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Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015
TimeEventsSpeaker/Details
12:00 p.m.
Welcome
Speakers:
  • Hesham Ali, dean, UNO College of IS&T
  • Timothy Wei, dean, UNL College of Engineering
12 - 2:45 p.m.
Lunch / Kick-off Roundtable Discussion
Big Data and Bridges – Successes to Date, Challenges We Face, Opportunities That Exist
Moderator: Jay Puckett, director, The Durham School, UNL
  • David Connell, vice president of engineering, Union Pacific
  • Mark Lafferty, vice president/general manager, Concrete Industries
  • The Honorable Ray LaHood, former secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Raj Prasad, chief technology officer, HDR
  • Paul Thompson, consultant, management systems and engineering economics
BIOS
2:45 - 3:00 p.m.
Break
 
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Technical Session

Big Data and Infrastructure – What We’re Doing and How We’re Succeeding
Moderator: Daniel Linzell, chair, Civil Engineering Dept., UNL
  • Paul Barr, professor/interim dept. head, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Utah State Univ.
  • Brett Commander, chief analysis engineer, Bridge Diagnostics
  • Aldo De La Haza, principal/manager of NDT Services, Dynasty Group, Inc.
  • Chuck Farrar, director, The Engineering Institute, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Rory O'Rourke, CEO, The DATUM Group
  • Duane Otter, principal engineer, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. 
BIOS
 
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Reception and student/faculty research posters display session
 
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Dinner / Featured Speaker
Big Data Landscape
Moderator: Deepak Khazanchi, associate dean for Academic Affairs, College of IS&T, UNO
  • David Levitan, data scientist, Microsoft
BIO


Friday, Oct. 9, 2015
TimeEventsSpeaker/Details
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Breakfast / Keynote Presentation

Importance of Integrating Big Data into Infrastructure/Bridge Management
Moderator: Kyle Schneweis, director, Nebraska Dept. of Roads
  • The Honorable Ray LaHood, former secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
BIO
 
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Short Presentations and Roundtable Discussion

Developing a Roadmap – Big Data Success, Vision and Implementation
Moderator: Robin Gandhi, associate professor, College of IS&T, UNO
    • Alok Aggarwal, founder, Scry Analytics
    • Nick Bilton, columnist/reporter, The New York Times
    • Jack Uldrich, global futurist/best-selling author
    • Mark van Rijmenam, founder, Datafloq.com 
    • Don Voelte, (retired) managing director/CEO, Seven Group Holdings
    BIOS
    12:30 - 1:30 p.m. 
    Lunch
     
    1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
    Breakouts
    The Big Data “Wheel” and Civil Infrastructure/Bridge Management: Influences-Challenges-Opportunities
    Moderator: Jay Puckett, director, The Durham School, UNL
         Breakout Foci:
    1. Modeling
    2. Sensors and Data Collection
    3. Analytics, Decision Making and Impact
    3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
    Breakout Reports
    Moderator: Daniel Linzell, chair, Civil Engineering Dept., UNL 
    4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
    Closure: Event Summary, Support Statements, Next Steps
    Moderator: Daniel Linzell, chair, Civil Engineering Dept., UNL 

    Workshop Cancellations and Substitutions

    Please email Lorrie Adams, Dean’s Office, UNL College of Engineering (lorrie.adams@unl.edu) if you:

    • Have registered and need to cancel prior to the workshop
    • Are unable to attend the conference but would like to send a colleagues/peer in your place.