National Security Engineering Research...monitoring and process control • Transportation security imaging and secure communication software development • Biometrics • Image analysis

National Security Engineering Research

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Engineering various security systems are of the utmost importance to our State of Nevada as well as the nation.

UNLV researchers have been addressing many challenges related to security engineering. This research has addressed questions related to many fields, including blast containment, shock mitigation, and smart grid security. Our researchers have been funded by various federal and state agencies as well as industrial partners.

We would like to introduce you to some of our researchers. Please feel to contact us if we can help with future collaboration.

Graphics on Slide 1: Computational fluid dynamics visualization of truck body aerodynamic drag reduction technology (Dr. William Culbreth).

Dr. Rama VenkatDean, College of EngineeringPhone: (702) 895-1094Email: [email protected]

Dr. Mohamed TrabiaAssociate Dean, College of EngineeringPhone: (702) 895-0957Email: [email protected]

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Areas of Expertise

• Computational modeling of radiation transport and nuclear criticality problems

• Nuclear systems design and analysis

• Nuclear applications of accelerators

• Radiation detectors

• Active neutron interrogation and detection of special nuclear material

• Nuclear non-proliferation

• Nano-material-enhanced radiation shielding

• Development of detection algorithms and adaptive signal processing

• High-speed, high-frequency microelectronics

• GaN semiconductors and devices

• Radiation-hard electronics, optoelectronics, and imaging systems

• Ultrafast lasers and electronics

• High Energy Density Physics (HEDP) diagnostics

• Synthesis and characterization of advanced nuclear fuels and materials.

• Synthesis and properties of novel ceramic waste forms to immobilize radioactive high-level waste.

• Crystal structure characterization by X-ray fine structure analysis and Rietveld structure refinement.

• Determination of phase transitions by high-temperature X-ray diffraction.

• High resolution electron microscopy using an analytical FE-TEM on irradiated and radioactive metals and ceramics.

• Novel accelerator-based method to determine radiolyticproduct formation within the near-field of a generic geological repository.

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National Security EngineeringResearch Areas of Expertise

• Sensor technologies and instrumentation for safety monitoring and process control

• Transportation security imaging and secure communication software development

• Biometrics

• Image analysis

• Pulsed-ray radioscopy to detect nuclear materials

• Pulsed power and plasma physics

• Radioscopic cargo screening using mega-voltage energy

• Novel radiation detector development for UAVs

• Secure, reliable communication protocols for UAVs

• Design of highly competitive online algorithms against different adversaries

• Critical infrastructure / Smart Grid security

• Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack with tempered SSLcertificate detection

• Thwarting Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks

• Digital search warrants

• Secure protocol development for software and network applications

• Wireless mesh network routing and security

• Airport security inspection software design and DICOSstandard development

• Insider threat detection

• Structural analysis, failure analysis, experimental mechanics

• Structural dynamics, explosives, and impact analysis

• Computational simulation of highly dynamic events

• Material characterization, custom component testing

• Progressive collapse resistance of structures

• Simulation of structures subjected to normal and extreme loading events

• Earthquake engineering

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Why UNLV?

• Las Vegas is a dynamic city with a population that includes multiple ethnicities and age groups.

• UNLV has a strong team of researchers who have collaborated on various areas of security engineering studies.

• UNLV researchers also have developed strong collaboration with key industrial partners including:

• National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec)• NSTec manages operations at the Nevada

National Security Site (NNSS) -- formerly known as the Nevada Test Site – and its related facilities and laboratories for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.

• Varian Medical Systems • Varian's Security and Inspection Products group,

based in Las Vegas, provides cargo screening systems with linear accelerators for X-ray imaging for cargo screening operations.

• UNLV is in the process of acquiring a linear accelerator, K9, which can be used for various applications, including cargo imaging for Homeland Security and U.S. Customs; we are also involved in radio-pharmaceutical production and medium-to-high dose rate research.

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Faculty Involved in National Security Engineering Research

• Dr. Alexander BarzilovAssociate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

• Dr. Wolfgang BeinProfessor, Department of Computer ScienceCo-Director, Center for Information Technology and Algorithms (CITA)

• Dr. Thomas HartmannAssistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

• Dr. William CulbrethAssociate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

• Dr. Yingtao JiangAssociate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Dr. Juyeon JoAssociate Professor, Department of Computer Science

• Dr. Kwang J. KimSouthwest Gas Professor of Energy and MatterDepartment of Mechanical Engineering

• Dr. Yoohwan Kim, CISSPAssociate Professor, Department of Computer Science

• Dr. Shahram Latifi, P.E.Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Co-Director, Center for Information Technology and Algorithms (CITA)

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• Dr. Brendan J. O'TooleProfessor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Director, Mendenhall Innovation Program

• Dr. Emma RegentovaProfessor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Dr. Stephen Rice, CPHIT, P.E.Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

• Dr. Aly Said, P.E.Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

• Dr. Robert SchillProfessor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Director, Energy Materials Interaction Technology Initiative of Nevada (EMITION) Center

• Dr. Ke-Xun (Kevin) SunProfessor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Dr. Ying Tian, P.E.Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

• Dr. Mohamed TrabiaProfessor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies, and Computing

Faculty Involved in National Security Engineering Research

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Dr. Alexander Barzilov

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

[email protected]

• Expertise

• Radiation detection and spectroscopy

• Active neutron interrogation and non-destructive assay of materials

• Prompt gamma neutron activation analysis

• Gamma ray spectral analysis and radiation source identification

• Computational modeling of radiation transport and nuclear systems design and analysis


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Dr. Wolfgang Bein

Professor, Department of Computer Science

Co-Director, Center for Information Technology and Algorithms (CITA)

[email protected]

• Expertise

• Sensor networks

• Open Source Algorithm implementation

• Survey articles on issues in security


• Smart use of randomization

• Approximations for hard combinatorial optimization problems Top: A tour of the United States obtained

through simulated annealing.Bottom: Communication network design for the U.S.

