WorkshopontheInternetofThings
OrganizedbyTheIEEEReliabilitySocietyandtheIEEEIoTInitiative
WithMulti-SocietySponsorship
HeldattheMarriottCourtyard
Allen(Dallas),TexasMondayJune19th,2017,08:30am
PleasejoinusforafulldayworkshopdevotedtotheInternetofThings.AtthiseventyouwillbeexposedtotalksthatdescribewhattheInternetofThingsisallabout,whyitisanimportantpartofthefuture,andwhattheimportantingredientsareforsuccessfulproductsandservicesintheIoTspace.ThetalkswillcoverthemanymanifestationsofIoT,it'simpactingonalmostallverticalsoftheUSandtheWorldEconomy,anditsrapidgrowthinadoptionandinfluence.ThetalkswillcovertheIoTlandscapeandidentifytrends,whotheplayersare,andwhattechnologiesareimportant.
ThelineupofspeakersincludesexpertsandpractitionerswhowilldiscusshowIoTisimportantintheirindustry,whattheyseeastheingredientsforsuccess,the
technicalandbusinesschallenges,andtheirviewsofhowtheInternetofThingsislikelytoevolve.InkeepingwiththethemeofthePHM2017conferencethefocuswillbeonissuesofsafety,security,andreliabilityandhowtheuseofcommonIoTinfrastructure-communications,computing,storage,dataandanalytics,andsystemsforremotecontrolofcriticalfunctions--contributetothevaluefromIoT
Duringthedaytherewillbetwomoderatedpaneldiscussions,withaudienceparticipation.Thefirstwillbedevotedtohighlightingthekeytechnical,business,andregulatoryconsiderationsforIoTdeployments.ThesecondwillbedevotedtoidentifyingconcreteactionsthatcouldspeedthedeploymentofIoTofferingsandmeetthechallengesofsafety,scale,andreliability.WhetheryouareanIoTenthusiast,aresearcher,amanager,atechnologist,astrategist,anadministrator,amarketer,orsomeoneworkingonIoTproductsandservices,youwillfindthisaninformativeday.Youwillhaveachancetonetworkwithyourpeersandwiththeexpertsthatarepartofthisworkshop.WealsohopethatyouwillgetachancetoparticipateandcontributetothediscussionandhavesomeofyourquestionsaboutIoTanswered.
ToregisterfortheIoTWorkshop,pleasevisitthePHMwebsite.
Ourspeakersandpanelistsinclude:
AdamDrobot -Chairman,OpenTechWorks,andChairIEEEIoTActivitiesRickDurham -IBMWatson-IoTQualityandReliabilityDataScientistTimJ.Finigan -FluorDiversifiedServicesMikeGarcia -DirectorTechnologyServices,BNSFKeithGremban -Director,InstituteforTelecommunicationsScience,NTIAVoyGrohman -VPofFirmwareEngineering,IDSystemsLeeStogner -President,VinculaGroupByungK.Yi -ExecutiveVPandCTO,InterdigitalScheduleandAgenda1.Introductionsandopeningremarks 08:30am-08:45am2.OverviewofIoT 08:45am-10:00am(Gremban,Stogner,andDrobot)3.CoffeeBreak 10:00am-10:30am4.RoundtablePanelandDiscussion 10:30am-12:00pm5.Lunch 12:00pm-01:30pm6.IoTTechnologiesandApplications 01:30pm-03:00pm(Finigan,Yi,Grohman,Garcia,Durham)7.CoffeeBreak 03:00pm-03:30pm8.RoundtableDiscussionandWorkingSession 03:30pm-05:00pm9.ReceptionandMixer 05:30pm-08:00pm
TheWorkshopisorganizedbyIEEEIoTActivitiesandtheIEEEReliabilitySocietyandincludes:AdamDrobot "AdamDrobot"<[email protected]>AdamGreenberg "AdamGreenberg"<[email protected]>VoyGrohman "WojciechGrohman"<[email protected]>PeterLiu "JiePeterLiu"<[email protected]>RobertShapiro "BobShapiro"<[email protected]>LeeStogner "LeeStogner"<[email protected]>JeffreyVoas "Voas,Jeff(Fed)"<[email protected]>EricWong "EricWong"<[email protected]>YiZhao "YiZhao"<[email protected]>SpeakersandShortBiographies
TimothyJ.Finigan,Fluor,DiversifiedServices
TimothyFiniganhasover30yearsofexperienceinoperationsandmaintenance(O&M),reliability,andsupplychainmanagement.AsSeniorDirectorwithinFluoranditsO&Mbusinessunit,Stork,hedirectsmajorimplementationprogramsfocusedonassetmanagementsolutionsandperformanceimprovementwithinexistingindustrialfacilities,aswellasoperationalreadinessplanningandexecutionservicesinsupportofmajorcapitalprojectstoestablishbestpracticesforoptimalstartup,operationalexcellenceandachievementofbusinessobjectives.Previously,Mr.Finiganledthecorporateleanmanufacturinginitiative
atSiemensEnergy&AutomationandwasaseniorconsultantatBooz-Allen&Hamilton.
