Workshops

 

• The Need for a Durability Index Framework for Electrical and Electronic Equipment to Support Circular Economy, H. Habibollahi, M. Nikiforov, A. Krive, J. Herrmann, M. Modarres, European Conference on Safety and Reliability (ESREL) Sept. 3 – 7, 2023, Southampton, UK.
• A Bayesian Approach to External Flooding Probabilistic Risk Assessments of Nuclear Power Plants, J. Shen, M. Bensi, M. Modarres, (ASCE-INSPIRE2023) Infrastructure Innovation & Adaptation for a Sustainable & Resilient World, Nov. 16-18, 2023, Arlington, VA.
• A Hybrid, Bayesian Network-Based PRA Methodology for External Flood Probabilistic Risk Assessments at Nuclear Power Plants, J. Shen, M. Bensi, M. Modarres, International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2023), July 15–20, 2023 Knoxville, TN.
• Synthesis of Insights Regarding Current PRA Technologies for Risk Risk-Informed Decision Making, J. Shen, M. Bensi, M. Modarres, International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2023), July 15–20, 2023 Knoxville, TN.
• Synthesis of Questionnaire Insights Regarding Current PRA and Additional Tools, J. Shen, M. Bensi, M. Modarres, (PSAM-16), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 26-July 1, 2022.
• Identification and Assessment of Current and Developing PRA Technologies for Risk Informed Decision Making (RIDM), J. Shen, M. Bensi, M. Modarres, (PSAM-16), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 26-July 1, 2022.
• External Flood Fragility Development and Integrating Novel Tools to the XFPRA Framework, J. Shen, M. Bensi, M. Modarres, Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management, (PSAM-16), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 26-July 1, 2022.
• Design of Reliability Test Specification for a New Product with Unknown Failure Modes, N. Shafiei, J. W. Herrmann, A. Krive, G. Sethi, M. P. Nikiforov, and M. Modarres, Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM-16), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 26-July 1, 2022.
• Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Remaining Useful Life Estimation of a Vapor Recovery Unit System, S. Cofre, E. Droguett, M. Modarres, Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM-16), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 26-July 1, 2022.
• Flood Fragility Function Methodology for a Conceptual Nuclear Power Plants, J. Shen, M. Bensi, M. Modarres, Probabilistic Flood Hazard Assessment (PFHA) Research Workshop, February 15-18, 2022, Rockville, MD.
• Estimating Product Reliability from User Survey Data, N. Shafiei, J. W. Herrmann, Aaron Krive, M. Modarres, 68th Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS 2022), Tucson, AZ, January 24-27. 2022
• A Bayesian Approach to Discrete-Use System Reliability Growth Planning Under Delayed or Arbitrary Corrective Actions, P. Nation1, M. Wayne, M. Modarres, 2021 SERAD Student Paper Contest, IMECE2021, Virtual Conference, Online, November 1 – 5, 2021. Awarded the Honorable Mention
• Structural Health Monitoring in Open-Hole CFRP Laminates Under Fatigue Loading Based on Thermodynamic Entropy Analysis, S. F. Karimian, M. Modarres, H. A. Bruck, IWSHM 2021, The 13th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, CA.
• Defining Degradation States for Diagnosis Classification Models in Real Systems Based on Monitoring Data, S. Cofre-Martel, C. Correa-Jullian, E. López Droguett, K. M. Groth and M. Modarres, 31st European Safety and Reliability (ESREL2021) Conference, 19-23 September 2021, Angers, France.
• Component Degradation Detection Through Auto Encoders Based on Monitoring Data, S. Cofre-Martel, E. Lopez Droguett, and M. Modarres, 31st European Safety and Reliability (ESREL2021) Conference | 19-23 September 2021, Angers, France
• Degradation Diagnosis Data-Driven Models for A Mining Process System Based on Monitoring Data, S. Cofre-Martel, C. Correa-Jullian, E. Lopez Droguett, K. Groth, and M. Modarres, 31st European Safety and Reliability (ESREL2021) Conference | 19-23 September 2021, Angers, France
• Designing Reliability-Informed Customer Surveys, N. Shafiei, J. Herrmann, A. Krive, G. Sethi, M. Modarres, 31st European Safety and Reliability (ESREL2021) Conference | 19-23 September 2021, Angers, France.
• Developing Flooding Fragility Curves of Safety – Related Equipment, J. Shen, M. Bensi, M. Modarres, International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2021), August 29–September 3, 2021, Columbus, OH.
• Analysis of Common Cause Failures with Effects of Degradation and Maintenance, T. Zhou, E. López Droguett, M. Modarres, International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2021), August 29–September 3, 2021, Columbus, OH.
