Short Bio:
Dr. Mohamed Elhareef is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI). He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University, where his research focused on Multiphysics modeling for molten salt reactors (MSRs) and machine learning applications in reactor physics. He also holds a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt. His current research interests lie at the intersection of safety, security, and safeguards (3S) for advanced nuclear reactors with a focus on small modular reactors (SMRs). Dr. Elhareef has contributed to multiple Department of Energy and international benchmark projects related to reactor physics, and transient modeling for nuclear systems. He has extensive experience with computational tools such as COMSOL, Serpent, OpenMC, and SAM, and is the author of several journal and conference publications in the fields of reactor analysis and machine learning applications in nuclear engineering.rn