Mr.FiniganholdsaBSinEngineeringfromClemsonUniversityandanMBAfromtheVirginiaPolytechnicInstitute.HeisaCertifiedMaintenance&ReliabilityProfessionalthroughSMRP,andisbothaCertifiedQualityEngineerandaCertifiedReliabilityEngineerthroughASQ.
KeithGremban,Director,InstituteforTelecommunicationSciences,NationalTelecommunicationsandInformationAdministration,Boulder,CO
KeithGrembanistheDirectoroftheInstituteforTelecommunicationsSciences(ITS),whichistheresearchandengineeringlaboratoryfortheNationalTelecommunicationsandInformationAdministration(NTIA),andhasbeeninvolvedinsystemsengineeringandadvancedtechnologydevelopmentforoverthirtyyears.PriortojoiningITS,KeithwasaProgramManagerattheDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(DARPA)
wherehemanagedaportfolioofprogramsintheareasofwirelesscommunicationsandelectronicwarfare.PriortoDARPA,Keithworkedatavarietyofcompanies,managingandleadingresearchandsystemsintegrationprojectsinrobotics.Keithhasalsoworkedonadiversecollectionofunmannedsystemsincluding:arobotsnake;multiplegroundrobots;andseveralunmannedaerialsystems.KeithholdsaB.S.inMathematicsandaM.S.inAppliedMathematicsfromMichiganStateUniversity,andaM.S.andPh.D.inComputerSciencefromCarnegieMellonUniversity.
RickR.Durham,IBMWatson-IoTQualityandReliabilityDataScientist
RickisamemberoftheIBMIoTPredictiveAnalyticsTeamwhoassistsinthedefinitionanddeploymentofpredictiveanalyticssolutionsforIoTcustomers.HeisactiveinthedevelopmentofIoTpredictivemodelsandanalytics,ensuringtechnicalsolutionsmeetbusinessobjectivesthroughoptimaluseoftechnologyincustomer’sbusinessenvironment.Heperformsanessentialroleinlarge-scaletechnologyrollouts,specificallyfocusedonchangemanagementandprocessreengineering.Rickisalsoresponsibleforcapturingwhatwassuccessfulinthepastandinnew
predictiveanalyticsengagementstocatalogueandcreatebestpractices.Heassistswiththepromotionofthesebestpractices.Hisresponsibilitiesinclude:Enterprise-levelconsultingworkinginaseniorcapacity,andCorporate-wideleadershiponpredictiveanalyticsolutions.Thisinvolvesactiveengagementwithclientsandprospectstounderstandhowpredictiveanalyticscanbeleveragedeffectivelyinmultipleverticals.Heisanexpertonhowtechnology,including,datamining,decisionmanagement,deploymentsolutions,basicstatisticstoolsandfeedbackmanagementcanbeintegratedtoaddresscustomerneeds.HeholdsaM.Sc.in
InformationTechnologyfromRegisUniversityandisaPMP,ASQcertifiedReliabilityEngineer.
LeeStogner,PresidentVinculaGroup
LeeStogneristhePresidentoftheVinculaGroup,aconsultancyinBusinessInnovation,DigitalTransformation,ProjectManagementandtheInternetofThings.Leehasover30yearsofdesign,consulting,projectmanagementandbusinessdevelopmentexperienceacrossarangeofindustries.LeehasdrivengrowthatcompaniesthatincludeDigitalEquipment,FluorCorporationandRockwellInternational.CustomersaroundtheworldhavebenefitedfromLee'sexpertiseandleadership.
Throughouthisworkingcareer,Leehasbeenactiveinbothlocalandinternationalprofessionalactivities.LeeistheChairoftheCarolinas'EngineeringClusterandapastDirectoroftheIEEEBoardofDirectors.Today,LeeisactiveinpromotingthedevelopmentoftheInternetofThingsthroughhisparticipationintheIEEESmartGridInitiative,theIEEETransportationElectrificationCommitteeandasaMemberoftheIEEEInternetofThingsInitiative,IoT.
ByungK.Yi,ExecutiveVPandChiefTechnologyOfficerInterDigitalCorp.
