International Program

The scope of the International Subcommittee is to provide technical sessions presented by non-North American authors that would be of interest to conference attendees with a purpose of bringing international participation to the North America PCIC Conference. The International Subcommittee is also helping to increase the awareness of PCIC outside North America. The following actions are performed by this Subcommittee:

• To organize the PCIC International Technical Session with papers based in an international context, as example, based on the application of International Standards in the Oil and Gas Industry;
• To provide guidance to organizations outside North America who wish to hold a conference similar to the IEEE IAS PCIC Conference.

The International Technical Subcommittee officers are:​

• Rakan El-Mahayni - Chair
• Sidra Malik - Vice Chair
• Scott Basinger - Secretary

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INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SESSION I

Monday, September 21, 2026 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm - Salons K & L
Presiding: Rakan El-Mahayni, Chair

​PCIC-2026-07    EXTENSIVE SURVEY OF RESIDUAL SHAFT MAGNETISM IN ROTORS: CASE STUDIES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES
Henk de Swardt                                   Timken Power Systems
 
PCIC-2026-08    NGR CONTINUITY MONITORING CHALLENGES
Duane Leschert                                   Worley
Kris Sommerstad                                Worley
Vladan Bijeljanin                                 Shell Scotford
 
PCIC-2026-09    A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANSI AND IEC STANDARDS IN OIL AND GAS PROJECT DESIGN: SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT
Ahmed Alabidi                                     Saudi Aramco
Cory Helfrich                                         Saudi Aramco

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INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm - Salons K & L
Presiding: Sidra Malik, Vice Chair

PCIC-2026-49    COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF OUTDOOR SWITCHGEAR ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS - GLOBAL STANDARDS DRIVEN INSIGHTS.
Aniket Shirode                                    ABB 
Denis chayer                                       ABB
Harsh Karandikar                               ABB
Amar Kini                                             ABB
Terry L. Neighbours                           ABB 
 
PCIC-2026-50    DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL ENERGY MONITORING SYSTEM FOR PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS USING HIGH-RESOLUTION DATA AND AI-BASED MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES
Younsu Kim                                         SK energy
Sanghyuk Choi                                   SK energy
Junseok Heo                                       SK energy
Changyong Jung                               SK energy
Taesoo Kim                                          SK energy
 
PCIC-2026-51    SOLUTION FOR NUISANCE TRIPPING OF NEUTRAL GROUNDING RESISTOR MONITORING RELAY
Jatinder Tiwari                                     Enbridge Pipelines, L.L.C.
Manjeet Malik                                      I-Gard Corp
Sergio A. R. Panetta                           I-Gard Corp