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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
Technical Session|Mathematics, Computation, & AI Applications
Saturday, April 18, 2026|3:45–4:45PM CDT|RUDR 504
Session Chair:
Erik R. Boldt (TAMU)
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Missouri S&T Neutron Radiography Simulation Project Summary
3:45–4:05PM CDT
Patrick O. Wagner (Missouri University of Science and Technology, Nuclear Science Design Team), Christopher R. Beck
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Viability of Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Cyber-Physical Defense in Nuclear SMART Valves and Resilient Digital Twins
4:05–4:25PM CDT
Christian Schmitt (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Miltiadis Alamaniotis (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
Quantum Hopfield Neural Network Reconstruction of Pulsed Thermography Nondestructive Testing Images
4:25–4:45PM CDT
Eleni Avlonitis (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Miltiadis Alamaniotis (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Xin Zhang (ANL), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
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