Carolina Rudinschi, PhD, Author at IIoT World

Carolina Rudinschi, PhD, author of a Digital Media Book, brings a wealth of experience in Research, Journalism, Public Relations and Social Media. Certifications include: Google Adwords Certified Specialist (Search & Mobile), Hootsuite Certified Professional, Facebook BluePrint & Digital Marketing Certification from University of Illinois. She has a PhD in Digital Journalism & Media and is experienced in running campaigns on Google AdWords, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.

Carolina has an engagement in the global influencer program of Siemens AG. This is NOT an endorsement of SIEMENS AS products or services. It is Carolina’s role to encourage SIEMENS AG to think more openly and engage in a wider community. Carolina is independent in her work in this wider community and provides a unique set of insights accordingly to those willing to listen.

Carolina participates/participated in influencer & analysts programs with ABB, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, IBM, Schneider Electric, PTC.

March 4, 2026 · Industrial IoT

Why Manufacturers Can’t Scale Digital Innovation Without Internal Data Governance

Why Manufacturers Can’t Scale Digital Innovation Without Internal Data GovernanceThe real blocker isn’t technology, it’s trustManufacturers often agree that wider data sharing across plants, partners, and supply chains is necessary to stay competitive. The goals are practical: improving efficiency, reducing friction in collaboration, and turning operational data into measurable value. Yet many initiatives never move […]

March 3, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence & ML

The First Step for AI in Energy Isn’t Digital

Before an energy company can use artificial intelligence to predict a pipeline fault or optimize a drilling schedule, it must solve a physical problem. The industry’s most valuable data isn’t in the cloud; it’s in filing cabinets, on shared drives, and in the handwritten logs of technicians nearing retirement. This legacy knowledge, decades of inspections, […]

March 2, 2026 · ICS Security

Cybersecurity Upside Down: Why Detection is a Losing Game for ICS in 2026

The industrial sector is at a crossroads. As we navigate 2026, the traditional “detection-first” mindset that has governed OT (Operational Technology) cybersecurity for decades is proving insufficient against the rise of autonomous, AI-driven threats.During an interview at S4x26 in Miami, Benny Czarny, CEO of OPSWAT and author of Security Upside Down, explained that manufacturers must flip their security models to […]

February 28, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence & ML

Top Smart Factory Technologies 2026: The Agentic AI and UNS Revolution

The manufacturing industry has reached a critical inflection point. The era of “pilot purgatory” is over. Based on the insights from IIoT World Days 2025, the next phase of industrial transformation is defined by three core pillars: Agentic AI, Unified Namespaces (UNS), and Industrial DataOps.While these three form the structural “backbone,” a total of six […]

February 26, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

2026 Smart Manufacturing Ecosystem: 27 Platforms for Industrial AI

The manufacturing sector is currently navigating a massive transition from static dashboards to Agentic AI, systems that can perceive, reason, and act autonomously. However, as highlighted by industry leaders during the sessions and discussions at IIoT World Days 2025, AI is only as effective as the data feeding it.Success in 2026 requires a diverse ecosystem […]

February 25, 2026 · Smart Manufacturing

2026 Smart Factory Outlook: AI, Robotics, and the New Economic Resilience

The industrial landscape of 2026 has evolved beyond “growth at all costs” to a focus on technological survival. As we navigate a sluggish business cycle, rising power costs, and a staggering labor gap of 425,000 workers, automation is a macroeconomic necessity. According to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), 86% of employers now view AI, machine […]

February 24, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence & ML

2026 Industrial AI Trends: Driving Global Manufacturing with Agentic Systems

IIoT World analyzed the defining industrial AI trends shaping manufacturing in 2026, based on conference sessions, expert interviews, and deployment data from companies including Suzano, Danfoss, and C3 AI. Agentic AI in 2026 refers to systems designed to understand complex goals, create multi-step plans, and execute actions across multiple applications, with human oversight but without […]

February 24, 2026 · Cybersecurity

Six ICS/OT Cybersecurity Solutions for 2026: Securing the Air Gap

In 2026, the traditional “air gap” is a logical challenge. The convergence of IT and OT, coupled with AI-driven threats, has rendered “security by obscurity” obsolete. To maintain operational resilience, industrial leaders are shifting their focus toward Identity, Visibility, and Secure Data Transfer.Based on insights from IIoT World Days 2025, this guide highlights six platforms defining the […]

Top 10 Energy Efficiency Solutions for Manufacturing 2026

February 22, 2026 · Energy

15 Real-World AI in Manufacturing Use Cases: From Predictive Maintenance to Agentic AI

The industrial sector is accelerating the adoption of practical, high-impact AI applications. Based on insights from IIoT World Days 2025, industry leaders focus on scaling these technologies across global operations. From Agentic AI that autonomously manages supply chains to Computer Vision that ensures precision on the factory floor, manufacturers are deploying AI to solve specific, high-value bottlenecks. Not all […]

November 21, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

The AI Scaling Problem Nobody’s Solving: Why 140 Applications Delivered Zero Scale

Jason Schern, Field CTO at Cognite, reveals the uncomfortable truth about industrial AI: companies are building solutions that can’t scale beyond a single site, and it’s killing their ROI.The 140-to-Zero ProblemDuring a recent audit, a large upstream oil company in Asia discovered something shocking: they had developed 140 applications and agents across 11 offshore assets. […]

November 5, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

From Predictive to Proactive: Key Takeaways from Cognite’s Impact 2025

How Industrial AI Is Transforming Operations, Workforce, and Decision-Making at ScaleCognite’s Impact 2025 made one thing clear: the era of reactive operations is over. Across both days, the narrative centered on proactive intelligence, powered by industrial AI and large language models, that augments human expertise, transforms operations, and scales across industries and geographies. AI at the […]