Safety & Risk 2025 Conference Agenda

Morning Sessions

Tuesday, October 21

  • ROOM: Azalea 4

    10:00 | Keynote Adress, Dr. David Allen

    10:30 | 225-Methane emissions measurement insights from an Offshore Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification, Elizabeth Collins

    11:00 | 48-Technical Fit-for-Service Review of FLNG, Nirupama Gopalaswamy

    11:30 | 110-PSM Gap Assessments: Preventing Repeat Accidents, Rajender Dahiya

  • ROOM: Azalea 5

    10:00 | Keynote Address, Dr. Kelly Thomas

    10:30 | 102 - Insights into the safety and reliability of hydrogen electrolyzers from quantitative risk assessment, Katrina Groth

    11:00 | 138 - Comparative Risk Assessment of Alternative Technologies for Hydrogen Supply for the Decarbonization of Manufacturing Industries, Valerio Cozzani

    11:30 | 70 - Quantitative Risk Assessmenr of Ammonia Release from Atmospheric Storage Tanks A Case Study at Dangjin Port, Seung Joon Lee

  • ROOM: Azalea 6

    10:00 | 108-Evaluation of Passive Fire Protection Installation Methods, Qingsheng Wang

    10:30 | 168- Experimentation on the Effectiveness of Passive Fire Suppressant for LNG Pool Fires, Alec Cusick

    11:00 | 125-Fighting LNG Pool Fires: a First-Hand Report, Filippo Gavelli

    11:30 | 129-FDS Validation for LNG Pool Fire with Passive Fire Suppressant, Filippo Gavelli

  • ROOM: Pine

    10:00 | Keynote Address, Dr. Pistikopoulos

    10:30 | 22-Accelerating HAZOP Studies with AI: Automating Transcription, Summarization, and Worksheet Generation, Edward Marszal

    11:00 | 31-Enhancing Semiconductor Safety: Collaborative Strategies for Risk Mitigation, Steve Putna

    11:30 | 151-Safe Augmented Intelligence: Theory and Application, Tekin Kunt

  • ROOM: Willow

    10:00 | 197 – Revolutionizing SIS Documentation: An AI Powered Approach, Ulric Roy

    10:30 | 150 – Scitrera, Toward Generative AI for Interpreting P&IDs, Drew Botwinick

    11:00 | 88 - E2G, AI-Driven Sensor Failure Analysis, Rohan Oak

    11:30 | 121 – BUCT China, Integrating Process Knowledge with Data Driven Approaches for Sensor Development, Fanguan Ma

  • ROOM: Cypress

    10:00 | 192 – Freeport LNG, Advancing Instrumentation Reliability, Bart Propst

    10:30 | 40 – Hexagon, Ensuring Reliability and Asset Integrity through Resilience Engineering, Brian Ravenna

    11:00 | 118 – Burrow Global, Expectation vs Reality: Navigating the Gaps between plans and reality, Brain Mozisek

    11:30 | 149 – CPChem, Control System Development, Angela Magee

Lunch Break

12:00 - 1:00 P.M. | Azalea Ballroom 1-3

Mid-day Sessions

Tuesday, October 21

  • ROOM: Azalea 4 + 5

    1:00 | 29 - Digitalization of Functional Safety, Joseph O’Dell

    1:30 | 194 - Full Lifecycle Alarm Management: An LNG Facility’s Path to Operational Excellence, Reporting and Verification, Greg Pajak

    2:00 | 213 - Modular Alarm Rationalization - a scalable solution for alarm management, Pankaj Goel

    2:30 | 200-Reducing costs and improving system flexibility through software defined automation, Mark Hammer

  • ROOM: Azalea 6

    1:00 | 11-Husky Fatal Naphtha Release and Fire, Chad Istre

    1:30 | 27 - Learn from Others and Set Operators up for Success, Chad Istre

    2:00 | 50 - Bridging the Response Gap: Fixed Facility vs. Contract Fire Brigades in Process Safety Events, Marc Holder