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Dr. William CulbrethAssociate Professor, Department of Mechanical [email protected]

• Expertise• Computational modeling of

radiation transport and nuclear criticality problems

• Experimental assessment of radiation detectors

• Active neutron interrogation and detection of Special Nuclear Material

• Dense Plasma Focus accelerator development for neutron production

• Design of alpha detectors for airflow measurements

• UAV flights and novel radiation detector development for UAVs

• Geologic nuclear reactor modeling

Mr. Robert O’Brien

Research Engineer,Department of Mechanical Engineering

Top: MCNPX calculations provide a visual image of shipping container contents using a Varian x-ray accelerator.

Bottom: Computational fluid dynamics visualization of truck body aerodynamic drag reduction technology.

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Dr. Thomas HartmannAssociate Professor, Department of Mechanical [email protected]

• Expertise• Synthesis and characterization of

advanced nuclear fuels and materials.• Synthesis and properties of novel ceramic

waste forms to immobilize radioactive high-level waste.

• Crystal structure characterization by X-ray fine structure analysis and Rietveldstructure refinement.



• Novel accelerator-based method to determine radiolytic product formation within the near-field of a genericgeological repository.

Top to bottom: Novel superconductors from high-level radioactive waste and high burn-up fuel; advanced 99Tc waste forms; and key

instrumentation, including high-resolution XRD, FE-TEM, PPMS

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Dr. Yingtao Jiang

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

[email protected]

• Expertise

• Sensors and Instrumentation

• Signal processing, instrumentation, and medical informatics

• Semiconductor/microelectronics/integrated circuits

• Wireless communications and security

• Computer/microprocessor architectures

• Renewable energy

Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (YSZs) O2 Sensor

for monitoring nuclear reactor coolant

An MRR with E/O tuning circuit.

22-layer PCB board

(NoC emulator)

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Dr. Ju-Yeon Jo

Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science

[email protected]

• Expertise• Secure, reliable communication

protocols for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)


• Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack with tempered SSL certificate detection


• Digital search warrants


A communication

architecture with a two-level

wireless mesh network that is

secure and

scalable.

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Dr. Kwang J. Kim

Southwest Gas Professor of Energy and Matter

Department of Mechanical Engineering

[email protected]

• Expertise

• Electroactive polymers for underwater applications

• Electroactive polymers for aerospace applications

• Electroactive polymers for ground applications

A bio-inspired fin using electroactive polymers, designed for underwater applications. Source: Smart Mater. Struct. 22 (2013) 014003.

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Dr. Yoohwan Kim, CISSP


[email protected]

• Expertise


• Critical infrastructure / Smart Grid security and privacy


• Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack prevention

• Secure and reliable communication scheme for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

• Airport security inspection software design and DICOS standard development


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Dr. Shahram Latifi, P.E.

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringCo-Director, Center for Information Technology and Algorithms (CITA)

[email protected]

• Expertise

• Search and rescue

• Disaster relief

• Homeland Security


• Biometrics

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Dr. Brendan O’TooleProfessor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Director, Mendenhall Innovation Program

[email protected]

• Expertise





Dr. Mohamed Trabia

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies, and Computing

[email protected]

Internal Baffling to Distribute Blast

Wave

High Strength Steel for Endcaps

Light Composite for Containment

Strength

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Dr. Emma Regentova

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

[email protected]

• Expertise


• Radioscopic cargo screening using mega-voltage energy barriers

Top: Architecture of the dual-energy pulsed accelerator.Bottom left: 9 MeV images of shielded HiZ materials, including uranium.Bottom right: Use of the ratio of 6 and 9 MeV in combination to reveal the treat.

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Dr. Stephen Rice, CPHIT, P.E.


[email protected]

• Expertise

• Security and privacy of health records

• Secure Electronic Records System (ERS)

• HIPAA privacy and security rules

• Security policy and procedures to ensure legal compliance

Top: Flowchart of high-level system architecture for an Electronic Records System (ERS).

Bottom left: A watermark to ensure that no change can be made to any official record stored in the ERS.Bottom right: Some of the functionality of the ERS.

Submission

Information

Package (SIP)

Archival

Information

Package (AIP)

Dissemination

Information

Package (DIP)

OAIS Model

Data

Object

Information

Object

Representation

Information

ContentPreservation

Description

Package Information

Operations

Concepts

Implem

entation Preserved

Archive

Preservation

Description

• Provenance

• Context

• Ref ID

• Fixity

Electronic Records

System (ERS)

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Dr. Aly Said, P.E.

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

[email protected]

• Expertise


• Large-scale testing of structural components and systems



(a)

Static Loading Test

Dynamic Loading Test

300

150 250

300 600 400

300 400 2700 400 2700

Center Column Stub Edge Column Edge Column

Plan View

Elevation View (Dimension in mm)

Test Subassembly

Removed Column

(a) Prototype Structure (b) Test Subassembly

Dr. Ying Tian, P.E.


