Interdisciplinary research from a Systems Engineering perspective on the development of conflict resolution, multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA), time series analysis and other decision-making methodologies for addressing challenging systems management problems lying at the interface of society, technology and the environment, with applications in water resources management, hydrology, environmental engineering, sustainable development, and elsewhere.

NATIONAL AWARDS

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) (1998).

Canada Council Killam Research Fellowship (2001).

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING AWARDS

Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (FCAE) (1997).

Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (FEIC) (2005).

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (FIEEE) (1996).

Norbert Wiener Award from IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC) Society (2000).

Outstanding Contribution Award from the IEEE SMC Society (1995).

Fellow of the American Water Resources Association (FAWRA) (1993).

Icko Iben Award from AWRA (2004).

W. R. Boggess Award from AWRA (1984).

HONOURARY DOCTORATE DEGREE

On April 27, 2006, the Senate of Ecole Centrale de Lille, one of France’s highly respected Grand Ecoles, voted to award K.W. Hipel a Doctor of Engineering Degree (DEng), Honouris Causa, for his exceptional contributions to the development of Systems Engineering methodologies with applications in multiple domains. The ceremony will take place in France in 2007.

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO AWARDS

Distinguished Teacher Award (1996).

Award for Excellence in Research (2002).

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

Monbusho Kyoto University Visiting Professor Position (May to December, 1999).

Stanley Vineberg Memorial Visiting Professorship (Technion, January to April, 1999).

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Research Fellowship (France, September 1989 to August 1990).

Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship (Kyoto University, January to August, 1984).

BEST PAPER AWARD

Best Paper Award at The Eighth International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (ISAHP 2005), East-West Center, University of Hawaii (July 10, 2005).

ASSOCIATE EDITORSHIPS (Current)

1. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A

2. ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering (Board of Advisors)

3. Group Decision and Negotiation

4. Systems Engineering

5. Journal of Environmental Informatics

6. Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering

7. Information Knowledge Systems Management

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

1. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (Fellow). Vice-President of Publications for the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC) Society (1998-1999).

2. American Water Resources Association (AWRA) (Fellow).

3. International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).

4. American Geophysical Union (AGU).

5. Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) and Member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO).

6. Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE).

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

Position Date

Professor July, 1985 onwards

Associate Professor July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1985

Assistant Professor April 1, 1976 to June 30, 1981

DEGREES

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1975.

M.A.Sc. in Systems Design, University of Waterloo, 1972.

B.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1970.

(Graduated first in class).

RESEARCH PUBLICATION SUMMARY

(Status as of October 2006)

(a) Books - 4 refereed books have been published.

(b) Edited Books - 9.

(d) Discussions, Comments and Replies in Refereed Journals - 7.

(e) Invited Articles in Books, Encyclopedia, Conference Proceedings and Newsletters - 89.

(f) Refereed Conference Papers - 80.

(g) Technical Reports - 55.

Research publications under categories (a) and (b) are listed below followed by refereed journal papers under (c) from the year 2000 to 2006. Subsequently, representative publications are listed according to research topics.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

(a) Books

1. Hipel, K.W. and McLeod, A.I., "Time Series Modelling of Water Resources and Environmental Systems", Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1013 pp., 1994.

2. Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M. "Interactive Decision Making: The Graph Model for Conflict Resolution", Wiley, New York, 221 pp., 1993.

3. Okada, N., Hipel, K.W., Fraser N.M., and Fukushima, M., "Konfurikuto No Suuri" (Mathematical Modelling of Conflict Resolution) (in Japanese), Gendai Sugakusha (Publisher), Kyoto, Japan, 164 pp., 1988.

4. Fraser, N.M. and Hipel, K.W., "Conflict Analysis: Models and Resolutions", North‑Holland, New York, 377 pp., 1984.

(b) Edited Books

1. Hipel, K.W. (Editor), "Stochastic and Statistical Modelling with Groundwater and Surface Water Applications", Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 372 pp., 1994.

2. Hipel, K.W. (Editor), "Extreme Values: Floods and Droughts", Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 389 pp., 1994.

3. Hipel, K.W. and Fang, L. (Editors), "Effective Environmental Management for Sustainable Development", Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 460 pp., 1994.

4. Hipel, K.W., McLeod, A.I., Panu, U.S. and Singh, V.P. (Editors), "Time Series Analysis in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering", Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 474 pp., 1994.

5. Hipel, K.W. (Editor), "Multiple Objective Decision Making in Water Resources", set of refereed papers published as AWRA Monograph Series No. 18 by the American Water Resources Association and also published in the February issue of Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 28, 1992.

6. Hipel, K.W. (Editor), "Nonparametric Approaches to Environmental Impact Assessment", set of refereed papers published as AWRA Monograph Series No. 10 by the American Water Resources Association and also published in the June issue of Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 24, 1988.

7. Hipel, K.W. (Editor), "Time Series Analysis in Water Resources", set of refereed papers published as AWRA Monograph Series No. 4 by the American Water Resources Association and also published in the August and October issues of Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 21, 1985.

8. McBean, E.A., Hipel, K.W., and Unny, T.E. (Editors), "Inputs for Risk Analysis in Water Systems", Water Resources Publications, Fort Collins, Colorado, 480 pp., 1979.

9. McBean, E.A., Hipel, K.W., and Unny, T.E. (Editors), "Reliability in Water Resources Management", Water Resources Publications, Fort Collins, Colorado, 407 pp., 1979.

(c) Refereed Journal Papers (2000 to 2006)

Nandalal, K.W.D., and Hipel, K.W., “Strategic Decision Support for Resolving Conflict over Water Sharing among Countries along the Syr Darya River in the Aral Sea Basin”, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, accepted for publication on June 15, 2006.

Chen, Y., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “A Case-based Distance Model for Screening in Multiple Criteria Decision Aid”, OMEGA: The International Journal of Management Science, special issue on Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Engineering, accepted for publication on April 15, 2006.

Al-Mutairi, M.S., Hipel, K.W., and Kamel, M.S., “Trust and Cooperation from a Fuzzy Perspective”. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, accepted for publication on April 6, 2006.