    2:30 | 139 - Next Level Learning from Near Miss Events, Nicholas Sands

  • ROOM: Cedar

    1:00 | Keynote Address-On the Occurrence of Dust Explosions, Dr. Paul Amyotte

    1:30 | 3 - Enterprise Loss Prevention: The Path to Operational Excellence, David Drerup

    2:00 | 111 - Beyond Training: Achieving True Competency in Process Safety Management, Rajender Dahiya

    2:30 | 43 - Applying a Digital Expert platform to anchor operational discipline, cut incidents and downtime, and preserve critical knowledge, Christian McDermott

  • ROOM: Pecan

    1:00 | 16 - Capital Portfolio Management, Melanie Zamora

    1:30 | 204 - Cybersecurity Implementation for Oil and Gas Capital Projects, Pankaj Goel

    2:00 | 95 - Delivering a Subsea Blowout Preventer Digital Twin using Process Safety Management and Data Analytics, Mark Siegmund

    2:30 | 173 - Prompt Injection and the Privacy Paradox in Personalized Explanations of Recommender Systems, Nusrat Mary

  • ROOM: Willow

    1:00 | Keynote Address-Autonomous Plant Operation, Rajeev Limaye

    1:30 | 130 – Autonomous Control Nuclear, Timothy Triplett

    2:00 | 115 - Safe Agentic Quantum AI for Autonomous Cybersecurity, Jonah Merritt

    2:30 | 136 – Application of AI and ML, Palaniappan Kannan

  • ROOM: Cypress

    1:00 | 187 – IPS Engineering Management Program, Shae Anderson

    2:00 | 228 – Data Data Everyone, But not a Proven Lamda, Curt Miller and Dan Poston

    2:30 | 52 – Fear and Loathing in the Safety Lifecycle, Geoff Barnard

Coffee Break

3:00 - 3:30 P.M. | Azalea Ballroom 1-3

Afternoon Sessions

Tuesday, October 21

  • ROOM: Azalea 4 + 5

    3:00 - 5:30 PM

  • ROOM: Azalea 6

    3:30 | 8 - VCE Testing of Methane/Hydrogen Blends, Darren Malik

    4:00 | 33 - Modeling the behavior of a peroxide under runaway conditions during venting, Dr. Luc Vechot

    4:30 | 184 - Leading a Root Cause Analysis and Incident Investigation with “All Four of Me”, Henrique Paula

    5:00 | 75 - Enhancing Computational Modelling of Atmospheric Boundary Layers, Savio Vianna

  • ROOM: Cedar

    3:30 | 89 - Enhancing Maritime Safety through AI-Driven Risk Assessment: Machine Learning Approaches to HAZID Report Analysis, Hadiseh Ebrahimi

    4:00 | 91 - Systemic Risk and Offshore Energy Operations, Jim Pettigrew

    4:30 | 123 - Facility Siting Tolerance Criteria: Dos and Don’ts, Annette Ashiofu

    5:00 | 127 - Estimating the Effectiveness of Wildfire Mitigation Techniques, Gabriel San Martin

  • ROOM: Pecan

    3:30-5:30 PM

  • ROOM: Willow

    3:30 | 155 – Real-time predication and avoidance of risk using AI Modeling, Thomas Casey

    4:00 | 69 – AI Use Cases in Process and Functional Safety, Mike Scott

    4:30 | 109 - Cybersecurity During DCS Upgrade, Charles Fialkowski

    5:00 | 77 – Binary Distillation Column Control, James Beall

  • ROOM: Cypress

    3:30 | 83 – Slips, Trips and Loss of Containments, Jimmy Miller

    4:00 | 76 – You got LI-PL, Eloise Roche

    4:30 | 25 – IPL Alarm with Operation Action, Greg Hall

    5:00 | 172 – Bridging the Gap: Ensuring Safety Interlock Integrity, Ed Naranjo

BBQ Networking Dinner/

Screwball Awards

5:45 - 8:00 P.M.

