Conference Papers

S.F. Karimian, M. Modarres, H.A. Bruck, "Fatigue Crack Initiation Detection in Metallic Materials using Entropic Measures," The 10th International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM2020), Baltimore, MD, November 7-11, 2021.

J. DeJesus Segarra, M. Bensi, M. Modarres, "Pragmatic Approaches to Improve Realism in Modeling Dependencies in Seismic PRAs for Nuclear Power Facilities," 13th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2021), Shanghai, China, June 21-25, 2021.

S. Cofre, E. Droguett, M. Modarres, "Reliability Data Interpretation Through Partial Differential Equations: A Deep Learning Framework," 67th Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS 2021), Orlando, FL, January 25-28, 2021.

S.F.Karimian, M. Modarres, "Fatigue Crack Initiation Prognostics Using Two Entropic Indices and Dynamic Bayesian Network," 67th Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS 2021), Orlando, FL, January 25-28, 2021.

S. Cofre-Martel, E. Droguett, M. Modarres, "Uncovering the Underlying Physics of Degrading System Behavior Through a Deep Neural Network Framework: The Case of RUL Prognosis," ASME-IMECE Congress and Exposition, November 16-19, 2020. Winner of Best Student Award in SER2AD Student Safety Innovation Challenge.

S.F. Karimian, M. Modarres, H.A. Bruck, "Fatigue Crack Initiation Detection in Metallic Materials Using Entropic Measures," The 10th International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM2020), Baltimore, MD, October 19-23, 2020.

S. Lyons and M. Modarres, "Understanding Risks: Natural Gas Distribution Piping in the United States," International Pipeline Conference IPC2020, Calgary, Canada, 28 September-2 October 2020.

H. Yun and M. Modarres, "Fatigue Crack Growth Detection Using Material Surface Temperature Analyses," 20th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT 2020), Seoul, South Korea, 8-12 June 2020.

D. Verstraete, E. Droguett, M. Modarres, "Semi-Supervised Remaining Useful Life Prognostics, a Deep Learning Approach," Proceedings of the 30th European Safety and Reliability Conference and the 15th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference, Venice, Italy, 21-26 June 2020.

T. Zhou, E. Droguett, M. Modarres, and Y-F Li, "Analysis of Common Cause Failures with Effects of Degradation and Maintenance," Proceedings of the 30th European Safety and Reliability Conference and the 15th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference, Venice, Italy, 21-26 June 2020.

S. Cofre, E. Droguett, and M. Modarres, "A Physics-Informed Deep Learning Approach for Fatigue Crack Propagation," Proceedings of the 30th European Safety and Reliability Conference and the 15th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference, Venice, Italy, 21-26 June 2020.

S.F. Karimian, R. Moradi, S. Cofre-Martel, K.M. Groth, and M. Modarres, "Neural Networks and Particle Filtering: A Hybrid Framework for Crack Propagation Prediction," International Symposium on Structural Health and Monitoring and Nondestructive Testing, SHM-NDT 2020, May 14-15, 2020, Quebec City, Canada.

S.F. Karimian, R. Moradi, S. Cofre-Martel, K. Groth, and M. Modarres, "A Physics-Based-Data Driven Hybrid Framework for Crack Propagation Prediction," 2020 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, 7-14 March 2020.

R. Smith and M. Modarres, "A Physics of Failure Data Approach to Common Cause Failure Considering Component Degradation," 66th Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS 2020), Palm Springs, CA, 27-30 January 2020.

A. Al-Tamimi, M. Modarres, E. Droguett, and A. Mosleh, "An Intelligent Prognostic Health Management (PHM) Based Approach: Generating Value from a More Integrated Hydrocarbon Production Chain," Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center, 11-14 November 2019.

M. Modarres, "Characterization and Quantification of Uncertainties in Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics with Applications to Probability of Detection and Sizing of Flaws and Cracks," 3rd International Seminar on Probabilistic Methodologies for Nuclear Applications, Rockville, MD, 22-24 October 2019.

M. Kirk and M. Modarres, "A Review of Best Practices for Application of Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics to Passive Pressure-Boundary Components," 3rd International Seminar on Probabilistic Methodologies for Nuclear Applications, Rockville, MD, 22-24 October 2019. 

I. Gonzalez, J. Caceres, E. Lopez Droguett, M. Lopez-Campos, "Graph Convolutional Networks for Health State Diagnostics," Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 19), Hannover, Germany 22-26 September 2019.

F. Ibisogla and K.M. Groth, "Methods for Dependency between Human Failure Events in Human Reliability Analysis: An Overview of the State-of-the-Art," Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 19), Hannover, Germany 22-26 September 2019.

P. Kobrich, G. San Martin, E. Lopez Droguett, A. Ortiz, Y.Z. Ayele, "Physics Based Deep Learning Model for Crack Propagation Prognostics," Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 19), Hannover, Germany 22-26 September 2019.

A. Lewis & K.M. Groth, "A review of methods for discretizing continuous-time accident sequences," Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 19), Hannover, Germany 22-26 September 2019.

C. Schaad, A. Ruiz-Tagle, E. Lopez Droguett, "Recurrent Capsule Networks for Remaining Useful Life Prognostics," Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 19), Hannover, Germany 22-26 September 2019.

D. Verstraete, E. Lopez Droguett, M. Modarres, "A Deep Adversarial Approach Based on Multi-Sensor Fusion for Remaining Useful Life Prognostics," Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 19), Hannover, Germany, 22-26 September 2019.

F.M. Adly Taha, R.M. Adly Taha, K. West, M. Fazelpour, J.W. Herrmann, and M.A. Polvinale, "An Automated Approach to Recording and Analyzing Design Activities using a Graphical User Interface," IDETC2019-98226, Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE2019, Anaheim, CA, 18-21 August, 2019.

J. DeJesus-Segarra, M. Bensi, & M. Modarres, "Method to Obtain Spatially Variable Ground Motion Hazards on A Nuclear Power Plant Site," Proceedings of Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT25), Charlotte, NC, 4 August-9 August, 2019.

R. Patel, E. Rudnick-Cohen, S. Azarm, and J.W. Herrmann, "Robust multi-UAV route planning considering UAV failure," International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Atlanta, GA, 11-14 June 2019.

E. Rudnick-Cohen, J.W. Herrmann, and S. Azarm, "Modeling Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Risks via Monte Carlo Simulation," International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Atlanta, GA, 11-14 June 2019.

E. Rudnick-Cohen, S. Azarm, and J.W. Herrmann, "Planning Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Takeoff Trajectories to Minimize Third-party Risk," International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Atlanta, GA, 11-14 June 2019.

A. Aria, R. Heidary, K.M. Groth, S. Azarm, & M. Modarres, "A Machine Learning Approach to Integrity Management of Pipelines," Proceedings of SPE Workshop on Digital Asset Integrity Management (D-AIM), Abu Dhabi, UAE, 8-9 April 2019.

J. DeJesus-Segarra, M. Bensi, & M. Modarres, "Incorporation of Spatial Variability of Ground Motions in A Seismic Multi-Unit Probabilistic Risk Assessment," Proceedings of International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2019), Charleston, SC, 29 April-5 May 2019.

D. Hudson & M. Modarres, "Safety Goals and Associated Quantitative Health Objectives (QHOs) Applied to Multi-Units Sites," Proceedings of International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2019), Charleston, SC, 29 April-5 May, 2019.

S. Krahan, M. Modarres, & J. O'Brien, "Understanding and Effectively Managing Conservatisms in Safety Analysis," Proceedings of International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2019), Charleston, SC, 29 April-5 May, 2019.

S. Lyons, M. Modarres, "Risk-Informed Acceptance Criteria for Evaluating Leak-Before-Break in Piping Susceptible to Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking Degradation," Proceedings of International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2019), Charleston, SC, 29 April-5 May, 2019. (Best Student Paper Award)

M. Modarres, "A Review of Selected Multi-Unit PRA Issues," Proceedings of International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2019), Charleston, SC, 29 April-5 May, 2019.

P. Nation & M. Modarres, "Modeling Uncertainty in Reliability Growth Planning for Continuous-Use Systems," Proceedings of the System Engineering Test and Evaluation Conference (SETE), Canberra, Australia, 29 April-1 May, 2019.

P. Nation & M. Modarres, "Modeling Continuous-Use System Reliability Growth Utilizing Disparate Source Data," Proceedings of the System Engineering Test and Evaluation Conference 2019 (SETE), Canberra, Australia, 29 April-1 May, 2019. (Best Paper Award)

D. Verstraete, E. Lopez Droguett, & M. Modarres, "A Deep Adversarial Learning Approach for Damage Prognostics," Proceedings of 65th Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS 2019), Orlando, FL, 28-31 January 2019.

A. Reilly and H. Ghaedhi, "Repeated disasters and the increasing costs to FEMA: Insights from Public Assistance Data," SRA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 2018.

A. Reilly and Ghaedhi, "Does learning from past-disasters make future disasters costlier?: Insights from FEMA's Public Assistance," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pheonix, AZ, November 2018.

S. Cofre, A. Ruiz-Tagle, E. Lopez Droguett, “Aprendizaje profundo para la evaluación de tiempo de vida remanente bajo incertidumbre para grandes datos de maquinaria,” MAPLA-MANTEMIN, Santiago, Chile, 24-26 October 2018. 

S. Cofre, P. Kobrich, E. Lopez Droguett, V. Meruane, "Transmissibility Based Structural Assessment Using Deep Convolutional Neural Network," 28th International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering (ISMA 2018), Leuven, Belgium, 17-19 September 2018. 

A. Aria, M. Modarres, & S. Azarm, "High-Detection-integrity and Cost-effective Health Monitoring of Slow Degradation Processes with Localized Damages," Proceedings of Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM-14), Los Angeles, CA, 16-21 September 2018.

