Agenda

UPitt Infrastructure Sensor Collaboration (UPISC) 2023 Workshop

Day 1 By Invitation Only:
(Organizers, Steering Committee, Invited Speakers)

Date: November 7, 2023

Location: Energy Innovation Center Pittsburgh (eicpittsburgh.org)

The first day of the UPISCW will be an information exchange between organizers at NETL, University of Pittsburgh, and workshop steering committee members as well as an opportunity for invited speakers and panelists to prepare for the meeting on the subsequent date. City of Pittsburgh and other regional stakeholders will also be invited for a discussion on infrastructure sensing and digital twin needs within the local area surrounding the University of Pittsburgh.

Time	Activity
Innovation Hall	Steering Committee and Conference Organizers Only
1:00 p.m.	Welcome Remarks
1:05 p.m.	Workshop Planning Updates and Discussion
1:30 p.m.	Status Update of UPISC – Action Items and Progress Including Seed Funding
2:30 p.m.	Coffee Break and Networking Break
3:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh Public Sector Infrastructure Sensing Needs and Roadmapping (Invited)
Covestro Room	Steering Committee, Conference Organizers, and Invited Speakers / Panelists
4:00 p.m.	Overview of Workshop and Final Preparation
4:15 p.m.	Adjourn
4:15 – 6:00 p.m	Networking Social Hour and Light Refreshments

Open Workshop:
(All Registered Attendees)

Date: November 8, 2023

Location: Energy Innovation Center Pittsburgh (eicpittsburgh.org), DLC Bright Space

All events of the open workshop day will be held in the DLC Bright Space Room
The open workshop program will include all registered attendees.

Morning Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM	Welcome Remarks and Introduction to the Workshop (Objective, Scope, Steering Committee)
8:10 AM	University and NETL Speaker Introduction
8:15 AM	UPitt and NETL Speakers – Sensing Collaborations and UPISC • 10-min Presentation – Dr. Mike Holland, Science Policy and Research Development , Dr. David Vorp, Sr. Associate Dean for Research & Facilities , University of Pittsburgh • 10-min Presentation – Dr. Bryan Morreale, Executive Director , National Energy Technology Laboratory
8:35 AM	Update on UPISC and Progress on Prioritized Action Items From Workshop #1 • 10-min Presentation – Dr. Paul Ohodnicki, RK Mellon Faculty Fellow in Energy , University of Pittsburgh • 10-min Q&A
8:50 AM	Keynote Industry Speaker #1
8:55 AM	Topic One – Keynote – The National Academies Perspective on Infrastructure and Sensing • 20-min Presentation – Dr. Cameron Oskvig, Director Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment , National Academy of Sciences • 10-min Q&A
9:25 AM	Workshop Logistics – Day One, Morning
9:25 AM	Break
9:40 AM	Topic Two Speaker Introduction
9:45 AM	Topic Two – Invited – Standardization of Sensing, Data, and Analytics Across Infrastructure Segments • 20-min Presentation – Dr. David Krohn, Managing Partner , IEEE Fiber Optic Sensor Standards, P2067 • 10-min Q&A
10:15 AM	Topic Three Speaker Introduction
10:20 AM	Topic Three – Sensor Device Technologies Progress Updates (Optical, Passive Wireless, etc.) • 15-min Presentation (NETL) - Dr. Ruishu Wright, Research Scientist / Technical Portfolio Lead , National Energy Technology Laboratory • 15-min Presentation (Pitt) - Dr. Paul Ohodnicki, RK Mellon Faculty Fellow in Energy , University of Pittsburgh • 10-min Q&A
11:00 AM	Panel on Sensing Opportunities and Needs in H2 Infrastructure (Dr. Wright, Moderator) Industry, University and National Lab Perspective • 5-min Panelist 1 (DOE Program) – Evan Frye, Physical Scientist , US Department of Energy Headquarters • 5-min Panelist 2 (National Lab and H2 Hubs) – Dr. William Buttner, Senior Engineer , National Renewable Energy Lab • 5-min Panelist 3 (NETL Technology) – Dr. Nate Weiland , National Energy Technology Lab • 5-min Panelist 4 (Industry) – Dr. Chris Moore, Technical Program Manager , GTI Energy • 5-min Panelist 5 (Industry) – Dr. Troy Demmer, CPO, Cofounder , Gecko Robotics • 35-min Moderated Q&A
12:00 PM	Logistical Announcements / Lunch / Networking Break

