MFPT 2026 Schedule
Plan your time at the premier gathering for Machine Failure Prevention (MFPT) researchers, educators, and practitioners.
Morning
7:45–8:15 a.m. – Speakers Meeting
8:20–8:30 a.m. – Welcome & Overview (Suri Ganeriwala)
8:30–9:30 a.m. – Tutorial: Time Synchronous Averaging (Eric Bechhoefer)
9:30–9:45 a.m. – Coffee Break
9:45–10:45 a.m. – Responsible AI & Virtuous Machines (Mike Kirby)
10:45–11:00 a.m. – Coffee Break
11:00 a.m.–12:20 p.m. – Tutorial: Induction Motor Diagnostics (Suri Ganeriwala)
12:20–1:30 p.m. – Lunch
Afternoon
1:30–2:30 p.m. – Tutorial: Practical Guidance for Condition Monitoring (Preston Johnson)
2:30–2:45 p.m. – Coffee Break
2:45–3:05 p.m. – Social Networks of Machines (Diego Galar)
3:05–3:25 p.m. – Digital & Analog Filter Effects (John Hiatt)
3:25–3:55 p.m. – Distinguished: Frequency Estimation (Amadou Assoumane)
3:55–4:10 p.m. – Coffee Break
4:10–5:10 p.m. – AI Panel (Kube, Sparks, Kirby, Galar, etc.)
5:10–6:15 p.m. – Welcome Reception
Morning
7:45–8:15 a.m. – Speakers Meeting
8:20–8:30 a.m. – Welcome & Overview
8:30–9:30 a.m. – Keynote: Hybrid Intelligence (Diego Galar)
9:30–9:45 a.m. – Coffee Break
9:45–10:05 a.m. – No-Fault Impacts (Kenneth Anderson)
10:05–10:25 a.m. – IoT + AI for Condition Monitoring (Milt Olsen)
10:25–10:45 a.m. – Resilient Data Infrastructure (Video)
10:45–11:00 a.m. – Coffee Break
11:00 a.m.–12:20 p.m. – AI/ML Session:
Edge ML Fault Detection (Shovan Shrestha)
Battery Prognosis (Zahra Sepasi)
Oil Classification (Mehul Menon)
AI for Piping Reliability (Amish Patel)
12:20–1:30 p.m. – Lunch
Afternoon
1:30–2:20 p.m. – Diagnostics & Signal Processing:
Gear Fault Detection (Eric Bechhoefer)
Shaft Crack Detection (Suri Ganeriwala)
2:20–2:35 p.m. – Coffee Break
2:35–3:55 p.m. – Signal Processing Session:
Concrete Strength Prediction (Ghazal Abadi)
Robotic Predictive Maintenance (Ayantha Senanayaka)
Distinguished: Cross-Coupling Identification (Brian Howard)
3:55–4:10 p.m. – Coffee Break
4:10–5:20 p.m. – AI/Vision Session:
Robotic Vision Monitoring (Sharad Oli)
NDE Reporting Gap (Shankar Kandasamy)
Distinguished: SIL & CBM Framework (Glenda Capriles)
7:00–9:00 p.m. – Banquet
Morning
7:45–8:15 a.m. – Speakers Meeting
8:20–8:30 a.m. – Welcome & Overview
8:30–9:30 a.m. – Keynote: Physics-Informed AI (Nouf Almesafri)
9:30–9:45 a.m. – Coffee Break
9:45–10:45 a.m. – Diagnostics & AI:
Delamination Detection (Amrit Tiwari)
Flange Monitoring (Hamdi Ben Amar)
Pump Prognostics (Ernesto Primera)
10:45–11:00 a.m. – Coffee Break
11:00 a.m.–12:10 p.m. – Advanced Topics:
Rotor Balancing (Eric Bechhoefer)
Failure Modes & Analytics (Preston Johnson)
