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01/29/2026 11:00 AM
01/29/2026 12:00 PM
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Tech Talk - Development of Robotic Tools for Nuclear Decommissioning
Florida International University (FIU) is conducting a series of D&D Tech Talks focusing on D&D topics relevant to the DOE EM Complex. On January 29, 2026, FIU will host a Tech Talk featuring Dr. Leonel Lagos and Anthony Abrahao from Florida International University’s Applied Research Center. The talk will highlight current robotics research and development efforts supporting the DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) decommissioning mission. More information at https://www.dndkm.org/TechTalk/
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Florida International University (FIU) is conducting a series of D&D Tech Talks focusing on D&D topics relevant to the DOE EM Complex. On January 29, 2026, FIU hosted a Tech Talk featuring Dr. Leonel Lagos and Anthony Abrahao from Florida International University’s Applied Research Center. The talk will highlight current robotics research and development efforts supporting the DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) decommissioning mission.
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Dr. Leonel Lagos
Associate Professor, Moss Construction Management, Director of Research, ARC
FIU's Applied Research Center
lagosl@fiu.edu
Dr. Lagos is an Associate Professor at FIU’s Moss School of Construction, Director of Research at FIU’s Applied Research Center, and Director of FIU’s Science & Technology Workforce Development Initiative (DOE Fellows Program). Dr. Lagos is also a Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) on several sponsored research projects. Dr. Lagos has over 28 years of hands-on experience in executing, managing, and leading research programs sponsored by federal agencies and private industry. As a PI and Director of Research, Dr. Lagos executes, and directs research efforts of a multi-disciplinary team composed of 23 full-time staff (scientists, engineers), Post-Doctoral Associates, and over 30 STEM students including undergraduates, Master’s and PhDs. Since 2012, Dr. Lagos has been the Principal Investigator for the DOE-FIU Cooperative Agreement conducting multi-disciplinary research in areas of robotics and remote systems, AI/LM, generative AI, cyber security, natural language processing, radiochemistry, environmental chemistry, decommissioning, digital decommissioning. Read more >>
Anthony Abrahao
Research Scientist
FIU's Applied Research Center
anthony.abrahao@fiu.edu
Mr. Abrahao is a Research Scientist at the Florida International University’s Applied Research Center in Miami; where he manages the Applied Robotics Laboratory overseeing, mentoring, supporting, and collaborating on several projects funded by DOE-EM, DOE-NETL, DOT, and NSF, including the development of:
- robotic crawlers and inspection tools for pits, pipelines, boilers, single and double-shell radioactive waste tanks,
- autonomous mobile platform for long term surveillance of nuclear facilities and repositories,
- erosion and subsurface mapping of waste disposal cells,
- aerial unmanned vehicles (UAVs) for nondestructive evaluation of post-tension cable corrosion in concrete bridges,
- autonomous concrete structures repair using ultra-high-performance shotcrete and dexterous manipulators, and
- bridge component 3D printing using ultra-high-performance concrete.
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This event is being hosted using Microsoft Teams. It is required for every attendee to have this app installed on their desktop or mobile device. You can download this app from the following link or use the links of the sidebar for mobile devices.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app
This event is sponsored by The U.S. Department of Energy