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LAST CHANCE: DON'T MISS OUR JULY LUNCHEON!
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Join the ASCE San Jose Branch for our quarterly luncheon. The July Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 11:30AM to 1:00PM at the Valley Water district office. Sudhir Kshirsagar will present “Digital Twin and AI Applications in Civil and Environmental Engineering”.
Date: July 23, 2025
Time: 11:30AM – 1:00PM
Location: Valley Water
5750 Almaden Expy, San Jose, CA
Program Agenda
11:30 AM – Check-In
11:45 AM – ASCE Announcements
12:00 PM – Speaker Presentation
1:00 PM – End Program
Registration closes Monday, July 21 at 5:00PM.
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Presentation Description:
Simple definitions of a digital twin and the multiple categories of AI will be provided followed by specific examples. The applications will cover a broad set of areas primarily in the water sector but the principles behind these applications are applicable to multiple sectors. The presentation will discuss existing commercial products as well as the current academic and industry research.
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About the Speaker:
Dr. Sudhir Kshirsagar is the president of Global Quality Corp. (GQC) where he leads the development and implementation of the HydroTrek 3D Digital Twin platform for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and source water (hydrotrek.com). He leverages his unique educational background (B.Tech. in Electronics from IIT Kharagpur, MS in Computer Science from IISc Bangalore and Ph.D. in Environmental Systems Engineering from University of Illinois – Urbana) and his vast consulting and product development experience to integrate AI and IoT into the HydroTrek platform. He continues to publish his research on AI applications such water main break prediction and sewer defects determination from CCTV. He also lead the development IoT hardware for environmental sensing and the implementation low cost IoT telemetry options. He participates in the activities of several professional societies including ASCE, ACM, IEEE and AWWA, and chairs the Digital Twin Applications task committee at EWRI-ASCE.
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OFFICER NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN
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Are you interested in contributing to the civil engineering profession and supporting your local engineering community? The ASCE San Jose Branch welcomes individuals who are eager to get involved by serving on our leadership team.
The ASCE San Jose Branch is currently accepting nominations for officer positions for the 2025–2026 ASCE year. Members are encouraged to nominate themselves or other individuals who demonstrate a commitment to leadership, collaboration, and advancing the mission of ASCE. To submit a nomination, please complete the form below by the posted deadline.
Nomination Window: July 14 – July 25, 2025
Officer Elections: July 28 – August 8, 2025
Results Announced: August 15, 2025
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The Executive Board is responsible for guiding the Branch’s mission, strategic direction, and financial stewardship. Board members provide governance, establish policy, approve budgets, and support development initiatives. In collaboration with committee chairs and members, the Board ensures the organization operates ethically, efficiently, and in alignment with its goals.
In addition to the Executive Board, the Branch relies on a range of committees, each led by a Committee Chair, to plan and execute events, initiatives, and outreach efforts that support the professional and public mission of ASCE.
The President, Vice President, and Secretary are elected annually by the membership. The Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Director-at-Large, and Committee Chairs are appointed by the Executive Board.
All officers and committee chairs serve a one-year term, with the exception of the webmaster which requires a two-year commitment. Terms follow the ASCE year which begins October 1st and ends September 30th.
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