• A Bayesian Approach to Complex Discrete-Use System Reliability Growth Planning Under Delayed or Arbitrary Corrective Actions, P. Nation, M. Wayne, M. Modarres, Integrated Project Engineering Congress (IPEC), May 2021, Brisbane, Australia (May 2021).
• A Comparison of Empirical Bayes Hyperparameter Approaches for Discrete Use System Initial Reliability Estimation, P. Nation, M. Wayne, M. Modarres, Integrated Project Engineering Congress (IPEC), May 2021, Brisbane, Australia (May 2021).
• Effectively Communicating Developmental System Reliability Growth Plans and Risk to Decision Makers, P. Nation, M. Wayne, M. Modarres, Integrated Project Engineering Congress (IPEC), May 2021, Brisbane, Australia (May 2021).
• Uses of Thermodynamic and Information Entropies to Predict Reliability of Components Under Fatigue Damage, S. F. Karimian and M. Modarres, IMECE 202, Nov 1-4, Virtual conference.
• Pragmatic Approaches to Improve Realism in Modeling Dependencies in Seismic PRAs for Nuclear Power Facilities, J. DeJesus Segarra, M. Bensi, M. Modarres, 13th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2021), June 21-25, 2021, Shanghai, P.R. China, J. Li, Pol D. Spanos, J.B. Chen & Y.B. Peng (Eds)
• Fatigue crack initiation prognostics using two entropic indices and dynamic Bayesian network, S. F. Karimian and M. Modarres, 67th Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS 2021), Orlando FL, January 25-28. 2021.
• Reliability Data Interpretation Through Partial Differential Equations: A Deep Learning Framework, S. Cofre, E. Droguett, M. Modarres, 67th Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS 2021), Orlando FL, January 25-28. 2021.
• Workshop on Prognosis PHM approaches for Complex Engineering Systems (PACES), College Park, MD, 2020. (Co-organizer along with K. Groth)
• International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA 2019), Charleston, SC, April 28-May 3, 2019 (Technical Program Chair). (300 participants).
• Workshop on Risk Analysis for Autonomous Vehicles: Issues and Future Directions, College Park, MD, April 26, 2019, Over 50 participants.
• 25th Reliability Engineering Anniversary Symposium: Promise of a Discipline: Reliability and Risk in Theory and Practice, College Park, MD, April 2, 2014.
• Nuclear Safety Workshop, (Organized for Department of Energy), Rockville, MD September 2012.
• Societal Safety Goal Workshop, Organized for the Institute of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology (INEST) of the Idaho National Laboratory, College Park, MD, March 2012.
• Small Modular Reactor Symposium University of Maryland Energy Research Center, April 29, 2011.
• Integrated Uncertainty Analysis, (Organized with A. Mosleh) for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), May 19-20, 2009, Annapolis, MD.
• International Workshop on Software & System Engineering (IWSSE), Istanbul, Turkey, September 5-9, 2004 (General Chair).
• 2nd Workshop on Use of Risk Information in Government, Inn and Conference Center, College Park, MD, Dec. 10-12, 2003.
• 10th International Conference On Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-10) Arlington, VA, April 14-18, 2002 (Technical Program Chair for the Risk and Reliability track). (Over 800 participants).
• 6th International Functional Modeling Workshop, College Park, MD, August 23 – 24, 2002.
• Use of Risk Information by Agencies of the Federal Government, College Park, March 6-7, 2001.
• 2000 American Nuclear Society/European Nuclear Society Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 12 – 17, 2000 (Technical Program Chair) (Over 1200 participants)
• 8th International Conference On Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-8) “Nuclear Energy in the new Millennium” Baltimore, MD, April 2-6, 2000 (Technical Program Chair for the Risk and Reliability track). (Over 800 participants)
• International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA’99), Washington, DC, August 22-26, 1999 (Technical Program Chair). (Over 400 participants)
• 5th International Functional Modeling Workshop, Paris, France, July 1 – 3, 1997.
• 4th International Functional Modeling Workshop, Athens, Greece, June 20 – 21, 1996.
• 3rd International Functional Modeling Workshop, Washington, D.C., June 30 – July 1, 1995.
• ANS Topical Meeting on Computer-Based Human Support Systems: Technology, Methods and Future, Philadelphia, PA, 25-29 June 1995.
• 2nd International Functional Modeling Workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark 13 – 15, August 1994.
• 1st International Workshop on Functional Modeling of Complex Technical Systems, Ispra, Italy, 12 -14, May 1993.
• Expert System Development, at ANS Conference on Man-Computer Interactions: Nuclear and Beyond June 10, 1990, Nashville, Tennessee