Avadh Nagaralawala
Mining, Automation and Control System Consultant
Marana, Arizona, United States
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Avadh Nagaralawala is a Mining Automation & Control Engineering Consultant and PMP®-certified Project Manager with over 12+ years of experience driving innovation in mining, electrification, and digital transformation. His work focuses on performance optimization of autonomous Mining vehicles using predictive diagnostics & intelligent test automation. Avadh is an active member of professional associations including SME, CIM, and PMI, and frequently contributes as a speaker, author, and peer reviewer on topics of mining technology, sustainability, and project management.
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From PLC–SCADA to Digital Twins: Architecting Real-Time Industrial Systems for Scale and Resilience
Industrial control systems built on PLC and SCADA architectures power critical infrastructure worldwide, yet most remain siloed, reactive, and difficult to scale for modern operational demands. As industries adopt digital twins for prediction, optimization, and resilience, a key challenge emerges: how to integrate real-time control systems with digital twin architectures without compromising safety, determinism, or reliability.
This session presents a practical, architecture-driven approach to integrating PLC–SCADA systems with digital twins in large-scale industrial environments. Drawing from real-world automation modernization programs, the talk explores data synchronization patterns, control boundaries, latency considerations, and open-source tooling strategies that enable production-grade digital twins rather than visualization-only pilots.
Attendees will gain a systems-level understanding of how embedded Linux platforms, open communication protocols, and control system design principles can support scalable digital twins for industrial operations. The session emphasizes architecture, interoperability, and lifecycle design, not vendor-specific solutions.
Agile Beyond IT: Driving Transformation in Mining and Industrial Projects
This session explores how Agile principles can be successfully applied outside the software world to engineering, mining, and industrial automation projects. Drawing from my experience leading automation initiatives and global mining operations, I will share how Agile frameworks streamline collaboration, enhance stakeholder alignment, and deliver measurable outcomes in complex, high-risk environments. Attendees will learn how Agile practices can adapt to unique industrial challenges while enabling resilience, faster value delivery, and continuous improvement.
Edge-Aware Ceph Deployments for Harsh Industrial Environments: Design, Lessons and Optimization.
In remote, high-demand industrial sectors such as mining, oil and gas, and heavy manufacturing, data generated at the edge is mission-critical yet challenging to manage. This session explores how Ceph can be optimized for edge deployments in extreme environments where connectivity, power, and space are limited.
Drawing on real-world experience integrating edge-based control and monitoring systems on large mining machines, this talk will outline key design considerations, deployment strategies, and lessons learned from operating Ceph clusters at the industrial edge. Topics include rugged hardware selection, bandwidth-aware replication strategies, fault-tolerant configurations, and energy-efficient performance tuning.
Attendees will gain practical insights into:
• Architecting Ceph for low-connectivity, decentralized environments
• Integrating with PLC/SCADA systems and edge analytics engines
• Optimizing Ceph for cost-effective, high-availability deployments in the field
Whether you’re running data centers in controlled environments or deploying Ceph in rugged field operations, this session will outline how to scale storage reliably to the farthest edges of your infrastructure.
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