Cybersecurity of the power grid workshop

Two researchers lean over equipment in a lab

Workshop on the Cybersecurity of the Power Grid

Hosted by Commonwealth Cyber Inititiative Southwest Virginia and the Power and Energy Center

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
In person: Kelly Hall 310 (325 Stanger St, Blacksburg, VA 24061)
Zoom: Available; link will be emailed after registration

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The goal of the workshop is to provide a platform to increase awareness across the Commonwealth about power grid-related research within the scope of CCI and to foster collaboration for larger research and proposal efforts.

Agenda

Time
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM						Welcome remarks Prof. Gretchen Matthews, CCI SWVA Director, Professor
9:15 AM – 9:40 AM						Power Grid as a Cyber-Physical System Prof. Chen-Ching Liu, American Electric Power Professor
9:40 AM – 10:00 AM						5G Communication Needs and Potential for the Power System Prof. Ali Mehrizi-Sani, Associate Professor
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM						Cybersecurity of the Power System Prof. Chen-Ching Liu, American Electric Power Professor
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM						Cybersecurity of Distributed and Renewable Energy Resources Prof. Ali Mehrizi-Sani, Associate Professor
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM						Break
10:50 AM – 11:30 AM						Ideas Hall: Five-Minute Idea Presentations Brett Malone, CEO, VT Corporate Research Center Nam Nguyen, Senior Director & Deputy AVP, Virginia Tech Prof. Jeff Reed, Professor, Virginia Tech Prof. Lishan Yang, Assistant Professor, George Mason Univ Caitlin Miller, Director of Public Affairs, CTIA
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM						Updates on CCI/NSF/DOE Projects Students
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM						Opportunities for Collaboration; Next Steps
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM						Demo of 5GPG Testbed Halah Shehada, Milad Beikbabaei, Akshay Jain, Baza Somda