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Dear Reader:
The Industrial Internet Consortium is pleased to publish this eleventh edition of the IIC Journal of
Innovation.
This collaborative effort is the sum of very many parts and we would like to take this opportunity to
recognize and thank the team of editors and peer reviewers who lent their time and expertise to the
editorial process of enhancing each of the articles contained in this edition with their unique
perspectives and wisdom.
Sincere thanks goes to this edition’s editors and peer reviewers:
Mr. Mark Crawford, Director, Standards Strategy, SAP Strategic IP Initiatives
Mr. Edy Liongosari, Chief Research Scientist, Accenture Labs
Dr. Joydeep Acharya, Senior Solution Architect, Hitachi America Limited, Research and
Development
Dr. Vincent Bemmel, Industry Technology Lead, Corlina
Mr. Robert Benacka, Chairman Of The Board, ROI MANAGEMENT CONSULTING a.s.
Mr. Abhik Chaudhuri, Domain Consultant - Design & Architecture CoE, Tata Consultancy
Services
Mr. Tiejun Chen, Technical leader, VMware
Mr. Javier Díaz, CTO, Aingura IIoT
Mr. K. Eric Harper, Senior Principal Scientist, ABB Corporate Research
Ms. Zhao Huidan, CEO, Jiangsu Sino Logistics Networking Technology Co., Ltd.
Mr. Alok Kucheria, Research Scientist (Artificial Intelligence), US Corporate Research, ABB Inc.
Mr. Jijun MA, Director of Industrial Internet, Wanxiang Group
Mr. Sudhanshu Mittal, Director – Industry 4.0, NASSCOM Center of Excellence - IoT
Dr. Zafer Sahinoglu, Vice President, Business Innovation, Mitsubishi Electric US
Mr. William Sobel, Chief Strategy Officer, VIMANA
Mr. Russell Waddell, Managing Director, MTConnect Institute
Mr. Muhammad Moeen Yaqoob, IIoT Program Manager, Schlumberger Technology
Corporation
Mr. Bassam Zarkout, Executive Vice President, IGnPower
Ms. Cheryl Rocheleau, Director, Marketing Programs, Industrial Internet Consortium
Mr. Andrew Hazerjian, Marketing Specialist, Industrial Internet Consortium
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encourage every organization across all industries to get involved and be proactive in shaping the
Industrial Internet. We welcome your feedback and participation.
Many thanks,
Kathy Walsh
Vice President of Marketing
Industrial Internet Consortium
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June 2019