[email protected]

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Dr. Robert Schill


Director, Center for Energy Materials Interaction Technology Initiative of Nevada (EMITION)

[email protected]

• Expertise

• Electromagnetics


• Microwaves and optics

• Materials science

The Nevada Shocker is a pulse-power device used to study material in a harsh electromagnetic environment

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Dr. Ke-Xun (Kevin) Sun


[email protected]

• Expertise



• Optics and diffractive optics


• Image analysis


• CubeSats and formation flight

• Science payload instruments

Normalized UV Photo Response from the

AlGaN Photodiode

Photodiode response retained 50%

at Fluence 3x1012 protons/cm2


AlGaN Photodiode




AlGaN Photodiode



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Faculty CVs and Publications

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Dr. Alexander Barzilov


Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

4505 S. Maryland Parkway

Las Vegas, NV 89154-4207

Phone: (702) 895-4325

Email: [email protected]

• Expertise

• Radiation detection and spectroscopy

• Active neutron interrogation and non-destructive assay of materials

• Prompt gamma neutron activation analysis

• Gamma ray spectral analysis and radiation source identification

• Computational modeling of radiation transport and nuclear systems design and analysis


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National Security Engineering ResearchDr. Alexander Barzilov


Recent Publications• A. Barzilov, I. Novikov, and P. Womble, “Material Analysis using Characteristic Gamma Rays Induced by Neutrons,” Chapter 2, pp. 17-40,

Gamma Radiation, F. Adrovic (Ed.), INTECH (2012).

• V. Dobrokhotov, L. Oakes, D. Sowell, A. Larin, J. Hall, A. Barzilov, A. Kengne, P. Bakharev, G. Corti, T. Cantrell, T. Prakash, J. Williams, L. Bergman, J. Huso, and D. McIlroy, “Thermal and Optical Activation Mechanisms of Nanospring-Based Chemiresistors,” Sensors, 12, 5608 (2012).

• A. Barzilov and B. Kessler, “Wavelet Based Analysis of Neutron Induced Photon Spectral Data,” Proc. of Int. Conf. Nuclear Applications of Accelerators (2011).

• A. Barzilov and I. Novikov, “Application of Pattern Recognition Technique in Neutron Based Elemental Analysis,” Transactions of American Nuclear Society, 102, 191 (2010).

• P. Womble, A. Barzilov, I. Novikov, J. Howard, and J. Musser, “Evaluation of the Doppler-Broadening of Gamma-Ray Spectra from Neutron Inelastic Scattering on Light Nuclei,” AIP Conf. Proceedings: Appl. of Accelerators in Research and Industry, 1099, 624 (2009).

• A. Barzilov, I. Novikov, P. Womble, and L. Hopper, “Characterization of a Pulse Neutron Source Yield under Field Conditions,” AIP Conf. Proceedings: Appl. of Accelerators in Research and Industry, 1099, 904 (2009).

• A. Barzilov, P. Womble, I. Novikov, J Paschal, J. Board, and K. Moss, “Network of Wireless Gamma Ray Sensors for Radiological Detection and Identification,” Proc. SPIE: Defense and Security Symposium, 6540, 654012 (2007).

• A. Barzilov and P. Womble, “Comparison of Gamma-Ray Detectors for Neutron-Based Explosives Detection Systems,” Transactions of American Nuclear Society, 94, 543 (2006).

• A. Barzilov and P. Sokol, “Analysis of Efficiency of Large Area Neutron Detector Arrays,” Transactions of American Nuclear Society, 90, 350 (2004).

• P. Womble, G. Vourvopoulos, J. Paschal, I. Novikov, and A. Barzilov, “Results of Field Trials for the PELAN System,” Proc. SPIE, Conf. on Penetr. Radiation Syst. and Appl. IV, 4786, 52, (2002).

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Dr. Wolfgang Bein

Professor, Department of Computer ScienceCo-Director, Center for Information Technology and Algorithms

Top: Coverage models for sensor networks.

Bottom: Design of a competitive randomized online algorithm using knowledge states.





Phone: (702) 895-1477


• Expertise

• Sensor networks

• Open Source Algorithm implementation

• Survey articles on issues in security


• Smart use of randomization

• Approximations for hard combinatorial optimization problems

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Dr. Wolfgang Bein

Professor, Department of Computer ScienceCo-Director, Center for Information Technology and Algorithms

Recent Publications

• Wolfgang Bein, Advanced Techniques for Dynamic Programming. In Panos M. Pardalos, Ding-Zhu Du, Ronald L. Graham, Editors, Handbook of Combinatorial Optimization, 2nd Edition, Springer Verlag, 60 pages, 2013

• Wolfgang Bein, Doina Bein, Fault Tolerance and Transmission Reliability in Wireless Networks. In Samee U. Khan, Albert Y. Zomaya, Lizhe Wang, Editors, in Scalable Computing and Communications: Theory and Practice, John Wiley & Sons, pages 227 – 256, 2013

• Lucas Bang, Wolfgang Bein and Lawrence L. Larmore. R-LINE: A Better Randomized 2-Server Algorithm on the Line, Proceedings of the 10th Workshop on Approximation and Online Algorithms (WAOA2012), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer Verlag, 2013

• Wolfgang Bein, Naoki Hatta, Nelson Hernandez-Cons, Hiro Ito, Shoji Kasahara, and Jun Kawahara, An online algorithm optimally self-tuning to congestion for power management problems, Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Approximation and Online Algorithms, LNCS, Springer, #7164, pp. 35--48, 2012.

• Wolfgang Bein, Larmore LL, Noga J, Knowledge State Algorithms. Algorithmica, 60(3): 653-678, 2011.

• Wolfgang Bein, Iwama K, Kawahara J, Larmore L, Oravec J.A, Randomized Algorithm for Two Servers in Cross Polytope Spaces. Theoretical Computer Science, 412 (7): 563-572, 2011.

• Bein D, Bein W, Venigella S. Cloud Storage and Online Bin Packing, Proceedings of the 5 th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC 2011), Studies in Computational Intelligence, Springer Verlag, 63-68, 2011.

• Bein W, Jeffery C. Towards an Openness Rating System for Open Source Software, In Proceedings of the 43rd Annual International Conference on System Sciences (CD-ROM), IEEE Computer Society Press, 2010.

• Bein D, Bein W, Phoha S. Efficient Data Centers, Cloud Computing in the Future of Distributed Computing, 7th International Conference on Information Technology, IEEE Computer Society Press, 2010.

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Dr. William Culbreth






Phone: (702) 895-3426


• Expertise

• Computational modeling of radiation transport and nuclear criticality problems

• Experimental assessment of radiation detectors

• Active neutron interrogation and detection of Special Nuclear Material

• Dense Plasma Focus accelerator development for neutron production

• Design of alpha detectors for airflow measurements

• UAV flights and novel radiation detector development for UAVs

• Geologic nuclear reactor modeling

Top: Varian Cargo Scanning System to identify actinides in shipping containers.

Bottom: UNLV unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flights at the Nevada National Security Site

(NNSS) to test heavy diesel fuel engines.

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Dr. William Culbreth


Recent Publications

• Viggato, J., and Culbreth, W., “Thermohydraulic and Nuclear Modeling of Natural Fission Reactors,” ACS Symposium 945, Applied Modeling and Computations in Nuclear Science, pp. 131 – 141, 2006.

• Schill, R., Culbreth, W., and Venkat, R., “Insulator Surface Features Resulting from Cutting Techniques,” 13th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference Proceedings, Las Vegas, NV, 6/17-22, 2001.

• Culbreth, W. G., “Meeting the Needs of Industry: Development of a Microcontroller Course for Mechanical Engineers,” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Summer Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, June 24-26, 2001.

• Culbreth, W., and Glew, T., “Assessment of Radionuclides in Enclosed Pipes and Vessels,” Proceedings of RPS 2000, American Nuclear Society, Spokane, Washington, September 2000.

• Culbreth, W., and Viggato, J., “Determination of the Depth and Pressure within the Oklo Natural Reactors,” Proceedings of RPS 2000, American Nuclear Society, Spokane, Washington, September 2000.

• Culbreth, W., “Radiation Shielding and Calculations for the TriMev X-Ray Source,” Proceedings of RPS 2000, American Nuclear Society, Spokane, Washington, September 2000.

• Culbreth, W., and Steeps, L., “Nuclear Criticality at the Oklo Natural Reactors,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, San Diego, CA, May, 1998.

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Dr. Thomas Hartmann






Phone: (702) 895-1934


• Expertise

• Synthesis and characterization of advanced nuclear fuels and materials.

• Synthesis and properties of novel ceramic waste forms to immobilize radioactive high-level waste.

• Crystal structure characterization by X-ray fine structure analysis and Rietveldstructure refinement.



• Novel accelerator-based method to determine radiolytic product formation within the near-field of a generic geological repository.

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Recent Publications

• G.W. Egeland, R.D. Mariani, T. Hartmann, D.L. Porter, S.L. Hayes, J.R. Kennedy: Reducing fuel-cladding chemical interaction: The effect of palladium on the reactivity of neodymium on iron in diffusion couples. Materials, 432, 539-544, (2013).

• T. Hartmann, A.J. Alaniz, D.J. Antonio: Fabrication and properties of technetium-bearing pyrochlores and perovskites as potential waste forms. Procedia Chemistry, pp. 622-628 (2012).

• T. Hartmann, A.J. Alaniz, D.J. Antonio: Fabrication and properties of technetium-bearing pyrochlores and perovskites as potential waste form. Atalante 2012: Nuclear Fuel Cycle for a Sustainable Fuel Cycles, Montpellier, France, 2-7 September, Proceedings, A210 (2012).

• A.J. Alaniz, L. Delgado, B. Werbick, T. Hartmann: Remote operated hot uniaxial press to fabricate Tc-99 bearing waste for. Atalante2012: Nuclear Fuel Cycle for a Sustainable Fuel Cycles, Montpellier, France, 2-7 September, Proceedings, A168 (2012).

• E. Mausolf, J. Droessler, F. Poineau, T.Hartmann, K. Czerwinski: Tetraphenylpyridinium pertechnetate: a promising salt for the immobilization of technetium. Radiochim. Acta 100, 1-4, (2012).

• K.R. Rogers, K. Bradham, T. Tolaymat, D.J. Thomas, T. Hartmann, L. Ma, A. Williams: Alterations in physical state of silver nanoparticles exposed to synthetic human stomach fluid. Science of the Total Environment 420, 334-339, (2012).

• T. Hartmann, H. Pentinghaus: The ternary system palladium-rhodium-tellur: A study to understand phase formation in the vitrificationprocess of high-level waste concentrates (HLWC). Journal of Nuclear Materials, 422, 124-130, (2012).

• K. Holliday, T. Hartmann, G. Cerefice, K. Czerwinski: Dissolution behavior of plutonium containing zirconia-magnesia ceramics . Journal of Nuclear Materials, 422, 109-115, (2012).

• K. Holliday, T. Hartmann, G. Cerefice, K. Czerwinski: Environmental behavior of ZrO2-MgO ceramics containing UO2. Radiochim Acta 99, 799-806, (2011).

• T. Hartmann, A. Alaniz, F. Poineau, P. F. Weck, J. A. Valdez, M. Tang, G. D. Jarvinen, K. R. Czerwinski and K. E. Sickafus: Structure Studies on Lanthanide Technetium Pyrochlores as Prospective Host Phases to Immobilize 99Tc and Fission Lanthanides from Effluents of Reprocessed Used Nuclear Fuels. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 411, 60-71, (2011).

Dr. Thomas Hartmann


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Dr. Yingtao Jiang






Phone: (702) 895-2533


• Expertise

• Sensors and Instrumentation

• Signal processing, instrumentation, and medical informatics

• Semiconductor/microelectronics/integrated circuits

• Wireless communications and security

• Computer/microprocessor architectures

• Renewable energy

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Dr. Yingtao Jiang


Recent Publications X. Tan, M. Yang, L. Zhang, X. Wang, and Yingtao Jiang, "A Hybrid Optoelectronic Networks-on-Chip Architecture," IEEE/OSA

Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 991-998, March 2014.

X. Wang, T. Mak, M. Yang, and Yingtao Jiang, “Efficient Multicasting Schemes for 3-D Networks-on-Chip,” Journal of SystemArchitectures, vol. 59, no. 9, pp. 693-708, Oct. 2013.

T. Moazzeni, A. Amei, J. Ma, and Yingtao Jiang, “On a New Approach to SNR Estimation of BPSK Signals,” InternationalJournal of Electronics and Communications, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 273-278, Sept. 2012.

T. Moazzeni, J. Ma, Yingtao Jiang, and N. Li, “Flow Rate Measurement in a High Temperature, Radioactive, and CorrosiveEnvironment,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement vol. 60, no. 6, pp. 2062-2069, June 2011.

L. Wang, C. Ding, J. Zhang, and Yingtao Jiang, “A High Performance, Low Area Reconfiguration Controller for Network-on-Chip-based Partial Dynamically Reconfigurable SoC Designs,” International Journal of Electronics, vol. 97, no. 10, pp. 1207-1225, Oct. 2010.

Y. Jin, L. Wang, J. Jo, Y. Kim, M. Yang and Yingtao Jiang, “EECCR: an Energy Efficient m-Coverage and n-Connectivity RoutingAlgorithm under Border Effects in Heterogeneous Sensor Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 58, no.3, pp. 1429-1442, March 2009.

L. Wang, S. Piao, Yingtao Jiang, and L. Zhang, “On a Web-graph based Micro-network Architecture for SoCs,” Journal ofComputer and Applications, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 1105-1111, March 2008.

Y. Wang, Y. Tang, Yingtao Jiang, Y.-G. Chung, S.-S. Song, and M.-S. Lim, “Novel Memory Reference Reduction Methods forFFT Implementations on DSP Processors,” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 2338 – 2349, May 2007.

L. Zhang, U. Kleine, and Yingtao Jiang, “An Automated Design Tool for Analog Layouts,” IEEE Transactions on Very LargeScale Integration (VLSI) Systems, vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 881-894, Aug. 2006.

Y. Kim, J. Jo, F. Merat, M. Yang, and Yingtao Jiang, “Mitigating Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack with Deterministic BitMarking,” International Journal of Information Technology, vol. 11. no. 2, pp. 62-82, 2005.

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Dr. Ju-Yeon Jo


Routing Table Population Process





Phone: (702) 895-5873


• Expertise

• Secure and Reliable Communication Protocol for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)


• Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack with a tempered SSL certificate detection


• Digital search warrant


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Dr. Ju-Yeon Jo


Recent Publications

• Kevin Benton, Ju-Yeon Jo, and Yoohwan Kim, “SignatureCheck: A Protocol to Detect Man-In-The-Middle Attack in SSL”, 7th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop, Oak Ridge, TN, Oct. 2011

• Yan Jin, Ling Wang, Ju-Yeon Jo, Yoohwan Kim, Mei Yang and Yingtao Jiang, “EECCR: An Energy-Efficient m-Coverage and n-Connectivity Routing Algorithm under Border Effects in Heterogeneous Sensor Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 58, Issue 3, March 2009, pp. 1429 – 1442.

• Yoohwan Kim, Ju-Yeon Jo, and Kyounghee Suh, “Baseline Profile Stability for Network Anomaly Detection”, International Journal of Network Security, Vol. 6, No.1, pp. 60 – 66, Jan. 2008

• Hal Berghel, James Carpinter, and Ju-Yeon Jo, “Phish Phactors: Offensive and Defensive Strategies”, Advances in Computers, publisher: Elsevier Science and Technology, Vol. 70, June 2007, pp. 223 – 268. (Book Chapter)

• Yoohwan Kim, Wei Ren, Ju-Yeon Jo, Mei Yang, Yingtao Jiang, Jun Zheng, “SFRIC: A Secure Fast Roaming Scheme in Wireless LAN Using ID-Based Cryptography”, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), June 2007, pp1570 – 1575.

• Wei Ren, Yoohwan Kim, Ju-Yeon Jo, Mei Yang and Yingtao Jiang, “IdSRF: ID-based Secure Routing Framework for Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks”, IEEE International Conference on Information Technology: New Generation (ITNG), April 2007, pp 102 – 110.

• Yoohwan Kim, Ahmed Abdelal, Ju-Yeon Jo, Yingtao Jiang, and Mei Yang, “An Efficient Defense against Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks using Congestion Path Marking”, IEEE ICC 2006, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006 Vol. 5, pp 2159 – 2164.

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Dr. Kwang J. Kim

Southwest Gas Professor of Energy and Matter University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)




Las Vegas, NV 89154-4027Email: [email protected]: www.kwangjinkim.orgYoutube: http://www.youtube.com/user/kwangkimlabPublications: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VX3wtWEAAAAJ&hl=en

• Expertise

• Electroactive polymers for underwater applications

• Electroactive polymers for aerospace applications

• Electroactive polymers for ground applications

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Dr. Kwang J. Kim

Southwest Gas Professor of Energy and Matter University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Recent publications relevant to National Security Engineering

• C. Jo, D. Pugal, I.-K. Oh, and K. J. Kim, and K. Asaka,“Recent Advances in Ionic Polymer–Metal Composite Actuators and their Modeling and Applications,“ Progress in Polymer Science (PPS), Vol. 38(7), pp. 1037–1066 (2013).

