Philip Bingham

Dr. Philip Bingham serves as Division Director for the Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), where he leads initiatives to enhance the nation’s electric grid, storage systems, and renewable energy integration. With over two decades of experience at ORNL, he has pioneered computational sensing technologies combining image/signal processing and machine learning for industrial inspection and national security applications.

• Education: PhD and MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology; BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Key Projects: High-resolution neutron radiography using coded-source imaging, multi-lab air cargo security threat detection, data science for defense nuclear nonproliferation
• Expertise: Electromagnetic sensing, X-ray/neutron radiography, multi-scale imaging sensors, and analytics

His research in CAD-driven deep learning for X-ray CT reconstruction (e.g., Simurgh framework, PickerXL model) and neutron transmission simulations has produced over 15 patents. Recent publications focus on artifact reduction in industrial CT, neutron imaging of shale formations, and explainable AI for security applications.

Scientific Awards:

• Battelle Distinguished Inventor Award
• National Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Technology Transfer
• Exceptional Service Award (2024) from U.S. Government for nuclear nonproliferation analytics