The Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering

04/16/2024

The technical program is coming soon.

Mark your calendars for the highly anticipated Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials!

Secure your spot and get ready to join fellow experts and stakeholders from June 25 - 27, 2024 to discuss the issue of fake components and imitation materials being sourced in the manufacturing of electronic products.

Visit smta.org/counterfeit for more information.

05/15/2023

---Counterfeit Symposium, 2023---
Speaker Announcement- 3: Richard Smith of ERAI, Inc.
For 35 years Richard Smith has served as an electronic component Sales Representative, Sales Manager, and International Vice President for manufacturers’ reps, franchised, and independent distributors.
Read more about the talk: https://calce.umd.edu/counterfeit-23-richard-smith
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05/15/2023

---Counterfeit Symposium, 2023---
Speaker Announcement- 2: Nicholas Williams of SMT Corp
He is an accomplished Electrical Test Lab Manager at SMT Corp, with extensive experience in managing counterfeit electronics mitigation and component authentication processes.
Read more about the talk: https://calce.umd.edu/counterfeit-23-nicholas-williams
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05/15/2023

---Counterfeit Symposium, 2023---
Speaker Announcement- 1: Michael Ford of Aegis Software Corporation.
Michael has been instrumental in creating and evolving leading software solutions for assembly manufacturing, that meet the most demanding expectations, leading the industry forward.
Read more about the talk: https://calce.umd.edu/counterfeit-23-michael-ford

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03/13/2023

03/12/2023

---Counterfeit Symposium, UK---

Speaker Announcement: Ruth Gray of Z2Data
Ruth Gray is a highly ambitious sales professional with experience in electronics manufacturing and distribution and SaaS

Read more about the talk: https://calce.umd.edu/Bad_Decisions_are_Made_Under_Pressure_How_do_You_Use_Data_to_Create_a_Strategically_Resilient_Supply_Chain

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02/27/2023

---Counterfeit Symposium, UK---

Keynote Speaker Announcement: Adam Fletcher of ECSN.
Adam Fletcher has been Chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ECSN) since May 2005 and was appointed Chairman of the International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA) in 2011.

Read more about the talk: https://calce.umd.edu/Dancing_Between_The_Raindrops_A_Status_of_Electronic_Component_Supply_Chain

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02/24/2023

---Counterfeit Symposium, UK---

Speaker Announcement: Nicola Kovac of Fraunhofer EMFT.
Nicola Kovac received his Master's degree in Micro- and Nanotechnology and joined the team ‘Analysis & Test’ at Fraunhofer EMFT.

Read More about the talk: https://calce.umd.edu/Advanced_Physical_Analysis_of_Integrated_Circuits_for_Tampering_Detection

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02/22/2023

---Counterfeit Symposium, UK---

Speaker Announcement: Bob Scott of IntraOrbis
Bob is the Founder and CEO of the company, with 49 years of continuous investigative experience, a successful entrepreneur, innovator, leader, mentor, and highly experienced investigations manager and practitioner.

Read More about the Talk: https://calce.umd.edu/Counterfeiting_Is_it_Time_to_Rethink_Your_Approach_to_Investigation_and_Enforcement

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02/21/2023

Publication Alert!!!
Find the article in the link below: https://web.calce.umd.edu/articles/abstracts/2023/22_Assessment_of_the.html

02/20/2023

---Counterfeit Symposium, UK---
Speaker Announcement: Ian Blackman of the International Institute of Obsolescence Management
Ian spent more than thirty years in the Avionics and Defense Industry and is also the former CTO of the International Institute of Obsolescence Management and is a fellow of that organization.
Read More about Ian's Talk: https://calce.umd.edu/Avoiding_Counterfeits_by_Using_Proactive_Obsolescence_Management

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International Institute of Obsolescence Management

02/17/2023

Speaker Announcement: Richard Smith of ERAI Inc.
The presentation will analyze historical reporting trends using data collected by ERAI over the last decade with a comparative emphasis on the previous two years...
Read More about the Talk: https://calce.umd.edu/The_Annual_Numbers_Crunch

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