We are a team of researchers and educators dedicated to a safer, more sustainable, and peaceful world. The SoTeRiA Research Laboratory increases the use of risk analysis technologies for the improvement of business enterprise performance and safety to protect workers, the public, and the environment.
Leadership Team
 | Zahra Mohaghegh zahra13@illinois.edu Director of Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Research Laboratory; Professor and Donald Biggar Willett faculty scholar in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois 111 G Talbot Laboratory (217) 300-5076 |  | Seyed Reihani sreihani@illinois.edu Senior Research Scientist at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Research Laboratory, and the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Engineering |
 | Ha Bui habui2@illinois.edu Associate Director of Research and Outreach at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Laboratory; Research Scientist in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Research Affiliates
 | Ernie Kee erniekee@illinois.edu Research Affiliate and Industry Advisor at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |  | Justin Valentino jv24@illinois.edu Research Affiliate for Strategic Innovation at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Graduate Researchers
 | Mohammad Albati malbati2@illinois.edu Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. candidate at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |  | Muhammad Hammad Khalid mkhalid5@illinois.edu Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. candidate at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
 | Md Istiaque Ahmed miahmed2@illinois.edu Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. candidate at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |  | George Joslin gjoslin2@illinois.edu Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. candidate at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Undergraduate Researchers
 | Spencer Fargusson smf5@illinois.edu Undergraduate Research Assistant and Senior student at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |  | Austin Robert King arking5@illinois.edu Undergraduate Research Assistant and Sophomore student at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
 | Aadit Bhatia aaditb2@illinois.edu Undergraduate Research Assistant and Sophomore student at the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ||
Alumni
| Name | SoTeRiA Position | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Pegah Farshadmanesh | Research Affiliate | Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Memphis |
| Amir Afzali | Research Affiliate, Senior Regulatory Advisor | CEO at Nuclear Consulting Group |
| John Beal | Graduate Researcher | Risk-Informed Safety Analysis Engineer at X-Energy |
| Sari Alkhatib | Graduate Researcher | Staff Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory |
| Tatsuya Sakurahara | Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh |
| Bella Pequette | Undergraduate Researcher | Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Madeline Morasca | Undergraduate Researcher | Engineer at Constellation Energy |
| Riley Fisher | Undergraduate Researcher | Graduate Researcher, University of Michigan Ann Arbor |
| Jake Haywood Mitstifer | Undergraduate Researcher | Graduate Researcher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Andera Roy | Undergraduate Researcher | Developer at Meta |
| Jack Anderson | Undergraduate Researcher | PRA Engineer at X-Energy |
| Jumpei Komaki | Graduate Researcher | Engineer at Kajima Corporation |
| Wen-Chi Cheng | Graduate Researcher | Staff Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory |
| Ha Hoang Bui | Graduate Researcher | Research Scientist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Justin Valentino | Graduate Researcher | Founder, Organizational Informatics LLC |
| Tatsuya Sakurahara | Graduate Researcher | Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Yicheng Sun | Graduate Researcher | Software Engineer at Apple |
| Nicholas O'Shea | Graduate Researcher | Senior Consultant at AVENCORE |
| Ian Miller | Graduate Researcher | Nuclear Engineer at Enercon Services, Inc |
| Andrea Roy | Undergraduate Researcher | Software Engineer Intern at Datadog |
| Matthew Koziol | Undergraduate Researcher | Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) |
| Demetrio Velazco | Undergraduate Researcher | Engineer at Jensen Hughes |
| Ivan Dilnyy | Undergraduate Researcher | Systems Engineer at Raytheon |
| Grant Schumock | Undergraduate Researcher | Graduate Student at Johns Hopkins University |
| Jack Novelli | Undergraduate Researcher | |
| Mateo Kajic | Undergraduate Researcher | Sr. Health Physics Technician at Argonne National Laboratory |
| Lauren Roby | Undergraduate Researcher | Property Loss Analyst |
| Nalin Gadihoke | Undergraduate Researcher | |
| Ethan Graven | Undergraduate Researcher | Engineer at Jensen Hughes |
| Kelsey Bear | Undergraduate Researcher | Engineer at Jensen Hughes |
| Tadashi Murase | Undergraduate Researcher | Piping Stress Engineer at JGC |
| John Simmons | Undergraduate Researcher | Nuclear Engineer at Exelon |
| Kazumasa Shimada | Visiting Scholar | Japan Atomic Energy Agency |
| Sai Zhang | Visiting Scholar | Idaho National Laboratory |
| Yanhua Zou | Visiting Scholar | Institute of Human Factors Engineering & Safety Management, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang, China |
| Mehmet Ertem | Postdoctoral Researcher | Assistant Professor at Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey |
| Ninoslav Vujisic | Graduate Intern |