Programme

9-11 June 2026
The Grand, York, UK 



  Sponsors

 
  Bronze Sponsor  
 



Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd

Monday 8 June 2026
16.00-19.00
RegistrationRoom: To be confirmed
19.00-21.00Welcome Buffet – Room: To be confirmed
Tea and Coffee – Room: To be confirmed


Tuesday 9 June 2026
08.00
RegistrationRoom: To be confirmed
Tea and CoffeeRoom: Chairman's Suite
Exhbition – Room: Chairman's Suite
09.00-09.20Opening Ceremony – Welcome and introduction
Professor L Gelman, UK

Chair: Professor L Gelman, University of Huddersfield, UK
Room: Grand Boardroom
09.20-09.50Plenary Keynote Lecture [1A0]: Title to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed

Chair: Professor L Gelman, University of Huddersfield, UK
Room: Grand Boardroom
09.50-10.20Exhibitor Spotlight Session
09.50-09.55 – To be confirmed
09.55-10.00 – 
10.00-10.05 – 
10.05-10.10 – 
10.10-10.15 – 
10.15-10.20 – 

Chair: To be confirmed
Room: Grand Boardroom
10.20-11.00Tea and CoffeeRoom: Chairman's Suite
Exhibition – Room: Chairman's Suite

Session A – Data analysis for aircraft fleet management

Chair: Dr J Lacaille
Room: Grand Boardroom
Session B – Condition monitoring training and certification


Chair: S Mills
Room: Chairman's Suite
11.00-11.20 [1A1] Dynamic survival analysis for aerospace systems: a landmarking approach for engine maintenance and fleet management

M Barbet-Massin
Safran SA, France 
[1B1] Effective presenting

S Mills
BINDT Technical Committee Chair, UK 
11.20-11.40 [1A2] Forecasting the unflown: counterfactual anomaly detection for aircraft engines via latent state modeling

T Binet¹,³, H Azzag¹, M Lebbah² and J Lacaille³
¹Sorbonne Paris Nord University, France
²Universite Paris-Saclay, France
³Safran SA, France 
[1B2] Update on condition monitoring standards

S Mills
BINDT Technical Committee Chair, UK 
11.40-12.00 [1A3] Virtual standardisation: benchmarking repair efficacy through counterfactual engine response simulation

T Binet¹,³, H Azzag¹, M Lebbah² and J Lacaille³
¹Sorbonne Paris Nord University, France
²Universite Paris-Saclay, France
³Safran SA, France 
[1B3] Asset monitoring management specialist certification

D Shorten
John Crane UK Ltd, UK 
12.00-12.20 [1A4] A stochastic event generation simulator for dynamic risk assessment and maintenance decision support in aircraft systems

J Lacaille
Safran SA, France 
[1B4] Teaching balancing basics

S Mills
BINDT Technical Committee Chair, UK 
12.20-13.30 LunchRoom: Chairman’s Suite
ExhibitionRoom: Chairman’s Suite 
12.30- 13.30International Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting (working lunch by invitation only)
Room: Grand Boardroom
13.30-14.00 Plenary Keynote Lecture [2A0]: Title to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed

Chair: Professor L Gelman, University of Huddersfield, UK
Room: Grand Boardroom 
 Session A – Industrial condition monitoring

Chair: D Whittle

Room: Grand Boardroom 
Session B – Advanced diagnostics

Chair: D Manning-Ohren

Room: Chairman’s Suite 
14.00-14.20 [2A1] Condition monitoring and failure analysis of a reduced crude pump installed in an oil refinery

E Pereira
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK 
[2B1] Fault intelligent diagnosis of rotating machinery based on sound signal


S Yang, F Tu and T Zhang
Sichuan University, China 
14.20-14.40 [2A2] Condition monitoring and failure analysis of the dry gas seal on a centrifugal gas compressor installed in a liquefied natural gas plant

E Pereira
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK 
[2B2] Topological digital twins for remote condition monitoring

S Sleimanian¹ and S Theodossiades²
¹PSW Integrity Ltd, UK
²Loughborough University, UK 
14.40-15.00 [2A3] Condition monitoring of the gas inlet flow control valve installed in a liquefied natural gas plant, external leakage packing failure and vibration analysis

E Pereira
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK 
[2B3] Sim-to-real unsupervised domain adaptation for gear pitting diagnosis

H Vieira de Sousa, R Zhu, T Verwimp, H Wen, A Achilleos,
A Hosseinli and K Gryllias
KU Leuven, Belgium 
15.00-15.20 [2A4] Condition monitoring vibration survey on screw instrument air compressor package installed in a liquefied natural gas plant

E Pereira
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK 
[2B4] Quality of service and quality of experience evaluation of real-time video transmission over mobile ad hoc networks

