EIT 2017 Final Program

All conference events will be held at
Nebraska Union, University of Nebraska, City Campus
1400 R St. Lincoln, NE 68588

Access Nebraska Union from the main doors located on the back of the building facing main water fountains.


Sunday, May 14, 2017
Time Session Location/Room
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration
2nd floor of Nebraska Union
2:30pm - 5:30pm
Project Management & Design for Six Sigma
Dr. Tarek Lahdhiri
Overview
Centennial C3
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Reception
Heritage


Monday, May 15, 2017
Time Session Location/Room
7:30am - 4:00pm
Registration
2nd floor of Nebraska Union
8:30am - 9:00am
Opening Remarks
Regency Suite
9:00am - 10:00am
Keynote Speeches by Dr. Ronnie Green (Chancellor of UNL) and Dr. Jeffrey Gold (Chancellor of UNMC)
Regency Suite
10:00am - 10:30am
Break and Networking
Ballroom
10:30am - 12:00pm
Panel Session
Can M&S Improve Human Performance?

Presenter:
Sylvain Bruni, Senior Human Systems Engineer, Aptima

Moderator:
Bev Seay, Executive Director, Nebraska Applied Research Initiative (NARI), UNO

Panelists:
Molly Carpenter, Caregiver Advocate, Home Instead, Inc.

Angie Pannier, Associate Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, UNL

Paul Paulman, MD, Associate Dean for Clinical Skills & Quality, UNMC

Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, Associate Professor & Coordinator, SSUHSI MS-DPT Program
Regency Suite
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lunch Sponsored by Nebraska EPSCoR
Lunch Speaker: Mats Johansson, Co-Founder, President & CEO, EON Reality
Ballroom
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Communication Systems
Wireless Communication Systems & Networks - MCO3
Centennial C4
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Power and Energy Systems
Energy Storage - MPE3
Centennial C1
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Computer and Software Engineering
Cybersecurity - MCS3
Centennial C6
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Signal Processing and Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics 1 - MSP3
Centennial C3
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Automotive Systems Engineering
- MIT3
Centennial C5
1:30pm - 3:00pm
M&S in Health Sciences
- MNS3
Regency A
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Break and Networking
Ballroom
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Communication Systems
Sensor Networks and Applications - MCO4
Centennial C4
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Power and Energy Systems
Control and Protection of Microgrids - MPE4
Centennial C1
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Computer and Software Engineering
Software Analysis - MCS4
Centennial C6
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Signal Processing and Bioinformatics
Signal Processing - MSP4
Centennial C3
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Automotive Systems Engineering
- MIT4
Centennial C5
6:00pm - 7:30pm
College of Engineering Reception
Speaker: Dr. Lance Pérez
Dean of College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Sheldon Museum of Art
451 N. 12th Street
Two blocks west of the Nebraska Union


Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Time Session Location/Room
8:00am - 4:00pm
Registration
2nd floor of Nebraska Union
8:30am - 9:30am
Keynote Speech by Kevin Wailes (Lincoln Electric System)
Regency Suite
9:30am - 10:00am
Break and Networking
Ballroom
10:00am - 11:30am
Panel Session
Opportunities for Collaboration Between Engineering & Medicine in M&S

Presenter:
Dmitry Oleynikov, MD, Professor Dept of Surgery, UNMC

Moderator:
Nathan Meier (Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research)

Panelists:
Brian Knarr, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biomechanics, UNO

Jeff Berkley, Ph.D., CEO & Founder, Mimic Simulation

Paul Pribaz, Vice President of Simulation Administration, Jump Simulation

Dr. Khalid Sayood, Henson Professor of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UNL

Dr. Shane Farritor, Professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, UNL
Regency Suite
11:30am - 1:00pm
Lunch
Lunch Speaker: Russ Harrison, IEEE
Ballroom
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Power and Energy Systems
Energy Management in Power Grids and Buildings - TPE3-1
Control of Energy Systems - TPE3-2

Centennial C1
Centennial C2
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Computer and Software Engineering
Cybersecurity - TCS3
Centennial C6
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Signal Processing and Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics 2 - TSP3
Centennial C3
1:00pm - 3:00pm
STEM Education
- TED3
Centennial C5
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Panel Session
Global Trends in Simulation & Visualization and Advanced Applications

An overview of how simulation and visualization technology is advancing in healthcare and other industries and how the adoption of M&S by high risk industries for training and research is impacting traditional acquisition and integration processes.

Moderator:
Pamela Boyers, Associate Vice Chancellor, iEXCEL, UNMC

Presenters:
Walter Greenleaf, PhD, Behavioral Neuroscientist and Medical Technology Developer, Stanford University
Jim Angelillo, Vice President, Business Development, AVI-SPL
David Thorson, Senior Manager, Programming Architecture, AVI-SPL
Heritage
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Break and Networking
Ballroom
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Communication Systems
Selected Topics in Communications and Applications - TCO4
Centennial C4
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Power and Energy Systems
Power Electronic Converters - TPE4-1
Modeling and Simulation - TPE4-2

Centennial C1
Centennial C2
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Computer and Software Engineering
Graph Algorithms and Big Data - TCS4
Centennial C6
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Signal Processing and Bioinformatics
Biomedical Signal Processing - TSP4
Centennial C3
3:30pm - 5:30pm
STEM Education
- TED4
Centennial C5
3:30pm - 5:30pm
M&S in Health Sciences
- TMS4
Regency A
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Conference Banquet Sponsored by Nebraska Public Power District and CAE Healthcare
Wilderness Ridge
1800 Wilderness Woods Place
Lincoln, NE 68512


Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Time Session Location/Room
8:00am - 4:00pm
Registration
2nd floor of Nebraska Union
8:30am - 10:00am
Keynote Speech by Robert Amyot (M.D., President, CAE Healthcare) and Matthew Rizzo (Director of Neuroscience Services, UNMC)
Regency Suite
10:00am - 10:30am
Break and Networking
Ballroom
10:30am - 12:30pm
Power and Energy Systems
Cyber Systems and Electric Power Conversion - WPE2-1
Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis - WPE2-2

Centennial C1
Centennial C2
10:30am - 12:30pm
Computer and Software Engineering
Cybersecurity - WCS2
Centennial C6
10:30am - 12:30pm
Signal Processing and Bioinformatics
Signal Processing and Classification - WSP2
Centennial C3
10:30am - 12:30pm
STEM Education
- WED2
Centennial C5
10:30am - 12:30pm
WIN2 Industry Session
- Windustry Papers
Centennial C4
12:30am - 1:30pm
Lunch

Ballroom
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Registered Attendees Travel to Omaha
iEXCEL Visualization Hub Tour
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Registered Attendees to Visit
Tour Info
LES 5 MW solar project, combined cycle power plant, and landfill gas power generation



Date/Location
Nebraska Student Union - City Campus
May 14-17, 2017
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.

Important Dates
Submission of full papers:
February, 2017

Notification of acceptance:
April 10, 2017

Final Manuscript in PDF form:
April 15, 2017

Author registration deadline:
April 15, 2017