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May 2022 Event
The May 20th industry event was a successful full day of valuable content, knowledge-sharing, and networking with peers.
- Setup and monitoring of an IoT system
Ziqian Zheng, Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison 
- Bayesian Optimization: Data-driven technique to design Engineering systems
Jaesung Lee, Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison 
- Industry and Business Events Analytics
Akash Deep, Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- AI-based predictive maintenance and quality improvement
Kaibo Liu, Associate Professor and IoT Center Associate Director
Min Hee Kim, Ph.D.
– University of Wisconsin – Madison 
- AO Smith Connected Products – Summary
Brian Branecky, Engineering Fellow, – A.O. Smith 
- Mercury Marine – Connected Ops/IIoT
David Blondheim, Director, Global Operations Excellence & Advanced Manufacturing
James Clevenger, Manager, Connected Operations & Analytics
– Mercury Marine 
- Joshua Stingl, – Oshkosh Corporation
- Erin Hynum, Product Manager, – Therma-Stor
November 2019 Event
The November 8th IoT center industry event was a full-day event filled with valuable content, knowledge sharing, and networking with peers. The event focused on actionable insight regarding IoT applications, data analytics, digitalization, and more from leading experts.
- MathWorks ThingSpeak for IoT
Andy Hirsh, Ph.D., Customer Success Engineer – MathWorks - Measurement, Tracking, and Device Graphs
Matthew Malloy, Adjunct Professor and Director of the Signal Processing and Machine Learning master’s program
– University of Wisconsin-Madison - Foxconn’s Value and Challenges to Digitalization
Hao-Han Lin, Senior Project Manager – Foxconn - UW IoT Center Update and Initiatives
Shiyu Zhou, Professor and IoT Center Director
Kaibo Liu, Associate Professor and IoT Center Associate Director
– University of Wisconsin-Madison - Computer Vision Technology to Automatically Evaluate Risk for Occupational Injuries
Robert Radwin, Duane H. and Dorthy M. Bluemke Professor – University of Wisconsin-Madison
April 2019 Event
The April 5th IoT center industry event was a full day event filled with valuable content, knowledge sharing, and networking with peers. The event focused on actionable insight regarding IoT applications, data analytics, and more from leading companies.
- The Future of Fast Data and Real-Time Analytics in IoT
Anson Kokkat, WW Product Manager, Db2 Event Store –IBM - Data Science and Analytics at Oshkosh
Michael Schuh, Lead Data Scientist for Advanced Product Engineering – Oshkosh Corporation - Instrumenting Cutting Tools to Measure Temperature
Frank Pfefferkorn, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor – University of Wisconsin-Madison - Industries are Capitalizing on IoT and AI to Gain Competitive Advantage
Balamurugan Balakreshnan, Leader & Principle Solution Architect
Eddy Saad, Manufacturing Cloud Solution Architect
–Microsoft - Smart Factory: Manufacturing Execution Optimization
Leyuan Shi, Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor – University of Wisconsin-Madison
October 2018 Event
The October 12 industry event was a successful full day of valuable content, knowledge-sharing, and networking with peers.
- ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s IoT
Rory Smith, Visiting Professor at University of Northampton, Director of Strategic Development Americas –ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas - Enhancing the Toyota Production System with IoT
Joshua Linnemann, Director of Design Engineering, Production Engineering, and Information Technology
Steven Norman, Information Technology Manager
–Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg. - Welbilt Digital – Connectivity Solutions
Ramesh Tirumala, Director of Engineering, Digital Services and Solutions
–Welbilt - Exploring Business Applications using Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing
Sridhar Ramaswamy, Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago Graham School, Analytics Advisor –Caterpillar Inc. - Big Data Analytics for Real-Time Complex System Monitoring
Kaibo Liu, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison
April 2018 Event
The April 13 industry event was a successful full day of valuable content, knowledge-sharing, and networking with peers.
- Kohler Connect: Smart Homes Finds Bathroom
Cynthia Bachmann, Vice President-Engineering & Product Development, Kitchen & Bath Group – Kohler
Marwan Estiban, Director-Engineering, Electronics & Smart Home, Kitchen & Bath Group – Kohler
Eric Plate, Principal Engineer & Group Lead – Smart Home, Kitchen & Bath Group – Kohler
- Connected Vehicle Diagnostics and Prognostics
Yilu Zhang, Technical Fellow & Manager of Vehicle Health Management Group – General Motors
- Modeling and Monitoring of Energy Consumption Through IOT for Energy Strategy in Manufacturing
Sangkee Min, Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin – Madison - IoT and Cloud: Transforming Public & Private Services
Sri Elaprolu, Global Leader & Senior Manager – Amazon Web Services
- What do Supply Chain and Operations Managers Need to Know about Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence?