J. DeJesus, M. Bensi, & M. Modarres, "Framework for Modeling Ground Motion Correlation for Multiple Units at a Nuclear Power Plant Site," Proceedings of Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM-14), Los Angeles, CA, 16-21 September 2018.

K. Groth, "A framework for using SACADA to enhance the qualitative and quantitative basis of HRA," Proceedings of the 14th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference (PSAM 14), Los Angeles, CA, 16-21 September 2018.

K. Groth & M. Bensi, "Commentary on use of model-augmented data analytics for improved operational efficiency of nuclear power plants," Proceedings of the 14th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference (PSAM 14), Los Angeles, CA, September 16-21, 2018.

L. Guarda, N. Astorga, E. Lopez Droguett, M. Moura, "Drowsiness Detection Using Electroencephalography Signals: A Deep Learning Based Method," Proceedings of the 14th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference (PSAM 14), Los Angeles, CA, September 16-21, 2018.

R. Heidary, K. Groth, & M. Modarres, "Fusing more frequent and accurate structural damage information from one location to assess damage at another location with less information," Proceedings of the 14th Probabilistic Safety and Management Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 16-21 September 2018.

Y. Makano, S. Takeda, T. Zhou, & M. Modarres, "Multi-Unit Dependency Modeling Based on Reported Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Incidents," Proceedings of Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM-14), Los Angeles, CA, 16-21 September 2018.

C. Souto Maior, J. Santana, L.M. Nascimento, J.B. Macedo, M. Moura, E. Lopez Droguett, "Real-Time SVM Classification for Drowsiness Detection Using Eye Aspect Ratio," Proceedings of Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM-14), Los Angeles, CA, 16-21 September 2018.

T. Zhou, E. Droguett, & M. Modarres, "A Performance Data-Driven Physics-Based Approach to Common Cause Failure Modeling," Proceedings of Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM-14), Los Angeles, CA, 16-21 September 2018.

T. Zhou, M. Modarres, & E. Droguett, "A Study of Multi-Unit Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment," Proceedings of Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM-14), Los Angeles, CA, 16-21 September 2018.

E. Rudnick-Cohen, J. W. Herrmann, & S. Azarm, "Feasibility Robust Optimization via Scenario Generation and Reduction," DETC2018-85990, Proceedings of the ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC2018), Quebec City, Quebec, 26-29 August 2018.

T. Zhou, M. Modarres, & E. Droguett, "A Review of Multi-Unit Nuclear Power Plant Probabilistic Risk Assessment Research," ASME International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (26^th ICONE), London, UK, 22-26 July 2018.

M. Modarres, "An Outline of MUPSA: Site-Level Dependencies, Risk Metrics, Safety Goals, and Risk Information (Invited)," Proceedings of the Nuclear Energy Agency International Workshop on Site Level PSA Developments, Munich, Germany, 18-20 July 2018.

M. Modarres, "Some Misconceptions About Multi-Unit PSAs (Invited)," Proceedings of the Nuclear Energy Agency International Workshop on Site Level PSA Developments, Munich, Germany, 18-20 July 2018.

N. Astorga, E. Lopez Droguett, V. Meruane, "Computer Vision for Structural Damage Quantification: A Nocel Residual Deep Learning Based Approach," European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL2018), Trondheim, Norway, 17-21 June 2018.

J. O'Brien, M. Modarres, S. Krahn, "Understanding and Effectively Managing Conversations in Safety Analysis," European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL2018), Trondheim, Norway, 17-21 June 2018.

D. Gonzalez, E. Droguett, V. Meruane, & M. Modarres, "Acoustic Emission Based Fault Diagnosis via a Novel Deep Convolutional Neural Network Method," European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL2018), Trondheim, Norway, 17-21 June 2018.

G. San Martin, E. Lopez Droguett, V. Meruane, M. Moura, "A Deep Variational Auto-encoder Based Dimensionality Reduction for Fault Diagnosis in Ball Bearings," European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL2018), Trondheim, Norway, 17-21 June 2018.

C. Souto Maior, J. Santana, L.M. Nascimento, J.B. Macedo, M. Moura, I. Lins, E. Lopez Droguett, "Personal Protective Equipment Detection in Industrial Facilities Using Camera Video Streaming," European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL2018), Trondheim, Norway, 17-21 June 2018.

D. B. Verstraete, E. Lopez, Droguett, A. N. Ferrada, V. Meruane, & M. Modarres, "Unsupervised Deep Generative Adversarial Based Methodology for Automatic Fault Detection," European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL2018), Trondheim, Norway, 17-21 June 2018.

K. Lawson & M. Modarres, "Closing the Fuel Cycle: Molten Salt Reactors," American Nuclear Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, June 17-21, 2018.

D. Verstraete, E. Lopez Droguett, M. Modarres, & V. Meruane, "Deep Semi-Supervised Generative Adversarial Fault Diagnostics for Rolling Element Bearings," Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Symposium on Progressive Damage and Failure in Structures and Materials: Testing and Simulation, Cambridge, MA, 29 May-1 June 2018.

H. Yun & M. Modarres, "Damage Assessment in Materials with Entropic Measures," Symposium on Progressive Damage and Failure in Structures and Materials: Testing and Simulation, Cambridge, MA, 29 May-1 June 2018.

A. Aria, S. Azarm, & M. Modarres, "On a Case Study in Optimization-based Layout Design of Sensors for a Pipeline Using Synthetic Localized Corrosion Data," Research & Development Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, May 9-10, 2018.

R. Heidary, K. Groth, M. Modarres, & N. Vahdati, "Finding optimal maintenance policy for pipeline corrosion using data fusion," Rdpetro 2018: Research and Development Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, May 9-10, 2018.

S. Haynes, J. W. Herrmann, & P. Zimmerman, "Using Discrete Event Simulation to Improve Aircraft Engine Reliability Forecasts," 2018 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Systems (RAMS), Reno, NV, 22-25 January 2018.

H. Yun & M. Modarres, "Entropic Approaches to Measuring Damage with Applications to Fatigue Failure and Structural Reliability," Proceedings of the RAMS 2018, Reno, NV, 22-25 January 2018.

A. Reilly, G. Tonn, H. Ghaedhi, and S. Guikema, "Seismic Changes for Financing the FEMA Public Assistance Program but Seismic Changes for Regional Risk?" SRA Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, December 2017.

N. Scala, A. Reilly, and M. Cukier, "Risk in Cybersecurity Cross Domain Solutions," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, November 2017. 

A. Reilly, G. Tonn, H. Ghaedhi, and S. Guikema, "Deductible-based Public Assistance Program," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, November 2017. 

C. Zhai, S. Guikema, and A. Reilly, "An ABM Framework to Analyze a Region's Resilience Evolving Under Repeated Hazards," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, November 2017.

M. Modarres & M. Pourgolmohammad, "Risk Assessment of Energy Systems Exposed to Climate Changed Induced Stresses: A Systematic Framework," ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE 2017, Tampa, FL, 3-9 November 2017.

L.M. Nascimento, M. Moura, I. Lins, E. Lopez Droguett, "Modelagem e simulação para o dimensionamento da frota de uma supply chain da indústria petrolífera: uma abordagemconceitual," XXXVII Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Produção (ENEGEP 2017), Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 10-13 October 2017.

J. Santana, M. Moura, D. Costa, I Lins, E. Lopez Droguett, "Modelagem de contratos de manutenção para equipamentos hospitalares usando simulação discreta de eventos," XXXVII Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Produção (ENEGEP 2017), Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 10-13 October 2017.

T. Zhou, M. Modarres, & E. L. Droguett, "A Multi-Unit Probabilistic Risk Assessment Approach with Application to Seismic Events," International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA 2017), Pittsburgh, PA, 24-28 September 2017.

D. Hudson & M. Modarres, "Effects of Including Multi-Unit Accident Contributions to Safety Goal Quantitative Health Objectives: Insights from a Two-Unit Case Study Involving Two Representative U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Sites," International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA 2017), Pittsburgh, PA, 24-28 September 2017.

T. Zhou, M. Modarres, & E. L. Droguett, "A Multi-Unit Probabilistic Risk Assessment Approach with Application to Seismic Events," International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA 2017), Pittsburgh, PA, 24-28 September 2017.

A. Reilly and G. Tonn, "Transforming FEMA's Public Assistance Program: Implications to States and local receipients," Resilience Week 2017, Wilmington, DE, September 18-22, 2017.

A. Kahirdeh, H. Yun, M. Modarres, "Degradation Entropy: An Acoustic Emission Based Approach to Structural Health Assessment," Proceedings of the Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford University, CA, 12-14 September 2017.

E. Lopez Droguett, V. Meruane, "Fault Diagnosis Using Deep Learning Based Vibration Monitoring," MAPLA-MANTEMIN, Santiago, Chile, 6-8 September 2017.

H. Araujo, I. Lins, M. Moura, E. Lopez Droguett, “Construção de Previsões Intervalares de Séries Temporais Via Metodologia Support Vector Machines e Técnicas Bootstrap," XLIX Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Operacional (SBPO), Blumenau, Brazil, 27-30 August 2017.

J. M Santanan, B. Guedes, M. Moura, E. Lopez Droguett, H. Diniz, “Modeling
Maintenance Service Contracts Using Discrete Event Simulation," XLIX Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Operacional (SBPO), Blumenau, Brazil, 27-30 August 2017.

M. C. Santos, I. Lins, C. Souto Maior, M. Moura, E. Lopez Droguett, “Diagnóstico e Prognóstico de falha de rolamentos via Support Vector Machines e técnicas de pré-processamento de dados," XLIX Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Operacional (SBPO), Blumenau, Brazil, 27-30 August 2017.

R. G. R Valle, I. Lins, M. Moura, E. Lopez Droguett, “Modelagem de Contratos de Manutenção Via Processo de Renovação Generalizado em um Sistema De Filas," XLIX Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Operacional (SBPO), Blumenau, Brazil, 27-30 August 2017.