BYUNGK.YIisInterDigital’sExecutiveVicePresidentandChiefTechnologyOfficer.Inthisrole,heisresponsibleforadvisingonthecompany’stechnologydirection,maintainingthecompany’stechnologyroadmaps,managingInnovationPartners,anexternaltechnologysourcingmodelbasedaroundpartnershipswithleadinginnovatorsandresearchorganizationsaswellasstrategicacquisitionsoftechnology,andmanagingthecompany’sTechnicalAdvisoryCouncil.
From2014totheendof2015,Dr.YiservedasExecutiveVicePresident,InterDigitalLabs,andChiefTechnologyOfficer,andwasresponsiblefordirectingthedevelopment
ofadvancedwirelessandnetworktechnologies,theevolutionofstandards-basedtechnologiesandthecompany’sparticipationinwirelessstandardsbodies.Dr.YijoinedInterDigitalinApril2014fromtheFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC),wherehehadservedasassistantdivisionchiefofengineeringsince2012.PriortohisappointmentattheFCC,Dr.YiwasatLGElectronicsfrom2000to2012,whereasSeniorExecutiveVicePresidentheheadedthecompany’sNorthAmericanR&Dcenter.AformermemberofInterDigital’sTechnologyAdvisoryCouncil,Dr.Yicontributesmorethan30yearsofadvancedwirelessdevelopmentexperience.
Dr.Yialsocontributesastronghistoryofindustryleadership.HecurrentlyservesontheboardofdirectorsoftheTelecommunicationsIndustryAssociationandhasservedontheboardofdirectorsorsteeringcommitteesofanumberofprofessionalorganizations,includingtheCenterforWirelessCommunications,the3rdGenerationPartnershipProject2TechnicalSpecificationGroup,andanumberofothers.HewasawardedtheprestigiousCDG(CDMADevelopmentGroup)IndustryLeadershipaward,beenrecognizedbytheNationalEngineerWeek(NEW)Foundation,andinductedtotheHallofFamebytheSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedScienceofGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.
Dr.Yireceivedabachelor’sdegreeinelectricalengineeringfromYonseiUniversity(Korea),amaster’sdegreeinelectricalengineeringfromtheUniversityofMichigan,andhisdoctoraldegreeinelectricalengineeringfromGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.
AdamDrobot,Chairman,OpenTechWorks,Inc.andChair,IEEEIoTActivitiesBoard
Dr.AdamT.Drobotisatechnologistwithmanagementexpertiseandoverfortyyearsofexperiencewithbusiness,government,andacademia.Todayhisactivitiesincludestrategicconsulting,start-ups,andparticipationinindustryassociationsandgovernmentadvisorybodies.HeistheChairmanoftheBoardofOpenTechWorks,Inc.acompanyspecializinginopensourcesoftware.PreviouslyhewastheManagingDirectorandCTOof2MCompaniesinDallas,TX,from2010-2012,andPresidentoftheAppliedResearchandGovernmentBusinessUnitsatTelcordiaTechnologies
andthecompany’sCTOfrom2002to2010.Priortothat,AdammanagedtheAdvancedTechnologyGroupatScienceApplicationsInternationalCorporation(SAIC).HealsoservedasSeniorVicePresidentforScienceandTechnologyaspartofhis27yearsofserviceatSAICfrom1975to2002.
Adamhasbeentheprincipalorkeyparticipantinthedevelopmentofseverallarge,scientificcodesystemsandsoftwareformanagingthedesignandproductionofcomplexplatforms.Hehaspublishedmorethan100journalarticles,andisafrequentcontributortoindustryliterature.Hecurrentlyholds26patents.Adamisthe2007recipientofIEEE’sManagerialExcellenceAward.HeiscurrentlyamemberofSeveralCorporateBoards,theFCCTechnologyAdvisoryCouncil,andhealsoChairstheAwardsRecognitionCouncilfortheIEEEandtheIEEEIoTActivitiesBoard.AdamisontheBoardoftheTelecommunicationsIndustryAssociationandChairstheTIATechnologyCommittee.HeholdsaBSinEngineeringPhysicsfromCornellUniversityandaPhD.inPlasmaPhysicsfromtheUniversityofTexas.
WojciechGrohman,VicePresidentofFirmwareEngineering,IDSystems(NASDAQ:IDSY)
Wojciech"Voy"GrohmaniscurrentlyaVicePresidentofFirmwareEngineeringatIDSystems(NASDAQ:IDSY).Hehasspent20yearsworkingintheconnecteddeviceindustryatvarioussmall,mediumandlargecompanies.Hisfocushasbeenonhighavailabilityandhighreliabilityreal-timecontrolsystemsforindustrial,automotiveandconsumermarkets.Heholdsover30patentsmanyofwhicharehighlyrelevanttoIoT.HehasaM.S.degreeinelectronicsfromSilesianUniversityofTechnologyandPh.D.inPatternRecognitionfromtheUniversityofToledo.