Levy, J.K., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Reducing the Risk of Fisheries Disasters: A Bio-economic Approach to Sustainable Resource Management”, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, accepted for publication on March 27, 2006.

Chen, Y., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Multiple Criteria Sorting using Case-based Distance Models with an Application in Water Resources Management”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A, accepted for publication on March 19, 2006.

Chen, Y., Li, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W. “A Case-based Distance Model for Multiple Criteria ABC Analysis”, Computers and Operations Research, available online, May 24, 2006.

Obeidi, A., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Turbulence in Miramichi Bay: The Burnt Church Conflict over Native Fishing Rights”, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, accepted for publication on February 9, 2006.

Wang, L., Fang, L., and Hipel, K.W., “Mathematical Programming Approaches for Modeling Water Rights Allocation”, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, accepted for publication on February 6, 2006.

Kassab, M., Hipel, K.W., and Hegazy, T., “Conflict Resolution in Construction Disputes using the Graph Model”, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 132, No. 10, pp. 1043-1052, 2006.

Okada, N., Fang, L., and Hipel, K.W., “Perspectives in Participatory Infrastructure Management”, Journal of Infrastructure Planning and Management (Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu D), Japan Society of Civil Engineering, Vol. 62, No. 3, pp. 417-429, 2006.

Nigim, K.A., Hipel, K.W., and Smith, G.B., “An Effective Multiple Criteria Approach to Infrastructure Reconstruction in Devastated Countries”, Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 232-246, 2006.

Hamouda, L., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Strength of Preference in Graph Models for Multiple Decision-Maker Conflicts”, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 179, pp. 314-327, 2006.

Zeng, D-Z., Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Generalized Metarationalities in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution”, Discrete Applied Mathematics, Vol. 154, No. 16, pp. 2430-2443, 2006.

Chen, Y., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Multiple Criteria Classification with an Application in Water Resources Planning”, Computers and Operations Research, Vol. 33, No. 11, pp. 3301-3323, 2006.

Hipel, K.W., Fang, L., and Kilgour, D.M., “Decision Support Systems in Water Resources and Environmental Management”, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, accepted for publication on September 8, 2005.

Su, X., Chen, Y., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Comparison of the Analytic Network Process and the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution”, Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 308-325, 2005.

Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “The Graph Model for Conflict Resolution: Past, Present, and Future”, Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 441-460, 2005.

Li, K.W., Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Noakes, D.J., “Integrating Uncertain Preferences into Status Quo Analysis with Application to an Environmental Conflict”, Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 461-479, 2005.

Obeidi, A., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “The Role of Emotions in Envisioning Outcomes in Conflict Analysis”, Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 481-500, 2005.

Noakes, D.J., Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “The Pacific Salmon Treaty: A Century of Debate and an Uncertain Future”, Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 501-522, 2005.

Hipel, K.W. and Obeidi, A., “Trade versus the Environment: Strategic Settlement from a Systems Engineering Perspective”, Systems Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 211-233, 2005.

Zeng, D-Z., Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Policy Equilibrium and Generalized Metarationalities for Multiple Decision-Maker Conflicts”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A, accepted for publication on September 6, 2005.

Hamouda, L., Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., Noakes, D.J., Fang, L., and McDaniels, T., “The Salmon Aquaculture Conflict in British Columbia: A Graph Model Analysis”, Ocean and Coastal Management, Vol. 48, No. 7-8, pp. 571-587, 2005.

Zeng, D-Z., Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Policy Stable States in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution”, Theory and Decision, Vol. 57, pp. 345-365, 2005.

Li, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Status Quo Analysis in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution”, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 56, pp. 699-707, 2005.

Gopalakrishnan, C., Levy, J., Li, K.W., and Hipel, K.W., “Water Allocation among Multiple Stakeholders: Conflict Analysis of the Waiahole Water Project, Hawaii”, Water Resources Development, Vol, 21, No. 2, pp. 283-295, 2005.

Fukuyama, K., Okada, N., and Hipel, K.W., “Internationalization of Engineering Education through Exchange Programs”, Journal of the Japanese Society for Engineering Education, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 36-42, 2005.

Obeidi, A., and Hipel, K.W., “Strategic and Dilemma Analyses of a Water Export Conflict”, INFOR, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 247-270, 2005.

Ma, J., Hipel, K.W., and De, M., “Strategic Analysis of the James Bay Hydroelectric Dispute in Canada”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 32, pp. 868-880, 2005.

Ghanbarpour , M.R., Hipel, K.W., and Abbaspour, K.C., “Prioritizing Long-term Watershed Strategies using Group Decision Analysis”, Water Resources Development, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 297-309, 2005.

Kajatani, Y., Hipel, K.W., and McLeod, A.I., “Forecasting Nonlinear Time Series with Feed-Forward Neural Networks: A Case Study of Canadian Lynx Data”, Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 105-117, 2005.

Kilgour, D.M., Rajabi, S., Hipel, K.W., and Chen, Y., “Screening Alternatives in Multiple Criteria Subset Selection”, INFOR, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 43-60, 2004.

Li, K.W., Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Fang, L., “Preference Uncertainty in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 507-520, 2004.

Hamouda, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Shellfish Conflict in Baynes Sound: A Strategic Perspective”, Environmental Management, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 474-486, 2004.

Hamouda, L., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Strength of Preference in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution”, Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 449-462, 2004.

Li, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Status Quo Analysis of the Flathead River Conflict”, Water Resources Research, Vol. 40, No. 5, W05S03, doi:10.1029/2003WR002596 (9 pages), 2004.

Wang, L., Fang, L., and Hipel, K.W., “Water Allocation: A Cooperative Game Theoretic Approach”, Journal of Environmental Informatics, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 11-22, 2003.

Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Zhao, N.Z., “Risk Analysis of the Walkerton Drinking Water Crisis”, Canadian Water Resources Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 395-419, 2003.

Hipel, K.W., Okada, N., and Fukuyama, K., “The Internationalization of Engineering Education: A Tale of Two Countries”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C, Vol. SMC-33, No. 1, pp. 137-148, 2003.

Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Peng, X., “A Decision Support System for Interactive Decision Making, Part 1: Model Formulation”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C, Vol. SMC-33, No. 1, pp. 42-55, 2003.

Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Peng, X., “A Decision Support System for Interactive Decision Making, Part 2: Analysis and Output Interpretation”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C, Vol. SMC-33, No. 1, pp. 56-66, 2003.

Noakes, D.J., Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “An Examination of the Salmon Aquaculture Conflict in British Columbia using the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution”, Fisheries Management and Ecology, Vol. 10, pp. 1-15, 2003.

Hatfield, A.J., and Hipel, K.W., “Risk and Systems Theory”, Risk Analysis: An International Journal, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 1043-1057, 2002.

Obeidi, A., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Canadian Bulk Water Exports: Analyzing the Sun Belt Conflict using the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution”, Knowledge, Technology, and Policy, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 145-163, 2002.

Ben-Haim, Y., and Hipel, K.W., “The Graph Model for Conflict Resolution with Information-Gap Uncertainty in Preferences”, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 126, pp. 319-340, 2002.

Ross, S., Fang, L., and Hipel, K.W., “A Case-Based Reasoning System for Conflict Resolution: Design and Implementation”, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 15, No. 3-4, pp. 369-383, 2002.

Li, W., Karray, F., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Fuzzy Approaches to the Game of Chicken”, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 9, No.4, pp. 608-623, 2001.

Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., Fang, L., and Peng, X., “Strategic Support for the Services Industry”, Special Issue of the IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management on the topic of Technology Management in the Services Industries, Vol. 48, No.3, pp. 358-369, 2001.

Rajabi, S., Hipel, K.W. and Kilgour, D.M., “Multiple Criteria Screening of a Large Water Policy Subset Selection Problem”, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 37, No.3, pp. 533-546, 2001.

Kilgour, D.M., Hipel, K.W., Fang, L. and Peng X., “Coalition Analysis in Group Decision Support”, Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol.10, No.2, pp. 159-175, 2001.

Seifi, A., and Hipel, K.W., “Interior-Point Method for Reservoir Operation with Stochastic Inflows”, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 48-57, 2001.

Levy, J.K., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Using Environmental Indicators to Quantify the Robustness of Policy Alternatives to Uncertainty”. Ecological Modelling. Vol. 130, No.’s 1 – 3, pp. 79-86, 2000.

Levy, J.K., Kilgour, D.M. and Hipel, K.W., “Web-Based Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: Web-HIPRE and the Management of Environmental Uncertainty”, INFOR, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 221 – 244, 2000.

Fukuyama , K., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Self-Reporting Systems for Environmental Compliance”, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 126, No. 1, pp. 3-12, 2000.

RESEARCH TOPICS

In this section, relevant refereed journal papers, encyclopedia articles, conference papers and books are categorized according to research topics.

Graph Model for Conflict Resolution

Encyclopedia Articles

Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Fang, L., “Conflict Analysis and Resolution”, McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, 2006, McGraw-Hill, New York, pp. 75-77, 2006.

Hipel, K.W., "Conflict Resolution", theme overview paper, in Conflict Resolution, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Eolss Publishers, Oxford, United Kingdom, [http://www.eolss.net], 2002.

Hipel, K.W., "Formal Models for Conflict Resolution and Case Studies", topic overview paper, in Conflict Resolution, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Eolss Publishers, Oxford, United Kingdom, [http://www.eolss.net], 2002.

Overviews

Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “The Graph Model for Conflict Resolution: Past, Present, and Future”, Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 441-460, 2005.

Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., Fang, L., and Li, W., "Resolution of Water Conflicts between Canada and the United States", invited paper published as Section 4.3 in “State-of-the-Art Report on Systems Analysis Methods for Resolution of Conflicts in Water Resources Management”, edited by K.D.W. Nandalal and S.P. Simonovic, a Report prepared for the Division of Water Sciences, United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France, pp. 62-75, 2003.

Hipel, K.W., Fang, L., and Kilgour, D.M., "Decision Support Systems in Water Resources and Environmental Management", Keynote Paper, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, edited by G.H. Schmitz, held at the Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany, July 22-25, 2002, vol. I, pp. 287-300, 2002.

Hipel, K.W., Fang, L., and Kilgour, D.M., "Game Theoretic Models in Engineering Decision Making", invited paper, Journal of Infrastructure Planning and Management, Japan Society of Civil Engineering, No. 470/IV-20, pp. 1-16, July 1993.

Hipel, K.W., Radford, K.J., and Fang, L., "Multiple Participant Multiple Criteria Decision Making", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-23, No. 4, pp. 1184-1189, 1993.

Theory

Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., "Conflict Models in Graph Form: Solution Concepts and their Interrelationships", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 86-100, 1989.
Kilgour, D.M., Hipel, K.W., and Fang, L., "The Graph Model for Conflicts", Automatica, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 41-55, 1987.

Preferences

Al-Mutairi, M.S., Hipel, K.W., and Kamel, M.S., “Trust and Cooperation from a Fuzzy Perspective”, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, accepted for publication on April 6, 2006.
Hamouda, L., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Strength of Preference in Graph Models for Multiple Decision-Maker Conflicts”, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 179, pp. 314-327, 2006.
Li, K.W., Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Noakes, D.J., “Integrating Uncertain Preferences into Status Quo Analysis with Application to an Environmental Conflict,” Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 461-479, 2005.
Li, K.W., Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Fang, L., "Preference Uncertainty in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 507-520, 2004.
Hamouda, L., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., "Strength of Preference in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution", Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 13, pp. 449-462, 2004.
Ben-Haim, Y., and Hipel, K.W., "The Graph Model for Conflict Resolution with Information-Gap Uncertainty in Preferences", Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 126, pp. 319-340, 2002.

Emotions

Obeidi, A., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “The Role of Emotions in Envisioning Outcomes in Conflict Analysis”, Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 481-500, 2005.

Coalitions

Kilgour, D.M., Hipel, K.W., Peng, X., and Fang, L., "Coalition Analysis in Group Decision Support", Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 10, pp. 159-175, 2001.

Evolution of a Conflict

1. Li, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Status Quo Analysis in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution”, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 56, pp. 699-707, 2005.
Li, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Status Quo Analysis of the Flathead River Conflict”, Water Resources Research, Vol. 40, No. 5, W05S03, doi:10.1029/2003WR002596 (9 pages), 2004.

Policy Analysis

Zeng, D-Z., Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Policy Equilibrium and Generalized Metarationalities for Multiple Decision-Maker Conflicts”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A, accepted for publication on September 6, 2005.
Zeng, D-Z., Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Generalized Metarationalities in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution”, Discrete Applied Mathematics, Vol. 154, No. 16, pp. 2430-2443, 2006.
Zeng, D.Z., Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M.,"Policy Stable States in the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution", Theory and Decision, Vol. 57, pp. 345-356, 2005.

Decision Support Systems

Hipel, K.W., Fang, L., and Kilgour, D.M., “Decision Support Systems in Water Resources and Environmental Management”, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, accepted for publication on September 8, 2005.
Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Peng, X., "A Decision Support System for Interactive Decision Making, Part 1: Model Formulation", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C, Vol. SMC-33, No. 1, pp. 42-55, 2003.
Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Peng, X., "A Decision Support System for Interactive Decision Making, Part 2: Analysis and Output Interpretation", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C, Vol. SMC-33, No. 1, pp. 56-66, 2003.
Ross, S., Fang, L., and Hipel, K.W., "A Case-Based Reasoning System for Conflict Resolution: Design and Implementation", Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 15, No. 3-4, pp. 369-383, 2002.
Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., Fang, L., and Peng, J., "The Decision Support System GMCR in Environmental Conflict Management", Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 83, No's. 2 and 3, pp. 117-152, 1997.

Negotiation Support

Kilgour, D.M., Fang, L., and Hipel, K.W., "Negotiation Support Using the Decision Support System GMCR", Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 5, pp. 371-383, 1996.
Kilgour, D.M., Fang, L., and Hipel, K.W., "GMCR in Negotiations", Negotiation Journal, Vol.11, No.2, pp. 151-156, 1995.
Kilgour, D.M., Hipel K.W., and Fang, L., "The Graph Model for Conflicts as a Negotiation Support Tool", Control and Cybernetics, 21, 1, pp. 85-103, 1992.

Applications

Aquaculture
- Noakes, D.J., Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “The Pacific Salmon Treaty: A Century of Debate and an Uncertain Future”, Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 501-522, 2005.
- Hamouda, L., Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., Noakes, D.J., Fang, L., and McDaniels, T., “The Salmon Aquaculture Conflict in British Comumbia: A Graph Model Analysis”, Ocean and Coastal Management, Vol. 48, No. 7-8, pp. 571-587, 2005.
- Hamouda, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., "Shellfish Conflict in Baynes Sound: A Strategic Perspective", Environmental Management, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 449-462, 2004.
- Noakes, D.J., Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., "An Examination of the Salmon Aquaculture Conflict in British Columbia using the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution", Fisheries Management and Ecology, Vol. 10, pp. 1-15, 2003.
Water Exports
- Hipel, K.W. and Obeidi, A., “Trade versus the Environment: Strategic Settlement from a Systems Engineering Perspective”, Systems Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 211-233, 2005.
- Obeidi, A., and Hipel, K.W., "Strategic and Dilemma Analyses of a Water Export Conflict", INFOR, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 247-270, 2005.
- Hipel, K.W. and Fang, L., "Multiple Participant Decision Making in Societal and Technological Systems", in Arai, T., Yamamoto, S. and Makino, K. (Editors), Systems and Human Science – For Safety, Security, and Dependability: Selected Papers of the 1st International Symposium, SSR2003, Osaka, Japan, published by Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Chapter 1, pp. 3-31, 2005.
- Obeidi, A., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., "Canadian Bulk Water Exports: Analyzing the Sun Belt Conflict using the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution", Knowledge, Technology, and Policy, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 145-163, 2002.
Softwood Lumber
- Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., Fang, L., and Peng, X., "Strategic Support for the Services Industry", Special Issue of the IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management on the topic of Technology Management in the Services Industries, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 358-369, 2001.
- Hipel, K.W., Fang, L., and Kilgour, D.M., "A Formal Analysis of the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Dispute", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 46, pp. 235-246, 1990.
Water Resources Management
- Gopalakrishnan, C., Levy, J., Li, K.W., and Hipel, K.W., "Waiahole Water Conflict Resolution", International Journal of Water Resources Development, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 283-295, 2005.
- Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., Fang, L., and Peng, J., "Applying the Decision Support System GMCR II to Negotiation over Water", in Negotiation over Water, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Negotiations over Water, held May 25-27, 1997, Israel Centre for Negotiations, the S. Neuman Institute, Technion, Haifa, Israel, edited by Uri Shamir, published by the International Hydrological Programme, Technical Document in Hydrology No. 53, United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France, pp. 50-70, 2001.
- Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., Fang, L., and Peng, X., "The Decision Support System GMCR II in Negotiations over Groundwater Contamination". Invited paper published in the special session on Conflict and Risk Analysis in Regional Management in the Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics held at the Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, October 12-15, 1999, pp. V942-V948, 1999.
First Nations
- Obeidi, A., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Turbulence in Miramichi Bay: The Burnt Church Conflict over Native Fishing Rights”, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, accepted for publication on February 9, 2006.
- Ma, J., Hipel, K.W., and De, M., “Strategic Analysis of the James Bay Hydroelectric Dispute in Canada”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 32, pp. 868-880, 2005.
Military and Peace Support
- Kilgour, D.M., Fang, L., Last, D., Hipel, K.W., and Peng, X., "Peace Support, GMCR II, and Bosnia", in Analysis for Peace Operations, (Alexander Woodcock and David Davis, eds), Canadian Peacekeeping Press, Clementsport, Nova Scotia, pp. 268-282, 1998.
Construction Management
- Kassab, M., Hipel, K.W., and Hegazy, T., “Conflict Resolution in Construction Disputes using the Graph Model”, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, accepted for publication on January 13, 2006.
Sustainable Development
- Hipel, K.W. and Obeidi, A., “Trade versus the Environment: Strategic Settlement from a Systems Engineering Perspective”, Systems Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 211-233, 2005.

Book

Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., "Interactive Decision Making: The Graph Model for Conflict Resolution", Wiley, New York, 1993.

