Keynote speakers

Talk: New Developments in the IEC 61131-3 and 61499 Standards for Industry 4.0

This is an especially appropriate time, since new editions of both IEC 61131-3 and the IEC 61499 series will be in development this year, which should make them even more suitable for applications in Industry 4.0.

James H. Christensen, PhD

President, Holobloc Inc.

James Christensen is an internationally recognized expert in the standardization and application of advanced software technologies to the automation and control of manufacturing processes. He was recognized for his achievements in pioneering applications of object-oriented programming in Smalltalk with the Rockwell International Engineer of the Year and Lynde Bradley Innovation Awards in 1991, and in 2007, he was awarded the IEC 1906 Award and membership in the Process Automation Hall of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments in international standardization of programming languages and architectures for industrial automation.

CV: https://holobloc.com/stds/iec/sc65bwg7tf3/html/jhc/jhc.htm

Talk: To be Added

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