IEEE

Tutorials and Program

Monday, April 29th
Tutorial and Technical Tour
12:00noon − 03:00PM Registration
01:00PM – 03:00PM Tutorial I: Power Electronics – Leon Tolbert – University of Tennessee – Knoxville

Tutorial II: Hardware Cyber Security Tutorial – Fareena Saqib – University of North Carolina – Charlotte

03:30PM – 05:00PM NTRC Technical Tour
05:30PM – 07:00PM Welcome Reception
Tuesday, April 30th
08:00AM Registration
08:30AM − 09:15AM Welcome Addresses Dr. Alan Mantooth – University of Arkansas/PELS Past President/GRAPES/SEEDS/ Chair of the IEEE PELS Cyber-Physical Security Initiative
09:15AM − 10:15AM Plenary Session I:  Title: Security Framework for Utility Power Grid Assets

Moderator:  Madhav Manjrekar – University of North Carolina – Charlotte

David Lawrence – Duke Energy

10:15AM − 10:30AM Morning Break
10:30AM − 11:45PM Invited Panel on Grid: Title: Cybersecurity for Grid Applications

Moderator: Madhav Manjrekar

Rick Blum: Lehigh University; SEEDS

Clarisse Kim – Argonne National Lab

Duncan Woodbury -DTLLC

11:45PM − 01:15PM Lunch
01:15PM − 02:30PM Paper Presentation Session on Grid related topics

Session Chair: Fareena Saqib – University of North Carolina – Charlotte

Hybrid Intrusion Detection System Design for Distributed Energy Resource Systems

 

02:30PM − 03:00PM Afternoon Break
03:00PM − 04:30PM Paper Presentation Session

Session Chair: Fareena Saqib – University of North Carolina – Charlotte

Enhanced Uptime and Firmware Cybersecurity for Grid Connected Power Electronics

Design of Secure Reconfigurable Power Converters

Design Considerations of Cryptographic Module for Distributed Energy Resources

Investigation of Vulnerabilities on Smart Grid End Devices

06:00PM – 08:00PM CyberPELS Dinner
Wednesday, May 1st
08:00AM − 09:30 AM Registration
08:30AM − 09:30AM Plenary Session II: Cybersecurity for Transportation

Moderator: Burak Ozpineci – Oak Ridge National Laboratories

Lee Slezak – US Department of Energy

09:30AM − 10:00AM Morning Break
10:00AM − 11:15AM Invited Panel on Transportation:

Moderator: Burak Ozpineci – Oak Ridge National Laboratories

Jay Johnson – Sandia National Lab

Barney Carlson – Idaho National Lab

• Ryan Gerdes – Virginia Tech

Wednesday, May 1st
11:30AM − 1:oo PM Paper Presentation Session on non-Grid related topics

Session Chair: Burak Ozpineci – Oak Ridge National Laboratories

Cybersecurity of Extreme Fast Charging Stations with Quantitative Severity Analysis

Emerging Cyber-Physical Power Electronics Attacks in Autonomous Electric Vehicles

Cyber-physical Security of Connected and Automated Electric Vehicles

Blockchain-Based Communication and Data Security Framework for IoT-Enabled Micro Solar  Inverters

1:00PM − 02:15PM Lunch
02:15PM − 03:30PM Invited Panel on Internet of Things:

Moderator: Fareena Saqib – University of North Carolina – Charlotte

Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman – Florida International University

Rick Blum – SEEDS

03:30PM Adjourn
04:00PM Steering Committee Meeting to Wrap Up