Morning Sessions

Wednesday, October 22

  • ROOM: Azalea 4 + 5

    10:00 | 177 - Reliability analysis of cryogenic pumps for hydrogen fueling stations, Cristian Schaad

    10:30 | 74 - Risk Mitigation Study for Ammonia Release from Pressure Safety Valve Using CFD, Chanwoo Lee

    11:00 | 143 - Open Foam based Analysis of Ammonia Leakage and Diffusion Behavior for Safety Assessment in Ammonia, Jeongwon Kim

    11:30 | 131 - Cyber-physical System of Integrated Metal Hydride Storage and Fuel Cell for Real-time Monitoring and Control, Zhane Ann M. Tizon

  • ROOM: Azalea 6

    10:00 | 59 - Beyond Compliance: Applying Military Principles to Strengthen Industrial Process Safety Culture, Terry Barrett

    10:30 | 53 - PHA and PSI Lessons Learned through Growth, Expansion, and Cross-Pollination, Mason Martin

    11:00 | 55 - Process Safety Risk Management through Replication of Projects, Geunwoong Yun

    11:30 | 56 - A Risk-Based Approach to Prioritizing Relief System Deficiencies, Kumud Chaurasia

  • ROOM: Cedar

    10:00 | 103 - Novel Quantitative Causal Logic Models for Human Reliability Analysis, Katrina Groth

    10:30 | 181 - What is the Flavor of the Month, Vinicius Simoes

    11:00 | 199 - Utilizing Augmented Reality (AR) and Standard Alarm Management Practices to Provide Real-Time Information to Refinery Workers in High-Stress Environments, James Henry

    11:30 | 231 - New techniques for Training Non-Native English Speakers in the Energy Sector, Richard Hannah

  • ROOM: Willow

    10:00 | 142 - Enhancing Process Safety Performance in Upstream Oil and Gas Using AI Tools and Analytics, Michael Endler

    10:30 | 162 - Large Language Model-based HAZOP Study, Sunhwa Park

    11:00 | 94 - Human-AI Interaction for Safe Operations, Victor Torres

    11:30 | 188 - AI Driven Remote Imaging of Subsurface Infrastructure: Practical Case Studies, Souvik Mukherjee

  • ROOM: Pecan

    10:00 | 68 – Instrument Testing - Reducing Cost, Extending Intervals…, Mike Scott

    10:30 | 51 – IEC 61511 O&M Challenges in SIS Design, Karen Morton

    11:00 | 26 - SIS Competency, PANEL DISCUSSION

  • ROOM: Cypress

    10:00 | 193 – C&E Migration: Automation methodology, AI, and Quality Control, David Wicker

    10:30 | 63 – Digital Dissonance, Michael Glass

    11:00 | 148 – Nurturing Execution: Evolving a Successful IIoT Ecosystem, Jason Pennington

    11:30 | 157 – Functional Safety Demand Investigation for Digitisation, Palaniappan Kannan

Lunch Break

12:00 - 1:00 P.M. | Azalea Ballroom 1-3

Mid-day Sessions

Wednesday, October 22

  • ROOM: Azalea 4 + 5

    1:00 | 119 - Managing Major Accident Hazards; Safety Critical Roles and Safety Critical Tasks, James Sneddon

    1:30 | 164 - Process Safety data analysis - Is AI the answer?, Aracely Acevedo Arteche

    2:00 | 185 - Enhancing Process Safety Through a Holistic Approach to Safe Operating Limits (SOLs), Jeffrey Miller

    2:30 | 24 - Using Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) to quantify complex overpressure hazards in a Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA), Faiyaaz Yusuf

  • ROOM: Azalea 6

    1:00 | 196 - Safety and Productivity Benefits Using Electro-Hydraulic Actuators on Dampers on Crude Fired Heaters, Mark Ferra

    1:30 | 44 - Crisis Management in the Power Sector: A Process Safety & Risk Management Approach, Mohammed Alkhaldi