M. Morency, A. Anparasan, J. W. Herrmann, & E. L. Gralla, "Using Clustering Algorithms to Identify Subproblems in Design Processes," Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED17), Vancouver, Canada, 21-25 August 2017.

A. Kahirdeh, H. Yun, & M. Modarres, "Entropic Methods to Study the Evolution of Damage and Degradation of Materials," 14th International Conference on Fracture (ICF 14), Rhodes, Greece, 18-23 June 2017.

H. Yun, C. Sauerbrunn, A. Kahirdeh, & M. Modarres, "Damage Precursors from Acoustic Emission Parameters from Fatigue Loading," 14th International Conference on Fracture (ICF 14), Rhodes, Greece, 18-23 June 2017.

C. Modarres, A. Coburger, N. Astorga, E. Lopez Droguett, M. Fuge, V. Meruane, "Computer Vision for Damage Recognition and Type Identification: A Deep Learning Based Approach," 27th Annual European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL), Portorož, Slovenia, June 18-22, 2017.

A. Reilly, C. Zhai, and S. Guikema, "Strengths andlimitations of Bayesian learning models in agent-based models," 27th Annual European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL), Portorož, Slovenia, June 18-22, 2017.

C. B. LaFleur, A. B. Muna, K. M. Groth, M. St. Pierre, & M. Shurland, "Failure analysis of LNG rail locomotives," Proceedings of the 2017 Joint Rail Conference (JRC 2017), Philadelphia, PA, 4-7 April 2017.

V.V. Krivtsov and A. Yu Yevkin, "Regularization techniques for recurrent failure prediction under Kijima models," Proceedings of 61st Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, Orlando, FL, January 23-26, 2017.

E. Rabiei, E. L. Droguett, & M. Modarres, "Damage Monitoring and Prognostics in Composites via Dynamic Bayesian Networks," Proceedings of the 61st Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS 2017), Orlando, FL, 23-26 January 2017.

A. Reilly, S. LaRocca, and S. Guikema, "Influences of Topological Properties on The Robustness of Power Law Networks Under Spatially Correlated Failures," INFORMS Computing Society Conference, Austin, TX, January 15-17, 2017.

A. Reilly, G. Tonn, C. Zhai, and S. Guikema, "Residential decisions and electric-power system reliability," INFORMS Computing Society Conference, Austin, TX, January 15-17, 2017.

B. Cunha, H. Diniz, M. Moura, I. Lins, E. Lopez Droguett, “Determinação de
Características de Projeto para uma Rede Logística Resiliente Considerando o Nível de Serviço ao Cliente," XXXVI Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Produção (ENEGEP 2016), Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil, 3-6 October 2016.

L. Matheus, I. Lins, E. Lopez Droguett, M. Moura, “O uso da simulação como ferramenta de apoio à decisão em um restaurante universitário," XXXVI Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Produção (ENEGEP 2016), Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil, 3-6 October 2016.

J. Santana, B. Guedes, M. Moura, I. Lins, E. Lopez Droguett, “Negotiation of Extended Warranties for medical equipment using discrete event simulation," XXXVI Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Produção (ENEGEP 2016), Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil, 3-6 October 2016.

C. Souto Maior, M. Moura, I. Lins, E. Lopez Droguett, “Remaining Useful Life
Prediction via Support Vector Machine," XXXVI Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Produção (ENEGEP 2016), Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil, 3-6 October 2016.

R. Velozo, H. Zaidan, M. Moura, I. Lins, E. Lopez Droguett, “Análise da garantia para equipamentos complexos sujeitos ao reparo imperfeito: uma abordagem via jogo de stackelberg e processo de renovação generalizado," XXXVI Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Produção (ENEGEP 2016), Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil, 3-6 October 2016.

R. Boring, D. Mandelli, M. Rasmussen, S. Herberger, T. Ulrich, K. Groth, & C. Smith, "Human unimodel for nuclear technology to enhance reliability (HUNTER): A framework for computation-based human reliability analysis," Proceedings of the International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 13), Seoul, South Korea, 2-7 October 2016.

M. Dennis, M. Modarres, & M. Mosleh, "Framework for Assessing Integrated Site Risk of Small Modular Reactors Using Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Simulation," Proceedings of Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management Conference (PSAM 13), Seoul, South Korea, 2-7 October 2016.

T. Zhou, M. Modarres, & E. L. Droguett, "Multi-Unit Probabilistic Risk Assessment with Application to Seismic Events at a Two-Unit Site," Proceedings of Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management Conference (PSAM 13), Seoul, South Korea, 2-7 October 2016. 

R. Smith & M. Modarres, "Tools for Analysis of Accelerated Life and Degradation Test Data," Proceedings of the Accelerated Stress Testing and Reliability (ASTR), Pensacola Beach, FL, 28-30 September 2016.

T. Correa, I. Lins, M. Moura, E. Lopez Droguett, "Generalized Renewal Process Based on the q-Weibull Distribution for Reliability Applications," 26th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2016), Glasgow, Scotland, 25-29 September 2016. 

A. Azhar, E. L. Gralla, C. Tobias, & J. W. Herrmann, "Identification of Subproblems in Complex Design Problems: A Study of Facility Design," IDETC2016-60397, Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2016, Charlotte, NC, 21-24 August 2016.

J. W. Herrmann, "Decision Making in Course Design," IDETC2016-59047, Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2016, Charlotte, NC, 21-24 August 2016.

A. Kahirdeh, H. Yun, C. Sauerbrunn, M. Modarres, "Can Energy Dissipation and Entropy Production Charaterize Damage Evolution in Loaded Solid Materials?" 2016 Max ENT Conference, Ghent, Belgium, 10-15 July 2016.

R. Smith, M. Modarres, "Small Crack Fatigue Growth and Dectection Modeling with Uncertainty Analysis and Acoustic Emission Application," 2016 International Work-Conference on Time Series Analysis (ITISE 2016), Granada, Spain, 27-29 June 2016.

T. Zhou, E. Droquett, M. Modarres, "A Hybrid Probabilistic Physics of Failure Pattern Recognition based Approach for Assesment of Multi-unit Casual Dependencies," Proceedings of the 2016 24th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE24), Charlotte, NC, 26-30 June 2016.

D. Leber & J. W. Herrmann, "Sequential Sample Allocation for Multiple Attribute Selection Decisions," Proceedings of the 2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Anaheim, CA, 22-25 May 2016.

T. B. Jones, M. C. Darling, K. M. Groth, M. R. Denman, & G. F. Luger, "A dynamic Bayesian network for diagnosing nuclear power plant accidents," The 29th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS 29), Key Largo, FL, 16-18 May 2016.

C. Sauerbrunn, M. Modarres, "Effects of Material Variation on Acoustic Emissions-Based, Large-Crack Growth Model," 25th American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ANST2016) Research Symposium, New Orleans, LA, 11-16 April 2016. 

M. Moura, I. Lins, E.L. Droguett, P.R. Firmino, R. Ferreira, "Modelling Dependent and Imperfect Condition-Based and Corrective Maintenances," Topical PSAM Meeting on Safety and Reliability of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Rio de Janerio, Brazil, 23-25 November 2015.

E. Rabiei, E.L. Droguett, M. Modarres, "New Damage Precursor-Based Structural Health Monitoring Framework Using Dynamic Bayesian Network," Topical PSAM Meeting on Safety and Reliability of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Rio de Janerio, Brazil, 23-25 November 2015.

T. Zhou, E. Lopez Droguett, & M. Modarres, "A Hybrid Probabilistic Physics of Failure Pattern Recognition based Approach for Assessment of Multi-Unit Casual Dependencies," Topical PSAM Meeting on Safety and Reliability of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Rio de Janerio, Brazil, 23-25 November 2015.

A. Imanian & M. Modarres, "Corrosion-Fatigue Structural Integrity Assessment Using a Thermodynamic Entropy Based Damage Approach," International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2015), Houston, TX, 13-15 November 2015.

K. M. Groth & E. S. Hecht, "HyRAM: A methodlogy and toolkit for quantitative risk assessment of hydrogen systems," Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2015), Yokohama, Japan, 19-21 October 2015.

A. C. LaFleur, A. B. Muna, & K. M. Groth, "Application of quantitative risk assessment for performance-based permitting of hydrogen fueling stations," Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2015), Yokohama, Japan, 19-21 October 2015. 

C. San Marchi, E. S. Hecht, I. W. Ekoto, K. M. Groth, C. LaFleur, B. P. Somerday, R. Mukundan, & T. Rockward, "Advances in research and development to enhance the scientific basis for hydrogen regulations, codes, and standards," Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2015), Yokohama, Japan, 19-21 October 2015.

J. Schneider, G. Dang-Nhu, N. Hart, & K. Groth, "ISO 19880-1, hydrogen feuling station and vehicle interface safety technical report," Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2015), Yokohama, Japan, 19-21 October 2015.

T. Skjold, D. Siccama, H. Hisken, A. Brambilla, P. Middha, K. M. Groth, & A. C. LaFleur, "3D risk management for hydrogen installations (Hy3DRM)" Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2015), Yokohama, Japan, 19-21 October 2015.

M. Dennis, M. Modarres, A. Mosleh, "Framework for assessing integrated site risk of small modular reactors using dynamic probabilistic risk assessment simulation," European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL2015), Zürich, Switzerland, 7-10 September 2015.

K. M. Groth, M. R. Denman, T. Jones, M. Darling, & G. Luger, "Proof-of-concept accident diagnostic support for sodium fast reactors," Proceedings of the European Society for Reliability Annual Meeting (ESREL 2015), Zürich, Switzerland, 7-10 September 2015.

E. Rabiei, E. López Droguett, M. Modarres, "Damage Precursor Based Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Prognosis Framework," European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL2015), Zürich, Switzerland, 7-10 September 2015.

