Industry Forum (IF)
The Industry Forum (IF) has been organized for several years in major IEEE IES events. The Industry Forum features Industry speakers discourcing on the conference themes. It serves as a vital bridge between academia and industry, fostering discussions on the latest innovations, challenges, and trends.
Talk 1: Intelligent Autonomy in Industrial Systems: Engineering Digital Twin based Multi-agent systems from Testbed to Production-ready systems
Dr. Daniel R. Isaacs Digital Twin Consortium & Object Management Group, USA
Abstract: The convergence of digital twins, generative AI, and multi-agent systems enables unprecedented levels of autonomous reasoning in industrial operations. Drawing from the DTC’s active testbed portfolio spanning manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and infrastructure, this plenary will showcase how organizations are developing and deploying Digital Twin based multi-agent systems. Attendees will learn capability-base methodologies that scale from pilot to production.
Speaker Bio: Dan Isaacs is Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Digital Twin Consortium® (DTC™), a community of Enterprise Data Management Association (EDMA), responsible for driving the strategic and technical direction, liaison partnerships, and business development support for consortium growth. Previously, Dan was Director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development at Xilinx. He was responsible for emerging technologies, including AI/Machine Learning, and defining and executing the ecosystem strategy for the Industrial IoT. Before joining the Digital Twin Consortium, Dan was responsible for Automotive Business Development, which focused on Automated Driving and ADAS systems. Dan represented Xilinx to the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) for six years bringing his over twenty-five years of experience working in Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, and Consumer-based companies, including Ford, NEC, LSI Logic, and Hughes Aircraft. An accomplished speaker, Dan has delivered keynotes, presentations and served as a panelist and moderator for World Forums, Industrial IOT conferences, Embedded World, Embedded Systems, and Semiconductor-related Conferences. He is a member of several international advisory boards and holds degrees in Computer Engineering: EE from Cal State University, B.S. Geophysics from ASU.