• J. Hubbard, M. Fleming, V. Palmre, D. Pugal, K. J. Kim, and K. K. Leang, “Monolithic IPMCFins for Propulsion and Maneuvering in Bio-Inspired Underwater Robotics,” IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering (in print; 2013).

• D. Pugal, K. J. Kim, and Alvo Aabloo, “An Explicit Physics-based Model of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 110, pp. 084904 (2011)

http://www.journals.elsevier.com/progress-in-polymer-science

Security Engineering Research

Howard R. Hughes College of EngineeringUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas4505 S. Maryland ParkwayLas Vegas, NV 89154-4019Phone: (702) 895-5348Email: [email protected]

• Expertise


• Critical infrastructure / Smart Grid security and privacy


• Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack prevention

• Secure and reliable communication scheme for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

• Airport security inspection software design and DICOS standard development


Dr. Yoohwan Kim


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Recent Publications

• Yoohwan Kim, Frederick Sheldon, and Lee Hively, “Anomaly Detection in Multiple Scale for Insider Threat Analysis”, 7th CSIIRW, Oct. 2011

• Kevin Benton, Juyeon Jo, and Yoohwan Kim, “SignatureCheck: A Protocol to Detect Man-In-The-Middle Attack in SSL”, 7th CSIIRW, Oct. 2011

• Jungeun Kim and Yoohwan Kim, “A Secure on-line credit card transaction method: NNCC”, Journal of Computing Science and Engineering, by KIISE, March 2011

• Yoohwan Kim, Wei Ren, Ju-Yeon Jo, Mei Yang, Yingtao Jiang, Jun Zheng,“ SFRIC: A Secure Fast Roaming Scheme in Wireless LAN Using ID-Based Cryptography”, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), June 2007

• Yoohwan Kim, Ju-Yeon Jo, and Kyunghee Kim Suh, “Baseline Profile Stability for Network Anomaly Detection”, International Journal of Network Security (IJNS), vol. 6, no. 1, 2008, pp. 60-66, Jan. 2008

• Wei Ren, Yoohwan Kim, Ju-Yeon Jo, Mei Yang and Yingtao Jiang, “IdSRF: ID-based Secure Routing Framework for Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks”, ITNG 2007, April 2007

• Yoohwan Kim, Wing Cheong Lau, Mooi Choo Chuah and H. Jonathan Chao, “PacketScore: A Statistical Overload Control against Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks”, IEEE Transaction on Dependable and Secure Computing, vol. 3, issue 2, pp. 141-155, Apr-Jun, 2006

• Yoohwan Kim, Ahmed Abd El Al, Ju-Yeon Jo, Mei Yang and Yingtao Jiang,“ An Efficient Defense against Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks using Congestion Path Marking”, IEEE ICC, June 2006

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Phone: (702) 895-4016


• Expertise

• Search and rescue

• Disaster relief

• Homeland Security


• Biometrics

Dr. Shahram Latifi, P.E.Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringCo-Director, Center for Information Technology and Algorithms (CITA)

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Recent Publications

• “D. Walker, S. Latifi, "Partial Iris Recognition as a Viable Biometric Scheme", Int’l Journal of Security and Networks, Vol. 6, Nos. 2/3, 2011..

• J. Blake and S. Latifi, “Digital Watermarking Security”, Defense Science Journal, Vol. 61, No. 5, September 2011, pp. 408-414, 2011.

• M. Sadowitz, S. Latifi, D. Walker, “An Iris and Retina Multimodal Biometric System” International Journal of Security and Networks (IJSN), Vol. 3, no. 4, 2008, pp. 250-257.

• V. Jolly and S. Latifi, “Reliable Data Transmission in Mobile Ad hoc Sensor Networks”, Int’l Journal of Mobile Communications, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 558-571, 2007.

• E. Sharifahmadian, Y. Choi, and S. Latifi, “A Simulation Study of Detection of Weapon of Mass Destruction based on Radar” SPIE Conference on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XIV, Vol. 8710, USA, May 2013, pp. 87100Y1― 87100Y12.

• E. Sharifahmadian and S. Latifi, “Water Environment Risk Prediction Using Bayesian Network” IEEE Conference, Data Mining and Machine Learning, SoutheastCon 2013, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, April 4-7, 2013, pp.1-5.

• D. Walker and S. Latifi, “Software Reliability in Data Portals for Climate Change in Nevada”, 19th Int’l Conf. on Software Eng. and Data Eng, June 2010, pp. 140-144.

• Sithy Shameema M. Yasim and Shahram Latifi, “A Study of SCADA Systems and Their Security,” Proc. of 2009 International Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering, July 2009, pp.581-588.

• Venka Palaniappan, Aaron Ponzio, Jean Li, Ding Yuan, Warnick Kernan and Shahram Latifi, “Statistical Studies on Sequential Probability Ratio Test for Radiation Detection”, Int’l Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Technology and Application, pg 852-857, vol. 2, June 2007.

• D. Bein, W. Bein, V. Jolly and S. Latifi, “Guarding against Web Spoofing and Phishing Attacks”, Roe EduNet, IEEE Conference 2006, pp. 106-109.

