AI/ML-Enabled Advanced Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors

Lalam, Nageswara [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory]; Bhatta, Hari [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory]; Bukka, Sandeep [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory]; Brister, Matthew [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory]; Zhang, Pengdi [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory]; Ohodnicki, Paul [University of Pittsburgh]; Wright, Ruishu [NETL] (ORCID:0000000260849220)

doi:10.2172/3372062

DOE OSTI · 3372062

AI/ML-Enabled Advanced Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors

Lalam, Nageswara [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory]·Bhatta, Hari [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory]·Bukka, Sandeep [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory]·Brister, Matthew [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory]·Zhang, Pengdi [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory]·Ohodnicki, Paul [University of Pittsburgh]·Wright, Ruishu [NETL] (ORCID:0000000260849220)

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Distributed optical fiber sensors development integrated with AI/ML algorithms for energy infrastructure monitoring applications.

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Lalam, Nageswara [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory], Bhatta, Hari [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory], Bukka, Sandeep [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory], Brister, Matthew [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory], Zhang, Pengdi [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory], Ohodnicki, Paul [University of Pittsburgh], Wright, Ruishu [NETL] (ORCID:0000000260849220). 2026-06-02. AI/ML-Enabled Advanced Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors. https://doi.org/10.2172/3372062

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