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Dr. Yunfei Zhao joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland as an Assistant Professor in January 2023. He is a core member of the Center for Risk and Reliability. His research interests lie broadly in reliability engineering, risk analysis, and decision analysis, including probabilistic risk assessment, human reliability analysis, cybersecurity risk assessment, cyberattack detection and response, maintenance policy optimization, nuclear emergency response, and fault diagnosis. He previously worked as a research associate and post-doctoral researcher at The Ohio State University. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Nuclear Engineering from Tsinghua University, China.

Reliability engineering, risk analysis, and decision analysis, including probabilistic risk assessment, human reliability analysis, cybersecurity risk assessment, cyberattack detection and response, maintenance policy optimization, nuclear emergency response, and fault diagnosis.

ENRE645 Human Reliability Analysis