Conference papers

(student advised by Prof. Zhao)

2024

  1. O’Leary, J. and Zhao, Y., 2024. Improving the Efficiency of Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment with Monte Carlo Tree Search and Importance Sampling. The Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS 2024) conference (embedded in the American Nuclear Society Annual Conference 2024), Las Vegas, Nevada, June 16-19, 2024.
  2. Zhao, Y., 2024. Reducing the Maintenance Cost of Advanced Nuclear Reactors under Risk Constraints through Condition Monitoring, Probabilistic Risk Assessment, and Maintenance Optimization. The Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS 2024) conference (embedded in the American Nuclear Society Annual Conference 2024), Las Vegas, Nevada, June 16-19, 2024.
  3. Zhao, Y., 2024, January. Game-Theoretic and Probabilistic Cyber Risk Assessment. In 2024 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS)(pp. 1-6). IEEE.
  4. Zhao, Y. and O’Leary, J., 2024, January. Solving Large Fault Trees with Importance Sampling and Tree Search. In 2024 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS)(pp. 1-6). IEEE.

2023

  1. O’Leary, J., Zhao, Y., Groth, K., 2023. A survey of parameterization techniques for Bayesian network models for human reliability analysis. Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM) Topical, October 23-25, 2023, Virtual

Before 2023

  1. Zhao, Y., Huang, L., Zhu, Q. and Smidts, C., 2022. Bayesian games for optimal cybersecurity investment with incomplete information on the attacker. The 16th Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM 16), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 26 – July 1, 2022.
  2. Rownak, M.R., Olatubosun, S.A., Zhao, Y., Smidts, C. and Shafieezadeh, A., 2022. Human reliability assessment for physical security: human responses under extreme threats. The 16th Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM 16), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 26 – July 1, 2022.
  3. Vaddi, P.K., Zhao, Y. and Smidts, C., 2022. Reinforcement learning based autonomous cyber attack response in nuclear power plants. The 16th Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM 16), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 26 – July 1, 2022.
  4. Vaddi, P.K., Zhao, Y. and Smidts, C., 2022. Dynamic probabilistic risk assessment for cyber security risk analysis in nuclear reactors. The 16th Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM 16), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 26 – July 1, 2022.
  5. Diao, X., Zhao, Y., Smidts, C., Lei, H., and Johnson, B.K., 2021. Dynamic probabilistic risk assessment for electric grid cybersecurity risk assessment. International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis 2021 (PSA 2021), November 7–12, 2021 (virtual).
  6. Zhao, Y., Zhu, M. and Smidts, C., 2021. Data post-processing for dynamic probabilistic risk assessment. International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis 2021 (PSA 2021), November 7–12, 2021 (virtual).
  7. Zhao, Y., Adina, N., Blanc, K., Rieger, C., Johnson, B.K., Lei, H., McJunkin, T., Vaddi, P.K., Ulrich, T., Li, R., and Smidts, C., 2020. Dynamic probabilistic risk assessment for cyber security risk analysis of the electric grid. The 30th European Safety and Reliability Conference and the 15th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference, Venice, Italy, 1-5 November 2020.
  8. Zhao, Y., Tosh, P., Smidts, C. and Boring, R., 2020, January. Human Factors Correlation Analysis for Nuclear Micro-Reactors Based on Literature Review and Evidence Theory. In 2020 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS)(pp. 1-7). IEEE.
  9. Zhao, Y., Huang, L., Smidts, C. and Zhu, Q., 2019. A game theoretic approach for responding to cyber-attacks on nuclear power plants. 11th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2019), Orlando, FL, 9-14 February 2019.
  10. Garg, P., Zhao, Y. and Smidts, C., 2019. Human performance shaping factors for micro nuclear reactors. 11th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2019), Orlando, FL, 9-14 February 2019.
  11. Vaddi, P.K., Zhao, Y., Diao, X. and Smidts, C., 2019. Dynamic Bayesian networks based event-classifier in support for reactor operators in case of cyber-security threats. 11th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2019), Orlando, FL, 9-14 February 2019.
  12. Zhao, Y., Diao, X. and Smidts, C., 2018. Preliminary Study of Automated Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Event Reports Based on Natural Language Processing Techniques. The 14th Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM 14), Los Angeles, CA, 16-21 September 2022.
  13. Sandt, E., Cohn, B., Zhao, Y., Smidts, C. and Aldemir, T., Analysis of PWR Station Blackout Sequence Using MELCOR and Generic Severe Accident Management Guidelines within a Human Reliability Model. The 14th Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management conference (PSAM 14), Los Angeles, CA, 16-21 September 2022.
  14. Zhao, Y. and Smidts, C., 2018. A computational cognitive modeling approach to human performance assessment in nuclear power plants. 28th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2018), Trondheim, Norway, 17-21 June 2018.
  15. Zhao, Y., Altman, K., Chaudhury, K., Anandika, M. and Smidts, C., 2017. A systematic method to build a knowledge base to be used in a human reliability analysis model. The 8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2017), Los Angeles, CA, 17-21 July 2017.
  16. Zhao, Y. and Smidts, C., 2017, July. A dynamic mechanistic model of human response proposed for human reliability analysis. The 8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2017), Los Angeles, CA, 17-21 July 2017.
  17. Smidts, C., Zhao, Y., Diao, X., Ray, I., Hollern, J., Zhu, Q. and McJunkin, T., 2017. Support for reactor operators in case of cyber-security threats. 2017 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, Washington DC, October 29-November 2, 2017.
  18. Zhao, Y., Zhang, L. and Tong, J., 2013. Study of containment radiation level used for core damage assessment during severe accident. International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis 2013. (PSA 2013). Columbia, SC, 22-27 September 2013.