The program committee is pleased to announce the list technical speakers for this year’s 2013 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium:
(see also program schedule)
Featured Speakers:
| Keynote Speaker | Using Data from Municipal Water/Wastewater SCADA Systems (and Other Sources) to Make Smarter Operational, Maintenance, and Infrastructure Investment Decisions – Carey E. Hidaka, Worldwide Smarter Water Solutions, IBM Software Group – view abstract |
| Invited Speaker | High Performance HMI – Proof Testing in Real-World Trials – Bill Hollifield, Principal HMI Consultant, PAS & author of several books including “The High Performance HMI Handbook” – view abstract |
| Invited Speaker | Managing Successful SCADA Retrofit Projects – P. Hunter Vegas, Lead Project Engineer, Avid Solutions & co-author the book “101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career” – view abstract |
| Invited Speaker | The Current State of Cyber Security in Municipal Water Plants – John Cusimano, Director, Security Services Division, exida & voting member of ISA99 Cyber Security Committee – view abstract |
| WEF Guest Speaker | Automation Technology Trends in the Wastewater Sector – Tom DeLaura, Chair, WEF Automation and Information Technology Committee & vice-president, Eramosa Engineering International – view abstract |
| AWWA Guest Speaker | Technology Trends and Outlook for the Municipal Water Sector – Michael Sweeney, Florida Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) & Deputy Executive-Director, Toho Water Authority – view abstract |
Full Technical Speaker List
| Taking DeNitrification to the Next Level: An Upgrade of Proven Technology with 21st Century I&C – Jaime A Alba, CDM Smith – view abstract |
Process Control |
| Wireless Technology Opportunities in the Water and Wastewater Sectors – Riz Amanullah, Cooper Bussmann Wireless (EATON) – view abstract |
Wireless |
| A Strategic Approach to SCADA Cyber Security – Water and Wastewater Network Architecture and Segmentation – Norman Anderson and Bill Phillips, CH2M HILL – view abstract |
Security |
| Optimize your Ultrasonic Flow Meter for water & Wastewater applications – Brent Baird, Instruments Direct – view abstract |
Instrumentation |
| The Lights are on but no one is home: Automation Techniques for un-manned stations – Jeffery S. Blue, Southern Nevada Water System (Nevada, USA) – view abstract |
Integration |
| The Industrial Internet – Enabling the New Water Operator – Jill Burdette and Lee Jellum, GE Intelligent Platforms – view abstract |
Smart Water |
| ISA100 Wireless Development and Certification Process – Penny Chen, Yokogawa – view abstract |
Wireless |
| So many wireless technologies! Which is the right one for my application? – Don Dickinson, Phoenix Contact – view abstract |
Wireless |
| Risks of Smart Water Applications – Rigorous Risk Assessment of the Adoption of Smart Water Applications – Andreas Hauser, Thomas Stoertkuhl, Klaus Estenfeld amd E. Earl Eiland – TÜV SÜD AG – view_abstract |
Smart Water |
| Security Issues and Best Practices for Water/Wastewater Facilities – Jeff Hayes, Beijer Electronics – view abstract |
Security |
| Save Time and Money by Designing Effective Interface with Vendor-provided control systems – Amar Hegde and Larry Reynolds, CDM Smith – view abstract |
Integration |
| Smart Water Networks for Operational Efficiency Gains – Brian Heimbigner and Mark Bitto, ABB – view abstract |
Smart Water |
| SCADA Control and Monitoring Of Groundwater Remediation Facilities: Past, Present And Planning For The Future – Obadiah Kilonzo and Kevin Flemming, Carolina Automation Systems – view abstract |
Integration |
| Simulate Your Way out of a Difficult Real Time Control Problem: Automatically Controlling Gates to Reduce Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) – Maxym Lachance,Tetra Tech and Sid Lodewyk, City of Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) – view abstract |
Smart Water |
| WWTP Operator – The poor cousin? – Opportunities for Better Wastewater Plant Control Room Design – David Lee, User Centered Design Services – view abstract |
Human Factors |
| Use of Custom Code Generation Tool Allows Municipality to Rigidly Enforce Water/Wastewater SCADA Standards – Bob Loncar, Regional Municipality of Halton (Ontario, Canada) – view abstract |
Integration |
| Trends, Issues, and New Standards for ICS Security – David Mattes, Asguard Networks – view abstract |
Security |
| SCADA System Serviceable Life and Replacement Prioritization – Jonathan Mitchell, CDM Smith and Tom Owens, Environmental Services Dept, Seminole County (Florida, USA) – view abstract |
Case Study |
| Seamless Replacement of a DCS in a Large Wastewater Treatment Plant: Lessons Learned from the City of Fort Worth Village Creek Water Reclamation Plant – Nathan Mogaru, John Robinson and Luke Matus, CDM Smith – view abstract |
Case Study |
| Migrating Guelph Wastewater’s Data Monitoring Program To A Web-Based Reporting System – Turning Data into Meaningful Information – Dennis Mutti, Tom DeLaura, and Jason Low, Eramosa Engineering; and Tim Robertson, Gerald Atkinson, and Jim Lilley, Wastewater Services City of Guelph (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) – view abstract |
Smart Water |
| Introduction to Alarm Management for Packaged Systems and ISA18 Working Group 7 – Graham Nasby, Eramosa Engineering – view abstract |
Integration |
| Too Many Alarms: Where Do I Begin? – Kevin Patel, Signature Automation – view abstract |
Integration |
| Developing In-House Sewage Pumping Station Design Standards: Streamlining Integration of Pump Stations in Niagara Region – Mark Presti, Provectus, and Ed Van Vliet, Niagara Region Public Works Dept (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) – view abstract |
Standardization |
| Owner Specific SCADA Standards – What They Are and Why Should You Have Them – Emile Richard, Portland Water District (Portland, Maine, USA) – view abstract |
Standardization |
| Designing NFPA 820 Compliant Monitoring Systems for Wastewater Pumping Stations – Tom Ridgik and Greg Yarberry, CH2M HILL – view abstract |
Integration |
| Gaining control of Effluent Residual – Narciso Santiago, EMA – view abstract |
Process Control |
| Video: A New Type of Process Data – The Benefits of Visualizing Remote Assets – Gregory Santos, Industrial Video and Control – view abstract |
Smart Water |
| SCADA Upgrades at the Jacksonville Beach WWTP: Lessons Learned from automating a 40 year old plant for unattended operations – Chuck Saunders, Jacksonville Beach Pollution Control Plant (Florida, USA) and Gary Szilagyi, Archimedes Systems – view abstract |
Case Study |
| Know Your Options: Selecting the Right Wireless Communications – Technology for Your Collection & Distribution Systems – Dustin Sayre, EMA – view abstract |
Wireless |
| Specifying Adjustable Speed Drives for Improved Control and Integration – Tom Schaefer, Rockwell Automation – view abstract |
Integration |
| Wireless Mesh Infrastructure Networks for Supporting Water Districts – Data, SCADA and Video Requirements – Matt Selby, Firetide – view abstract |
Wireless |
| Implementation of Solids Retention Time (SRT) Control in Wastewater Treatment – Robert C. Smith, YSI Incorporated; and Sarah O. Elger and Scott Mleziva, Sanitaire – view abstract |
Process Control |
| Reinventing the Role of the SCADA Historian: Distributed Redundancy, Centralized Access – Blair Sooley, Trihedral Engineering – view abstract |
Smart Water |
| Assuring Waste Water System Reliability – Industrial-Grade UPS Power Protection Mitigates Costly Throughput Issues – Michael A. Stout, Falcon Electric – view abstract |
Security |
| Model analysis and controller design for aeration of textile industry effluent – Jayakumar Sumathi, Pogalur Ramasamy Theerthagiri and Srinivasan Sundaram, Department of ECE & EIE, PRIST University (Thanjavur, India) – view abstract |
Process Control |
| ISA99 – Security Standards in water treatment plants – Marcelo Teixeira de Azevedo, Alaide Barbosa Martins, and Sergio Takeo Kofuji, Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, (San Paulo, Brazil) – view abstract |
Security |
| Using Procedural Automation to Improve Operational Efficiency with ISA106 – Marcus Tennant and Leila Myers, Yokogawa – view abstract |
Standardization |
| Is There an Oversight in UV Reliability: Examining the Critical Role of Reliable Power in UV Disinfection – Grant Van Hemert, Schneider Electric – view abstract |
Security |