T. Zhou, E. López Droguett, M. Modarres, "A Hybrid Probabilistic Physics of Failure Pattern Recognition based Approach for Assessment of Multi-unit Causal Dependencies," European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL2015), Zürich, Switzerland, 7-10 September 2015.

K. Zwirglmaier, D. Straub, & K. M. Groth, "Framework for a Bayesian network version of IDHEAS," Proceedings of the European Society for Reliability Annual Meeting (ESREL 2015), Zurich Switzerland, 7-10 September 2015.

E. Rudnick-Cohen, J. W. Herrmann, & S. Azarm, "Risk-based path planning optimization methods for UAVs over inhabited areas," DETC2015-47407, Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2015, Boston, MA, 2-5 August 2015.

C. Tobias, J. W. Herrmann, & E. L. Gralla, "Exploring Problem Decomposition in Design Team Discussions," International Conference on Engineering Design, Milan, Italy, 27-30 July 2015.

S. Krueger, R. Strunz, & J. W. Herrmann, "A liquid rocket engine conceptual design tradeoff methodology using an a priori articulation of preference information with epistemic uncertainties," 51st AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Orlando, FL, 27-29 July 2015.

A. Kahirdeh, C. Sauerbrunn, & M. Modarres, "Acoustic Emission Entropy as a Measure of Damage in Materials," Proceedings of the 35th International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering (MaxEnt 2015), Potsdam, NY, 19-24 July 2015.

A. Imanian, M. Modarres, "Development of a Generalized Entropic Framework for Damage Assessment with Application to Corrosion Fatigue," ASME 2015 Applied Mechanics and Materials Conference, McMAT2015, 29 June-1 July, 2015, Seattle WA.

M. Amiri, M. Modarres, & E. Lopez Droguett, "AE Entropy for Detection of Fatigue Crack Initiation and Growth," 2015 IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management (PHM 2015), Austin, TX, 22-25 June 2015.

A. Imanian, M. Modarres, "A Thermodynamic Entropy Based Approach for Prognosis and Health Management with Application to Corrosion Fatigue," 2015 IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management (PHM2015), Austin, TX, 22-25 June 2015.

E. Rudnick-Cohen, J. W. Herrmann, A. Shapour, & J. W. Herrmann, "Multi-Objective Design and Path Planning Optimization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)," 16th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Dallas, TX, 22-26 June 2015.

A. Imanian & M. Modarres, "An Entropic Theory of Damage with Applications to Corrosion-Fatigue Structural Integrity Assessment," Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (SEM 2015), Costa Mesa, CA, 8-11 June 2015.

D. Leber, & J. W. Herrmann, "Impact of Decision and Allocation Rules on Selection Decision Quality," Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Nashville TN, 30 May-2 June 2015.

C. Pettie & J. W. Herrmann, "Information Diffusion: A Study of Twitter During Large Scale Events," Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN, 30 May-2 June 2015.

A. Keshtgar, M. Modarres, "Small Fatigue Crack Initiation and Sizing Using Acoustic Emission," The Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE2015), Baltimore, MD, 18-21 May 2015.

M. Dennis, M. Modarres, A. Mosleh, Z. Wang, "Framework for Assessing Integrated Site Risk of Small Modular Reactors Using Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Simulation," International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2015), Sun Valley, ID, 26-30 April 2015.

A. Imanian, M. Modarres, "Development of a Generalized Entropic Framework for Damage Assessment," International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2015), Sun Valley, ID, 26-30 April 2015.

M. Modarres, "Multi-Unit Nuclear Plant Risks and Implications of the Quantitative Health Objectives," International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA2015), Sun Valley, ID, 26-30 April 2015.

S. Bassam, J. W. Herrmann, L. C. Schmidt, "Using SysML for model-based vulenerability assessment," Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER), Hoboken, NJ, 17-19 March 2015.

C. Iamsumang, A. Mosleh, M. Modarres, "Computational Algorithm for Hybrid DBN in On-line SHM Applications," The Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS2015), Tampa, FL, 26-29 January 2015.

M.P. Kaminsky and V.V. Krivtsov, "Geometric G1 Renewal Process as Repairable System Model," Proceedings of the Annial Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, Tampa, FL, 26-29 January 2015.

A. Al Tamimi, M. Modarres, "Improved Probabilistic Remaining Useful Life Estimation in Structures: Modeling Multi-site Fatigue Cracking in Oil and Gas Service Structures," Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management Society, 29 September-2 October 2014, Fort Worth, TX.

C. Iamsumang, A. Mosleh, M. Modarres, "Efficient Dependency Computation for Dynamic Hybrid Bayesian Network in On-line System Health Management Applications," Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management Society, 29 September-2 October 2014, Fort Worth, TX.

A. Imanian, M. Modarres, "A Thermodynamic Entropy Based Approach for Prognosis and Health Management," Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management Society, 29 September-2 October 2014, Fort Worth, TX.

V.V. Krivtsov and A. Yu Yevkin, "Practical Applications of Advanced Statistical Models in Reliability Data Analysis," Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Availability, Reliability & Security, September 2014, Fribourg, Switzerland. 

A. Imanian, M. Modarres, "A Science-Based Theory of Reliability Founded on Thermodynamic Entropy," Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference, Proceedings of the PSAM-12, 22-27 June 2014, Honolulu, HI.

C. Iamsumang, A. Mosleh, M. Modarres, "Computational Algorithm for Dynamic Hybrid Bayesian Network in On-Line System Health Management Applications," Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management, 22-25 June 2014, Spokane, WA.

V.V. Krivtsov and M. Frankstein, "Reliability Analysis of "Sibling" Component," Proceedings of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, January 2014, Colorado Springs, CO. 

M. Wayne, M. Modarres, "Assessing Reliability Using Developmental and Operational Test Data," Proceedings of the RAMS-2014 Symposium, 27-30 January 2014, Colorado Springs, CO.

K. Gromek, M. Modarres, "An Agent-Autonomy Approach to Probabilistic Physics-of-Failure Modeling of Dynamic Systems with Interacting Failure Mechanisms," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Meeting on Risk Management for Complex Socio-Technical Systems (RM4CSS), 10-14 November 2013, Washington, D.C.

S. Mandelcorn, M. Modarres, and A. Mosleh, "An Explanatory Model of Cyber-Attacks Drawn from Rational Choice Theory," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Meeting on Risk Management for Complex Socio-Technical Systems (RM4CSS), 10-14 November 2013,Washington, D.C.

V. Ontiveros, M. Modarres, "A Probabilistic Characterization of Simulation Model Uncertainties," American Nuclear Society Meeting on Risk Management for Complex Socio-Technical Systems (RM4CSS), 10-14 November 2013, Washington, D.C.

A. Keshtgar, M. Modarres, "Probabilistic Model Development and Application for Fatigue Crack Detection Using Acoustic Emission Technology," The International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2013), 22-25 September 2013, Columbia, SC. (Received Best Student Paper Award)

S. Schroer, M. Modarres, "Considering Organizational Dependencies in a Multi-Unit PRA," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Meeting on Risk Management for Complex Socio-Technical Systems (RM4CSS), 10-14 November 2013, Washington, D.C.

S. Schroer, M. Modarres, "An Event Classification Schema for Considering Site Risk in a Multi-Unit Nuclear Power Plant PRA," Proceedings of the International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2013), 22-25 September 2013, Columbia, SC.

M. Wayne, M. Modarres, "Estimation of Rate of Occurrence of Failure of Components Using Gaussian Process Regression Models," The International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2013), 22-25 September 2013, Columbia, SC.

A. Keshtgar, M. Modarres, "Detecting Crack Initiation Based on Acoustic Emission," Proceedings of Prognostics and System Health Management (PHM-2013), 22-25 September 2013, Milan, Italy, Chemical Engineering Transactions, Vol. 33, 2013.

K. Chatterjee, M. Modarres, J. Bernstein, D. Nicholls, "Celebrating Fifty Years of Physics of Failure," Proceedings of the 2013 Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), 28-31 January 2013, Orlando, FL.

A. Keshtgar, M. Modarres, "Acoustic Emission-Based Fatigue Crack Growth Prediction," Proceedings of the 2013 Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), 28-31 January 2013, Orlando, FL. 

K. Chatterjee and M. Modarres, "A Probabilistic Approach to Support Health Management of Steam Generator Tubes Using Uncertain Inputs from In-Service Inspections," Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering ICONE20, Anaheim, CA, 30 July-3 August 2012.

S. Schroer, M. Modarres, "Initial Classification of Events to Consider in A Multi-Unit PRA," Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering ICONE20, Anaheim, CA, 30 July 30-3 August 2012.