Distinguished: Bearing Tracking (Victor Arzani)
12:10–12:20 p.m. – Closing Remarks
Morning
7:45–8:15 a.m. – Speakers Meeting
8:20–8:30 a.m. – Welcome & Overview (Suri Ganeriwala)
8:30–9:30 a.m. – Tutorial: Time Synchronous Averaging (Eric Bechhoefer)
9:30–9:45 a.m. – Coffee Break
9:45–10:45 a.m. – Responsible AI & Virtuous Machines (Mike Kirby)
10:45–11:00 a.m. – Coffee Break
11:00 a.m.–12:20 p.m. – Tutorial: Induction Motor Diagnostics (Suri Ganeriwala)
12:20–1:30 p.m. – Lunch
Afternoon
1:30–2:30 p.m. – Tutorial: Practical Guidance for Condition Monitoring (Preston Johnson)
2:30–2:45 p.m. – Coffee Break
2:45–3:05 p.m. – Social Networks of Machines (Diego Galar)
3:05–3:25 p.m. – Digital & Analog Filter Effects (John Hiatt)
3:25–3:55 p.m. – Distinguished: Frequency Estimation (Amadou Assoumane)
3:55–4:10 p.m. – Coffee Break
4:10–5:10 p.m. – AI Panel (Kube, Sparks, Kirby, Galar, etc.)
5:10–6:15 p.m. – Welcome Reception
Morning
7:45–8:15 a.m. – Speakers Meeting
8:20–8:30 a.m. – Welcome & Overview
8:30–9:30 a.m. – Keynote: Hybrid Intelligence (Diego Galar)
9:30–9:45 a.m. – Coffee Break
9:45–10:05 a.m. – No-Fault Impacts (Kenneth Anderson)
10:05–10:25 a.m. – IoT + AI for Condition Monitoring (Milt Olsen)
10:25–10:45 a.m. – Resilient Data Infrastructure (Video)
10:45–11:00 a.m. – Coffee Break
11:00 a.m.–12:20 p.m. – AI/ML Session:
Edge ML Fault Detection (Shovan Shrestha)
Battery Prognosis (Zahra Sepasi)
Oil Classification (Mehul Menon)
AI for Piping Reliability (Amish Patel)
12:20–1:30 p.m. – Lunch
Afternoon
1:30–2:20 p.m. – Diagnostics & Signal Processing:
Gear Fault Detection (Eric Bechhoefer)
Shaft Crack Detection (Suri Ganeriwala)
2:20–2:35 p.m. – Coffee Break
2:35–3:55 p.m. – Signal Processing Session:
Concrete Strength Prediction (Ghazal Abadi)
Robotic Predictive Maintenance (Ayantha Senanayaka)
Distinguished: Cross-Coupling Identification (Brian Howard)
3:55–4:10 p.m. – Coffee Break
4:10–5:20 p.m. – AI/Vision Session:
Robotic Vision Monitoring (Sharad Oli)
NDE Reporting Gap (Shankar Kandasamy)
Distinguished: SIL & CBM Framework (Glenda Capriles)
7:00–9:00 p.m. – Banquet
Morning
7:45–8:15 a.m. – Speakers Meeting
8:20–8:30 a.m. – Welcome & Overview
8:30–9:30 a.m. – Keynote: Physics-Informed AI (Nouf Almesafri)
9:30–9:45 a.m. – Coffee Break
9:45–10:45 a.m. – Diagnostics & AI:
Delamination Detection (Amrit Tiwari)
Flange Monitoring (Hamdi Ben Amar)
Pump Prognostics (Ernesto Primera)
10:45–11:00 a.m. – Coffee Break
11:00 a.m.–12:10 p.m. – Advanced Topics:
Rotor Balancing (Eric Bechhoefer)
Failure Modes & Analytics (Preston Johnson)
Distinguished: Bearing Tracking (Victor Arzani)
12:10–12:20 p.m. – Closing Remarks
