BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240503T152815Z UID:6F0DC694-D9D5-42BD-9AE6-CDA56F8CC37F DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240427T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240427T100000 DESCRIPTION:Title: Toward Cyber-Resilient Distributed Energy Resources at G rid Edge\n\nCurrent electric power grid is undergoing transition due to th e rapid penetration of distributed energy resources (DER) in distribution and subtransmission systems. Geographically\, broadly dispersed DERs\, wit h complex communication and computation systems\, are expected to improve the power grid resilience if these smart DER capabilities are secured and coordinated with power system management. However\, new cybersecurity vuln erabilities and challenges arise due to extensive information exchanges be tween DERs and multiple stakeholders to manage the DERs interconnected wit h electric grid\, which will expand the power grid attack surfaces that in turn can cause severe disturbances in grid operations. However\, it is st ill challenging to model and manage a cross-layered security perimeter due to a large number of DER devices accessible to the multiple stakeholders. Moreover\, a standout threat is advanced attackers who keep trying to att ack the systems using malware and possess extensive knowledge of the syste ms encompassing insider threats as well as create quantum computing attack s\, which have not been well mitigated by existing defense strategies. Fur thermore\, hardening DER device security by design and implementing robust resilience for mission- and time-critical operation of DERs are critical challenges facing DER-rich resilient power systems. In this seminar\, majo r threats\, key defense challenges\, and current defense technologies will be introduced. Besides\, examples of new defense technologies incorporati ng blockchain and security-enhanced DER inverters will be presented.\n\nSh ort Bio of the Speaker: Dr. Taesic Kim received M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. degree in Engineering (Specialization in Computer Sc ience and Engineering) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012 and 2 015\, respectively. In 2009\, he was with the New and Renewable Energy Res earch Group of Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)\, South K orea. He was also with Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories\, Cambrid ge\, MA\, USA in 2013. Currently\, he is an associate professor in the Dep artment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Texas A&M Un iversity-Kingsville (TAMUK). He directs the Cyber-Physical Power and Energ y Systems (CPPES) group and focuses on research in cyber-physical power an d energy systems\, including cyber-physical system and security\, blockcha in\, and cyber-resilient power electronics and power systems. He has recei ved more than $9M grants as PI and Co-PI from U.S. Department of Energy\, National Science Foundation\, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute\, IEEE Foundation\, Institute for Information and Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation\, and Microsoft. He holds 2 U.S. patents and more t han 100 papers in refereed journals and IEEE conference proceedings in the field of CPPES. He is a recipient of Dean’s Award in Excellence in Rese arch as well as Professor of Year in 2021 from TAMUK\, IEEE Myron Zucker S tudent-Faculty Grant Award in 2018\, two Best Paper Awards in the 2021 IEE E PES ISGT-ASIA and the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Electro Info rmation Technology\, and the First Prize Award in the 2013 IEEE IAS Gradua te Student Thesis Contest.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Jerome J. Lohr College of E ngineering\, SDSU\n\nSpeaker(s): Taesic Kim\n\nRoom: 370\, Bldg: Daktronic s Engineering Hall\, 1250 8th street\, South Dakota State University\, Bro okings\, South Dakota\, United States\, 57007 LOCATION:Room: 370\, Bldg: Daktronics Engineering Hall\, 1250 8th street\, South Dakota State University\, Brookings\, South Dakota\, United States\, 57007 ORGANIZER:kwanghee.won@sdstate.edu SEQUENCE:32 SUMMARY:IEEE Siouxland Section Computer Society Speaker Event URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/417730 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Title: Toward Cyber-Resilient Distributed Energy Resources at Grid Edge</p>\n<p>Current electric power grid is under going transition due to the rapid penetration of distributed energy resour ces (DER) in distribution and subtransmission systems. Geographically\, br oadly dispersed DERs\, with complex communication and computation systems\ , are expected to improve the power grid resilience if these smart DER cap abilities are secured and coordinated with power system management. Howeve r\, new cybersecurity vulnerabilities and challenges arise due to extensiv e information exchanges between DERs and multiple stakeholders to manage t he DERs interconnected with electric grid\, which will expand the power gr id attack surfaces that in turn can cause severe disturbances in grid oper ations. However\, it is still challenging to model and manage a cross-laye red security perimeter due to a large number of DER devices accessible to the multiple stakeholders. Moreover\, a standout threat is advanced attack ers who keep trying to attack the systems using malware and possess extens ive knowledge of the systems encompassing insider threats as well as creat e quantum computing attacks\, which have not been well mitigated by existi ng defense strategies. Furthermore\, hardening DER device security by desi gn and implementing robust resilience for mission- and time-critical opera tion of DERs are critical challenges facing DER-rich resilient power syste ms. In this seminar\, major threats\, key defense challenges\, and current defense technologies will be introduced. Besides\, examples of new defens e technologies incorporating blockchain and security-enhanced DER inverter s will be presented.</p>\n<p>Short Bio of the Speaker: Dr. Taesic Kim rece ived M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. degree in Engineering (Specialization in Computer Science and Engineering) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012 and 2015\, respectively. In 2009\, he was with t he New and Renewable Energy Research Group of Korea Electrotechnology Rese arch Institute (KERI)\, South Korea. He was also with Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories\, Cambridge\, MA\, USA in 2013. Currently\, he is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Compu ter Science at the Texas A&amp\;M University-Kingsville (TAMUK). He direct s the Cyber-Physical Power and Energy Systems (CPPES) group and focuses on research in cyber-physical power and energy systems\, including cyber-phy sical system and security\, blockchain\, and cyber-resilient power electro nics and power systems. He has received more than $9M grants as PI and Co- PI from U.S. Department of Energy\, National Science Foundation\, Korea El ectrotechnology Research Institute\, IEEE Foundation\, Institute for Infor mation and Communications Technology Planning &amp\; Evaluation\, and Micr osoft. He holds 2 U.S. patents and more than 100 papers in refereed journa ls and IEEE conference proceedings in the field of CPPES. He is a recipien t of Dean&rsquo\;s Award in Excellence in Research as well as Professor of Year in 2021 from TAMUK\, IEEE Myron Zucker Student-Faculty Grant Award i n 2018\, two Best Paper Awards in the 2021 IEEE PES ISGT-ASIA and the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology\, and the First Prize Award in the 2013 IEEE IAS Graduate Student Thesis Contest.</ p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR