Category: Conference

iFAN Lab team had an incredible time in NPIC&HMIT and American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting 2025 in Chicago! We were proud to present our latest research in nuclear cybersecurity and robotics:

🛡️Undergraduate student Max Goddard showcased our cybersecurity flow loop tested.
🛡️ PhD student Michael Doran presented two papers, including a vulnerability assessment & management tool for advanced reactors. A shoutout to Michael Rowland and Sandia National Laboratories Cyber Team
⚛️ PhD student Stephen Yoo Presented our work on physical and cyber security for molten salt reactor- a shoutout to the collaborative efforts from Dr. Shaheen Dewji and Dr. Karen Kirkland groups and Sandia National Laboratories,
🤖PhD student Youndo Do presented our work in teleoperation by using our iFANPP, a realistic 3D NPP digital twin with ROS2 integration for remote operation and maintenance.

🙏 A heartfelt thank you to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for supporting our work and making our Cybersecurity, Robotics, and AI research possible.

Dr. Zhang serves as the publication chair for ICRA Nuclear Workshop!

🎉 Closing out an incredible year with exciting news: our paper titled “Enhanced Virtual Reality Platform for Training in Nuclear Power Plants ” received the Best Paper Award at the ISOFIC Conference! A huge shoutout to amazing student authors Youndo, Cheng-Yuan, and Aryan who played a pivotal role in this achievement

🏆 We’re thrilled that our innovative work in AR/VR training and leveraging LLMs has been recognized.
If you’re interested in trying it out, learning more, or sharing your experience and feedback, we’d love to connect!

Youndo attended the ANS Winter Meeting, a prestigious conference that brings together experts from industry and academia to exchange ideas and showcase their work. During the event, Youndo presented two projects from our lab: Radiation Simulation and Visualization in Nuclear Power Plant Digital Twins and Framework for Human-Robot Collaboration Using Digital Twins.

Both presentations gained significant interest from attendees, highlighting the relevance and impact of our research. This conference provided an excellent opportunity to share our lab’s achievements with a broader audience, gain insights from other cutting-edge projects, and explore potential collaborations for future advancements.