Note: This page in in the process of being updated for WWAC2016.
Information from WWAC2015 appears below…
The program committee is pleased to announce the list technical speakers for this year’s 2015 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium:
(see also program schedule)
Featured Speakers
| Keynote Speaker | Water Industry – A Utility Perspective: Challenges to Solutions – Closing the Gap – view abstract John S. Young, Jr. P.E., Owner, John S. Young, Jr, LLC |
| Invited Speaker | Open Secure Automation: Observations for Improved ICS Reliability, Security and Performance – view abstract Albert Rooyakkers, Founder, CTO, and VP of Engineering, Bedrock Automation |
| Invited Speaker | Situational Awareness – The Next Leap in Industrial Human Machine Interface Design – view abstract John Krajewski, Director of Product Management HMI/SCADA, Schneider Electric | Invensys |
| WEF Guest Speaker | WEF Current News and Trends Tom DeLaura, P.E., Past Chair, WEF Automation and Information Technology Committee & Vice-President, Eramosa |
| AWWA Guest Speaker | AWWA Current News and Trends Mike Sweeney, Ph.D., P.E., Florida Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) & Deputy Executive-Director, Toho Water Authority |
Full Technical Speaker List
| Migrating to Digital Bus Technology – view abstract Hassan Ajami, Process Control & Instrumentation Anil Gosine, Detroit Water & Sewerage Department |
| Challenges and Lessons Learned for the Design and Implementation of Large PROFIBUS Network – view abstract Francisco Alcalá, CDM Smith James Powell, P.Eng., Siemens Canada Limited |
| No compromises for secure SCADA Communications – even over 3rd Party Networks – view abstract Norman Anderson, P.E., Polk County – Utilities Division Sokha Hay, Tempered Networks |
| Design Assist – Not Just For Construction Projects: Using Alternative Delivery For SCADA System Replacements – view abstract Charles Aycock, City of Roseville Dean Ford, CAP, PE, Westin Engineering, Inc. Dave Kubel, PE, Tesco Controls, Inc. |
| Southern Nevada Water Systems Controls Upgrade: A Very Large Scale Controls Project – view abstract Jeff Blue, CAP, Southern Nevada Water System |
| Making the Case for SCADA Master Planning – view abstract Raluca Constantinescu, AquaR, Inc. |
| All Aboard the SCADA Mothership – view abstract Patrick Cooke, Trihedral Engineering |
| First – Make A Business Case For Cybersecurity – view abstract Don Dickinson, Phoenix Contact |
| Utilizing Instrumentation and Control Tuning for BNR Optimization – view abstract Craig Fuller, P.E., AECOM Technology Corporation Norman Anderson, P.E., Polk County – Utilities Division Charles Nichols, Polk County – Utilities Division David Fitzgerald, P.E., D.P. Fitzgerald, Inc. Donald Schlicht, P.E., Curry Controls Company |
| Achieving Operator Buy-In of High Performance Graphics – view abstract Jason Hamlin, City of Lynchburg Carter Farley, P.E., InstruLogic Corporation |
| Designing a Wireless Network: Steps / Considerations / Do’s & Don’ts – view abstract Patrick Ho, Eaton |
| Demystifying Government-Validated Solutions: Navy Case Study Shows How Critical Infrastructure and Facilities Can Benefit – view abstract Frank Ignazzitto, Ultra Electronics, 3eTI |
| Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3) for Water Systems – view abstract Keith Kolkebeck, United Water |
| Are You Disrupting the Control Room?: How to Manage Change and Introduce High Performance HMI Concepts in Practice – view abstract Ryan Kowalski, P.E., ARCADIS |
| Methodology to Develop Optimum Control Strategies: Controlling Wastewater Plant Inflows – view abstract Maxym Lachance, Eng., Tetra Tech Sreekanth Lalgudi, P.Eng., EPCOR Utilities Inc. |
| Data Diode Cybersecurity Implementation Protects Operations Network and Facilitates Transfer of Operations Information to Business Users – view abstract Dennis Lanahan, Owl Computing Technologies |
| On Demand Pump Condition and Optimization – view abstract Jeff Miller, P.E., ENV SP, Schneider Electric Brian Hinkle, Schneider Electric |
| The Ugly Duckling Becomes a SWAN: The Success Story of Anglian Water’s Smart WAter Network – view abstract Jeff Miller, P.E., ENV SP, Schneider Electric Ivan Nazzaretto, Schneider Electric |
| Effectively Deploying Alarm Management to SCADA Systems – view abstract Graham Nasby, P.Eng, PMP, CAP, Eramosa |
| Getting the Most from Your SCADA Data – view abstract Emile Richard, P.E., Portland Water District |
| Looking for Trouble on OT Networks: Tools and Techniques to Identify Threats to ICS Communications Bryan L Singer, CISSP, CAP, Kenexis – view abstract |
| Flowmeter Verification in Water/Wastewater Industry – view abstract Alan Vance, Endress+Hauser Steve Milford, Endress+Hauser |
| WWTP – Lift Station Monitoring & Control: The Process Begins Here – view abstract Alan Vance, Endress+Hauser Terry Sages, Rockwell Automation |
| Developing a Utility Analysis and Integration Model (UAIM) – view abstract Cello Vitasovic, Ph.D., P.E., Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Barry Liner, Ph.D., P.E., Water Environment Federation |
| HMI/SCADA is Key in Preventing Unplanned Downtime – view abstract Matthew Wells, GE Intelligent Platforms |
| Benefits of a SCADA Master Plan Framework for Utilities – view abstract Manoj Yegnaraman, P.E., Carollo Engineers, Inc. Norman Anderson, P.E., Polk County – Utilities Division Jeff Martin, Carollo Engineers, Inc. |
