Alexandra Gabrielle Akins

College of Engineering

Works (4)

Updated: March 5th, 2026 13:39

2026 article

Development of physics-consistent conditional diffusion model to overcome data scarcity in critical heat flux

Alsafadi, F., Akins, A., & Wu, X. (2026, February 14). Energy and AI.

By: F. Alsafadi  n, A. Akins n & X. Wu n 

topics (OpenAlex): Model Reduction and Neural Networks; Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies; Heat Transfer and Optimization; Nuclear reactor physics and engineering; Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics
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Added: March 4, 2026

2025 article

Monte Carlo Dropout Uncertainty Quantification of Long Short-Term Memory Autoencoder Anomaly Detection in a Liquid Sodium Cold Trap

Akins, A., Kultgen, D., Wu, X., & Heifetz, A. (2025, September 26). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 9.

By: A. Akins n, D. Kultgen*, X. Wu n  & A. Heifetz *

author keywords: Uncertainty quantification; long short-term memory autoencoder; machine learning; anomaly detection; sodium fast reactor
topics (OpenAlex): Fault Detection and Control Systems; Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics; Distributed Sensor Networks and Detection Algorithms
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Added: October 1, 2025

2024 article

ARTISANS—Artificial Intelligence for Simulation of Advanced Nuclear Systems for Nuclear Fission Technology

Akins, A., Furlong, A., Kohler, L., Clifford, J., Brady, C., Alsafadi, F., & Wu, X. (2024, April 1). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 423.

By: A. Akins n, A. Furlong n , L. Kohler n, J. Clifford n, C. Brady  n, F. Alsafadi n, X. Wu n 

Contributors: A. Akins n, A. Furlong n , L. Kohler n, J. Clifford n, C. Brady  n, F. Alsafadi n, X. Wu n 

author keywords: Artificial intelligence; Machine learning; Nuclear fission technology; Advanced nuclear reactors
topics (OpenAlex): Nuclear reactor physics and engineering; Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies; Advanced Data Processing Techniques
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Added: April 8, 2024

2023 article

Anomaly Detection in Liquid Sodium Cold Trap Operation with Multisensory Data Fusion Using Long Short-Term Memory Autoencoder

Akins, A., Kultgen, D., & Heifetz, A. (2023, June 26). Energies.

By: A. Akins n, D. Kultgen* & A. Heifetz *

author keywords: sodium cooled fast reactors; liquid sodium purification; artificial intelligence; long short-term memory autoencoder; anomaly detection; cold trap
topics (OpenAlex): Fault Detection and Control Systems; Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics; Advanced Data Processing Techniques
TL;DR: A deep learning long short-term memory (LSTM) autoencoder for continuous monitoring of a cold trap and detection of operational anomaly is developed and results demonstrate detection of anomalies with sensor-averaged SNR < 1. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 31, 2023

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