A Abdussalam and R Saatchi
Sheffield Hallam University, UK 
15.20-15.40 Tea and CoffeeRoom: Chairman’s Suite
ExhibitionRoom: Chairman’s Suite 
 Session A – Thermography


Chair: D Manning-Ohren

Room: Grand Boardroom 
Session B – Condition monitoring methods and technologies

Chair: Dr S Ganeriwala

Room: Chairman’s Suite 
15.40-16.00 [3A1] Safer thermography severity extrapolation on low energy electrical circuits

D Manning-Ohren
ERIKS Industrial Services Ltd, UK 
[3B1] Title to be confirmed

S Ganeriwala
SpectraQuest, Canada 
16.00-16.20 [3A2] Emittance measurements on ambient materials using a thermal imager

J DeMonte
T5 Data Centers, Florida  
[3B2] Title to be confirmed

S Ganeriwala
SpectraQuest, Canada  
16.20-16.40 [3A3] Non-destructive testing, infrared thermography of an LPG refractory installed in a liquefied natural gas plant

E Pereira
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK 
[3B3] Title to be confirmed

S Ganeriwala
SpectraQuest, Canada  
16.40

17.15 
Conference close for the day

Evening event – York walking tour 


Wednesday 10 June 2026
08.00
RegistrationRoom: To be confirmed
Tea and CoffeeRoom: Chairman's Suite
Exhbition – Room: Chairman's Suite
09.00-09.30Plenary Keynote Lecture [4A0]: Title to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed

Chair: Professor L Gelman, University of Huddersfield, UK
Room: Grand Boardroom

Session A – Vibration monitoring and analysis


Chair: Professor A Hope
Room: Grand Board Room
Session B – Advanced signal processing and diagnostics in condition monitoring

Chair: Dr E Juuso

Room: Chairman’s Suite
09.30-09.50 [4A1] Title to be confirmed

A Hope
Affiliation to be confirmed
[4B1] Title to be confirmed

E Juuso
University of Oulu, Finland
09.50-10.10 [4A2] Update on VA training and certification

S Mills
BINDT Technical Committee Chair, UK 
[4B2] Title to be confirmed

E Juuso
University of Oulu, Finland 
10.10-10.30 [4A3] Title to be confirmed

D Whittle
RMS Ltd, UK 
[4B3] Title to be confirmed

E Juuso
University of Oulu, Finland 
10.30-11.10 Tea and CoffeeRoom: Chairman’s Suite
ExhibitionRoom: Chairman’s Suite 
 Session A – Vibration monitoring and analysis

Chair: Professor A Hope

Room: Grand Boardroom 
Session B – Oil analysis and tribology

Chair: S Greenfield

Room: Chairman’s Suite 
11.10-11.30 [5A1] Title to be confirmed

A Hope
Affiliation to be confirmed 
[5B1] Large fan aircraft engine bearing monitoring present and future

S Greenfield
Anokhi Consulting Engineers, UK 
11.30-11.50 [5A2] Vibration analysis case studies and diagnostic challenge

D Whittle
RMS Ltd, UK  
[5B2] Title to be confirmed

R Cutler
Oil Analysis Laboratories Ltd, UK 
11.50-12.10 [5A3] Industry condition monitoring case study


D Whittle
RMS Ltd, UK 
[5B3] Multisensor diagnostic approaches for detecting fuel and hydraulic fluid contamination in marine engine oils sensor diagnostic approaches for detecting fuel and hydraulic fluid contamination in marine engine oils

S Banerjee, T Mack, G Horwich and K Meissner
Gastops Ltd, Canada 
12.10-12.30 [5A4]

THIS SLOT IS AVAILABLE FOR A LATE SUBMISSION 
[5B4] Title to be confirmed

S Greenfield
Anokhi Consulting Engineers, UK 
12.30-13.30 LunchRoom: Chairman’s Suite
ExhibitionRoom: Chairman’s Suite 
13.30-14.00 Plenary Keynote Lecture [6A0]: Title to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed

Chair: Professor L Gelman, University of Huddersfield, UK
Room: Grand Boardroom 
 Session A – Workshops

Room A: Grand Boardroom 
14.00-14.45 Workshop – Key steps in implementing condition monitoring

S Mills
BINDT Technical Committee Chair, UK 
 Session A – Data-driven and physics-based modelling for asset condition monitoring and management

Chair: Dr A Rahbarimanesh

Room: Grand Boardroom 
Session B – Non-linear dynamics and digital twins for advanced condition monitoring

Chair: Dr M Molaie

Room: Chairman’s Suite 
14.45-15.05 [6A3] Integrating condition monitoring into an AI enabled digital twin framework for dynamic FMECA and RCM implementation