Other Approaches to Conflict Analysis

Book

Fraser , N.M. and Hipel, K.W., "Conflict Analysis: Models and Resolutions", North Holland, New York, 377 pp., 1984.

Encyclopedia Articles

Wang, M., and Hipel, K.W., "Misperceptions and Hypergame Models of Conflict", in Conflict Resolution, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Eolss Publishers, Oxford, United Kingdom, [http://www.eolss.net], 2002.
Hipel, K.W. and Fraser, N.M., "Systems Management: Conflict Analysis", updated invited paper in Concise Encyclopaedia of Information Processing in Systems and Organizations, edited by A.P. Sage, Pergamon Press, Oxford, pp. 490-496, 1990.
Hipel, K.W. and Fraser, N.M., "Systems Management: Conflict Analysis”. Invited paper in Systems and Control Encyclopaedia, Theory, Technology and Applications, Volume 7, edited by M.G. Singh, Pergamon Press, Oxford, pp. 4793-4799, 1987.

Theory

Kilgour, D.M., Hipel, K.W., and Fraser, N.M., "Solution Concepts in Non Co-operative Games", Large Scale Systems, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 49-71, 1984.
Fraser, N.M., and Hipel, K.W., "Solving Complex Conflicts", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC 9, No. 12, pp. 805-816, 1979.

Coalitions

Hipel, K.W. and Meister, D.B.G., "Conflict Analysis Methodology for Modelling Coalition in Multilateral Negotiations", Information and Decision Technologies, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 85-103, 1994.
Meister, D.B.G., Hipel, K.W., and De, M., "Coalition Formation", Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Vol. 51, No’s. 8 and 9, pp. 612-625, 1992.
Hipel, K.W. and Fraser, N.M., "Co-operation in Conflict Analysis", Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 43, pp. 181-206, 1991.
Kuhn, J.R.D., Hipel, K.W., and Fraser, N.M., "A Coalition Analysis Algorithm with Application to the Zimbabwe Conflict", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC 13, No. 3, pp. 338-352, 1983.

Hypergames

Wang, M., Hipel, K.W., and Fraser, N.M., "Solution Concepts in Hypergames", Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 147-171, 1989.
Hipel, K.W., Dagnino, A., and Fraser, N.M., "A Hypergame Algorithm for Modelling Misperceptions in Bargaining", Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 27, pp. 131-152, 1988.
Wang, M., Hipel, K.W., and Fraser, N.M., "Modelling Misperceptions in Games", Behavioural Science, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 207-223, 1988.
Okada, N., Hipel, K.W., and Oka, Y., "Hypergame Analysis of the Lake Biwa Conflict", Water Resources Research, Vol. 21, No. 7, pp. 917-926, 1985.

Compliance to Environmental Regulations

Edited Book

Hipel, K.W. and Fang, L. (Editors), "Effective Environmental Management for Sustainable Development", Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1994.

Encyclopedia Article

Fang, L., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., "Compliance Models for Enforcement of Environmental Laws and Regulations”, in Conflict Resolution, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Eolss Publishers, Oxford, United Kingdom, [http://www.eolss.net], 2002.

Journal Papers

Fukuyama , K., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., "Self-Reporting Systems for Environmental Compliance", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 126, No. 1, pp. 3-12, 2000.
Kilgour, D.M., Hipel, K.W., and Yin, X., Invited Paper, "Enforcement Games in Environmental Regulation: The Case of Multiple Pollutants", Journal of Infrastructure Planning and Management, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, No. 562/IV-35, pp. 1-14, 1997.
Fang, L., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., "How Penalty Affects Enforcement of Environmental Regulations", Applied Mathematics and Computation”, Vol. 83, No’s. 2 and 3, pp. 281-301, 1997.
Levy, J.K., Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Fang, L., "Regulatory Enforcement and Negotiation in Environmental Management", Canadian Water Resources Journal, Vol. 21, No.3, pp. 289-302, 1997.
Fukuyama , K., Kilgour, D.M. and Hipel, K.W., "Penalty as a Component of Review Strategies for Effective Enforcement of Environmental Regulations", Environmetrics, Vol.7, pp. 77-95, 1996.
Hipel, K.W., Yin, X., and Kilgour, D.M., "Can a Costly Reporting System Make Environmental Enforcement More Efficient?” Stochastic Hydrology and Hydraulics, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 151-170, 1995.
Yin, X., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., "The Contribution of a Reporting System to Environmental Enforcement”, Information and Systems Engineering, pp. 233-253, 1995.
Fukuyama , K., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., "Systematic Policy Development to Ensure Compliance to Environmental Regulations", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Vol. 24, No. 9, pp. 1289-1305, 1994.
Kilgour, D.M., Fang, L., and Hipel, K.W., "Game-Theoretic Analyses of Enforcement of Environmental Laws and Regulations", Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 141-153, 1992.

Equitable Resource Allocation

Journal Papers

Wang, L., Fang, L., and Hipel, K.W., “Mathematical Programming Approaches for Modeling Water Rights Allocation”, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, accepted for publication on February 6, 2006.
Wang, L., Fang, L., and Hipel, K.W., "Water Allocation: A Cooperative Game Theoretic Approach", Journal of Environmental Informatics, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 11-22, 2003.

Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis

Overviews

Hipel, K.W., Kilgour, D.M. and Rajabi, S., "Chapter 27 - Operations Research and Refinement of Courses of Action". In Handbook of Systems Engineering and Management, edited by A.P. Sage and W.B. Rouse, Wiley, New York, pp. 1077-1118, 1999.
Yakowitz, D.S., and Hipel, K.W., "Multiple Objective Decision Making in Environmental Management", Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 83, No’s. 2 and 3, pp. 97-115, 1997.
Hipel, K.W., Radford, K.J., and Fang, L., "Multiple Participant-Multiple Criteria Decision Making", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-23, No. 4, pp. 1184-1189, 1993.
Hipel, K.W., "Multiple Objective Decision Making in Water Resources", Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 3-12, 1992.

