Research Interests

  • Safety Analysis
  • Dynamic PRA
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Data Mining
  • Resources Optimization
  • Plant Health Management
  • Adaptive Sampling
  • Dynamic Stochastic Systems
  • Data Visualization

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Education
  • Ph.D in Nuclear Engineering, The Ohio State University
    Dissertation Title: Scenario Clustering and Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment  pdf,  ppt
    Advisors: Dr. Tunc Aldemir and Dr. Alper Yilmaz
  • M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, The Ohio State University
    Thesis Title: Reliability Modeling of Digital Control Systems Using the Markov/Cell-To-Cell Mapping Technique  pdf,  ppt
    Advisor: Dr. Tunc Aldemir
  • Laurea in Ingegneria Nucleare, Politecnico di Milano
    • Thesis Title: Study of Pressurized Water Reactors for Space Applications
    Advisor: Dr. Carlo Lombardi
    Employment
  • R&D Scientist (August 2011 - Present), Idaho National Laboratory
  • Graduate Research Assistant (2005 - 2011), The Ohio State University

    Awards
  • 2014 George Apostolakis Fellowship (International Association for Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, IAPSAM)
  • PSA 2013 Award "First runner-up for best student paper"; co-author of the paper "Adaptive Sampling Algorithms for Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Nuclear Simulations"
  • INL Award: In recognition of contributions in the accomplishments of the Level 2 milestone report and also the follow-up interaction with EPRI
  • INL Award: In recognition of exceptional research contributions to project management on the RISMC pathway within LWRS
  • ANS Nuclear Installation Safety Division: Honorable Mention Award for the paper "Adaptive sampling using support vector machines"
  • INL Gold Medal for Outstanding Personal Work Performance
  • OSU Nuclear Engineering Achievement Award for Distinguished Research Support
  • OSU Nuclear Engineering Excellence in Research Award
  • OSU Nuclear Engineering Excellence in Scholarship Award
  • OSU Nuclear Engineering Achievement Award for Instant Impact
  • OSU Nuclear Engineering Achievement Award for Service and Outreach