Hany Abdel-Khalik obtained his Masters and PhD from North Carolina State University. After graduation in 2004, he joined AREVA-NP before returning back to NCSU in 2007 as an assistant professor. He is currently an associate professor at Purdue University in the school of nuclear engineering. He is interested in predictive analytics for a wide range of applications including reactors safety, security, improved economics, and advanced modeling and simulation.