M. Azarkhil and A. Mosleh, “Modeling and Simulation of the Impact of Team Characteristics on Crew Performance,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

R. Boring, D.L. Kelly, C. Smidts, A. Mosleh, and B. Dyre, “Microworlds, Simulators, and Simulation: Framework for a Benchmark of Human Reliability Data Sources,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

Y-H Chang, A. Mosleh, E.M. Roth, R.E. Richards, S-H Shen, D. Bley, and B. Kirwan, “Methodology for Collection and Analysis of Simulator Data for HRA Applications,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

K. Coyne, C. Huntera, G. DeMossa, N. Siu, Y. Li, and A. Mosleh, “Nuclear Power Plant Precursor Risk Assessment Using a Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Method,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

K. Groth, S-H Shen, J.H. Oxstrand, A. Mosleh, and D.L. Kelly, “A Model-Based Approach to HRA: Example Application and Quantitative Analysis,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

S.M.L. Hendrickson, J.A. Forester, V.N. Dang, A. Mosleh, E. Lois, and J. Xing, “HRA Method Analysis Criteria,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

R. Kazemi, M. Dierks, and A. Mosleh, “A Hybrid Methodology for Modeling Risk of Adverse Events in Complex Healthcare Settings,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

J.L. Lachance, J.N. Cardoni, Y. Li, A. Mosleh, D. Aird, D.M. Helton, and K. Coyne, “Development and Application of a Dynamic Level 1 and 2 Probabilistic Safety Assessment Tool,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

Y. Li and A. Mosleh, “Simulation of Nuclear Power Plant Operators Reasoning Process for Situation Assessment in ADS-IDAC Dynamic PRA Platform,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

Z. Mohaghegh, A. Mosleh, and M. Modarres, “Hybrid Incorporation of Physical & Social Failure Mechanisms into Probabilistic Risk Assessment,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

A. Mosleh, S-H Shen, D.L. Kelly, J.H. Oxstrand, and K. Groth, “A Model-Based Human Reliability Analysis Methodology,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

J.H. Oxstrand, D.L. Kelly, S-H Shen, A. Mosleh, and K. Groth, “A Model-Based Approach to HRA: Qualitative Analysis Methodology,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

M. Pourali and A. Mosleh, “A Bayesian Belief Network Method of Sensor Placement Optimization for System Reliability Monitoring,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

R.E. Richards, E.M. Roth, D. Bley, Y-H Chang, A. Mosleh, and A. Koonce, “Human Performance/Error Data Collection for Incident Analysis via Timeline Generation Method and Tool: A Case Study,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

E.M. Roth, A. Mosleh, Y-H Chang, R.E. Richards, D. Bley, S-H Shen, and A. Zoulis, “Model-based Framework for Characterizing Contextual Factors for HRA Applications,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

C. Smith and A. Mosleh, “Quantifying Impact of Project Risk Decisions and Dependencies Within an Integrated Methodology,” Proceedings of  the 11th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-11), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

Z. Mohaghegh and M. Modarres, "A Mechanistic Perspective to Utilize Probabilistic Physics-Of-Failure in Common Cause Failure Modeling," Proceedings of the 11th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM) Conference & The Annual European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

G. Wu, M. Modarres, "A Probabilistic-Mechanistic Approach to Modeling Stress Corrosion Cracking Propagation in Alloy 600 Components With Applications," Proceedings of the 11th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM) Conference & The Annual European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL), Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 June 2012.

A. Schleder, M. Martin, M. Modarres, "The Use of Bayesian Networks in Reliability Analysis of the LNG Regasification System on a FSRU Under Different Scenarios," 22nd International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers Conference (ISOPE-2012), Rhodes, Greece, 17-22 June 2012.

R. Strunz and J.W. Herrmann, "Planning, Tracking, and Projecting Reliability Growth: A Bayesian Approach," Proceedings of The Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium 2012, Reno, NV, 23-26 January 2012.

Z. Mohaghegh and M. Modarres, "Advancing Probabilistic Risk Analysis by Enhanced Treatment of Common Cause Failures: A Mechanistic Perspective," Society for Risk Analysis, SRA 2011, 4-7 December 2011.

Z. Mohaghegh and M. Modarres, "A Probabilistic Physics-of-Failure Approach to Common Cause Failure in Reliability Assessment of Structures and Components," American Nuclear Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, October 30 – November 3, 2011.

K. Chatterjee and M. Modarres, "A Probabilistic Physics-of-Failure Approach for Assessing the Frequency of Steam Generator Tube Ruptures," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society: 1st Annual SMR Conference, Washington, DC, 30 October– 3 November 2011.

M. Rabiei, M. Modarres and P. Hoffman, "Quantitative Methods for Structural Health Management using in-situ AE Monitoring," Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) Society, Quebec, Canada, 25-29 September 2011.

K. Chatterjee and M. Modarres, "A Bayesian Probabilistic Approach to Improved Health Management of Steam Generator Tubes," Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) Society, Quebec, Canada, 25-29 September 2011.

T.T. Pires and A. Mosleh, “Organizational interface failures: A historical perspective and risk analysis framework,” Proceedings of  the 2011 Annual Conference of the European Society for Reliability (ESREL 2011), Troyes, France, 18-22 September 2011.

S-P Zhu, H-Z Huang, V. Ontiveros, L-P He, M. Modarres, "Probabilistic life prediction for high temperature low cycle fatigue using energy-based damage parameter and accounting for model uncertainty," ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Washington, DC, 28-31 August 2011.

M. Rabiei, M. Modarres, "Bayesian Knowledge Fusion in Prognostics and Health Management of Structures," ASME 2011 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference (PVP) Conferences, Baltimore, MD, July 17-21, 2011.

Z. Mohaghegh, M. Modarres and A. Christou, "Physics-Based Common Cause Failure Modeling In Probabilistic Risk Analysis: A Mechanistic Perspective," Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Power Conference, POWER2011, Denver, CO, 12-14 July 2011.

Z. Mohaghegh, M. Modarres, "Common Cause Failure Modeling Using Probabilistic Physics-Of-Failure (POF) Analysis: A Mechanistic Approach," ASME Power 2011, Denver, CO, 12-14 July 2011.

J. Li, R. Kang, and A. Mosleh, “Reliability Sensitivity Analysis via the Likelihood Ratio Method,” Proceedings of  the 9th International Conference on Reliability, Maintainability & Safety (ICRMS 2011), Guiyang, China, 12-15 June 2011.

M. Nuhi, T. Abu Seer, A. M. Al Tamimi, M. Modarres, A. Seibi, "Reliability Analysis for Degradation Effects of Pitting Corrosion in Carbon Steel Pipes," 11th International Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Lake Como, Italy, 5-9 June 2011.

R. Smith, V. Ontiveros, G. Paradee, M. Modarres and P. Hoffman, "Probabilistic Strain Energy Life Assessment Model," 11th International Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Lake Como, Italy, 5-9 June 2011, Pages 613–618.

M.P. Kaminsky and V.V. Krivtsov, "Gini: from Economics to Reliability," Proceedings of the Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis, Rome, Italy, June 2011.

R. Smith, V. Ontiveros, G. Paradee, M. Modarres, "A Strain Energy-Based Probabilistic Life Assessment Model," ASME Applied Mechanics and Materials Conference, McMAT-2011, Chicago, IL, 31 May-2 June 2011.

K. Chatterjee and M. Modarres, "A Probabilistic Physics of Failure Approach to Prediction of Steam Generator Tube Rupture Frequency," PSA 2011 - International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis, Wilmington, NC, 14-17 March 2011. 

K. Groth and A. Mosleh, “Development and Use of a Bayesian Network to Estimate Human Error Probability,” Proceedings of  the 2011 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2011), Wilmington, NC, 13-17 March 2011.

V. Ontiveros and M. Modarres, "An Integrated Methodology for Assessing Model Uncertainty in Fire Simulation Codes," PSA 2011 - International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis, Wilmington, NC, 14-17 March 2011.

Z. Mohaghegh and M. Modarres, "Common Cause Failure Modeling Using Probabilistic Physics- Of-Failure (POF) Analysis: A Mechanistic Approach," PSA 2011 - International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis, Wilmington, NC, 14-17 March 2011.

M. Modarres, M. Leonard, K. Welter, J. Pottorf, "Options for Defining Large Release Frequency for Applications to the Level-2 PRA and Licensing of SMRs," PSA 2011 - International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis, Wilmington, NC, 14-17 March 2011.

R. Smith, M. Montemerlo, M. Modarres, "Strain Energy-Based Probabilistic Life Assessment of Dynamic Structures," Proceedings of the ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 12-18 November 2010.

D. Chrun, M. Cukier, A. Mosleh, and G. Sneeringer, “Development and Validation of an Information Security Model for Decision Makers,” Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the European Society for Reliability (ESREL 2010), Rhodes, Greece, 5-9 September 2010.

E. Lois, A. Mosleh, and J. A. Forester, “Addressing HRA Model Differences,” Proceedings of  the 2010 Annual Conference of the European Society for Reliability (ESREL 2010), Rhodes, Greece, 5-9 September 2010.

M. Rabiei, M. Modarres, A. Mohammad-Djafari, "Bayesian Techniques for Parameter Inference and Knowledge Fusion in Prognostics and Health Management A Case Study," 30th International Workshop on, Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering, Proceedings of the American Institute of Physics, Chamonix, France, 4-9 July 2010.

Y. F. Khalil, M. Modarres, "Application of Safety Importance Measures to a Conceptual Baseline Design of an On-Board Reversible Hydrogen Storage System," 1st International Conference on Materials for Energy, Karlsruhe, Germany, 4-7 July 2010.