A Khezam
GE Grid Solutions UK Ltd, UK 
[6B3] Title to be confirmed

M Molaie
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy 
15.05-15.25 [6A4] Application of a data-driven dynamic process modeling framework to improve the condition monitoring of a liquefied petroleum gas refrigeration unit

S Rahbarimanesh¹ and A Rahbarimanesh²
¹University of British Columbia, Canada
²The University of Manchester, UK 
[6B4] Title to be confirmed

M Molaie
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy 
15.25-15.45 Tea and CoffeeRoom: Chairman’s Suite
ExhibitionRoom: Chairman’s Suite 
15.45-16.05 [6A5] Application of supervised learning and multi-criteria decision making for condition monitoring of industrial assets

A Rahbarimanesh¹, M Burrows² and S Rahbarimanesh³
¹The University of Manchester, UK
²RS Group plc, UK
³University of British Columbia, Canada 
[6B5] Title to be confirmed

M Molaie
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy 
16.05-16.25 [6A6] Project nautilUS +: towards an autonomous robotic technology for smart floor thickness monitoring of hazardous liquid storage tanks

A Rahbarimanesh¹ and M Burrows²
¹The University of Manchester, UK
²RS Group plc, UK 
[6B6] Title to be confirmed

M Molaie
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy 
16.25-17.10 Workshop – Condition monitoring and beyond with interactive challenges

D Whittle
RMS Ltd, UK 
17.10


19.30
20.00 
Conference close for the day

Evening event:
Pre-dinner drinks
Room: To be confirmed
Conference DinnerRoom: To be confirmed 


Thursday 11 June 2026
08.00
RegistrationRoom: Chairman's Suite
Tea and CoffeeRoom: Chairman's Suite
09.00-09.30Plenary Keynote Lecture [7A0]: Driving the future of UK machine tool manufacturing: insights, impact and opportunities
D Brooks, National Physical Laboratory, UK

Chair: To be confirmed
Room: Grand Boardroom

Session A – Condition monitoring application, economical and environmental impact in industries

Chair: Professor M Behzad

Room: Grand Boardroom
Session B – To be confirmed


Chair: Professor L Gelman

Room: Chairman’s Suite
09.30-09.50 [7A1] Early detection of rolling element bearing defects in a ball mill motor using multi domain vibration analysis and AI assisted diagnostics

A Mangouri¹, M Akbari¹ and S Atazadeh²
¹Islamic Azad University, Iran
²TPT Company, Iran
[7B1] The importance of multiple data sources for condition monitoring: a wind industry case study

D Hickey
Natural Power, UK
09.50-10.10 [7A2] Direct geometric information embedded in vibration autocorrelation: a case study on low-speed gear tooth profile measurement

A Mangouri¹, M Akbari¹ and S Atazadeh²
¹Islamic Azad University, Iran
²TPT Company, Iran
[7B2] Distinguished overview speaker: Title to be confirmed

J Lacaille
Safran SA, France
10.10-10.30 [7A3] Machine learning-based bearing fault diagnosis with validation on industrial machinery

N Hanari¹, A Rikhtehgar Ghiasi¹, A Mangour², M Akbari² and S Atazade³
¹University of Tabriz, Iran
²Islamic Azad University, Iran
³TPT Company, Iran
[7B3] Distinguished overview speaker: Title to be confirmed

E Juuso
University of Oulu, Finland
10.30-11.00 Tea and CoffeeRoom: Chairman’s Suite
 Session A – Condition monitoring application, economical and environmental impact in industries

Chair: Professor M Behzad

Room: Grand Boardroom
Session B – To be confirmed


Chair: Professor L Gelman

Room: Chairman’s Suite
11.00-11.20 [8A1] Progressive rotor bar fault diagnosis in a 9-MW induction motor: a vibration-based case study

A Mangouri¹, M Akbari¹ and S Atazadeh²
¹Islamic Azad University, Iran
²TPT Company, Iran
[8B1] Title to be confirmed

L Gelman
University of Huddersfield, UK
11.20-11.40 [8A2]

THIS SLOT IS AVAILABLE FOR A LATE SUBMISSION
[8B2] Title to be confirmed

L Gelman
University of Huddersfield, UK
11.40-12.00 [8A3]

THIS SLOT IS AVAILABLE FOR A LATE SUBMISSION
[8B3] Distinguished overview speaker: Title to be confirmed

M Behzad
Sharif University of Technology, Iran
12.00-12.30 Plenary Keynote Lecture [9A0]: Title to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed

Chair: To be confirmed
Room: Grand Boardroom 
12.30-13.30 Panel Session: To be confirmed

Chair: To be confirmed
Room: Grand Boardroom
13.30-13.35Conference Closing Ceremony and the Len Gelman Best Paper Award Ceremony
Room: Grand Boardroom
13.35-14.30 Lunch
Room: Grand Boardroom 

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