Screening Models

Chen, Y., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “A Case-based Distance Model for Screening in Multiple Criteria Decision Aid”, OMEGA: The International Journal of Management Science, special issue on Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Engineering, accepted for publication on April 15, 2006.
Kilgour, D.M., Rajabi, S., Hipel, K.W., and Chen, Y., "Screening Alternatives in Multiple Criteria Subset Selection", INFOR, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 43-60, 2004.
Rajabi, S., Hipel, K.W. and Kilgour, D.M., "Multiple Criteria Screening of a Large Water Policy Subset Selection Problem", Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 37, No.3, pp. 533-546, 2001.

Sorting Models

Chen, Y., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Multiple Criteria Sorting using Case-based Distance Models with an Application in Water Resources Management”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A, accepted for publication on March 19, 2006.
Chen, Y., Li, K.W., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “A Case-based Distance Model for Multiple Criteria ABC Analysis”, Computers and Operations Research, available online, May 24, 2006.

Nominal Classification Models

Chen, Y., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Multiple Criteria Classification with an Application in Water Resources Planning”, Computers and Operations Research, Vol. 33, No. 11, pp. 3301-3323, 2006.

Group Decision and Negotiation

Su, X., Chen, Y., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., “Comparison of the Analytic Network Process and the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution”, Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 308-325, 2005.

Interdependence of Alternatives

Rajabi, S., Hipel, K.W., and Kilgour, D.M., "Water Supply Planning under Interdependence of Actions: Theory and Application", Water Resources Research, Vol. 35, No. 7, pp. 2225-2235, 1999.
Rajabi, S., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., "Modelling Action - Interdependence in Multiple Criteria Decision Making", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 110, No. 3, pp. 490-508, 1998.

Fuzzy MCDA

Yin, Y., Huang, G., and Hipel, K.W., "Fuzzy Relation Analysis for Multicriteria Water Resources Management", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 41-47, 1999.
De, M. and Hipel, K.W., "A Fuzzy Multicriteria Model for Comparing Energy Projects", Energy - The International Journal, Vol. 12, No. 7, pp. 599-613, 1987.
Alley, H., Bacinello, C.P., and Hipel, K.W., "Fuzzy Set Approaches to Planning in the Grand River Basin", Advances in Water Resources, Vol. 2, pp. 3-12, 1979.

Applications

Levy, J.K., Kilgour, D.M., and Hipel, K.W., “Reducing the Risk of Fisheries Disasters: A Bio-economic Approach to Sustainable Resource Management”, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, accepted for publication on March 27, 2006.
Nigim, K.A., Hipel, K.W., and Smith, G.B., “An Effective Multiple Criteria Approach to Infrastructure Reconstruction in Devastated Countries”, Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 232-246, 2006.
Ghanbarpour, M.R., Hipel, K.W., and Abbaspour, K.C., "Prioritizing Long-term Watershed Strategies using Group Decision Analysis", International Journal of Water Resources Development, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 297-309, 2005.
Levy, J.K., Kilgour, D.M. and Hipel, K.W., "Web-Based Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: Web-HIPRE and the Management of Environmental Uncertainty", INFOR, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 221–244, 2000.
Sobral, M.M., Hipel, K.W., and Farquhar, G.J., "A Multicriteria Model for Solid Waste Management", Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 97-110, 1981.

Time Series Analysis and Environmetrics

Book

Hipel, K.W., and McLeod, A.I., "Time Series Modelling of Water Resources and Environmental Systems", Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1013 pp., 1994.

Edited Books

Hipel, K.W. (Editor), "Stochastic and Statistical Modelling with Groundwater and Surface Water Applications", Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 372 pp., 1994.
Hipel, K.W. (Editor), "Extreme Values: Floods and Droughts", Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 389 pp., 1994.
Hipel, K.W., McLeod, A.I., Panu, U.S. and Singh, V.P. (Editors), "Time Series Analysis in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering", Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 474 pp., 1994.
Hipel, K.W. (Editor), "Nonparametric Approaches to Environmental Impact Assessment", set of refereed papers published as AWRA Monograph Series No. 10 by the American Water Resources Association and also published in the June issue of Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 24, 1988.
Hipel, K.W. (Editor), "Time Series Analysis in Water Resources", set of refereed papers published as AWRA Monograph Series No. 4 by the American Water Resources Association and also published in the August and October issues of Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 21, 1985.
McBean, E.A., Hipel, K.W., and Unny, T.E. (Editors), "Inputs for Risk Analysis in Water Systems", Water Resources Publications, Fort Collins, Colorado, 480 pp., 1979.
McBean, E.A., Hipel, K.W., and Unny, T.E. (Editors), "Reliability in Water Resources Management", Water Resources Publications, Fort Collins, Colorado, 407 pp., 1979.

Journal Papers

Kajatani, Y., Hipel, K.W., and McLeod, A.I., “Forecasting Nonlinear Time Series with Feed-Forward Neural Networks: A Case Study of Canadian Lynx Data”, Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 24, pp. 105–117, 2005.
Seifi, A., and Hipel, K.W., "Interior-Point Method for Reservoir Operation with Stochastic Inflows", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 48-57, 2001.

Engineering Education

Journal Papers

Hipel, K.W., Okada, N., and Fukuyama, K., " The Internationalization of Engineering Education: A Tale of Two Countries", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 137-148, 2003.
Fukuyama, K., Okada, N., and Hipel, K.W., “Internationalization of Engineering Education through Exchange Programs”, Journal of the Japanese Society for Engineering Education, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 36-42, 2005.

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Since 1985, K.W. Hipel has presented nine keynote addresses at international conferences held in Japan, Germany, Tunisia, the USA, Spain and Portugal. The two most recent keynote presentations are:

“Multiple Participant Decision Making in Societal and Technological Systems”, opening keynote address presented at SSR2003 – First International Symposium on Systems and Human Science for Safety, Security and Dependability, held at Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, November 19-20, 2003.
“Decision Support Systems in Water Resources Management”, keynote address delivered at the Third International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, ICWRER 2002, held at the Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany, July 22-25, 2002.

