William W. Hay Seminars are free to the public to attend. PDHs are available to seminar participants for $25 per seminar. Please note that registration is required for all participants.
If you will need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this seminar, please contact Krissie D’Urso at hayseminar@illinois.edu or 217-300-1340. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.
Spring 2026
| Date | Name | Company | Title | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2026 | Fernando Moreu | University of New Mexico | Smart Management of Railroads using Human-Machine Interfaces Presentation here | Recording here |
NCEL 2311 or Zoom |
| 20 February 2026 | Kevin Oldknow | Simon Fraser University | Contact Matters: Wheel-Rail Interface Fundamentals and Frontiers Presentation here | Recording here |
NCEL 2311 or Zoom |
| 6 March 2026 | Scott Schiemann | Metra | Enhancing the Customer Experience through Capital Investment Recording here |
NCEL 2311 or Zoom |
| 17 April 2026 | Yuanchen Zeng | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Non-Intrusive Inspection and Predictive Maintenance of Railway Tracks and Vehicles Leveraging their Interaction Presentation here | Recording here |
Zoom |
| 8 May 2026 | Yili (Kelly) Tang | Western University | Smart Railway and AI: Challenges, Opportunities and Innovations at Multi-Scales Recording here |
Zoom |
| 18 September 2026 | Ulf Olofsson | KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm Sweden | Modelling of Particulate Matter Concentrations on Covered Rail Platforms Register here |
Zoom |
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