D. Chrun, M. Cukier, A. Mosleh, and G. Sneeringer, “Investigating the Impact of Humans in Information Technology Security: A Case Study at the University of Maryland,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

K. Coyne and A. Mosleh, “Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Model Calibration and Validation Using Simulator Data - Another Application of HRA Empirical Study Data,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

V. N. Dang, J. A. Forester, and A. Mosleh, “Developing a New HRA Quantification Approach from Best Methods and Practices,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

K. Groth and A. Mosleh, “A Performance Shaping Factors Causal Model for Nuclear Power Plant Human Reliability Analysis,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

S. M. Hendrickson, A. M. Whaley, R. L. Boring, Y-H Chang, S. H. Shen, A. Mosleh, J. H. Oxstrand, J. A. Forester, and D. L. Kelly, “A Mid-Layer Model for Human Reliability Analysis: Understanding the Cognitive Causes of Human Failure Events,” Proceedings of  the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

R. Kazemi, A. Mosleh, and M. Dierks, “On Modeling Risk of Adverse Events in Complex Healthcare Settings,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

A. Khoshkhou, M. Cukier, and A. Mosleh, “A Framework for Software Reliability Management Based on the Software Development Profile Model,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

J. Li, A. Mosleh, and R. Kang, “From Blind to Guided Simulation: Biased Monte Carlo Based on Entropy and Zero Variance for Dynamic PSA Applications,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

Z. Mohaghegh and A. Mosleh, “Development of an Aviation Safety Causal Model Using Socio-Technical Risk Analysis (SoTeRiA),” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

A. Mosleh, J. A. Forester, R. L. Boring, S. M. Hendrickson, A. M. Whaley, S. H. Shen, D. L. Kelly, Y-H Chang, V. N. Dang, J. H. Oxstrand, and E. L. Lois, “A Model-Based Human Reliability Analysis Framework,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

M. Pourgol-Mohamad, A. Mosleh, and M. Modarres, “Application of Structured Treatment of Model Uncertainty in Complex Thermal-Hydraulics System Codes,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

M. Rabiei, M. Modarres and P. Hoffman, "Structural Fatigue-Induced Degradation: Prognostics and Health Monitoring Using Acoustic Emission," 10th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management Conference, PSAM10, Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

L.M. Ross and A. Mosleh, “Methodology for Detection and Assessment of the Impact of Informal Processes on Organizational Output,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

S. H. Shen, A. Mosleh, D. L. Kelly, and R. L. Boring, “Example Application of Model-Based HRA Approach,” Proceedings of  the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

C. Shirazi and A. Mosleh, “Expert Panel Size vs. Accuracy of Aggregated Estimates: An Empirical Study,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

C. Smith and A. Mosleh, “New Approach to Integrating Various Risk Types Throughout a Development Project,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-10), Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

K. B. Welter, R. Snuggerud, J. Pottorf, M. Modarres, I. S. Kim, "Probabilistic Risk Assessment of NuScale Reactor During the Design Phase," 10th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management Conference, PSAM10, Seattle, WA, 7-11 June 2010.

M. Modarres, "Risk Assessment and Management Approaches to Energy Generating Infrastructure Due to Sustained Adverse Global Environmental Conditions," Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on the “Vulnerability of energy systems to climate change and extreme events” ICTP, Trieste, Italy, 19-23 April, 2010.

C. Jackson and A. Mosleh, “Downwards Propagating: Bayesian Analysis of Complex on-demand Systems,” Proceedings of the 2010 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2010), San Jose, CA, 25-28 January 2010.

C. Wang and A. Mosleh, “Qualitative-Quantitative Bayesian Belief Networks for reliability and risk assessment,” Proceedings of  the 2010 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2010), San Jose, CA, 25-28 January 2010.

R. Johnson, J. Pottorf, M. Leonard, M. Modarres, M. Corradini, V. K. Dhir, J. Rempe, "Severe Accident Prevention and Mitigation Features of the NuScale PWR Design," American Nuclear Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, 15-19 November 2009.

Z. Mohaghegh and A. Mosleh, “Modeling Organizational Influences for New-Generation Probabilistic Risk Analysis of Technical Systems,” Proceedings of  the American Nuclear Society Risk Management Embedded Topical Meeting, Washington, DC, 15-19 November 2009.

V. Ontiveros, A. Cartillier, C. le Gac, M. Modarres, "A Probabilistic Framework for Model Uncertainty in Fire Simulation Codes," Embedded Topical Meeting on 2009 risk management, American Nuclear Society Conference, Washington, DC, 15-19 November 2009. 

J. Wood, N Siu, G. Parry, D. Dube, A. Mosleh, M. Modarres, "Model Uncertainty: Conceptual and Practical Issues in the Context of Risk-Informed Decision Making," Topical Meeting on 2009 risk management, American Nuclear Society Conference, Washington, DC, 14-19 November 2009.

M. Rabiei, M. Modarres, P. Hoffman, "Structural Health Monitoring Using Acoustic Emission," The annual conference of the prognostics and health management society 2009, San Diego, CA, 27 September– 1 October 2009.

K. Coyne and A. Mosleh, “Modeling nuclear power plant operator knowledge and procedural adherence in the ADS-IDAC simulation model,” Proceedings of  the 2009 Annual Conference of the European Society for Reliability (ESREL 2009), Prague, Czech Republic, 7-10 September 2009.

K. Groth and A. Mosleh, “A Data-Informed Model of Performance Shaping Factors and their Interdependencies for Use in Human Reliability Analysis,” Proceedings of  the 2009 Annual Conference of the European Society for Reliability (ESREL 2009), Prague, Czech Republic, 7-10 September 2009.

R. Kazemi, M. Dierks, and A. Mosleh, “A hybrid technique to model dynamic aspects of risk in healthcare settings,” Proceedings of  the 2009 Annual Conference of the European Society for Reliability (ESREL 2009), Prague, Czech Republic, 7-10 September 2009.

C. Shirazi and A. Mosleh, “Data-informed calibration of experts in Bayesian framework,” Proceedings of  the 2009 Annual Conference of the European Society for Reliability (ESREL 2009), Prague, Czech Republic, 7-10 September 2009.

M. Chookah, M. Nuhi, And M. Modarres, "Assessment Of The Integrity of Oil Pipelines Subject To Corrosion Fatigue And Pitting Corrosion," Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Integrity, Reliability and Failure, Porto, Portugal, 20-24 July 2009.

P. Hoffman, M. Rabiei, And M. Modarres, "A Probabilistic Individual Aircraft Tracking Approach For Airframe Integrity," Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Integrity, Reliability and Failure, Porto, Portugal, 20-24 July 2009.

M. Modarres, "Implications of Nuclear Power Plant Regulation for Future Nuclear Plants Based on Risk and Performance Information," Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE), Brussels, Belgium, 12-16 July 2009.

M.R. Azarkhail, V. Ontiveros, M. Modarres, "A Bayesian Framework for Model Uncertainty Considerations in Fire Simulation Codes," Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE), Brussels, Belgium, 12-16 July 2009.

M.P. Kaminsky and V.V. Krivtsov, "A Gini-Type Index for Aging/Rejuvenating Objects," Proceedings of the Mathematical Methods in Reliability, Moscow, Russia, June 2009. 

V. Ontiveros, M. Azarkhail, M. Modarres, "A Probabilistic Characterization of Fire Model Uncertainty," 2^nd Workshop on Model Uncertainty, Annapolis, MD, May 2009.

M. Chookah, M. Nuhi, M. Modarres, A. Seibi, Abu, "Development of a Probabilistic Model Structure for Reliability Assessment of Pipeline Degradation Due to Corrosion-Fatigue Cracking," Energy 2030 Symposium, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 4-5 November 2008.

P. Hoffman, D. Rusk, A. Roerden, M. Modarres and M. Rabiei, "A Hybrid Two-Phase Assessment Approach," Proceedings of the NATO RTO Applied Vehicle Technology Panel (AVT) Specialists’ Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 13-16 October 2008.

K. Groth, C. Wang, D. Zhu, and A. Mosleh, “Methodology and Software Platform for Multi-Layer Causal Modeling,” Proceedings of  the 2008 Annual Conference of the European Society for Reliability (ESREL 2008), Valencia, Spain, 22-25 September 2008.

M. Chookah, M. Nuhi Faridani, M. Modarres, A. Seibi, "Development of a Probabilistic Model for Assessment of Degradation of Pipelines Due to Corrosion-Fatigue Cracking," Proceedings of the Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA’08) Conference, Knoxville, TN, 7-11 September 2008.

K. Coyne and A. Mosleh, "Modeling Nuclear Plant Operator Knowledge and Actions - The ADS-IDAC Simulation Approach,” Proceedings of  the 2008 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2008), Knoxville, TN, 7-11 September 2008.

K. Groth and A. Mosleh, “Data-Driven Modeling of Dependencies among Influencing Factors in Human-Machine Interactions,” Proceedings of  the 2008 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2008), Knoxville, TN, 7-11 September 2008.

Z. Mohaghegh and A. Mosleh, “Theoretical Foundations for Building Organizational Safety Models for PRA Applications,” Proceedings of  the 2008 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2008), Knoxville, TN, 7-11 September 2008.

M. Pourgol-Mohamad, A. Mosleh, and M. Modarres, “A Survey of Uncertainty Analysis Methodologies and Comparison with IMTHUA,” Proceedings of  the 2008 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2008), Knoxville, TN, 7-11 September 2008.

M. Pourgol-Mohamad, A. Mosleh, M. Modarres, "Survey of Methodologies for Thermal-Hydraulics System Codes Uncertainty Quantification," Proceedings of the Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA’08) Conference, Knoxville, TN, 7-11 September 2008.

D. M. Rasmuson, A. Mosleh, and T. E. Wierman, “Some Component Insights From Analyzing NRC’s Common-Cause Failure Database,” Proceedings of  the 2008 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2008), Knoxville, TN, 7-11 September 2008.

M. Chookah, M. Nuhi, M. Modarres, A. Seibi, "Probabilistic Model for Mechanistic Evaluation of Reliability of Oil Pipelines subject to Corrosion-Fatigue Cracking," Proceedings of the ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2008,  New York, NY,  3-6 August 2008.

Yu-Shu Hu, and M. Modarres, "Fuzzy Hierarchical Modeling for Business Environment Scanning and Decision Making," Proceedings of PSAM 9 Conference, Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2008.

M. Pourgolmohamad, M. Modarres, and A. Mosleh, "Methodology for Thermal-Hydraulics Code Structure Uncertainty Assessment," PSAM 9, Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2008.

M. Pourgolmohamad, M. Modarres, and A. Mosleh, "Application of Integrated Methodology for Thermal Hydraulics Uncertainty Analysis (IMTHUA) on LOFT Test Facility Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident," PSAM 9, Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2008.

G. Valbuena, and M. Modarres, "Probabilistic Models to Estimate Fire-Induced Cable Damage At Nuclear Power Plants," PSAM 9, Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2008.

M. Pourgolmohamad, A. Mosleh, M. Modarres, "IMUTHA Methods for Thermal-Hydraulics Code Structure Uncertainty Assessment," Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE16, Orlando, Florida, 11-15 May 2008.