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Holds or has held a range of responsible positions in the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) Society including being Elected Member of the Board of Governors (2004-2006, 1997-1999, 1990‑1992); Member of the Executive Committee (Ex Com) (2004-2005); Chair of the Strategic Opportunities and Initiatives Committee (SOIC) for a two-year period (2004-2005); Member of the Strategic Planning Task Force (SPTF) (July 18, 2004 until December 31, 2005); Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (January, 1990, until December 2002 for Parts A, B, and C, and January, 1990 to present for Part A); Co-Chair of the IEEE SMC Conflict Resolution Technical Committee (Co-Chair from 2005 onwards, member from October 2000 to 2004); Vice President of Publications (1998-1999).
Honourary Theme Editor for “Conflict Resolution” which is part of the “Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Water, Energy, Environment, and Food and Agriculture”, Editor-in-Chief is Dr. Darwish M.K. Al Gobaisi, publisher is EOLSS, London.
Member of the working group on “International River Systems”, Theme 4.1, 23rd session of the Bureau of the IHP (International Hydrological Programme) Intergovernmental Council, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), Paris, France (June 19, 1996 to 2002).
Invited to present research papers, seminars or short courses in countries which include The People's Republic of China, Japan, France, India, Singapore, Germany, Brazil, United Kingdom, Italy, Mexico, Israel, Poland and the United States.
Co-founder and Director of the Exchange Program between the University of Waterloo and Kyoto University in Japan (November 26, 1992 to present).
Co-founder and Director of the Exchange Program between the University of Waterloo and Tottori University in Japan (November 16, 1987 to present).
Active participation in the China/Canada Management Program (November 1982 to 1993).
Waterloo‑Campina Grande CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) Agreement to establish a Master's Program (worked in Brazil from October 1975 to March 1976).
Organized and edited with Prof. Marc Kilgour of Wilfrid Laurier University a special issue of the journal “Group Decision and Negotiation” on the topic of “The Graph Model for Conflict Resolution”. Project commenced in June 2004 and was completed in December 2005 when the papers in the special issue were published in Volume 14, Number 6 of Group Decision and Negotiation, pp. 439-522, 2005.
Organized and edited with Prof. Nathalie Cassaigne of the Decision Technologies Group, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Manchester, United Kingdom, a special issue of the journal IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C, Vol. SMC – 33, No. 1, 2003, in honour of Professor Madan G. Singh who passed away on March 26, 2002.
Organized and carried out research for three edited issues of Water Resources Bulletin as well as three associated monographs published by the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) on the topics of multiple objective decision making, nonparametric tests and time series analysis (see Hipel (1992, 1988, 1985) under Edited Books).
Organized and edited, with Dr. Diana Yakowitz of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Tucson, Arizona, a special issue of the journal, "Applied Mathematics and Computation" on the topic of "Multiple Objective Decision Making in Environmental Management" (Vol. 83, No.’s 2 and 3, 1997). Some of the papers are based on presentations originally given at "Malama 'Aina 95, The first International Conference on Multiple Objective Decision Support Systems for Land, Water and Environmental Management: Concepts, Approaches and Applications", held at the East-West Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 23-28, 1995.
Organized and edited a special issue of the journal of "Stochastic Hydrology and Hydraulics" on the topic of "Stochastic and Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering" (Vol. 9, No's 1 to 3, 1995) in honour and memory of Prof. T.E. Unny. Some of the papers are based upon presentations originally given at the International Conference on "Stochastic and Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering," chaired and organized by K.W. Hipel, and held at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, June 21-23, 1993.
Organized and edited with Prof. K.J. Radford a special issue of the journal "Group Decision and Negotiation" on the topic of "Decision Making under Conditions of Conflict" (Vol. 3, No's 2 to 4, 1994). The papers in the issue were originally presented at the international conference on "Decision Making under Conditions of Conflict," chaired and organized by K.W. Hipel and K.J. Radford, and held at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, from August 31 to September 2, 1992.
Organized and completed research for an edited special issue on Conflict Analysis for the journal, "Information and Decision Technologies" (Vol. 16, No.'s 3 and 4, 1990).

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

K.W. Hipel has been the Chair or Co-Chair and main organizer of four international conferences (1978, 1992, 1993, and 2006) and been an active member of the scientific planning committee of about 40 other conferences, many of which involved the planning and chairing of special tracks of sessions. For example, in 1993, he organized and chaired the international conference on "Stochastic and Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering: An International Conference in Honour of Professor T.E. Unny", which was held at the University of Waterloo from June 21‑23, 1993. This constituted the first of a sequence of conferences held in Kyoto (1996), Brisbane (1999), Dresden (2002) and Adelaide (2008). Since 1991, Hipel has helped to organize and chair special tracks of sessions on “Conflict and Risk Analysis in Systems Management” at the annual international conferences of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.

Conference organizational activities from 2006 onwards are given below:

Member of the Scientific Committee for the “10 th International Symposium on Stochastic Hydrology and Hydraulics 2008”, to be held in Quebec City, Canada, August, 2008.
Member of the Organizing Committee for the “Water Down Under 2008: the 4 th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research (ICWRER) and the 31 st Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium”, to be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia, April 15-17, 2008.
Member of the Program Committee for the “2007 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Conference on Energy” which will take place in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada on October 26 and 27, 2007.
Member of the Program Committee for the “2007 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics” to be held at the Delta Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 7-10, 2007.
Member of the Program Committee for the international conference on “Group Decision and Negotiation 2007 (GDN 2007)” to be held at Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, May 14-17, 2007.
Member of the Organizing Committee for the Royal Society of Canada Symposium on “Water in Canada and the World: Rising Tensions in the 21 st Century: Issues and Solutions”, held at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, Canada, November 17, 2006.
Member of the Program Committee for the “2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics” held at the Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, October 8-11, 2006.
Member of the Program Committee for the international conference “Group Decision and Negotiation 2006 (GDN 2006)” held at the Castle of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany from June 25-28, 2006.
Co-Chair and Co-Organizer with Professor Bruce Mitchell of “The Royal Society of Canada Symposium for the Southwestern Ontario Region – Collaborative Partnerships and Connecting Research with the Community”. T he event was jointly hosted by the University of Waterloo, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The morning sessions and a formal luncheon were held at CIGI while the afternoon sessions and a reception took place at PI. In attendance were Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, renowned Researchers and Administrative Personnel from the three host institutions, Heads of Missions and Senior Diplomatic Staff from member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as well as Officials from Foreign Affairs Canada. Subsequent to the conference, a special website was developed within the IGLOO system of CIGI. The symposium was held on April 27, 2006.
Member of the Advisory Committee for the “3 rd International Symposium on Systems and Human Science: Complex Systems for Safety, Security and Reliability (SSR 2006)” held in the Palais Daun Kinsky, Vienna, Austria from March 6-8, 2006.

ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA

Member of the “Academy III Working Group” of the Royal Society of Canada to examine the feasibility and desirability of restructuring Academy III (Science), September to November, 2006.
Member of the Program Committee for organizing a one-day symposium entitled “Water in Canada and the World: Rising Tensions in the 21st Century: Issues and Solutions”. The Symposium will be held on Friday November 24, 2006 in Ottawa as part of the annual three-day meeting of the Royal Society of Canada.
Organized with Bruce Mitchell a one-day Southwest Ontario Regional Symposium of the Royal Society of Canada on the topics “Collaborative Partnerships and Connecting Research with the Community”. The symposium took place in Waterloo on Thursday April 27, 2006 at the Centre for International Governance (CIGI) and the Perimeter Institute for the morning and afternoon sessions, respectively.
Academy of Science Representative on the Science and Ethics Committee of the Royal Society of Canada (November 2005 to November 2007).
Member of the Nominations Committee of the Academy of Science within the Royal Society of Canada (November 2004 to November 2006).
From March 11 to 17, 2005, K.W. Hipel represented the Royal Society of Canada at the Inter American Network of Academies of Science (IANAS) Meeting of the Steering Committee of the IANAS Water Programme held in Bogota, Colombia on March 12 th and 13 th, as well as at an associated technical visit to water facilities located in and around Bogota, and academic visits to Colombian universities. These activities are described in detail under (cc) in the section on Academic Presentations.

TEACHING

Basic engineering, mathematics, optimization, conflict analysis and workshop courses at the undergraduate level. Time series modelling and conflict resolution at the graduate level. Courses were well received and consistently were given high ratings by the students. Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award from the University of Waterloo.

RESEARCH SUPERVISION

To date, 19 Ph.D. and 40 Master's students have successfully completed their degrees under the supervision or co‑supervision of K.W. Hipel.

EXTERNAL EXAMINER

External examiner for Ph.D. and Master's theses for universities in the United States, France, South Africa, The Netherlands, India, Hong Kong and Canada.

CONSULTING

Carried out consulting activities on behalf of organizations that include the International Joint Commission (mandated by the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty between Canada and the United States), Environment Canada, Japan Institute of Construction Engineering, United States Air Force, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Energy, Department of National Defense (Canada), Acres International Limited, and electrical utilities that include Southern California Edison in the U.S., Eletrobras in Brazil and Ontario Hydro in Canada.

RESEARCH FUNDING

Principal Investigator for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada Strategic Project Grant entitled “Systems Engineering Approaches for Brownfield Redevelopment” (2006-2009).

Project Leader for Centre for International Governance (CIGI)/Faculty of Engineering (FOE) Research Grant to carry out interdisciplinary research in the area of “Multiple Participant – Multiple Objective Decision Making in International Governance” (2005-2011).

Project Leader for a research topic within a Canadian Water Network Grant (2001-2005).

Co-Investigator of two Aquanet research grants within the Networks of Centres of Excellence in Canada, dealing with risk management in aquaculture (2002-2004).

Currently holding a five year NSERC Research Grant (2003‑2008) for the project “Environmental Systems Management”. Have held this type of grant since 1976.

Team Leader for a Tri‑Council Eco‑Research Grant (1993‑1996).

Many other types of research grants and contracts.

INSTITUTE AND GROUP MEMBERSHIPS, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

Institute for Risk Research (Member)

Conflict Analysis Group (Coordinator)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

Department of Systems Design Engineering

Chair (July 1, 1993 to August 31, 1998)

Associate Chairman for Graduate Studies (Jan. 1, 1988 to Aug. 31, 1989)

Associate Chairman for Undergraduate Studies (Feb. 1, 1983 to Dec. 31, 1983, and May 1, 1985 to Aug. 31, 1987)

Admission Officer (April 1976 to Dec. 31, 1982)

Many other departmental committees

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty Nominations ( January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003)

Chairman of Faculty Council and Assembly (1986)

Member of the Academic Policy Committee (1986, and July 1, 1993 to August 31, 1998)

Promotion and Tenure Committee (1986‑1987)

Member of Faculty Council (Jan. 1977 to Dec. 31, 1978, Jan. 1983 to Dec. 31, 1983, Jan. 1985 to Aug. 31, 1989, July 1, 1993 to August 31, 1998)

Many other faculty committees

University

Member of the Board of Governors, Renison College, University of Waterloo (May 1, 1996 to April 30, 2007)

Chair of the Personnel Committee, Board of Governors, Renison College, University of Waterloo (May 1, 2005 to April 30, 2007)

Member, appointed by the Vice-President Academic and Provost, of the Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee of the Faculty of Environmental Studies (2006)

Member of the Nominating Committee for the Chair of the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (July to December, 2006)

Cross-appointed to the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences (April 1985 to present)

Cross-appointed to the Department of Management Sciences (Nov.1, 2000 to August 31, 2004).

Elected Member of the Vice-President, University Research Nominating Committee (January 18, 2005 to April 2006)

Member of the Review Committee for the Department of Management Sciences (January to April, 2005)

Elected member of Senate (May 1, 1988, until April 30, 1994 and May 1, 2000 to April 30, 2006)

M ember of the Senate Nominating Committee for Honourary Degrees (May 1, 2000 to April 30, 2006)

Elected member of the Board of Governors (May 1, 1992 to April 30, 1993 and May 1, 2000 to April 30, 2004)

Faculty Association

Member (April 1976 onwards)

Treasurer (December 1979 to April 1981)

Executive Council (December 1979 to April 1982)

Chairman of Compensation and Salary Steering Committees (September 1980 to November 1981)

Member of Compensation and Salary Steering Committees (November 1981 to November 1982)

January, 2007