Michael Watson, Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University, Co-Founder of Opex Analytics
October 2017 Event
The October 10 Industry Event was a full day of valuable content, knowledge-sharing and networking with peers, including the following presentations:
- Event-Driven Systems as a Vehicle for IoT and Digital Transformation
Marty Sprinzen, CEO – VANTIQ
Video Presentation
- Key Traits of Leading IoT Platforms
Dima Tokar, Co-Founder and CTO – MachNation
Video Presentation
- A Conversation With Your Connected Industrial Chiller
Vaidyanathan Venkiteswaran, Data Scientist — Johnson Controls
Video Presentation - Digital Transformation is Revolutionizing Manufacturing
David Vasko, Director of Advanced Technology — Rockwell Automation
Video Presentation
- Cisco Kinetic – Extracting Value From IoT Data
Naveen Manicka, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer — Cisco
Video Presentation
May 2017 Event
The May 3 Industry Event and Poster Session was a full day of valuable content, knowledge-sharing and networking with peers, including the following presentations:
- Best Practices in IoT Solutions
Joe Kann, Vice President Global Business Development, Rockwell Automation - IoT Organizations: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
Mark Benson, CTO, Exosite - Challenges and Solutions in IoT End-Point Security
Professor Younghyun Kim, UW–Madison - Industry 4.0 Meets Workforce 2.0
Ashis Khan, Area VP, IoT and Digital Transformation — L&T Technology Services
and Ramarao Garikapati, CEO and Founder — ExTech Ideas
The day concluded with a student poster session, featuring projects on real-world IoT applications by multidisciplinary student teams in the introductory IoT course.
March 2017 Event
Industry event included peer-to-peer networking, breakout sessions and featured the following thought-provoking presentations from industry and academic experts:
- High-Performance Flexible Electronics
Professor Jack Ma, UW–Madison - Using Virtual Reality to Simulate Real World Environments
Professor Kevin Ponto, UW–Madison - Benefits and Use Cases of IoT Edge Computing, Including the Newly Launched AWS Greengrass
Thomas Jean and Julian Dale, Solstice - Cycle-Based Signal Modeling for Equipment Condition Monitoring
Professor Shiyu Zhou and Salman Jahani, UW–Madison
- Pratical Insights on IoT Security: The Big Little Things
Steve Knackers, Sub-Zero Group
December 2016 Event
The December 7 Industry Event was a full day of valuable content, knowledge-sharing and networking with peers, including the following presentations:
- IoT in Manufacturing: A Progress Report
Joe Kann, Vice President Global Business Development, Rockwell Automation - Emerging Data Science Capabilities: Opportunities and Challenges
Tobin Jansenberger, Data Science and Analytics Lab Manager, American Family Insurance - Update on UW IoT Lab Activities and Projects
Dr. Raj Veeramani, Executive Director, UW IoT Lab - IoT Enablement of Legacy and New Equipment
Anurag Garg, Founder and CEO, DATTUS, Inc. - Mixed and Augmented Reality Featuring Microsoft Hololens
Greg Levenhagen, Principal Consultant, Skyline Technologies
The day concluded with a student poster session, featuring projects on real-world IoT applications by multidisciplinary student teams in the new IoT course.
September 2016 Event
The Industry Event on September 14 featured presentations from Ipsen USA, Sysmex America and L&T Technology Services. Addtionally, Dr. Raj Veeramani provided an update on UW IoT Lab projects and activities.
The day also included a group discussion on forming a collaborative learning work group focused on IoT security.
June 2016 Event
The June 23 Industry Event was a full day of valuable content, knowledge-sharing and networking with peers. The day’s program included insightful presentations (including one by Curt G. Joa Inc., a world leader in engineering and building specialty machines for producing disposable products, such as diapers). Participants also learned about emerging wireless communications technologies from Professor Xinyu Zhang(Electrical and Computer Engineering Department) and Blockchain and Its Implications for IoT from Dr. Thomas Yen (Technical Director, UW IoT Lab).
The day included breakout sessions for the Industrial IoT and Consumer IoT Work Groups to review progress and discuss next steps for the applied research projects focused on Smart and Connected Enterprise (predictive diagnostics of equipment) and Smart and Connected Home use cases.