[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are one week away from our June (2023) Asset Health Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, June 28 at 2:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by the following speakers from Eversource who will be leading a discussion around the following topic, “SmartInspect: An AI & Cloud-Integrated Platform for Utility Asset Management and Inspections.”

–          Jun Zhao, Manager of Data Science and Innovation

–          Sally Yang, Senior Data Scientist

–          Zefan Tang, Senior Data Scientist

Learn more about this session and our speakers below!

Session Description:

Eversource Energy developed SmartInspect, a mobile-first, cloud-enabled platform to address challenges in maintaining and inspecting their 4,000-mile transmission and distribution networks. By utilizing advanced image recognition and AI algorithms, SmartInspect streamlines inspection processes and significantly improves efficiency and accuracy. The platform integrates various data sources for centralized data collection and analysis, transforming asset management and inspections with AI-driven inspections. Since its launch in 2022, SmartInspect has enhanced inspection efficiency, data collection, work management, and repair tracking, enabling more effective resource allocation. Cross-departmental collaboration contributed to the platform’s development, providing a foundation for improved asset management at Eversource. SmartInspect emerges as a game changer, leading the way for a more effective, efficient, and digitally transformed electric utility sector.

Speaker: Jun Zhao, Manager of Data Science and Innovation (Eversource)

Junhui Zhao is the Manager of Advanced Engineering Analytics with Eversource Energy, Berlin, CT, USA, where he leads efforts to explore and demonstrate the applications of big data and AI technologies in power systems. Before joining Eversource, he was a Principal Quantitative Engineer at ComEd in 2022 and was an Associate Professor with tenure at the University of New Haven, CT, 2014-2021. He received a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, USA, in 2014. 

Speaker: Sally Yang, Senior Data Scientist (Eversource)

Sally Yang is a Senior Data Scientist at Eversource Energy, where she has worked on a wide range of projects in utility industrials including advance trend analysis, asset management, load forecasting, and smart inspection using machine learning models. She has her Master and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. 

Speaker: Zefan Tang, Senior Data Scientist (Eversource)

Zefan Tang is currently a Senior Data Scientist at Eversource Energy. He received a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Stony Brook University in 2021, an M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2017, and a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and automation from Zhejiang University in 2014. From 2021 to 2022, he was a postdoc researcher in the Interdisciplinary Science Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory. His current research interests include power systems, machine learning, computer vision, and data science. He received the Best Paper Award at the 2020 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, the Best Presentation Recognition at the 2015 IECON, and the Outstanding Reviewer Award for IEEE Transactions on Power Systems in 2018. 

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Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-01-2023 12:31
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2023) Community Conversation

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With June just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our June (2023) Asset Health Analytics Community Conversation. On Wednesday, June 28 at 2:00 PM CT we’ll be joined by the following speakers from Eversource who will be leading a discussion around, “SmartInspect: An AI & Cloud-Integrated Platform for Utility Asset Management and Inspections.”

–          Jun (Junhui) Zhao, Manager of Data Science and Innovation

–          Sally Yang, Senior Data Scientist

–          Zefan Tang, Senior Data Scientist

I’ll be providing more information on this session, including our Microsoft Teams credentials, one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

If you have any questions in the meantime please reach out to me at kpraet@utilityanalytics.com.

Thanks!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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