Digital Applications Technology Committee Meeting
7 May 2025 • Music City City Center • Nashville, TN, USA
►Agenda (PDF)
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- Chair’s opening remarks – Bryan Beard <Noon>
- Appoint minute-taker
- Antitrust guidelines
- Membership and attendance
- Review minutes of previous meeting
- AIST Staff Announcements
- Main agenda items
- Present Technology Committee awards – Best Paper 2025
“Prioritized anomaly management in steel production using self-supervised AI”, Rishabh Shah, Suhas Mehta, Falkonry Inc.
- Review Mission Statement
MISSION: To promote the understanding and advancement of appropriate digitalization applications, architectures and technologies for the processing of steel, by providing forums to learn about best practices, new and current technologies; by enabling the exchange of problem solving ideas within the metals processing industry, and with potential suppliers; as well as by networking with associated disciplines in academia, government, research and related industries.
- Nominations for Board of Director Level Awards—Distinguished Member and Fellow, Sendzimir Award, Fairless Award and Steelmaker of the Year nominations
- Develop committee objectives for next year
- Meeting Locations – Fall 2025 Tour Options & Spring 2026 Tour Options
- Technical Topic to be discussed and possible presenters
- Conferences/Webinars
Webinars Visit: https://www.aist.org/conference-expositions/webinars
- Elect New Officers
Chair - Matthew Smith, CMC Steel Arizona
Vice Chair - David P. Kober, Global Gauge Corporation
Papers Chair - *Nominee Needed
Young Professional Chair - Sam Jacobson, Iba America, LLC
- Present Chair Plaques – Photos outside meeting room
- Discussion items
- Recap of the 2024 Industrial Automation and Control System Fundamentals training course – David Kober
- Digital Transformation for the Steel Industry Forum, 13-14 October 2026, Sheraton, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Call For Abstracts – Contact agauffin@aist.org
Call For Panelists – Safety, Predictive Maintenance, Producer Panels
Organizing Committee:
- Jamie Stewart, USS
- Gaurav Malhotra, Nucor
- Bernard Chukwulebe, Arcelormittal
- Nathan Settlemire, Chartersteel
- Rob Oldroyd, Nucor
- Patrick Gallagher, MSA
- Mike Dudzic, former Arcelormittal
- Franck Adjogble, SMS Group Inc.
- Philip Woodward, Danieli
- Yufeng Wang, SSAB
- Liwei Zhang, ArcelorMittal
- James Hendrickson, NWI Automation
- Next meeting – Fall 2025
- Chair conclusion – Bryan Beard
- Adjourn <1:30pm>