The Grid Resilience Workshop will bring together experts from academia, government, industry, and national labs to discuss and present the most recent research and development and real-world implementation activities to enhance the cyber-physical resilience of power grids. The workshop will discuss the need for intersectoral collaboration and highlights the need for a diverse workforce to support communities in enhancing their grid resilience.
When: September 8, 2022, 7:30-17:00 MDT
Where: Sorensen Molecular Biotechnology Building (SMBB) Auditorium, the University of Utah.
Live Broadcast: The event will be broadcasted live (Free registration required).
REGISTRATION
This is a free event but prior registration is mandatory. Please click here to register for this event.
AGENDA
September 7, U-SMART Lab and Testbed Tour*
| Time (MDT) | Event |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Time Slot #1 (max. 6 people) |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Time Slot #2 (max. 6 people) |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Time Slot #3 (max. 6 people) |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Time Slot #4 (max. 6 people) |
*Registration required, first come first serve availability.
September 8, Grid Resilience Workshop
| Time (MDT) | Event |
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Check-in and Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Introduction to the Workshop – (Masood Parvania, U-Smart) |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Keynote Speaker 1 – Towards Energy Resilience (David Walter, DOE / SETO) |
| 9:30– 10:00 | Session 1 – Cyber-Physical Security (Jairo Giraldo, U-Smart) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee Break |
| 10:10 – 10:45 | Session 2 – Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Resilient Grid Operation (Mehdi Hosseini, U-Smart) |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Session 3 – Visualization for State Awareness of Distribution Grid (Bjorn Vaagansmith, Idaho National Lab) |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Session 4 – Grid Resilience in Real-world Applications (Rohit Nair, PacifiCorp) |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Session 5 – Validation of Cyber-Physical Resilience Tools using Hardware-in-the-loop Testbeds (Jairo Giraldo, U-Smart; Anurag Srivastava, West Virginia University) |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Keynote Speaker 2 – Branden Sudduth, Vice President, Western Electricity Coordinating Council |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Panel 1 – Energy Equity & Workforce Development for Grid Resilience
Moderator: Dr. Tabitha Benney, Department of Political Science, The University of Utah Panelists:
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| 14:30 – 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Panel 2 – Grid Resilience in the Intermountain West: Opportunities for Intersectoral Collaboration
Moderator: Dr. Divya Chandrasekhar, Department of City and Metropolitan Planning, The University of Utah Panelists:
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| 16:00 – 17:00 | Q&A and Open Discussion |
ARRIVING AT THE VENUE
Parking
Parking at the University of Utah requires a parking permit or pay per time. We will provide limited free parking on a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in this free parking service, please send an email to alba.gonzalez@utah.edu