{"id":214,"date":"2018-12-01T21:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T03:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2018-12-02T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T21:12:11","slug":"presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><em>Connect with IEEE in 2018 anytime, anywhere.<\/em><\/h1>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">here<\/a> to enter the password for access to the presentations below.\u00a0 Note that some presentations have not been cleared for download by their authors.<\/p>\n<h2>Plenary Address<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Texas Central High Speed Train &#8212; Accelerating the Texas Economy<\/strong><br \/>\nAlan Greer, PE, Program Director, <em>Texas Central<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Alan-Greer_Bio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keynote Address<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Arlington on the Move! An Engineering Perspective of Major Projects<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nJeff Williams, PE, President, <em>Graham Associates, Inc.<\/em> and Mayor, <em>City of Arlington<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Mayor-Jeff-Williams_Bio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Internet of Things<\/h2>\n<p>Track Chair: Ed Hightower<br \/>\nCo-Chair: Brent Rager<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Smart Cities &#8211; Strategies and Initiatives for Implementing Society 5.0<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nMatthew Bailey, Global Practice Lead \u2013 Smart Cities, <em>Arrow Electronics<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Matthew-Bailey.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bell\u2019s Way Forward | On-Demand Mobility<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nMike McNair, Innovation Manager, <em>Bell Flight<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Mike-McNair.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mesh Networking and IoT Use Cases for Ilumi MeshTek, Bluetooth 5.0, Beacons<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nMichael Bigbee, CEO and President, <em>ilumi Solutions, Inc.<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Michael-Bigbee.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overcoming Connectivity Challenges to Support Smart Agriculture and Rural IoT Applications<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nPete DeNagy, President \/ Co-Founder, <em>Internet of Things America, LLC<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Pete-DeNagy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>IoT, Low Power Wide Area Networks, LTE-M and NB-IoT &#8211; IoT Wireless Solutions<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nEd Hightower, IoT and Low Power WAN Technologist, Consultant at <em>IoT and Beyond<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Ed-Hightower.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Software and Systems Engineering<\/h2>\n<p>Track Chair: Pascale Rondot<br \/>\nCo-Chair: Michelle Maddox<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advanced Problems in Systems Engineering<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nJeff Cohen, <em>321 Gang<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Jeff-Cohen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self Driving Cars: Are We On the Right Road?<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nJohn H. Robb, <em>University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/John-Robb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Glimpse into Tomorrow\u2019s Flight Control Systems and Quantum Inspirations to New Approaches<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nChris Elliott, Tech Fellow, <em>Lockheed Martin<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Chris-Elliott.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cognitive and Context Aware Security<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nSuku Nair, Director, <em>AT&amp;T Center for Visualization at SMU<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Suku-Nair.pdf\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Affordability Does Not Tell You What You Get For Your Money<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nTeresa McCarthy, <em>Lockheed Martin<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Teresa-McCarthy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Developing and Deploying Secure Systems<\/h2>\n<p>Track Chair: Phillip Todd<br \/>\nCo-Chair: Princy Mehta<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Sustainable Blockchain Technology<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nDarren McCarley, <em>Lockheed Martin<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Darren-McCarley.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<br \/>\nBen Amaba and Abbey Hagin, <em>IBM<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Keyless Signature Infrastructure for Secure Systems Engineering<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nBrian McFarland, <em>Guardtime Federal, LLC<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Brian-McFarland.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threat Hunting with Splunk<\/strong><br \/>\nRichard Voninsk, <em>Splunk, Inc.<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Rich-Voninski.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Using Discovery Analytics in Computer Security Analysis<\/strong><br \/>\nTerrance Goggin, <em>Deloitte<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Terrence-Goggin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Risk Management Framework, Applying an IT Centric Process to Real-Time Embedded Systems<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nMargee Herring and Jermone Edge, <em>Lockheed Martin<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Margee-Herring.