    2:00 | 113 - Synergistic Effect of Magnetic Magnetite and Greigite Nanoparticles Dispersed Pinewood Biochar for Aqueous Lead (II) and Cadmium (II) Adsorption, Prashan Rodrigo

    2:30 | 180 - When to Stop at a Hazard Area Classification (HAC) and When to Proceed to do a Risk Assessment based Area Classification?, Vinicius Simoes

  • ROOM: Cedar

    1:00 | 201 - Vapor Cloud Explosions in a Series of Complex Geometries - Application of the BST Method, Nicholas Reding

    1:30 | 98 - Evaluating the Performance of Buildings Used as Toxic Refuges, Kevin Sweeney

    2:00 | 202 - When One Door Opens - Case Study of a Fluidized Bed Dryer Smoke Explosion, Isaac Mastalski

    2:30 | 166 - Critical scenarios and consequences of hydrogen pressure vessels exposed to fire, Vojtech Jankuj

  • ROOM: Willow

    1:00 | 34 - Mapping Underground Gas Flow Regimes using Experimental and Numerical Insights, Ola Srour

    1:30 | 49 - Combustible Dust Off, Hannah Murray

    2:00 | 93 - Using Time-Varying QRA to Evaluate Hazards During a Turnaround or Temporary Operations, Rich MacNguyen

    2:30 | 183 - Recognizing Non-Routine Operations and Declaring Down Graded Situations: Effective Means to Avoid Disastrous Operational Decisions, Stewart Behie

  • ROOM: Pecan

    1:00 | 224 - Modernizing Maintenance: Combining Proven CBM Methods with AI/ML Innovations, Stacey Jones

    1:30 | 169 – Offshore Platform Compliance - Automated Testing, Nigel James

    2:00 | 46 - Logic Solver Testing - Panel, Ashley Pharr

  • ROOM: Cypress

    1:00 | 112 – Risk-based Design of Control Systems, Brad Bonnette

    2:00 | 90 – Instrumentation and Control Systems Reliability and Maintenance, Rohan Oak

    2:30 | 144 – Ethernet APL, Greg Tishcler

    3:00 | 205 – Deploying I/O Agnostic Control, MC Chow

Coffee Break

3:00 - 3:30 P.M. | Azalea Ballroom 1-3

Afternoon Sessions

Wednesday, October 22

  • ROOM: Azalea 4 + 5

    3:00 - 5:30 PM

  • ROOM: Azalea 6

    3:30 | 23 - Weldment Location as Input Parameter in Corrosion Under Insulation Severity Projection Analysis, Mohamad Adnan bin Ayob

    4:00 | 61 - A Generalized Prognosis and Health Monitoring Platform for Network, Wadie Chalgham

    4:30 | 124 - Title: Field-Driven Asset Integrity, Ranessa Davis

    5:00 | 210 - Preventative Maintenance for New and Existing Dust Process Equipment, Nick Reding

  • ROOM: Cedar

    3:30-5:30 PM

  • ROOM: Willow

    3:30 | 7 - Proactive Safety Management through Predictive Analytics, Samuel Afolabi

    4:00 | 35 - SuparShield Corrosion Management Technology, Zachary Holland

    4:30 | 158 - Thermoplastic Pipe Degradation Simulation and Failure Simulation using a Novel Bayesian Network, Theresa Stewart

    5:00 | 159 - Prediction of Fracture Toughness and Fatigue Failure Risk for Gas Pipelines, Theresa Stewart

  • ROOM: Pecan

    3:30 | 32 – Evaluating Sensor Accuracy, Alina Green

    4:00 | 146 – Bridging Safety and Productivity, Keith Riley

    4:30 | 66 - Automate Maintenance Override Switch Report, Maha Alhouti

    5:00 | 54 – Effective Hardware Modernization Practices, Mohamad Ashour

  • ROOM: Cypress

    3:30 | Random and Systematic, Angela Summers

    4:30 | 79 – Tutorial on Model Based Loop Tuning, James Beall

Happy Hour - Exhibitor Networking

5:30 - 6:30 P.M.

Awards Dinner (Open to All)

6:30 - 9:00 P.M.

