Research scope

Neutron Transport: Computational reactor physics models the behavior of neutrons within a reactor core. It involves solving the neutron transport equation to understand how neutrons interact with reactor materials, such as fuel, coolant, and control rods.

Reactor Kinetics: This field focuses on the dynamic behavior of nuclear reactors, such as start-up, shutdown, and transient responses. Simulations are used to evaluate reactor safety and develop effective control strategies.

Acceleration of Neutronic codes: For years, shared-memory and distributed-memory architectures have been utilized to enhance the performance of computational codes. In recent times, the Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) paradigm has witnessed a growing adoption for accelerating neutronic codes.

Computational Intelligence: Computational intelligence techniques are applied to optimize nuclear reactor core designs, uncertainty quantification methods, and manage reactor operation.