Dr. Shahram Latifi, P.E.Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringCo-Director, Center for Information Technology and Algorithms (CITA)

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Phone: (702) 895-3885


• Expertise





Dr. Brendan O’TooleProfessor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringDirector, Mendenhall Innovation Program

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Distribute Blast Wave

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Recent Publications

D. Somasundaram, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, “A Methodology for Predicting High Impact Shock Propagation within Bolted-Joint Structures”, Int. J. Impact Engineering, in review 2014.

D. Somasundaram, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, Q. Liu, “Shock Mitigation for Electronic Boards within a Projectile”, Int. J. Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, v1, n4, pp 416-439, 2013.

J. Thota, B. O’Toole, M. Trabia, “Optimization of Shocks within a Military Vehicle Space Frame”, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization: Vol. 44, No. 6, 2011.

S. Sueki, S. Ladkany, B. O’Toole, “Experimental and Computational Study of Acceleration Response in Layered Cylindrical Structure Considering Impedance Mismatch Effect”, Shock and Vibration, 18: 807-826, 2011.

S. Sueki, S. Ladkany, B. O’Toole, “Wave Propagation in Layered Cylindrical Structures Using Finite Element and Wave Tracing Analysis”, Journal of Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering, v.4, n.10, pp. 1480 - 1495, 2010.

J. Thota, K. Clark, B. O’Toole, “Quasistatic and Vibration Response of Prototype Composite Ducts for Aircraft Components”, World Journal of Engineering, v6 sup, pp 1025-1026, 2009.

J. Thota, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, and A. Ayyaswamy, “Optimization of Light-Weight Composite Blast Containment Vessel Structural Response”, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, v131 n3, pp 031209: 1-9, April 2009.

V. Chakka, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, S. Sridharala, S. Ladkany, and M. Chowdhury, “Modeling and Reduction of Shocks on Electronic Components within a Projectile”, Int. J. of Impact Engineering, v35, pp 1326-1338, 2008.

M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, J. Thota, and K. Matta, Finite Element Modeling of a Light-Weight Composite Containment Vessel”, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, v. 130, n. 1, pp 011205 1-7, February 2008.



Thin High Strength

Steel for High

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Lightweight

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Containment

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Thin High Strength

Steel for High

Deformation

Lightweight

Composite for

Containment

Strength

Dr. Brendan O’TooleProfessor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringDirector, Mendenhall Innovation Program

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Phone: (702) 895-3169


• Expertise


• Radioscopic cargo screening using megavoltage energy barriers

Dr. Emma Regentova


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Recent Publications

• Regentova, L. Zhang, V. K.Mandava, A.K. Mandava et al. , Advances and Challenges of Radioscopic Detection of Nuclear Materials in Cargo Containers with Two Megavoltage Energy Barriers, American Nuclear Society, Radiation Protection and Shielding Division, 2010 Topical Meeting, April 18-23, 2010, Las Vegas.

• Emma E. Regentova, Lei Zhang, Ajay K. Mandava, Vijay K. Mandava, Kranthi K. Potetti, GongyinChen , Zane Wilson, Advantages and Challenges of Radioscopic Detection of Nuclear Materials in Cargo Containers with Two Megavoltage Energy Barriers, will appear in Journal of Nuclear Technology, July 2011

• Mandava, Ajay K.; Zhang, Lei; Regentova, Emma E.; Wilson, Zane; Chen, Gongyin Radioscopic inspection of cargo containers with megavoltage energy barriers, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2009. SMC 2009, 11-14 Oct. 2009 Page(s):3510 – 3515.

• L. Zhang, E. E. Regentova, A. Mandava, V. Mandava, S. Curtis, Radioscopic Cargo Screening for Detecting Nuclear Materials with Megavoltage Dual Energy Barriers, HPS 2009 Midyear Proceedings, Recent Advances in Planning and Response to Radiation Emergencies, San Antonio, January 31st, 2009, pp.31-39

Dr. Emma Regentova


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Phone: (702) 895-4240


• Expertise

• Security and privacy of health records

• Secure Electronic Records System (ERS)

• HIPAA privacy and security rules

• Security policy and procedures to ensure legal compliance

Dr. Stephen Rice


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Phone: (702) 895-2722


• Expertise





Dr. Aly Said


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Recent Publications

• Saad, A., Said, A., and Tian, Y. (2008). “Overview of Progressive Collapse Analysis and Retrofit Techniques,” 5th International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC’5), Irvine, California, August 27-29.

• Saad, A., Said, A, and Tian, Y. (2009), “Comparison of Different Standards for Progressive Collapse Evaluation Procedures at Various Seismic Conditions,” 5th

International Conference in Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-5), Las Vegas, Nevada, September 21-27.

Dr. Aly Said


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Phone: (702) 895-1526


• Expertise

• Electromagnetics


• Microwaves and optics

• Materials science

Dr. Robert SchillProfessor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringDirector, Center for the Energy Materials Interaction Technology Initiative (EMITION)

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Recent Publications

• “Shaoru Garner, Nathan Lehman, and Robert A. Schill, Jr., Spatial Distribution of Electron Stimulated Electron Desorption from a Metal Surface, 2008 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conf., (ed. Hulya Kirkici),Las Vegas, NV, May 27-31, 2008, p. 303-306.

• Shaoru Garner, Robert A. Schill, Jr., and Gopi Krishna Ari, Electron Stimulated Secondary Electron Emission from a Warm Metal Surface, 2009 International Conference of Plasma Science, San Diego, California, May 31 - June 5, 2009.

• A. Al Agry, R. A. Schill, Jr., S. Garner, S. Andersen, and K. Buchanan, Electromagnetic Dot Sensor – Calibration, 2009 17th IEEE Int. Pulsed Power Conf. (PPC 2009), Washington DC, June 28-July 2, 2009, pp. 1348-1353.

