April 15 - 8:00am PDT / 11:00am EDT (1.5 hrs)
National Infrastructure for Artificial Intelligence on the Grid (NI4AI)
Moderator: Sascha von Meier, UC Berkeley
Description: This webinar will introduce the ARPA-E funded NI4AI effort, built on PingThings’ PredictiveGrid platform. Using case examples involving different types of data analytics from academia and utility practice, Sascha will highlight the role of geographic scope, heterogeneity, and real vs. synthetic data for creating new intelligence about the grid. Participants will have the opportunity to contribute comments and ideas about how this budding infrastructure can best serve their needs.
Panel will consist of: Sean Murphy (PingThings), Mohini Bariya (UC Berkeley), Prof. Luigi Vanfretti (RPI), Dr. Tetiana Bogodorova (RPI), and Dr. Kevin Jones (Dominion).
April 15 - 10:00am PDT / 1:00pm EDT (1.5 hrs)
Use of Synchrophasor Technology in Control Rooms: Opportunities and Challenges
Moderator: Sarma NDR Nuthalapati, Co-Chair, NASPI Control Room Solutions Task Team
Description: There are significant efforts taking place in using Synchrophasor Technology in control room operations. This panel will discuss some of the opportunities and challenges in taking technology to the control room.
Panel will consist of: Aftab Alam (CAISO), Tariq Rahman and Greg Zweigle (SDG&E), and James Kleitsch (ATC).