P. Hoffman, X. Wang, M. Rabiei, M. Modarres, "A Probability-Based Individual Aircraft Tracking Approach for Airframe Integrity," Aging Aircraft 2008, Phoenix, AZ, April 2008.

E. L. Droguett and A. Mosleh, “Use of heritage data and other partially applicable information in reliability prediction of systems under development,” Proceedings of  the 2008 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2008), Las Vegas, NV, 28-31 January 2008, pp. 224–230.

K. Groth, D. Zhu, and A. Mosleh, “Hybrid methodology and software platform for probabilistic risk assessment,” Proceedings of  the 2008 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2008), Las Vegas, NV, 28-31 January 2008, pp. 411–416.

V.V. Krivtsov, "Statistical Warranty Forecasting," Proceedings of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, January 2008.

M. Modarres, "Regulation of Future Nuclear Facilities Using Risk and Performance-Based Methods," Proceedings of the International Conference on Reliability, Safety and Quality Engineering (ICRSQE 2008), Mumbai, India, 5-7 January 2008.

H. S. Nejad, D. Zhu, and A. Mosleh, “Hierarchical planning and multi-level scheduling for simulation-based probabilistic risk assessment,” Proceedings of  the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC 2007), Washington DC, 9-12 December 2007, pp. 1189–1197.

MR. Azarkhail, M. Modarres, "A Novel Bayesian Framework For Uncertainty Management In Physics-Based Reliability Models," Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, WA, November 11-15, 2007.

Z. Mohaghegh, “Multi-dimensional measurement perspective in modeling organizational safety risk,” Proceedings of  the 2007 European Safety and Reliability Association Conference (ESREL 2007), Stavanger, Norway, 25-27 June 2007.

M. Azarkhail, M. Modarres, "A Simulation Approach to Risk-Based Design of Complex Dynamic Systems Used in Space Missions," The Sixth IMACS Seminar on Monte Carlo Methods, Reading, UK, June 18-22, 2007.

Y.H. Chang, D. Mercurio, V. N. Dang, and A. Mosleh, “Recent Developments and Insights from Application of ADS-IDAC Dynamic PRA Platform,” Proceedings of  the 9th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-9), Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2007.

K. Coyne and A. Mosleh, “Implementation of a Dynamic PRA Approach for the Prediction of Operator Errors During Abnormal Nuclear Power Plant Events,” Proceedings of  the 9th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-9), Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2007.

Z. Mohaghegh, R. Kazemi, and A. Mosleh, “A Hybrid Technique for Organizational Safety Risk Analysis,” Proceedings of  the 9th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-9), Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2007.

H. S. Nejad and A. Mosleh, “SimPRA: A Simulation-Based Probabilistic Risk Assessment Framework for Dynamic Systems,” Proceedings of  the 9th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-9), Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2007.

M. Pourgol-Mohamad, M. Modarres, and A. Mosleh, “Application of Integrated Methodology for Thermal Hydraulics Uncertainty Analysis (IMTHUA) on LOFT Test Facility Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident,” Proceedings of  the 9th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-9), Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2007.

M. Pourgol-Mohammad, A. Mosleh, and M. Modarres, “Methodology for Thermal-Hydraulic Code Structure Uncertainty Assessment,” Proceedings of  the 9^th International Conference for Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-9), Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2007.

A. Roelen, R. Wever, A. Mosleh, and K. Groth, “Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Hybrid Causal Model for Safety Assessment and Management of Aviation Systems,” Proceedings of  the 9^th International Conference for Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-9), Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2007.

D. Zhu, Y-H Chang, and A. Mosleh, “The Use of Distributed Computing for Dynamic PRA: The ADS Approach,” Proceedings of  the 9th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-9), Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2007.

D. Zhu, K. Groth, and A. Mosleh, “A PRA Software Platform for Hybrid Causal Logic Risk Models,” Proceedings of  the 9^th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-9), Hong Kong, China, 18-23 May 2007.

Xiangyu Wang, M. Modarres, Paul Hoffman, "Probabilistic-Based P-3 Airframe Integrity Management," Aging Aircraft 2007, Palm Springs, CA April 18, 2007.

M. Azarkhail, M. Modarres, "Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation For Estimating Simulation For Estimating Accelerated Life Model Accelerated Life Model Parameters," 53^rd Annual Reliability & Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), Orlando, FL, Jan. 2007.

K. Fretz, G. Valbuena, M. Modarres, "Engineering-Based Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Food Safety with Application to Escherichia coli O157:H7 Contamination in Cheese," Society for Risk Analysis Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, 3-6 December 2006.

M. Pourgol-Mohamad, M. Modarres, and A. Mosleh, “Modified Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table (PIRT) for Uncertainty Analysis,” Proceedings of  the ICONE14 International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Miami, FL, 17-20 July 2006.

M. Pourgol-Mohamad, A. Mosleh, and M. Modarres, “Treatment of Uncertainties; Output Updating in Complex Thermal-Hydraulics (TH) Computational Codes,” Proceedings of  the ICONE14 International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Miami, FL, 17-20 July 2006.

F. J. Groen and E. L. Droguett, “Prior specification for multi-failure mode weibull reliability models,” Proceedings of  the 2006 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2006), Newport Beach, CA, 14-16 June 2006, pp. 201–207.

A. Jacopino, F.J. Groen, and A. Mosleh, “Modelling imperfect inspection and maintenance in defence aviation through Bayesian analysis of the KIJIMA type I general renewal process (GRP),” Proceedings of  the 2006 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2006), Newport Beach, CA, 14-16 June 2006, pp. 470–475.

M. Modarres,  M. Amoedo, "A Structured Methodology for Identifying Performance Metrics and Monitoring Maintenance Effectiveness," Proceedings of  the 2006 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2006), Newport Beach, CA, 14-16 June 2006.

S. W. Yates and A. Mosleh, “A Bayesian approach to reliability demonstration for aerospace systems,” Proceedings of  the 2006 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2006), Newport Beach, CA, 14-16 June 2006, pp. 611–617.

M. Azarkhail, M. Modarres, "An Intelligent Agent-Oriented Approach to Risk Analysis Of Complex Dynamic Systems With Applications In Planetary Missions," PSAM-8 Conference, New Orleans, LA, 14-18 May 2006.

Y-H Chang and A. Mosleh, “Nuclear Power Plant Crew Problem Solving Behavior According to IDAC,” Proceedings of  the 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-8), New Orleans, LA, 14-18 May 2006.

Y-H Chang and A. Mosleh, “Performance Influencing Factors Modeling in the IDAC Model,” Proceedings of  the 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-8), New Orleans, LA, 14-18 May 2006.

F.J. Groen and A. Mosleh, “An Algorithm for the Quantification of Hybrid Causal Logic Models,” Proceedings of  the 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-8), New Orleans, LA, 14-18 May 2006.

Y. Hu, H. Nejad, D. Zhu, and A. Mosleh, “Solution of Phased-Mission Benchmark Problem Using the SIMPRA Dynamic PRA Methodology,” Proceedings of  the 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-8), New Orleans, LA, 14-18 May 2006.

J. Hurtado, M. Modarres, "A Bayesian Approach to Airframe Reliability Management," PSAM-8 Conference, New Orleans, LA, 14-18 May 2006.

A. Mosleh and Z. Mohaghegh, “A Causal Modeling Framework for Assessing Organizational Factors and their Impacts on Safety Performance,” Proceedings of  the 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-8), New Orleans, LA, 14-18 May 2006.

M. Pourgol-Mohamad, A. Mosleh, and M. Modarres, “A general thermal hydraulics uncertainty analysis methodology,” Proceedings of  the 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-8), New Orleans, LA, 14-18 May 2006.

D. Zhu, A. Mosleh, and C. Smidts, “Software Modelling In A Dynamic PRA Environment,” Proceedings of  the 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-8), New Orleans, LA, 14-18 May 2006.

M. M. Amoedo, M. Modarres, "A Structured Methodology for Identifying Performance Metrics and Monitoring Maintenance Effectiveness," Proceedings of the Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) Symposium, Long Beach CA, 23-26 Jan. 2006.

V.V. Krivtsov and M. Frankstein, "Automotive Component Reliability: Should it be measured in Time or Mileage," Proceedings of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, Newport Beach, CA, January 2006.

K. Fretz, M. Modarres, "Probabilistic Risk Assessment Model to Study Risk of E. coli O157:H7 Contamination in Hard Cheeses," Society for Risk Analysis, Orlando, FL, 4-7 December 2005.

C. E. Barroeta, M. Modarres, "Risk and Economic Estimation of Inspection Interval for Periodically Tested Repairable Components," PSA'05, San Francisco, CA, 11-15 September 2005.

Y. S. Hu and M. Modarres, "Applying Fuzzy Logic-Based Function-Centered Hierarchies As Inference Engines for Self-Learning Manufacturing Processes," The Second International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery, Changsha, China, 27-29 August 2005.

P. Hoffman, J. Hurtado, M. Modarres, "Bayesian Approach to P-3 Structural Integrity Management," 30th Conference and Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF) 2005, Berlin, Germany, June 2005.

V.V. Krivtsov, "Application Extensions of Nonhomogeneous Poisson Process," Proceedings of the International Symposium on Stochastic Models in Reliability, Beer Sheva, Israel, February 2005. 

F.J. Groen and E. L. Droguett, “Competing failure mode modeling in a bayesian reliability assessment tool,” Proceedings of  the 2005 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2005), Alexandria, VA, 24-27 January 2005, pp. 393–397.

M. Modarres and Yu-Shu Hu, "Characterization and Modeling of Complex Engineering Systems," Proceedings of the International Workshop on Software Systems, Published by Springer for IFAC,  Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 2004.

