Vol. 18 No. 1 (2026): Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the PHM Society 2026

Edited by:

David He

Chetan Kulkarni

Published: 2026-09-28

Technical Research Papers

A Cross-Phase Prognostic Framework for Emergent Work Risk Assessment and Schedule Decision Support in Nuclear Refueling Outages

Diego Mandelli, Congjian Wang
Abstract 61 | PDF Downloads 60 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4820
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A Cyber-Physical Testbed for Hierarchical Fault Isolation in Bilateral Systems: Multi-Domain Fusion with Attention-Derived Laterality Attribution

Jagadeesh Harinarayanan
Abstract 58 | PDF Downloads 39 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4938
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A Hybrid Physics and Machine Learning Digital Twin for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of SiC Power Modules in Traction Inverters

Kooros Moabber, Hamed Talebi, Mahmoud Rahat
Abstract 128 | PDF Downloads 81 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5085
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A Knowledge-Graph-Guided Diagnostic Pipeline for Root Cause Analysis of Equipment Failures in Nuclear Power Plant

Diego Mandelli, Congjian Wang
Abstract 94 | PDF Downloads 66 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4821
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A Sequential Bayesian Semi Markov Framework for Mission Based Prognostics

Mariana Salinas-Camus, Nick Eleftheroglou
Abstract 72 | PDF Downloads 62 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4796
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An End-to-End PHM Framework for Industrial Compressor Gearbox Fault Detection and RUL Prediction

Changik Cho, Eric Bechhoefer
Abstract 159 | PDF Downloads 61 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4793
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Comparative Evaluation of Multimodal Fusion Architectures for Cyber Physical System Anomaly Classification

Lukmon Rasaq, Om Prakash Yadav, Madhuri Siddula Siddula, Joao Paulo Jacomini Prioli
Abstract 76 | PDF Downloads 46 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5094
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Cluster-Based Permutation Tests for Automated Identification of Critical Frequency Bands in Vibration Data

Neil Eklund, Adam Wechsler, Colin Dingley, Sherwood Polter, Khai Van
Abstract 82 | PDF Downloads 46 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5090
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Demonstration-Based Visual Anomaly Detection in Manufacturing Factory Using Vision-Language Models

Huimin Zhuge, Song Wang, Huijuan Shao, Brian Chien, Dipanjan Ghosh
Abstract 124 | PDF Downloads 64 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4811
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DiFG-Net++: Physics-Informed Functional Learning for Self-Supervised and Domain-Adaptive Fault Diagnosis

David He, Miao He, Muhammad Areeb
Abstract 115 | PDF Downloads 70 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4816
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Disentangling Prognostic Observability from Policy Stochasticity in PHM-Aware Reinforcement Learning for Semiconductor Fab Dispatch

Sean Mondesire, Tori Wright, Bulent Soykan
Abstract 67 | PDF Downloads 45 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4907
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Experimental Sensitivity Analysis for LVAD Obstruction Detection Using Acoustic Sensing

David M. Donahower, Steven W. Day, Karl Q. Schwarz, Jason R. Kolodziej
Abstract 42 | PDF Downloads 32 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4740
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Explainable Temporal Attribution for Time-Series-Based Quality Prediction in Injection Molding

Yulin Wang, Elke Deckers, Konstantinos Gryllias
Abstract 114 | PDF Downloads 65 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4829
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Fault Detection and Remaining Useful Life Estimation of a Scuffed Gear

Eric Bechhoefer, Changik Cho, Lotfi Saidi
Abstract 135 | PDF Downloads 56 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4778
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FE-Based Data Generation for Structural Integrity Verification with Neural Networks

Maximilian Posner, Martin Dazer
Abstract 65 | PDF Downloads 46 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4881
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IndusDiff: A Latent Diffusion Framework for Industrial Audio Generation for Data-Scarce PHM

Muhammad Areeb, Jida Huang, Sudhir Rajagopalan, Merrill Edmonds, Miao He, David He
Abstract 111 | PDF Downloads 55 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4817
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Model-Based Online Detection, Quantification and Localization of Internal Short Circuits in Lithium-Ion Pouch Cells via an Unscented Kalman Filter

Lorenzo Branca, Yiqi Jia, Danyang Wang, Marco Giglio, Francesco Cadini
Abstract 80 | PDF Downloads 42 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4783
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Part Analytics using Digital Threads

Miriam Alvarez-Pintor, Santosh Bhatt
Abstract 99 | PDF Downloads 47 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5071
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Physics-Informed Condition Monitoring of SiC Power Modules

Mattia Scarpa, Evgeny Kusmenko, Francesco Toso, Mattia Bruschetta, Ruggero Carli, Simon Achatz
Abstract 108 | PDF Downloads 82 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4803
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Physics-Informed Operator Learning for Real-Time Battery State Estimation and Health Monitoring

Alexander Harej, Marco Giglio, Francesco Cadini
Abstract 78 | PDF Downloads 51 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4776
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Planning or Learning: Reliability and Cost in Multi-Asset Maintenance

