Publications By Topic : Nuclear Systems Cybersecurity

El-Genk, M.S., T.M. Schriener, "Demonstrated Autonomous Control and Transient Operation of Walk-Away Safe Microreactor," Proceedings International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2026), Phoenix, AZ, November 15-18, 2026.
El-Genk, M.S., T.M. Schriener, A.N. Shaheen, "Machine-Learning Algorithms for Remote-Control and Autonomous Operation of the Very-Small, Long-Life, Modular (VSLLIM) Microreactor". J. Nuclear Engineering, 6(4), 54, 2025. [See Technical Report UNM-ISNPS-02-2025 for more information]
El-Genk, M.S., T. Schriener, "Cybersecurity Analyses of a Space Reactor Power System under Simulated False Data Injection Attacks". Proceedings AIAA ASCEND Conference, 2023.
El-Genk, M.S, T.M. Schriener, "A cybersecurity platform for simulating transient responses of emulated programmable logic controllers in instrumentation and control systems for a pwr plant". J. Cyber Security Technology, 6(1-2), 65-90, 2022. [See Technical Report ISNPS-UNM-01-2022 for more information]
El-Genk, M.S, T.M. Schriener, "Simulated false data injections attacks on emulated and hardware programmable logic controllers of the pressurizer in a representative pressurized water reactor plant". J. Cyber Security Technology, 6(4), 216-241, 2022. [See Technical Report ISNPS-UNM-01-2022 for more information]
El Genk, M.S., T.M. Schriener, A. Hahn, C. Lamb, R. Fasano, C. Lamb, "LOBO Nuclear Reactor Power Plants CyberSecurity (LOBO NCS) Platform". Proceedings of the 12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021), 2021. [See Technical Report ISNPS-UNM-01-2021 for more information]
Schriener, T.M. and M.S. El-Genk, "Response of Programmable Logic Controllers of the Pressurizer in a Representative PWR Plant Following a False Data Injection". Proceedings of the 12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021), 2021. [See Technical Report ISNPS-UNM-01-2021 for more information]
Fasano, R., C. Lamb, M.S. El Genk, T.M. Schriener, A. Hahn, "Emulation methodology of programmable logic controllers for cybersecurity applications". Proceedings of the 2020 28th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering Joint with the ASME 2020 Power Conference IC, 2020. [See Progress Report UNM-ISNPS-03-2020 for more information]
El Genk, M.S., T.M. Schriener, R. Altamimi, A. Hahn, C. Lamb, R. Fasano, "NICSim: Nuclear Instrumentation & Control Simulation For Evaluating Response To Cyber Attacks". Proceedings of the 2020 28th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering Joint with the ASME 2020 Power Conference IC, 2020. [See Technical Report DOE-UNM-15055 for more information]
El-Genk, MS, Schriener, TM, Lamb, CC, "Nuclear Instrumentation and Control Simulation (NICSim) Platform for Investigating Cybersecurity Risks". In Trans. ANS 2020, 2020. [See Technical Report DOE-UNM-15055 for more information]
Altamimi, R, El-Genk, MS, Schriener, TM, "Pressurizer Model and PLCs for Investigation of Cybersecurity of PWR Plants". In Trans. ANS 2020, 2020. [See Progress Report UNM-ISNPS-02-2020 for more information]
Hahn, AS, El-Genk, MS, Schriener, TM, "Programmable Logic Controller of a Pressurized Water Reactor Core Protection Calculator". In Trans. ANS 2020, 2020. [See Progress Report UNM-ISNPS-02-2020 for more information]
Hahn, A., T.M. Schriener, M.S. El Genk, "Selection and validation of fast and synchronous interface to the controller of a space nuclear reactor power system". Proceedings of the 2020 28th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering Joint with the ASME 2020 Power Conference IC, 2020.
Schriener, TM, El-Genk, MS, "Steam Generator Model and Controller for Cybersecurity Analyses of Digital I&C Systems in PWR Plants". In Trans. ANS 2020, 2020. [See Progress Report UNM-ISNPS-03-2020 for more information]
El-Genk, MS, "NICSim: Nuclear Instrumentation and Control Simulation for Evaluating Response to Cyber-attack". , 2019. [See Technical Report DOE-UNM-15055 for more information]