Name: Dr.

Bedassa Dessalegn (PhD)

Designation:

Assistant Professor
College of Engineering and Technology (CET)
Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering

Organization: Wokite University, Ethiopia

Date of Birth: 8th January, 1990

Sex: Male

Nationality: Ethiopia

Contact Phone No: +251942172497 & +251988297303

E-mail address: bedassadessalegn@yahoo.com, bedassa.dessalegn@aait.edu.et

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

2023: PhD in Civil Engineering (Hydraulic Engineering), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa
Institute of Technology – Thesis title: Urbanization and Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus:
Evaluating the Long-term WEF Perspectives of Addis Ababa City (Ethiopia) Through Nexus
Modeling Approach.

2017: MSc in Civil Engineering (Hydraulic Engineering), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa
Institute of Technology – Thesis title: Evaluating Extreme Flow Quantiles Estimated from
Global Reanalysis Runoff Dataset in Blue Nile Basin (Ethiopia).

2014: BSc in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering, Jimma University, Jimma University
Institute of Technology, Ethiopia.
CERTIFICATION/ TRAINING

2022: A Scientific Forum on Impact of the Higher Education Institutions and the Diaspora
Community on Development of GERD organized by Wachemo University in Collaboration with
Alliance for GERD in Canada and Ministry of Water and Energy

2021: Energy Systems Modelling Workshop using Open Source energy MOdelling SYStem
(OSeMOSYS) Organized by the PATHWAYS project-the commonwealth and Development
Office –UKAID supported the project

2020: The 8th International Conference on Advancement of Science and Technology (ICAST)
held in Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

2014: CATIA, SOLID WORK and ANALYSIS Software course training held in Wolkite
University, College of Engineering and Technology (CET), Ethiopia

2023: Participating on MSc in Hydraulic Engineering curriculum preparation at Wolikite

University, College of Engineering and Technology, Hydraulic and Water Resources
Engineering Department

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

2023: Assistant Professor, Wokite University, College of Engineering and Technology,

Department of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering, Ethiopia

2019-2022: Par time Lecturer at Addis Ababa University, Institute of Technology, School of
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ethiopia

2018-2019: Lecturer at Wokite University, College of Engineering and Technology, Department

of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering, Ethiopia

2015-2016: Assistant Lecturer, Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering, Wolkite University,
Ethiopia
WORK EXPERIENCE

Adds Ababa University Institute of Technology, Ethiopia

 Teaches par time graduate course (online and in-class): Courses includes; Environmental
Engineering and Irrigation Engineering
 Earth-observe project fund research on Evaluating Extreme Flow Quantiles Estimated from
Global Reanalysis Runoff Dataset in Blue Nile Basin (Ethiopia).

Rift valley University, Ethiopia

 Teaches par time graduate course (online and in-class): Courses incudes; water treatment and
wastewater treatment

Wokite University, College of Engineering and Technology

 Teaches graduate course (online and in-class): Courses incudes; Hydraulics, Open channel
hydraulics Hydraulic structure – I and II, Engineering Economics, etc
 Position: Department head on Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering
 Review and evaluates research paper at department of Hydraulic and Water Resources
Engineering (HWRE)
 Supervises graduate research projects and internships at department of HWRE.

Jimma University Institute of Technology (JUiT)

 Members of Jimma University Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

Associations
PUBLICATIONS
Published Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
1. Bedassa Dessalegn Kitessa, Semu Moges Ayalew, Geremew Sahilu Gebrie, Solomon
Tesfamariam Teferi, 2023. Urban water-energy service demand forecasting through linear model
approach for sustainability: a case study of Addis Ababa city. Journal of Environment,
Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03416-5
2. Bedassa Dessalegn Kitessa, Semu Moges Ayalew, Geremew Sahilu Gebrie and Solomon
Tesfamariam Teferi, 2021. Long-term water-energy demand prediction using a regression model:
a case study of Addis Ababa city. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 12(6): 2556-2578.
https://doi: 10.2166/wcc.2021.012
3. Bedassa D. Kitessa, Semu M. Ayalew, Geremew S. Gebrie and Solomon T. Teferi, 2020.
Quantifying water-energy nexus for urban water systems: A case study of Addis Ababa city.
AIMS Environmental Science, 7, 6: 486–504. http: //www.aimspress.com
4. Bedassa Dessalegn Kitessa, Semu Moges Ayalew, Geremew Sahilu Gebrie, Solomon
T/mariam Teferi, 2021. Assessing the supply for a basic urban service demand-with a focus on
water-energy management in Addis Ababa city. PLoS ONE, 16(9): e0249643.
https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0249643.

5. Bedassa Dessalegn Kitessa, Semu Moges Ayalew, Geremew Sahilu Gebrie, Solomon
T/mariam Teferi, 2022. Optimization of urban resources efficiency in the domain of water-
energy-food nexus through integrated modeling: A case study of Addis Ababa city. Water
Policy Vol 24 No 2, 397 doi: 10.2166/wp.2022.213

Published Conference Proceeding

1. Bedassa Dessalegn Kitessa, Semu Moges Ayalew, Geremew Sahilu Gebrie, and Solomon
Tesfamariam Teferi, 2021: Regression Model for Predicting Water and Energy Demand: A Case
Study of Addis Ababa City in 2050. 8 th EAI International Conference. M. A. Delele et al. (Eds.):
ICAST 2020, LNICST 385, pp. 48–68. Published by Springer Nature.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80618-7_4
MODELING TOOL

 Arc GIS
 Water-energy-food (WEF) demand modeling using machine learning approach
 WEF nexus modeling using quantitative approach
 Global reanalysis-dataset analysis using earth2observes data
 Hydraulic Engineering Center (HEC) family model analysis like HEC-HMS, HEC-RESIM,
HEC-RAS, etc.
 Integrated Climate-Land-Energy-Water (CLEW) modeling approaches