Morning Sessions

Thursday, October 23

  • ROOM: Azalea 4 + 5

    9:45 | 154 - Ergonomic Methods Used to Mitigate Body Motion Risk, Chris Wright

    10:15 | 107 - Maximizing Insurability: Showcasing Strengths in Insurance Inspections, Rajender Dahiya

    10:45 | 225 - Key Lessons from Past LNG Incidents for Safer Operations, Samynathan

  • ROOM: Azalea 6

    9:45 | 126 - A Prototype Software System to Locate and Report Maritime Safety Data, James Curry

    10:15 | 67 - A Physics Informed Neural Model Combined to Monte Carlo Simulation, Savio Vianna

    10:45 | 190 - Addressing the Knowledge and Complexity Crisis in Oil & Gas and Chemicals through Domain - Specific AI Solutions, David Parham

    11:15 | 216 - Analysis and Validation of an Internal Dispersion Model for LNG, Andreas Mack

  • ROOM: Cedar

    9:45 | 104 - Development of Methodologies for Cryogenic Release and Fire Protection Requirements for LNG Facilities, Onder Akinci

    10:15 | 135 - Multi-hazard Risk Analysis of EO/EG Production Processes: Methodologies and Case Study, Zhichao He

    10:45 | 105 - Evaluating Safety of Atmospheric Venting for Low-Pressure Tanks: A Sei-Quantitative Screening Approach, Thuc Ngo

    11:15 | 128 - Flammable Vapor Concentration build-up from liquid spills inside an enclosure with a single vent, Andrew Goetz

  • ROOM: Pecan

    9:45 | 13 - The evolving industrial process safety world (how does AI/VR come into play?), Stefan Mizera

    10:15 | 165 - Human-AI Collaboration to Enhance Process Safety in Oil and Gas Extraction Operations: A Risk Assessment Perspective, Saeed Givehchi

    10:45 | 161 - Empowering Safe Drilling with Agentic AI: An Intelligent Troubleshooting System for BOP Reliability, Mohamed Ridha Znaidi

    11:15 | 174 - Unmasking the Friendly AI: When Explanations Enable Targeted Attacks via LLMs, Nusrat Mary

  • ROOM: Willow

    9:45 | 41 – Enhancing Process Safety and Risk Management through Industrial- Grade Inventory and Change Detection, Syed Belal

    10:15 | 84 – Industrial Cyber Financial Risk Analysis, Matt Malone

    10:45 | 62 - Digital Dissonance - overcoming GIGO Challenges in Industrial Intelligent Systems, Michael Glass

    11:15 | 117 - Cyber Quantitative Risk Assessment Gaps and New Approaches, Matteo Iaiani

  • ROOM: Cypress

    9:45 | 28 – Resourcing in a Resourceless World, Patrick Skweres

    10:45 | 186 – Engineering Ethics, Shane Pirtle

Lunch Break

11:45 - 1:00 P.M. | Azalea Ballroom 1-3

Mid-day Sessions

Thursday, October 23

  • ROOM: Azalea 4 + 5

    1:00 | 96 - To SIF or not SIF: That is the question, Norman Ritchie

    1:30 | 218 - Knowledge Management in Petrochemical - From Past to Future, Robert Wittkower

    2:00 | 152 - From Reports to Insights: Identifying Contributing Factors to Process Safety Incidents through an Analysis of Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Investigation Reports, Ahmad Al-Douri

    2:30 | 222 - Simplified approach for determining consequences of UVCE, Nugrahanto Widagdo

  • ROOM: Azalea 6

    1:00 | 99 - Enhancing the Safety of Window Glass in Petrochemical and Offshore Facilities under Blast Loads using Machine Learning Techniques, Ali Sari

    1:30 | 20 - Generative AI Framework for Advanced Risk Analysis in Complex Industrial Systems, Juan Angarita

    2:00 | 17 - Integration of AI into the Process Safety Management System, Nazmul Rahmani

