Conference Alert: 2 MIT events … ClimateTech and EmTech

"College had little effect on me. I’d have been the same writer if I’d gone to MIT, except I’d have flunked out sooner.” ~ Robert B. Parker (1932-2010), American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre

Two (2) MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) events are on the horizon.

The first, ClimateTech, is scheduled for October 4-5, 2023 on the MIT campus.

The second, EmTech (Emerging Technologies) is scheduled for November 14-15, 2023.

At ClimateTech, Celina Mikolajczak, Chief Battery Technology Officer, Lyten (www.lyten.com ), San Jose California, will speak on new lithium-sulphur battery technology.

TIP: Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com) search on lithium-sulphur battery for background on the technology

Here is MIT’S description of the EmTech event …

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MIT Technology Review’s flagship event returns in November. EmTech MIT unwraps the technologies and trends driving social and commercial impact and offers trustworthy guidance needed to navigate the ever-changing landscape of a world transformed by technology.

What’s on the agenda this year

•     The ABC Forces: We look at how artificial intelligence, biotech, and climate change are changing everything.
•     Business Impact: AI is changing every job description, and climate change is impacting every product decision, so what does this mean for you and your business?
•     Social Impact: What does it mean to live a longer life, enriched by AI, in an environmentally responsible world?
•     Economic Impact: How will the policies that might govern AI, our bodies, and our planet change the economy.
•     Research Impact: We examine the ideas in our the labs that will change our lives tomorrow.

Mark your calendar and register to join us online or on campus for EmTech MIT November 14-15, 2023.
https://event.technologyreview.com/emtech-mit-2023?utm_source=event_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ETM23-FIRSTMOVERS&utm_campaign=emtech_mit_2023.unpaid.acquisition&discount=EMAILFM081450&mc_cid=954b5a300d&mc_eid=76363cef0a#register
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Jean Steinhardt served as Librarian, Aramco Americas (https://americas.aramco.com/ ), Engineering Division, for 13 years. He now heads Jean Steinhardt Consulting LLC, producing the same high quality research that he performed for Aramco.

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Staying Alert … How To Improve ROI on Subscribed Databases

“Be on the alert, like the red ant that moves with its claws wide open.” -- African Proverb

The blessing and the curse of the age we live in is the extraordinary amount of information that is available to us, at our literal fingertips.

The challenge we face is to learn how to swim in this sea of information without drowning in it.

Organizations, from academia to corporate, subscribe to various databases that offer access to huge numbers of peer reviewed articles. That helps provide access to the sea of information, but it leaves us with the information overload problem.

Creating alerts is one of the tools we have at our disposal to deal with this problem.

The vendors offering information access include ScienceDirect, ACS-American Chemical Society, IEEE Explore, IHS, to name a few. Each vendor offers an “alerts” feature.

The problem is, each vendor has its own procedure. And each vendor has its own way of licensing its content to end users.

It is not unusual for smaller organizations to opt for the minimum number of licenses available, in order to make the subscription affordable.  This approach is understandable. But it creates a gatekeeper system which can erode the value of the agreement your organization makes with the vendor.

Here is a strategy to help your organization maximize ROI-Return on Investment in its database subscriptions. The strategy enables you to bypass the cumbersome vendor requirements for setting up alerts, while still preserving the value of your organization’s database subscription.

The Gatekeeper Strategy

• IDENTIFY your gatekeeper. In some cases, that will be a librarian. That would be ideal, but not necessary, as long as you know who the gatekeeper is
• CREATE Google Scholar alerts (https://scholar.google.com/ )
• CONTACT your gatekeeper when an alert has an item of interest to determine whether the full text of the article is available via your subscribed database(s)
• ASK your gatekeeper to download and send to you the article you want to read

TIP: If you happen to be a gatekeeper, let your people know, and encourage them to contact you whenever they need full text of an article of interest. They will love you for it.

