AI in Manufacturing Systems Workshop

(In-person only event)

Date: June 3, 2026

Event Location: Hyatt Regency Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

Organized by: ASTM Committee F50 on Artiﬁcial Intelligence in Manufacturing Systems

About the Event

The AI in Manufacturing Systems Workshop will be held on June 3, 2026. The AI in Manufacturing Systems Workshop is organized by ASTM Committee F50 on Artiﬁcial Intelligence in Manufacturing Systems, and will be held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States in conjunction with the standards development meetings of the committee. The language of the workshop will be English.

Why AI Standards for Manufacturing — and Why Now

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping manufacturing — from autonomous production and predictive quality to digital thread integration, supply chain optimization, and cybersecurity. Yet the standards and frameworks needed to deploy these capabilities reliably, safely, and at scale across the manufacturing enterprise remain largely undefined.

Without consensus standards, manufacturers face fragmented data ecosystems, inconsistent AI performance benchmarks, unmanaged risk, and limited interoperability between systems and suppliers. The result: slower adoption, duplicated effort, and unrealized potential across every manufacturing sector.

ASTM Committee F50 on AI for Manufacturing Systems was established in 2026 to address this gap. F50 brings together industry practitioners, researchers, government agencies, and standards professionals to develop the first generation of consensus standards for AI integration in manufacturing — spanning data interoperability, reference architectures, performance metrics, critical requirements, and terminology.

What Participants Will Gain

Insight into the current state of AI deployment across aerospace, defense, automotive, energy, and general manufacturing — and where standards gaps create real business risk.
A seat at the table in shaping the standards that will govern how AI systems are validated, integrated, and trusted in production environments.
Direct engagement with leading technologists, program managers, and researchers working at the intersection of AI and manufacturing.
Opportunity to influence the committee's first-year work items and contribute to subcommittees addressing Terminology, Data Interoperability, Critical Requirements, and Planning.

Workshop Agenda and Meeting Details

June 3 — Tentative Workshop Agenda

Time	Topic	Presenter
8:00 am	Registration and Coffee
8:30 am	Welcome and Committee Vision	Mohsen Seifi and Len Morrissey, ASTM International
9:00 am	NIST/ITL AI Program – Overview & Equities	Michael Garris, NIST
9:45 am	Networking Break
10:15 am	AI Data Interoperability	Yan Lu, NIST
10:50 am	AI Challenges in Manufacturing Processes in the Energy Industry	Ramesh Subramanian, Siemens Energy
11:25 am	AI Technology Landscape and Industrial Applications	Thomas Evans, Lucid Motors
12:00 pm	Lunch Break
1:00 pm	Advancing AI for Manufacturing Robotics through Standards	Elena Messina, Prospicience LLC
1:35 pm	Human-AI Teaming in Manufacturing: The Hidden Human	Tony Schmitz, MSC Industrial
2:10 pm	Building AI-Ready Manufacturing Infrastructure: Lessons from Human-AI Teaming in Production Environments	Aoi Minamoto, Toyota North America
2:45 pm	Networking Break
3:15 pm	Panel Discussion: Roadmap to Action - What F50 Should Tackle First	Moderator: Jay Lee, University of Maryland Panelists: - Sachin Saswade, Turiya AI - Katherine Sebeck, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC - Amy Thompson, CCAT - Ken Wenger, Squint Cognition Inc.
4:15 pm	Closing Remarks and Day 2 Preview	Mohsen Seifi, ASTM International
5:00 pm	Networking Reception

June 4 — Committee Meeting: All workshop participants are invited to join the inaugural working meeting of Committee F50. Governance actions, subcommittee stand-up (Executive, Terminology, Data, Critical Requirements, Planning), facilitated priority-setting sessions, and first work item development. Participation is open to all ASTM members and prospective members.

Technical Program

A technical program (presentation times, paper titles, and presenters’ names) will be posted on the ASTM website by EARLY, MID, LATE MONTH YEAR.

Registrants will be emailed the digital Program Booklet, which will include the Technical Program and the full abstracts, approximately one week before the event, and also the morning of the start of the event. For more information, contact symposia@astm.org.

Registration

Registration opens approximately 10 weeks before the start of the SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP.

Registration

Registration is now open. The fees to attend this event are listed below.

	Through MONTH DAY, YEAR	After MONTH DAY, YEAR
ASTM Member	$100.00	$200.00
Non-member	$200.00	$300.00
Presenter	Waived	Waived
Student*	Waived	Waived

Not an ASTM Member? An Individual Membership costs only $115.00. If you would like to become a member of ASTM International and Committee F50 to begin taking advantage of all the ASTM membership benefits, including attending this event at a reduced rate, please use the link below to join ASTM before registering for the event. After you have become a member, please return to this webpage to register for the event as an ASTM Member.

ASTM International Membership

All Attendees – All attendees are urged to register for this workshop before arriving onsite. All attendees must check in at the ASTM Registration Area to obtain their name badge before entering the event room.

Presenters– SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP presenters do not need to register. All presenters will be automatically registered by ASTM.

*Students – Students may be eligible for a reduced registration fee provided they meet certain requirements. To qualify for the reduced fee, you must be an active ASTM Student Member, full-time student, not employed full-time, and be able to provide a current valid university email address for registration. To register as a student, please email ASTM Business Development at bizdev@astm.org with your current university email address and your ASTM Student Member membership number.

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Technical Chair Contact Information

Chair Name
Organization
Email: email address
Phone: Phone number

Co-Chair Name
Organization
Email: Email address
Phone: Phone number

Continuing Education Units

SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP attendees interested in receiving 0.35 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) must complete the CEU application form in the back of the program booklet and email it to ASTM Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org. You must be registered and have attended the entire event in order to receive the CEU’s. A certificate will be sent to you via email approximately 1 to 2 weeks after the SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP concludes.

Hotel Information

The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, Texas. More information on how to make your sleeping room reservation will be posted approximately 12 weeks prior to the start of the event.

Hotel Information

All meetings will be held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas, 300 Reunion Blvd, Dallas, TX 75207.

Hotel Reservations:

Please support ASTM International by reserving your sleeping room at our official June 2026 Committee Week Hotel and Meeting site.

The discounted rate will be honored until the ASTM block is full, but no later than Friday, May 8th, 2026. The ASTM rate is $215, plus applicable taxes and fees. Rates may be higher for reservations made after the cutoff date or once the room block is full. A credit card is required to guarantee your reservation, and a confirmation number will be sent electronically after submission. When calling the Hyatt Regency Dallas to make your reservation, please reference group code ASTJ or the Government group code ASTQ.

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INTERNET: The Hyatt Regency Dallas offers complimentary Wi-Fi to hotel guests.

Standards Development Meetings

Committee F50 invites you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required to attend. For more information about the committee and their future meetings, please visit the Committee F50 homepage.