Patents

• Patented UNLV EM-Dot – US Patent Number: 7,482,814 [1/27/2009] and subject to International Patent Application No.: PCT/US2006/033453 based on U.S. Patent Application No.: 11/213,628.

Dr. Robert SchillProfessor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringDirector, Center for the Energy Materials Interaction Technology Initiative (EMITION)

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Phone: (702) 774-1486


• Expertise



• Optics and diffractive optics


• Image analysis


• CubeSats and formatoin flight

• Science payload instruments

Dr. Ke-Xun (Kevin) SunProfessor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Recent Publications

• Ke-Xun Sun, Lawrence MacNeil, Karthik Balakrishbnan, Erik Hultgren, John Goebel, Yuri Bilenko, JinweiYang, Wenhong Sun, Max Shatalov, Xuhong Hu, Remis Gaska. “Extreme Radiation Hardness and Space Qualification of AlGaN Optoelectronic Devices”. Late Breaking News, International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, Tampa, FL, October 2010.

• K.‐X. Sun, N. Leindecker, S. Higuchi, et al, “UV LED Operation Lifetime and Radiation Hardness Qualification for Space Flights,” Journal of Physics CS, vol. 154, no. 1, (2009).

• Ke-Xun Sun, W. Nishimura, T. Perry and S. Compton, “A second generation of X-ray Streak Camera with True Large Formats, High Dynamic Range, and High Resolution”, Invited Paper, Proceedings of SPIE Vol.5920 Ultrafast X-Ray Detectors, High-Speed Imaging, and Applications, 592008-1-592008-16 (2005)

• Ke-Xun Sun and K. Marlett, “Time-frequency analysis using peak-value sampling of spatial-temporal image data from streak camera”, Proc. SPIE 5559, p.443-454, Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms, Architectures, and Implementations XIV; October 2004

Patents

• Ke-Xun Sun, “Applications of Robust, Radiation Hard AlGaN Optoelectronic Devices in Space Exploration and High Energy Density Physics,” Invited Paper at CLEO 2011, May 2011, Baltimore, Ke-Xun Sun et al, “Grating Angle Magnification Enhanced Angular and Scanners” US Patent 7,599,074 B2

Dr. Ke-Xun (Kevin) SunProfessor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Phone: (702) 774-4917


• Expertise





Dr. Ying Tian, P.E.Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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Recent Publications

• Widianto, Bayrak, O., Jirsa, J. O., and Tian, Y. (2010). “Seismic Rehabilitation of Slab-Column Connections,” ACI Structural Journal, 107 (2), 237-247.

• Su, Y., Tian, Y., and Song, X. (2009). “Progressive Collapse Resistance of Axially-Restrained Frame Beams,” ACI Structural Journal, 106 (5), 600-607.

• Saad, A., Said, A, and Tian, Y. (2009), “Comparison of Different Standards for Progressive Collapse Evaluation Procedures at Various Seismic Conditions,” 5th International Conference in Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-5), Las Vegas, Nevada, September 21-27.

• Tian, Y., Jirsa, J. O., and Bayrak, O. (2009). “Nonlinear Modeling of Slab-Column Connections under Cyclic Loading,” ACI Structural Journal, 106 (1), 30-38.

• Su, Y. and Tian, Y. (2009). “Experimental Study of Reinforced Concrete Slab-CFT Column Connections,” 5th International Conference in Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-5), Las Vegas, Nevada, September 21-27.

• Saad, A., Said, A., and Tian, Y. (2008). “Overview of Progressive Collapse Analysis and Retrofit Techniques,” 5th International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC’5), Irvine, California, August 27-29.

• Tian, Y., Jirsa, J. O., and Bayrak, O. (2008). “Strength Evaluation of Interior Slab-Column Connections,” ACI Structural Journal, 105 (6), 692-700

• Tian, Y., Jirsa, J. O., Bayrak, O., Widianto, and Argudo, J. F. (2008). “Behavior of Slab-Column Connections of Existing Flat-Plate Structures,” ACI Structural Journal, 105 (5), 561-569.

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Dr. Ying Tian, P.E.Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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Phone: (702) 774-0957


• Expertise





Dr. Mohamed TrabiaProfessor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringAssociate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies, and Computing

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Recent Publications

• J. Thota, B. O’Toole, and M. Trabia, “Optimization of Shock Response within a Military Vehicle Space Frame,” Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2011, pp. 1-15.

• J. Thota, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, and A. Ayyaswamy, “Optimization of Light-Weight Composite Blast Containment Vessel Structural Response”, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, v131 n3, pp 031209: 1-9, April 2009.

• V. Chakka, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, S. Sridharala, S. Ladkany, and M. Chowdhury, “Modeling and Reduction of Shocks on Electronic Components within a Projectile”, Int. J. of Impact Engineering, v35, pp 1326-1338, 2008.

• M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, J. Thota, and K. Matta, Finite Element Modeling of a Light-Weight Composite Containment Vessel”, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, v. 130, n. 1, pp 011205 1-7, February 2008.

• D. S. Somasundaram, M. B. Trabia, B. O’Toole, and Q. Liu, “Experimental Investigation of Shock Mitigation of Electronic Boards within Projectiles,” 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2008.

• S. Sridharala, M. Trabia, A. Ayyaswamy, B. O’Toole, Q. Liu, and M. Chowdhury, ‘Characterization of Electronic Board Material Properties under Impact Loading,” 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, November 2007.

• U. Sakaray, B. O’Toole, and M. Trabia, J. Thota “Optimization of a Vehicle Space Frame under Ballistic Impact Loading,” 33rd Design Automation Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2007.

Dr. Mohamed TrabiaProfessor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringAssociate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies, and Computing

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