Xian Yeow Lee, Chandrasekar Venkatraman, Ahmed Farahat
Abstract 104 | PDF Downloads 51 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4787
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Resource-Aware Model Comparison for DASHlink Multi-Class Flight-Anomaly Screening

Keanan Milton, Ge Zhou
Abstract 61 | PDF Downloads 56 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5060
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Self-Supervised Representation Learning for Remaining Useful Life Prediction:

Mohammad Badfar, Murat Yildirim, Ratna Babu Chinnam
Abstract 93 | PDF Downloads 45 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5103
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Simulation-to-real Unsupervised Domain Adaptation Gear Diagnostics Based on Entropy

Henrique Duarte Vieira de Sousa, Rui Zhu, Toby Verwimp, Alexandre Maurício, Hao Wen, Seyed Ali Hosseinli, Konstantinos Gryllias
Abstract 106 | PDF Downloads 27 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4921
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The “Last Mile” of PHM: A Verifiable Claim Architecture for Deterministic Airworthiness Compliance Assessment

Simon Trussler, Ralph Poole, Ken Percell, Frank Zahiri
Abstract 77 | PDF Downloads 51 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5089
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Toward Statistical Risk Analysis for Aerospace Systems with AI/ML Components

Yuning He, Konstantin Dmitriev
Abstract 62 | PDF Downloads 44 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5096
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Uncertainty-Aware Model-Constrained Neural Digital Twins for Real-Time Forecast, Calibration, and Control of Aeroelastic Airfoils

William Cole Nockolds, Thomas A. Scott, Tan Bui-Thanh, Shatad Purohit, Sitaram Ramaswamy
Abstract 93 | PDF Downloads 64 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4799
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Industry Experience Papers

A Functional Analysis Approach for Prototyping a Prognostic Model

Darin Dunlap, Jonathan Lawrence, Brandon Osborn, Taylor Spoo, Kyle Turner
Abstract 65 | PDF Downloads 57 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4882
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Applied Structured Corrective Diagnosis of a Legacy Autonomous Mobile Robot:

Zen Hassoun, Hazem Eissa
Abstract 101 | PDF Downloads 49 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4932
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Enhancing PHM Functionality by Using Data Sharing Standards

Ravi Rajamani, Leon Gommans
Abstract 59 | PDF Downloads 66 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.4813
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From Interoperability to Explainability: Semantic Data Models for XAI in Industrial Prognostics and Health Management

Anand Todkar, Mrinmoy Sarkar, Jitendra Solanki, Ziran Min
Abstract 85 | PDF Downloads 60 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5057
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Data Challenge Papers

Condition Indicator-Based Gaussian Process Regressor With Automatically Labelled Images

Rik Vaerenberg, Rui Zhu, Henrique Duarte Vieira de Sousa, Toby Verwimp, Wenzhi Liao, Hao Wen, Evenela Maria Dima, Konstantinos Gryllias
Abstract 91 | Extended Abstract (PDF) Downloads 47 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5261
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Gear Damage Estimation Based on Impulse Accumulation Model and Feedback-Guided Domain Adaptation

Yoshiki Kato, Koji Wakimoto, Takahiko Masuzaki, Nobuaki Tanaka, Toshiyuki Kuriyama, Hanqi Su
Abstract 63 | Extended Abstract (PDF) Downloads 39 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5262
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Image-Based Damage Quantification and Vibration-Based Estimation of Gear Tooth Degradation

Paul Stuiver
Abstract 82 | Extended Abstract (PDF) Downloads 51 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5260
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Silence Is Not Safety: Minute-Level Forensics of Spur Gear Spall Progression from Low-Cost Condition Indicators

Sang Bong Song
Abstract 58 | Extended Abstract (PDF) Downloads 46 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5263
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Doctoral Symposium Summaries

Improved Acoustic Data Generation and Classification for Fault Detection in Prognostics and Health Management

Ruth A. Willet, Karl M. Reichard
Abstract 32 | PDF Downloads 28 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5115
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Modal-Feature-Based Detection of Localized Structural Damage in Large Wind Turbine Blades

Samin Yaser Ahmed, D. Todd Griffith, Nathan L. Post, M. Mohamed Sajeer
Abstract 58 | PDF Downloads 33 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5118
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Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Damage Localization and Progression in Composite Structures

Kevin Steiner, Olga Fink
Abstract 67 | PDF Downloads 49 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5098
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Physics Informed Machine Learning Techniques for Condition Monitoring of Drivetrains

Evenela Maria Dima, Konstantinos Gryllias
Abstract 68 | PDF Downloads 35 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5111
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Physics-informed Multi-fidelity Digital Twins for Prognostics and Health Management of Complex Engineering Systems

Yuan Jiang, Pingfeng Wang
Abstract 48 | PDF Downloads 43 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5112
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Physics-informed Neural Networks for Acoustic Diagnostics and Prognostics of Complex System

Christian Fernandez Lopez, Bryan T. Adey, Manuel Arias Chao
Abstract 49 | PDF Downloads 42 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5161
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Toward Foundation Models for Domain Transfer under Limited Target Data in Prognostics and Health Management

Hanqi Su, Jay Lee
Abstract 61 | PDF Downloads 41 | DOI https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2026.v18i1.5095
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