Schedule

Engineering Sustainability 2025

Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Donald Bren Hall, Room 6011

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Registration & Light Lunch

Opening Plenary Session
1:00 – 1:05 p.m. Welcome
1:05 – 1:15 p.m. Introduction of Dignitaries
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Opening Remark

Smart Grid and Energy ConversionModerator: Doron Shmilovitz, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Scott Samuelsen, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Doron Shmilovitz, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Yossi Rosenwaks, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Jack Brouwer, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. Ofer Amrani, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University
4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Reception

DinnerUniversity Club
5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner & Keynote Speaker: David Siegel

Thursday, October 23, 2014
Donald Bren Hall, Room 6011
8:00 – 8:50 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome

Energy Efficiency and Power Systems
Moderator: Nader Bagherzadeh, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
09:00 – 09:30 a.m. Avi Kribus, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University
09:30 – 10:00 a.m. Mark Bachman, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Marco Levorato, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Keyue Ma Smedley, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
11:00 – 11:10 a.m. Break

LunchUniversity Club
11:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch, Keynote Speaker: Dr. Henry Samueli, Broadcom Corporation

Water TechnologiesModerator: Brett Sanders, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Yosi Shacham-Diamand, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Stanley Grant, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Dror Avisar, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University
2:30 – 2:40 p.m. Break
2:40 – 3:10 p.m. Soroosh Sorooshian, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
3:10 – 3:40 p.m. Eilon Adar, Ph.D., Ben Gurion University of the Negev
3:40 – 4:10 p.m. Hadas Mamane, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University
4:10 – 4:20 p.m. Break

Panel DiscussionModerator: G.P. Li, Ph.D., University of California, IrvineDiscussion Topic - Internet of Things: Transforming the Infrastructure for a Sustainable World
4:20 – 5:20 p.m. Industry Leadership Panel
Dan Cregg, Chief Technology Officer, INSTEON, SmartLabs, Inc.
David Feldman, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Department of Planning, Policy, and Design, University of California, Irvine
Michel Kamel, Ph.D., Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MelRoK
Paul Cook, General Manager, Irvine Ranch Water District
Ali Diba, Ph.D., Founder & President, Spatial Wave

Closing
5:20 – 5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks