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SUMMARY:The New Nuclear Era: Robotics\, AI\, and Cybersecurity in Advanced
  Reactors  - Dr Fan Zhang Georgia Institute of Technology
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CONTACT:Helene Jones
DESCRIPTION: As nuclear energy expands its capacity and operational scope 
 to meet evolving energy needs and combat climate change\, reducing operati
 on and maintenance costs is crucial. While robots have been used in the pa
 st for cost reduction in applications such as surveys\, their potential in
  nuclear power plant operations remains under-explored. Robotics\, toget
 her with AI/ML\, can enhance advanced online monitoring and diagnosis syst
 ems\, thereby improving operational efficiency and reactor economics
 . This integration increases sensing capabilities\, reduces human labor\, 
 and decreased human exposure to hazardous conditions. A 3D Nuclear Power P
 lant (NPP) digital twin has been developed to advance these capabilities. 
 With digitalization and advanced ML/AI application\, cybersecurity has bec
 ome a pressing challenge. A comprehensive cyber-attack detection platform 
 has been developed using both network and process data\, employing supervi
 sed and unsupervised learnings. By combining IT and operational technology
  (OT) information\, this platform provides high situational awareness.  \n
 \nBio: Dr. Fan Zhang is an Assistant Professor at the Georgia Institute 
 of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering and a concurr
 ent M.S. degree in Statistics from the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville
  in 2019. Dr. Zhang directs the Intelligence for Advance Nuclear (iFAN) la
 b in developing research which uses AI/ML to enhance cybersecurity and opt
 imize nuclear power plant operations\, such as digital twins\, predictive 
 maintenance\, autonomous controls\, and robotics. She has been actively in
 volved in IAEA nuclear cybersecurity research and education. Dr. Zhang is 
 the recipient of the 2021 Ted Quinn Early Career Award from the American N
 uclear Society for her contributions in the fields of instrumentation & co
 ntrol and cybersecurity. In 2022\, she was awarded the inaugural Distingui
 shed Early Career Award from the U.S. DOE Office of Nuclear Energy. She ha
 s also been selected to the Class of 2023 Volunteer 40 Under 40 for her pr
 ofessional achievements and broad research impact. In 2023\, Dr. Zhang was
  invited by National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to as a participant to t
 he EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium as one of highly accomplished 
 early-career engineers. Dr. Zhang is a Georgia Tech College of Engineering
  Cybersecurity Fellow. \n
LOCATION:CUED\, LR3
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