

• ABIDI S., HAJJI O. and HABAIEB H., 2015. Application du modèle de Muskingum pour la prévision des crues de la Medjerda en Tunisie, Geo-Sp Publication Mag, Vol. 4 N. 8, pp. 53-61. Visit here.

• Sahar ABIDI, Olfa HAJJI, and Hamadi HABAIEB, “Flow forecasting by Muskingum model of Medjerda River in Tunisia,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1277–1285, March 2015. Visit here.

• ABIDI S., HAJJI O. and HABAIEB H., 2015. Flood routing with real-time method for flash flood forecasting in the plain Bou Salem-Medjerda River in Tunisia, International Journal of Technical Research and Applications, e-ISSN: 2320-8163, Volume 3, Issue 1, Indexed, pp. 75-79. Visit here.

• EZZINE A., ABIDI S., LAZREG A., BACHA S., HABAIEB H., BEL HADJ ALI A., POLICELLI F.S., SHAHID H., DAVID J.L., 2014. Sensitivity Analysis of the flood forecasting with Crest model in the upstream of Medjerda River (Tunisia), Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS, ISSN:2052-5583, Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 24-27.

• ABIDI S., HAJJI O., HEMASSI T., HABAIEB H., 2014. Influence of considering tributaries to reconstruct flood of Public hydrograph of an extreme event on the upstream portion of Medjerda River, International Research Journal of public and Environmental Health, Vol 1(3), Visit here DOI: 10.15739/irjpe, ISSN:2360-8803(Online) ISSN:2814-3817(Print)

Scientific Publications in Proceeding

• ABIDI S., Olfa H., Mehrez L. A. and Hamadi H., Flood forecasting of Medjerda River in the context of Water Resource, Management of Tunisia. WSTA 12th Gulf Water Conference, 28 - 30 March 2017 Manama - Kingdom of Bahrain, pp 369-379. Visit here.

• ABIDI S., HAJJI O., HABAIEB H., Bacha S., Ezzine A. and Lazreg A., A real-time flow Muskingum forecasting model for three main stations of the Medjerda River, 11th International Conference on Hydroscience & Engineering "Hydro-Engineering for Environmental Challenges", Humberg, Germany, 29/09-02/10 2014, pp. 39-46. Visit here.

• ABIDI S. & VANCLOOSTER M., A real-time flow forecasting model for three main stations of the Medjerda River, ENVITAM PhD Student Day 2014, Graduate School on Environmental Sciences, Technologies and Management (ENVITAM), à Louvain La Neuve, Belgique, p16.

• ABIDI S., HEMASSI T., HAJJI O., HABAIEB H., To hydrological modeling (ATHYS) suitable for predicting an exceptional flood in Watershed Tessa north of Tunisia. COLLOQUE INTERNATIONAL EAU ET CLIMAT : REGARDS CROISES NORD/ SUDSous lethème : Eau :ressource, risque et développement durable dans les pays de la Méditerranée occidentale, 27-28 NOVEMBER 2013,Fesse-Maroc, pp. 62-64.

• ABIDI S., HABAIEB H., HERMASSI T., Considering tributaries to reconstitute an extreme event on a portion of the Medjerda river, 5th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO), 28-30 April 2013 Hammamet-Tunisia. Doi: 10.1109/ICMSAO.2013.6552601. pp. 1-4

Software Proficiency and Tools

Geographical Information System (GIS) Software:

• ArcView
• ArcGIS
• Surfer
• Variowin
• Global Mapper
• QGIS
• ENVI

Programming Software:

• MATLAB
• R

Statistical Software:

• StatLab
• Statistica
• SPSS
• EasyFit

Hydraulics Modeling Software:

• EPANET
• Hydrus
• SWMM

Hydrogeological & Hydrological Modeling Software:

• Erosion Models:
• MYDHAS
• OpenFluid
• KINEROS
• RUSLE
• Sediment Delivery Ratio (SDR)
• Previsioni Interimento Serbatoi Artificiali (PISA)
• Models of Flow Simulation, Routing, and Forecasting:
• ATHYS
• Modèle Hydrologique Maillé (MHM)
• Autoregressive Model (ARM)
• Transfer Function Model (TFM)
• CREST (Coupled Routing and Excess Storage Model)
• HEC-RAS & HEC-GeoRAS
• iRIC (International River Interface Cooperative)

Drawing and Mapping Software:

• AutoCAD
• Covadis

Hydro-Pluviometric Data Processing Software:

• Hydraccess

Tree Ring Analysis Software:

• xDateR
• COFECHA
• ARSTAN
• Seascorr