Afternoon Agenda

Time	Activity
1:15 PM	Afternoon Announcements
1:20 PM	Keynote Speaker #2 Introduction
1:25 PM	Topic Four – Keynote – Digital Twins Applied to Infrastructure Sensing • 20-min Presentation – Dr. Arvind Tiwari, Program Manager , GE Vernova • 10-min Q&A
1:55 PM	Topic Five Speaker Introduction
2:00 PM	Topic Five – Invited – Electric Power Grid Sensing, Analytics, and Digital Twins • 20-min Presentation – Jeremy Gill, Interim Chief Information Officer , Duquesne Light Company • 10-min Q&A
2:30 PM	Topic Six Speaker Introduction
2:35 PM	Topic Six – Invited – Open Standards in Wireless Sensors • 20-min Presentation – Christopher Ziolkowski, R&D Manager, Sensors and Automation , GTI Energy and Wi-SUN Alliance • 10-min Q&A
3:05 PM	Break
3:30 PM	Panel on Sensing Opportunities and Needs in Transportation / Civil Infrastructure (Dr. Ohodnicki Moderator) Industry, University and National Lab Perspective • 5-min Panelist 1 (DOT Representative) – Chris Atkinson, Deputy Director , ARPA-I / Department of Transportation • 5-min Panelist 2 (Technologies – U. Pitt.) – Dr. Piervincenzo Rizzo, Full Professor , University of Pittsburgh • 5-min Panelist 3 (IRISE Consortium – U. Pitt.) – Joseph Szczur, Executive Director of IRISE Consortium , University of Pittsburgh • 5-min Panelist 4 (City of Pittsburgh) – Chase Klingensmith, Autonomous Vehicles Policy Analyst , City of Pittsburgh • 5-min Panelist 5 (City of Pittsburgh) – Michael Bethune, Policy Analyst , City of Pittsburgh • 35-min Moderated Q&A
4:30 PM	Summary of Action Items and Preparation for Report Out
4:35 PM	Looking to the Future and Next Steps (Ohodnicki, Wright, Steering Committee) • Workshop closeout report discussion • Where we go from here and how to be involved • Etc.
4:45 PM	Final Remarks and Poster Session Summary
5:00 - 6:30 PM	Poster Session with a Social Hour and Light Refreshments • Sara Akhavan Abdollahian: Multi-Fidelity Framework for Thermal Conductivity of Al−Cu • Jagannath Devkota, Richard Pingree: Passive Wireless Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors and Wireless Telemetry • Berkay Bostan: Data-driven Local Porosity Prediction in Laser Powder Bed Fusion via In-situ Monitoring • Matthew M. Brister: Review of Sensors for In-Situ Amine Degradation Monitoring in Post-Combustion Carbon Capture • Sandeep Reddy Bukka: Intelligent and real time data analytics for fiber optic sensors using deep neural networks • Daejin Kim: Optical Fiber Sensors Capable of Monitoring Harsh Subsurface Conditions for H2 Storage Applications • Jagannath Devkota: Passive Wireless Sensing of Methane Leak and Monitoring Corrosion in Pipelines • Nageswara Lalam: Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Systems for Multi-Parameter Monitoring • William Harbert: The Instrumented City: Geo Observatory • Edward Hoffman: Single crystal fiber growth via LHPG method with focus on material melting properties • Dolendra Karki: Fiber optic current/magnetic field sensor for Power grid monitoring applications • Paul Kyros: Machine Learning on Intermittently Powered Microcontrollers • Gary R. Lander: Laser-heated Pedestal Growth and Raman DTS for Harsh-environment Applications • Scott Crawford: Quantum for Energy Systems and Technologies • Maher Khan: Simplifying the Deployment of Intrusion-Tolerant SCADA by Leveraging Cloud Resources • Badri P Mainali: Multi-parameter Optical Fiber Sensor for Simultaneous Monitoring of Humidity, Pressure, CO2, and Corrosion • Khurram Naeem: Pipeline Health Monitoring using Fiber-optic Sensor Technology and Ultrasonic Guidedwave • Enrico Sarcinelli: Fusion of Distributed Fiber Optics, Acoustic NDE and Physics-Based AI for Spent Fuel Monitoring • Yang-Duan Su: Towards Portable and Simultaneous Gas/Temperature Fiber Optic Point Sensor Interrogator for Electrical Assets Health Monitoring • Tulika Khanikar: Simulation of fiber optic Multimode Interferometer with COMSOL Multiphysics and its Application • Abhishek Viswanathan: Social Sensor Network: A distributed hyper-local network of low-cost air quality sensors and community scientists • Jordan Chapman: Modeling and Experimental Testing of High-temperature Stable Sensor Materials for Gas Monitoring • Zidao Zeng: Size-based Molecule Discrimination and Detection via Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube@Metal Organic Framework Composite Field-Effect Transistor • Pengdi Zhang: Innovative Fusion for Pipeline Corrosion Detection: Fiber Optic Sensing, Physics-Based Modeling, and Deep Learning