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NPRE 596 Graduate Seminar Series - Hany Abdel-Khalik

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
NPRE 596 Graduate Seminar Series
Date
Sep 8, 2020   4:00 - 4:50 pm  
Speaker
Hany Abdel-Khalik, Associate Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University
Cost
Free and Open to the Public
E-Mail
nuclear@illinois.edu
Phone
217-333-2295
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NPRE seminars

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Abstract:  With the ever-increasing role of AI for supporting the operation of complex systems, several new capabilities are recognized as critical to realize the premised value of AI. Examples include the ability to determine the best actions to maximize economic benefits, to develop an understanding of anomalous behavior and its root cause, and to differentiate between genuine and malicious behavior, etc. This talk will provide an overview of some of these capabilities and the gap analysis that must be addressed with new AI algorithmic developments. Next, the talk will focus on “Active AI” and discusses two of its applications. In one application, active AI covertly builds cognizance about a complex system operation to support its safety and security. In another application, it interacts with the system in order to better-learn its behavior and subsequently better-optimize its operation. An example using Reinforcement Learning in Additive Manufacturing is provided.

Bio: Hany was born in Alexandria Egypt where he obtained his pre-college education and a Bachelor degree in Nuclear Engineering from Alexandria University in 2000. Immediately after that, he accepted an offer to continue his graduate studies at North Carolina State University (NCSU), where he worked on computational reactor physics for boiling water reactors. Following graduation, he moved to Lynchburg, VA where he worked for AREVA-NP in their methods group on fuel loading pattern optimization for pressurized water reactors. In 2007, he started a tenure-track position at NCSU, where he was jointly funded by the Idaho National Laboratory. One year after obtaining his tenure in 2013, he moved to Purdue University in the school of nuclear engineering. He is currently focusing on data mining applications in the context of reactor safety, economy, and cybersecurity. Hany is also an entrepreneur; he has formed a start-up company (Covert Defenses, LLC) based on Purdue IP to commercialize an AI-based technology to protect the network and software of critical infrastructure systems.

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