For example … one of my recent Google Scholar alerts included the following item …

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Data governance in smart factories: Consistency rules for improved data quality in logistics & operations
    Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum – Bologna University, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Received 29 December 2022, Revised 5 July 2023, Accepted 31 July 2023, Available online 7 August 2023, Version of Record 11 August 2023.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2213846323000524
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IF my organization subscribes to ScienceDirect, and IF I know who my gatekeeper is, I can contact him/her to request a download of the full text of the article. I am able to do so without going through the process of creating an alert within the ScienceDirect system.

This becomes even more useful when your organization subscribes to more than database. With ONE Google Scholar Alert, you are covering ALL of the major databases … and a lot of the smaller ones, as well.
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Jean Steinhardt served as Librarian, Aramco Americas (https://americas.aramco.com/ ), Engineering Division, for 13 years. He now heads Jean Steinhardt Consulting LLC, producing the same high quality research that he performed for Aramco.

Follow Jean’s blog at: http://desulf.blogspot.com/ for continuing tips on effective online research
Email Jean at jstoneheart@gmail.com with questions on research, training, or anything else

Conference Alert-Digitalization in Oil and Gas

Too much agreement kills a chat. -- Eldridge Cleaver

The Energy Conference Network (https://energyconferencenetwork.com/ ) has announced the Digitalization in Oil and Gas conference (https://www.digitalizationoilgas.com/23/2647079), scheduled for September 14-15, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

REGISTRANTS include … Aramco, Dow, ExxonMobil, Sabic, Chevron … to name a few.

The conference is organized into FIVE TRACKS … IoT in Oil & Gas, Digital Twins in Oil & Gas, Blockchain in Oil & Gas, Edge Computing Technologies in Oil & Gas, and Connectivity in Oil & Gas.

TIP: View a recent Desulfurization Blog post: Reviews and PDFs (http://desulf.blogspot.com/2023/06/reviews-and-pdfs.html) for a list of free full text articles on the five conference tracks. Pick out one or two in preparation for the conference.

For example:

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Industrial Engineering with Large Language Models: A case study of ChatGPT's performance on Oil & Gas problems
Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown great potential in solving complex problems in various fields, including oil and gas engineering and other industrial engineering disciplines like factory automation, PLC programming etc. However, automatic identification of strong and weak solutions to fundamental physics equations governing several industrial processes remain a challenging task. This paper identifies the limitation of current LLM approaches, particularly ChatGPT in selected practical problems native to oil and gas engineering but not exclusively. The performance of ChatGPT in solving complex problems in oil and gas engineering is discussed and the areas where LLMs are most effective are presented.
Cite as: arXiv:2304.14354
source: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2304.14354
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And here’s another …

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Blockchain in Oil and Gas Supply Chain: A Literature Review from User Security and Privacy Perspective (2023)
International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance
The oil and gas industry grapples with supply chain process challenges and is known to have high risks, significant investments, and large asset volumes. These include (i) tracking extracted resources, (ii) managing equipment and assets, (iii) preventing company data leaks, (iv) managing data, and (v) ensuring process security and integrity. Such issues can result in human errors, misguided decisions due to inaccurate data, inflated operating costs, transaction delays, and fraud. Blockchain technology could provide solutions to some of these problems. For example, it facilitates reliable and secure data storage, ensuring data integrity. Additionally, blockchain-based smart contracts could deter oil trade fraud by automating contract execution when agreement conditions are met. By incorporating blockchain technology, businesses in the oil and gas sector can enhance their operations’ efficiency, transparency, and security, leading to improved decision-making and cost savings.
source: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2306.16576
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Jean Steinhardt served as Librarian, Aramco Americas (https://americas.aramco.com/ ), Engineering Division, for 13 years. He now heads Jean Steinhardt Consulting LLC, producing the same high quality research that he performed for Aramco.

Follow Jean’s blog at: http://desulf.blogspot.com/ for continuing tips on effective online research
Email Jean at jstoneheart@gmail.com with questions on research, training, or anything else