Fiber Optic Sensing for Utilities: A Promising Update

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Location: CC - L100C

Speaker(s)

Sergio R. Scarpin (he/him/his)

Director of Product Strategy
Lightera

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Moderator(s)

Matt P. Schnell

Part-Time Telecommunications Manager Consultant
Nebraska Public Power District
York, Nebraska, United States

Fiber optic sensing has been around for 2-3 decades in one form or another. However, the emerging capabilities of new fibers, interrogators, coupled with machine learning/AI is bringing us into potentially a new era for the usefulness of fiber optic sensing. This presentation will review new capabilities and use cases and review the overall value proposition for this next generation of sensing for utilities.