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Power and Energy<\/h2>\n<p>Track Chair: Yu Meng<br \/>\nCo Chair: Charles Douglas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Big Data Analytics for Renewable Energy Grid Integration<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nJie Zhang, Assistant Professor, <em>University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Jie-Zhang.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>How Advanced Analytics is Impacting Engineering @ Oncor<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nHagen Haentsch, Director of West Operation Center, <em>Oncor<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Hagen-Haentsch.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Energy Storage in Power Grids<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nBill Muston, Manager of Research and Development, <em>Oncor<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Bill-Muston.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Generation Reliability and Safety<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nShiuan-Hau Eric Rau and Asher Choudhary, <em>Shermco Industries, Inc.<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Shiuan-Hau-Rau.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>ERCOT Nodal Market<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nFeiran Huang, Senior Transmission Trader, <em>Luminant<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Feiran-Huang.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Computational Intelligence<\/h2>\n<p>Track Chair: Brandon Safford<br \/>\nCo-Chair: Ed Safford<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beating the Turing Test<\/strong><br \/>\nLauren Kunze, CEO, <em>Pandorabots, Inc.<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Lauren-Kunze.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Semantic Mapping Based on Vision<\/strong><br \/>\nJustin Hart, <em>University of Texas at Austin, RoboCup<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Justin-Hart.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intelligent Agents<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nEd Safford, <em>IEEE, Lockheed Martin (Retired)<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Ed-Safford.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Mystery of Quantum Teleportation<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nOscar Garcia, Founding Dean of the College of Engineering, <em>Center for Information and Cyber Security (CICS) at University of North Texas (UNT)<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Oscar-Garcia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Explainable AI Legal Ramifications<\/strong><br \/>\nRobert Kantner, <em>Jones Day Law Firm<\/em>, Board of Directors of <em>Tech Titans<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Bob-Kantner.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Biotechnologies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chair: Iok-Hou Pang<br \/>\nCo-Chairs:Michail Kastellorizios, Hongli Wu, Don Osbourne<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ligandomics: A Revolutionary Approach for Drug Discovery<\/strong><br \/>\nIok-Hou Pang, <em>UNT Health Science Center<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Iok-Hou-Pang.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Metabolic Health Screening using Compact NMR<\/strong><br \/>\nIna Mishra, <em>UNT Health Science Center<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Ina-Mishra.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Novel Ex-Vivo Translaminar Autonomous System to study effects of Intraocular and Intracranial pressure differential on central nervous system neurons<\/strong><br \/>\nTasneem Sharma, <em>UNT Health Science Center<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Tasneem-Putliwala-Sharma.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications of carbon nanomaterials in biological imaging and drug delivery<\/strong><br \/>\nAnton Naumov, <em>Texas Christian University (TCU)<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Anton-Naumov.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Using Grapes as a Magic Bullet to Fight Against Free Radicals in the Eye: Application to Cataract Prevention<\/strong><br \/>\nHongli Wu, <em>UNT Health Science Center<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Hongli-Wu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Engineering\/Financial Planning<\/h2>\n<p>Chair: Tyler Davis\/Timothy Watts<br \/>\nCo-Chair: Rohde &amp; Schwarz<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Putting Your Retirement Plan to Work<\/strong><br \/>\nWilliam Swoboda, <em>Edward Jones<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/William-Swoboda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insurance Strategies<\/strong><br \/>\nAlysia Bell, <em>Merrill Lynch<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Estate Planning Strategies<\/strong><br \/>\nGary Haynes, <em>The Wynne Law Firm<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Finally Perfecting Network Security<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/presentations-unlocked\/\">presentation available<\/a>]<br \/>\nDaryl Adams, <em>Spirent<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrocon.org\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Daryl-Adams.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Market Update<\/strong><br \/>\nTyler Davis, <em>Merrill Lynch<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connect with IEEE in 2018 anytime, anywhere. 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