Y-H Chang, K. Almenas, A. Mosleh, and D. Bessette, “Thermal-Hydraulic Uncertainty Analysis in the Context of Pressurized Thermal Shock Risk Scenarios,” Proceedings of  the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-7), Berlin, Germany, 14-18 June 2004.

Y-H Chang, A. Mosleh, and A. P. Macwan, “Insights from Analysis of Procedural Errors in Telecommunications Industry,” Proceedings of  the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-7), Berlin, Germany, 14-18 June 2004.

E. L. Droguett, F. J. Groen, and A. Mosleh, “Bayesian Methodology for Reliability Assessment of Products under Development: Application to a Medical Diagnostic System,” Proceedings of  the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-7), Berlin, Germany, 14-18 June 2004.

F. J. Groen, A. Mosleh, and E. L. Droguett, “Treatment of Partial Homogeneity in Population Variability Analysis of Data,” Proceedings of  the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-7), Berlin, Germany, 14-18 June 2004.

Y. Hu, F.J. Groen, and A. Mosleh, “An Entropy-Based Exploration Strategy in Dynamic PRA,” Proceedings of  the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-7), Berlin, Germany, 14-18 June 2004.

A. Mosleh, A. Dias, G. Eghbali, and K. Fazen, “An Integrated Framework for Identification, Classification, and Assessment of Aviation Systems Hazards,” Proceedings of  the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Management and Assessment (PSAM-7), Berlin, Germany, 14-18 June 2004.

M. Azarkhail, M. Modarres, "A Study of Implications of Using Importance Measures in Risk-Informed Decisions," PSAM-7, ESREL 04 Joint Conference, Berlin, Germany, 14-18 June 2004. 

M. Pourgolmohamad, A. Mosleh, M. Modarres, "A General Thermal Hydraulics Uncertainty Analysis," PSAM-7, ESREL 04 Joint Conference, Berlin, Germany, 14-18 June 2004.

M.P. Kaminsky and V.V. Krivtsov, "An Approach to Evaluating the Joint Prior Distribution of Weibull Parameters," Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability, Santa Fe, NM, June 2004.

F.J. Groen, S. Jiang, A. Mosleh, and E. L. Droguett, “Reliability data collection and analysis system,” Proceedings of  the 2004 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2004), Los Angeles, CA, 2004, pp. 43–48.

A. Jacopino, F.J. Groen, and A. Mosleh, “Behavioural study of the general renewal process,” Proceedings of  the 2004 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2004), Los Angeles, CA, 2004, pp. 237–242.

V.V. Krivtsov and M. Frankstein, "Nonparametric Estimation of Marginal Failure Distributions from Dually Censored Automotive Data," Proceedings of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, January 2004.

M. Azarkhail, M. Modarres, "A Study of Implications of Using Importance Measures in System Safety and Security," Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD 7-10 December 2003.

N. Eisenberg, M. Modarres, "Risk Approaches for Enhanced Security of Facilities and Activities," Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 7-10 December 2003.

K. Fritz, M. Modarres, "Engineering-Based Risk Analysis of Food Processes with Applications," Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 7-10 December 2003.

M. Pourgolmohamad, A. Mosleh, M. Modarres, "Application of Bayes Theorem on Thermal Hydraulics Uncertainty Analysis," Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 7-10 December 2003.

F. J. Groen and E. L. Droguett, “Bayesian estimation of the variability of reliability measures,” Proceedings of  the 2003 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2003), Tampa, FL, 27-30 January 2003, pp. 182–187.

M. Modarres, "Engineering Risk Analysis Experience at the University of Maryland," Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD 7-10 December 2003.

T. Fang and M. Modarres, "Probabilistic and Deterministic Treatments for Multiple Flaws in Reactor Pressure Vessel Safety Analysis," 17th Mechanics in Reactor Technology, SMiRT-17 biennial Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, August 2003.

Eli Avidor, F. Joglar-Billoch, F. Mowrer, M. Modarres, "Hazard assessment of fire risk in electrical cabinets," PSA’02, Detroit, MI, November 2002.

M. Modarres, "Comparative Fire Risk of CNG and Diesel Buses," Panel on CNG Health and Safety, SAE International Truck & Bus Meeting & Exhibition, Detroit, MI, November 2002. 

F.J. Groen, A. Mosleh, and C. Smidts, “Automated Modeling and Analysis of Common Cause Failure with QRAS,” Proceedings of the 20th International System Safety Conference, Denver, CO, 5-9 August 2002.

M. Modarres and Y-S Hu, "A Characterization and Modeling of Complex Engineering Systems," 6th International Functional Modeling Workshop, College Park, MD, July 2002.

S. Chamberlain, M. Modarres, "Overview of Risk Issues in Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles," International PSAM 6 Conference, Puerto Rico, 20-23 June 2002.

N. Eisenberg, B. Silverberg, M. Modarres, D. Trachewsky, "Food Safety Risk Communication Training," International PSAM 6 Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 20-23 June 2002.

F.J. Groen and A. Mosleh, “A Comparison of Methods for Representing the Meaning of Uncertain Evidence,” Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-6), San Juan, Puerto Rico, 20-23 June 2002.

F. Li, M. Modarres, "Fracture Toughness (KIc) Uncertainty Characterization and Treatment," International PSAM 6 Conference, Puerto Rico, 20-23 June 2002.

M. Modarres, "Risk-Informed Plant Security Analysis," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL., June 2002.

F. Li and M. Modarres, "Uncertainty Characterization of Reactor Vessel Fracture Toughness for Risk-Informed Applications," Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering Sponsored by ASME, Arlington, VA, April 2002.

F.J. Groen, C. Smidts, and A. Mosleh, “QRAS – The Quantitative Risk Assessment System,” Proceedings of the 2002 Reliability and Maintenance Symposium (RAMS 2002), Seattle, WA, 28-31 January 2002.

M. Yanez, F. Joglar, M. Modarres, "Applications of the Generalized Renewal Process in Repairable Systems," 2002.

E. L. Droguett and A. Mosleh, “Assessment of Model Uncertainty - a Bayesian Approach,” Proceedings of  the 2001 Annual Conference of the European Society for Reliability (ESREL 2001), Torino, Italy, 16-20 September 2001.

E. L. Droguett and A. Mosleh, “Methodology for the Treatment of Model Uncertainty - Applications to Fire Risk Models,” Proceedings of  the 2001 Annual Conference of the European Society for Reliability (ESREL 2001), Torino, Italy, 16-20 September 2001.

F.J. Groen and A. Mosleh, “Principles of Uncertain Evidence in the Context of a Failure Rate Assessment Problem,” Proceedings of  the 2001 Annual Conference of the European Society for Reliability (ESREL 2001), Torino, Italy, 16-20 September 2001.

Z. Tan, F.J. Groen, and A. Mosleh, “An Extension of the FMEA Technology for Identifying System Failures due to Interactions,” Proceedings of  the 19^th International System Safety Conference, Huntsville AL, 10-14 September 2001. (Best Paper Award)

V.V. Krivtsoc and M. Frankstein, "Statistical Estimation of Hazard Function from Censored Automotive Data," Proceedings of the Spring Research Conference on Statistics in Industry & Technology, Roanoke, VA, June 2001.

"Development of Thermal hydraulic Screening Criteria for Pressurized Thermal Shock Analysis," Proceedings of the 16th Mechanics in Reactor Technology or SMiRT-16 biennial Conference, August 2001.

F. Li, M. Modarres, "Characterization of Uncertainty in the Measurement of Nuclear Reactor Vessel Fracture Toughness and Probability of Vessel Failure," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, June 2001.

M. Yañez, F. Joglar and M. Modarres, "Advances in the Assessment of Availability and Reliability of Repairable Aerospace Systems," Workshop on Nondeterministic Approaches and Their Potential for Future Aerospace Systems, Langley Research Center, Hampton VA, NASA/CP-2001-211050, May 2001.

K. Fretz, Y.S. Hu, M. Modarres, "Using Engineering Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methods in Food Safety," Proceedings of the Annual Society for Risk Analysis Conference, December 2000.

E. L. Droguett, A. Mosleh, F. Joglar, and F. Mowrer, “Methodology for the Treatment of Model Uncertainty: An Application to Fire Risk Models,” Proceedings of  the 5th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-5), Tokyo, Japan, 27 November-1 December 2000.

E. L. Droguett and A. Mosleh, “Methodology For The Treatment Of Model Uncertainty,” Proceedings of  the 5th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM-5), Tokyo, Japan, 27 November -1 December 2000. 

F. Li, M. Modarres, and M. Natishan, "KIC/ KIC Uncertainty Characterization," Proceedings of the IAEA Specialists Meeting on “Methodology and Supporting Research for the Pressurized Thermal Shock Evaluation,” Rockville, MD, July 2000.

M.P. Kaminsky and V.V. Krivtsov, "A Monte Carlo Approach to Estimation of G-Renewal Process in Warranty Data Analysis," Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability, Bordeaux, France, June 2000.

V.V. Krivtsov and J.W. Wasiloff, "Classical vs. Bayesian Reliability Growth in Theory and Practice," Proceedings of the ASQ 54th Quality Congress, Indianapolis, IN, May 2000.

F. Joglar-Billoch, F. W. Mowrer, and M. Modarres, "Description of a Two-Zone Fire Model for Hazard Screening," Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering Sponsored by ASME, Baltimore, MD, April 2000.

M. Modarres, "Consideration of Uncertainty in Ranking of Components for Risk-Informed Applications," Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering Sponsored by ASME, Baltimore, MD, April 2000.

F. Li, M. Modarres, "A Combined PRA and Thermal-Hydraulics Analysis For Integrated Scenario Screening," Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering Sponsored by ASME, Baltimore, MD, April 2000.

M.P. Kaminsky and V.V. Krivtsov, "G-Renewal Process as a Model for Statistical Warranty Claim Prediction," Proceedings of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, January 2000.