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Ian Robinson

President and Chief Operating Officer of BlueConduit

Ian Robinson is the President and Chief Operating Officer of BlueConduit. BlueConduit originated the approach of using machine learning to predict lead service line materials and have been doing it longer than anyone else. It provides utilities and their engineering partners with a cloud platform for lead service line inventory and replacement.

Along with managing day-to-day operations and strategic decision-making at BlueConduit, Ian co-authored a white paper on Data Science for Lead Service Line Replacement with ASDWA and is the vice chair for AWWA’s Lead in Water Subcommittee.

Authored Content

  • Jul 26 2022
    Blog Post Unleashing the Power of Machine Learning to Secure Safe Drinking Water In the United States, over 10 million homes receive drinking water from toxic lead pipes. Low-income and minority households are at increased risk for harms of lead contamination, perpetuating decades of social, health and environmental injustices. Progress towards addressing these lingering problems has been slow, but new technologies offer hope for speeding up lead pipe […] Ian Robinson, Terrell Seabrooks