    2:30 | 175 - Towards an Intelligent-Based Safety Battery Management System, Tasya Nasoetion

  • ROOM: Cedar

    1:00 | 145 - Review of Proposed Methodologies to Assess Secondary Projectiles in the Liquified Natural Gas Industry from Vapor Cloud Explosions (VCEs), Travis Holland

    1:30 | 156 - Development of a Dose Response Relationship for Wood Exposed to Thermal Radiation, Jeff Marx

    2:00 | 219 - Consequence Analysis of Alternative Fuel Release in the Maritime Industry, Risza Rusli

    2:30 | 220 - Flixborough Revisited: Consequence Analysis and Inherently Safer Redesign of a Historic Vapor Cloud Explosion, Hussein Al-Yafei

  • ROOM: Pecan

    1:00 | 132 - Streamlined Approach to Process Safety Management at Renewable Natural Gas Facilities, Liliana Silvera

    1:30 | 203 - Structured Approach to Safety Critical Element (SCE) Identification Across Multiple Facilities: Lessons from 14 Gathering Centers in Kuwait, Fahad Almutairi

    2:00 | 153 - Process Safety in the Circular Economy: Risk Model for recycling hazardous materials, Wejdan Alhowaiti

    2:30 | 18 - Safety Culture and Leaderships a critical component in Process Safety , Elena Del Balzo

  • ROOM: Willow

    1:00 | 176 - Reliability-Informed Economic Assessment of Electrolytic Hydrogen Production at Nuclear Power Plants, Ahmad Al-Douri

    1:30 | 207 – Extreme Stress Management in Times of Emergency and Disasters, Salvador Avila Filho

    2:00 | 147 - Numerical Analysis of Thermal Impact of Wildland Fires on Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines, Muhammad Jujuly

  • ROOM: Cypress

    1:00 - 3:00

Coffee Break

3:00 - 3:30 P.M. | Azalea Ballroom 1-3

Afternoon Sessions

Thursday, October 23

  • ROOM: Azalea 4 + 5

    3:30 | 122 - What Purpose is a Risk Assessment if not followed by a decision?, Nazmul Rahmani

    4:00 | 223 - Impact of Partial Thermal Shock on the Safety of 18650 LFP Cells, Kazi Araf Sayeed

    4:30 | 82 - How to make the best decision> Not always a matter your gut will tell you, Hans Pasman

    5:00 | 229 - Effect of state of health on the safety (Thermal characteristics) for cylindrical lithium-ion battery, Dhananjay Swamy

  • ROOM: Cedar

    3:30 | 57 - A process safety risk framework for the design of hazardous chemical processes, Austin Johnes

    4:00 | 141 - Real-time Risk Based Control, Sahithi Akundi

    4:30 | 195 - Probabilistic Integrity Assessment of Impure Co2 Injection Wells, Mohammad Elkady

    5:00 | 230 - Fault-tolerant control of safety-critical processes with model-predictive strategy and acceptable operating set, Ritu Ranjan

  • ROOM: Pecan

    3:30 | 47 – Hydrogen Safety in Refueling Station: A Risk Assessment Framework for Singapore, Mahasin Alam

    4:00 | 106 – How Hydrogen Ignition is an Extrinsic Property, Charles Ayi

    4:30 | 10 - Statistical and Probabilistic Approach for Life Estimator of Heat Exchanger Tub Bundle, Mohammad Bin-Ayob

    5:00 | 4 – Generative AI Framework for Advanced Risk Analysis in Complex Industrial Systems, Rajeevan Arun

  • ROOM: Willow

    3:30 | 226 - Psychological Safety, Mark McBride - Wright

    4:00 | 171 – Response - a Resilient Framework to Manage Cyber-Attacks on Cyber-physical Process Systems, Luyang Liu

    4:30 | 15 - Inherent Risk of Applying Generative AI in Process Industries, He Wen

    5:00 | 178 – A Digital Twin-Based Zero Trust Framework for Risk Analysis and Safety in Complex Cyber-Physical Systems, Gahangir Hossain