Edward Chen Email & Phone Number

Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

I deal with risk assessment and methodology development of digital instrumentation and control systems in Nuclear control systems. I am the developer of the ORCAS methodology which allows for direct quantification of risk of software systems.

I developed a dynamic pump model that accounts for homologous pump curves for the safety assessment of loss-of-flow, shaft break, and free rotor transients. The module I developed was later used for Kairos Power's Hermes test reactor safety assessment.

At Hotchkiss Brain institute at the University of Calgary, my job was to develop surrogate models for ischemic stroke events. By taking categorized MRI images, I utilized support vector machines in combination with genetic algorithms to determine the contribution coefficients for specific lesion regions caused by the ischemic stroke events. I created multivariate models to fit the core-penumbra datasets and the ESVM that I developed can quantify the relationship between lesion area and mRS severity. The software is currently available on my GitHub.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Our capstone project involved the development of a smart stove that has heating elements at any location on the surface. My role was the development of the Lower Control Unit (LCU) control software. Input commands would be received from the Upper Control Unit which would then need to be translated into real time power control of the 64 separate heating units. The lower control system that I designed can respond dynamically to any request and also has checks to ensure power was regulated correctly.

Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan

At the NTT Basic Research Laboratories, my job was to develop nano-cavities for light based communication relays. Using Comsol Multiphysics, I designed novel photonic cavities for use in current-injected nano-lasers. By FDTD numerical simulation analysis, I calculated the light bandgap for lattices of silicon composites. I also conducted cryostat measurements using a micro-photoluminescence setup to determine the efficacy of designed nano-lasers.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Nuclear Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, 3.50

Activities and Societies: Engineers Without Borders - Treasurer (2 years) - Logistics Coordinator (1 year) - Fundraiser (1 year)