Register now for our February 5th Monthly Meeting

By daniellebarner on January 13, 2025

SAME Ft. Worth Post Monthly Luncheon – February 5, 2025

Topic: AI Integration into Projects

Time: 11:30am – 11:45 am Registration and Networking

11:45am – 1:00pm Buffet Lunch and Presentation

*Ticket cut-off noon, 2 February. NO PAY-AT-THE-DOOR! (Meal headcount for catering service)

Location: “777 Main”, Ft. Worth Petroleum Club, 40^th Floor., 777 Main St, Ft. Worth, TX 76102

Presented by: Matt Stahl, P.E., AWAM, CFM, PGP-AIML, Halff Associates

Topic: Using AI and Emerging Technologies to Improve Resiliency of Underground Assets

Presentation Summary: Military and municipal utilities face a common challenge, upholding target level of service for aging utility infrastructure needing near-term repair and rehabilitation. Artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies provide innovative tools for dataset development, predictive asset management, and QA/QC to mitigate the utility’s risk. Our presentation will introduce several AI and related technologies and use cases for military and municipal utilities. We will also share how one Texas utility, Sheppard Air Force Base, quickly evaluated storm drain asset condition, prioritized corrective actions, and prepared digital datasets for better Base resiliency in 2023. AutoCAD, historical records, survey, field condition assessment, GIS review, and engineering evaluation were leveraged to produce a high-quality, system-wide digital asset inventory during a 15-month period of performance. We will highlight innovations unique to the project and examples of high-impact deliverables.

Biography: Matt Stahl is an AI/Infrastructure Management Team Leader and Associate Water Asset Manager for Halff Associates. Over the past 16 years, Matt has worked as a civil engineering consultant and manager for stormwater, water, and wastewater program development, data science and machine learning, GIS database, H&H analyses, and water resources planning. Matt leads utility-wide, data-driven projects to assist clients by delivering infrastructure evaluation and data-driven results to enhance utility decision-making. Over the past 16 years he has presented to 40+ professional engineering societies, peer groups, state and national conferences, and even podcasts on topics related to infrastructure and data science applications in the A&E industry.