April 2026

On the Influence of Hot Reducing Gas Injection on Blast Furnace Performance by Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University Northwest; and Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor (AISTech 2025) 

Predictive Modeling of Iron Runner Wear in Blast Furnaces: A Machine Learning Approach by Shinagawa Refratários do Brasil Ltda (AISTech 2025)

Decarbonizing the Integrated Steel Mill With Efficient Hydrogen Integration by Hatch  (AISTech 2025)

Effects of Using Hydrogen in Metallurgical Tests for Blast Furnace Iron Ores by Instituto Argentino de Siderurgia and Ternium Argentina  (AISTech 2025)

Reducing EAF Carbon Emissions Through Input and Slag Analysis  (AIST Transactions) by Carnegie Mellon University (AISTech 2025)

Digital Transformations:

Development of a Method for Detecting Slag Spillage in Converter by JFE Steel Corp.

May 2026

Cloud: Experience It Before Making Your Decision! by Big River Steel – A U. S. Steel Co. and Tamdrea (AISTech 2025) 

 Optimizing Supply Chain of Plate Rolling Mill Process: A Digital Twin System by Enacom and Gerdau (AISTech 2025)

Leveraging AI-Powered Large Language Models to Improve Operational Safety and Efficiency in the Metal and Steel Industry by Hatch (AISTech 2025)

Protection Up the Arc — Protecting Electric Arc Furnace Transformers and Open-Air Bus by Nucor Steel–Indiana and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. (AISTech 2025)

Kinetic Aspects of Iron Ore Pellet Reduction With Hydrogen (AIST Transactions) by Carnegie Mellon University (AISTech 2025)

June 2026

Optimization of Steel Plate Storage Yard Crane Scheduling by Enacom and Gerdau (AISTech 2025) 

Developing an Intelligent Quantitative Slab Centerline Segregation Estimator in Steels by Big River Steel – A U. S. Steel Co. (AISTech 2025)

Effective Training Solutions for New Crane Operators by Center for Innovation Through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University Northwest; U. S. Steel – Gary Works; and Charter Steel – Saukville, Wisconsin (AISTech 2025)

Real-Time State Estimation Model for Converter Steelmaking by JFE Steel Corp. (AISTech 2025)

Comprehensive Crane Monitoring: Drives, Hoists, Drums, Wheels and Ropes by Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH and ITR (AISTech 2025)

Phenomenon of Increase in Gas Pressure Drop by Rise in Liquid Level of Molten Slag and Iron in Blast Furnace Hearth (AIST Transactions) by JFE Steel Corp. (AISTech 2025)

Digital Transformations:

Applying WMS Digital Twin Technology to Manage Material Flows Parallel to Production by Pesmel Oy and Pesmel North America LLC