Publications

Caterina Valeo’s record on Google Scholar (August 2026): 180+ publications, including 3 books, peer-reviewed journal articles, and conference papers. 4,275 citations, h-index 37, i10-index 88. See ResearchGate for copies and requests. Open-source software from the group is listed on the Software page.

Recent publications

2026

• Zhang, Z. & Valeo, C. (2026). “Agentic SWMM: Auditable and reproducible stormwater modelling workflow with Agent Skills and Model Context Protocol.” AI for Engineering 1(1), 5. doi:10.3390/aieng1010005 · software
• Skorobogatov, A., He, J., Chu, A., Valeo, C., & van Duin, B. (2026). “Bioretention system infiltration: Insights into temporal evolution and impacts of design parameters.” Ecological Engineering 230, 108020. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2026.108020
• Shukla, A., Khatibi, M., Valeo, C., & Mukhopadhyaya, P. (2026). “Efficacy of dynamic insulation in mitigating building energy demand across Canadian climate zones.” Journal of Cold Regions Engineering 40(3), 04026034. doi:10.1061/JCRGEI.CRENG-1087
• Zhang, Z. & Valeo, C. (2026). “Entropy-Based Quantification of Infiltration Model-Form Uncertainty.” Oral presentation, EGU General Assembly 2026 (EGU26-5846), Vienna.
• Zhang, Z. & Valeo, C. (2026). “Agentic Modelling Pipeline: Reproducible Rapid Stormwater Modelling Management System with OpenClaw.” EarthArXiv preprint. doi:10.31223/X5F47G
• Dhami, J., Valeo, C., He, J., & Chu, A. (2026). “Consequences of the senescence growth phase on the performance of treed bioretention cells.” Ecological Engineering 224, 107879. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107879
• Rebally, A., Valeo, C., Saidi, S., & He, J. (2026). “Assessing the temporal qualities of indirect impacts of flooding on traffic.” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 135, 106035. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106035
• Jalali, G., Skorobogatov, A., He, J., Valeo, C., Chu, A., Huang, J., & van Duin, B. (2026). “Nutrient leaching dynamics of bioretention systems: The impacts of design parameters and their interactions.” Science of The Total Environment 1013, 181263. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181263
• Burrage, P., Popovski, M., Valeo, C., & Mukhopadhyaya, P. (2026). “Enhancing the performance of cross-laminated timber against rolling shear failure due to out-of-plane bending.” In Advances in Composites Manufacturing and Applications: Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 39th Technical Conference, 241-256. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-05224-7_18
• Mukhopadhyaya, P., Shukla, A., & Valeo, C. (2026). “Potential use of climate-adaptive insulation in the Canadian building construction industry.” In Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2024, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 131-138. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-02110-6_12

2025

• Zhang, Z. & Valeo, C. (2025). “Quantifying uncertainty in flowrate modelling using spatially defined fuzzy entropy based on hydrological processes in a catchment.” Journal of Hydrology 664, 134447. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134447
• Jalali, G., Zhang, Y., Skorobogatov, A., He, J., Valeo, C., Chu, A., Huang, J., & van Duin, B. (2025). “Characterization of nutrient leaching of non-amended and amended bioretention cells.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research 32(41), 23518-23539. doi:10.1007/s11356-025-37042-7
• Zhang, Z. & Valeo, C. (2025). “Fuzzy-based input method for uncertainty quantification in a deterministic model comparison with ChatGPT for peak flow prediction.” Journal of Hydrology X 28-29, 100208. doi:10.1016/j.hydroa.2025.100208
• Zhang, Z. & Valeo, C. (2025). “Quantifying scaling-up uncertainty in soil data using fuzzy c-means clustering: A framework for application to hydrological modeling.” In Environmental Science and Technology: Sustainable Development III, 17-29. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-88862-5_2
• Zhao, M., Valeo, C., Gupta, R., Constable, P., Mukhopadhyaya, P., He, J., & Chu, A. (2025). “The impact of structural soils supporting urban trees on the urban heat island effect.” In Environmental Science and Technology: Sustainable Development III, 165-178. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-88862-5_13
• Liu, J., Valeo, C., Mukhopadhyaya, P., Constable, P., Gupta, R., He, J., & Chu, A. (2025). “Energy-water balance modeling of trees for mitigating the urban heat island: A review.” In Environmental Science and Technology: Sustainable Development III, 211-229. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-88862-5_16

2024

• Zhao, Y. & Valeo, C. (2024). “Heavy metal removal by porous asphalt in cyclical wetting and drying.” Construction and Building Materials 441, 137571. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137571
• Carson, L. R., Beaudry, M., Valeo, C., He, J., Banting, G., van Duin, B., et al. (2024). “Occurrence, sources and virulence potential of Arcobacter butzleri in urban municipal stormwater systems.” Environmental Science & Technology 58(29), 13065-13075. doi:10.1021/acs.est.4c01358
• Zhang, Z. & Valeo, C. (2024). “Low impact development technologies for mitigating climate change: Summary and prospects.” National Science Open 3(1), 20230025. doi:10.1360/nso/20230025
• Zhang, Z. & Valeo, C. (2024). “Quantifying spatial data uncertainty with fuzzy entropy.” 2024 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing (PACRIM), Victoria, BC. doi:10.1109/PACRIM61180.2024.10690206
• Vidrio Sahagún, C. T., Jalali, G., Skorobogatov, A., He, J., Valeo, C., & Chu, A. (2024). “Impact of media, vegetation and their interaction on the temporal evolution of nutrient leaching of bioretention systems: A field study.” AGU Fall Meeting 2024, Washington, DC.

2023

• Zhang, Y., Skorobogatov, A., He, J., Valeo, C., Chu, A., van Duin, B., & van Duin, L. (2023). “Mitigation of nutrient leaching from bioretention systems using amendments.” Journal of Hydrology 618, 129182. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129182
• Shahirnia, M., Vidrio-Sahagún, C. T., He, J., Valeo, C., van Duin, B., Beaudry, M., & Neumann, N. (2023). “Land use and rainfall influences on bacterial levels and sources in stormwater ponds.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30(52), 112236-112251. doi:10.1007/s11356-023-30264-7
• Jalilian, F., Valeo, C., Chu, A., & Bhiladvala, R. (2023). “Impedance properties of biomass in support of practical mensuration in rain gardens.” Frontiers in Sensors 4, 1242886. doi:10.3389/fsens.2023.1242886
• Blanken, H., Valeo, C., Hannah, C. G., & Khan, U. T. (2023). “Propagating particle tracking uncertainty defined by fuzzy numbers in spatially variable velocity fields.” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11(9), 1752. doi:10.3390/jmse11091752
• Jalilian, F., Valeo, C., Chu, A., & Bhiladvala, R. (2023). “Sensors for biomass monitoring in vegetated green infrastructure: A review.” Sensors 23(14), 6404. doi:10.3390/s23146404
• Wang, J., Mukhopadhyaya, P., & Valeo, C. (2023). “Implementing green roofs in the private realm for city-wide stormwater management in Vancouver: Lessons learned from Toronto and Portland.” Environments 10(6), 102. doi:10.3390/environments10060102
• Zhang, Z. & Valeo, C. (2023). “Assessing optimal LID areas for flood mitigation: A case study on Vancouver Island, Canada.” In Environmental Science and Technology: Sustainable Development, 89-100. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-27431-2_7

Books and earlier work