BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250320T040041Z UID:E2E44C67-9687-41FC-8A3A-171D546F63D0 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250318T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250318T180000 DESCRIPTION:This event is hosted by the IEEE Foothill Section Computer Soci ety Chapter in collaboration with the newly formed IEEE Foothill Blockchai n Group\, the IEEE Orange County Blockchain Group\, and the IEEE Hawaii Po wer and Energy Society.\n\nAn early entry in the IEEE Foothill Blockchain Group's Blockchain Series\, this presentation is part of a curated lineup of workshops and talks designed to introduce participants to the fundament als\, real-world applications\, and hands-on implementation of blockchain technology. Through this series\, attendees will gain both theoretical kno wledge and practical skills to build competency in blockchain development and its broader ecosystem.\n\nAbstract:\n\nHuman society is confronting th e grand challenges of climate change and rising energy demand\, necessitat ing a fundamental reshaping of how we generate\, transmit\, and consume en ergy. As a result\, the concept of the smart grid emerged in the early 21s t century\, setting the strategic direction for next-generation power syst ems designed for greater efficiency and sustainability\, including increas ed integration of renewable energy sources.\n\nAt the heart of smart grids lies the power distribution network\, which is characterized by high pene tration of distributed renewable resources\, flexible loads\, and advanced sensing infrastructure. The shift from centralized to distributed energy generation has given rise to energy prosumers—entities capable of both p roducing and consuming energy\, such as buildings equipped with solar pane ls. This evolution demands the creation of an energy trading mechanism tha t ensures security\, participant privacy\, and supports energy economics.\ n\nRecently\, blockchain technology has gained attention as a means to ena ble decentralized\, secure\, and anonymous energy trading frameworks. Whil e blockchain offers anonymity through changeable public keys (PKs)\, exist ing solutions often struggle with privacy concerns\, processing overheads\ , and dependence on trusted third parties for security.\n\nThis presentati on\, Blockchain for Distributed Energy Management\, will introduce our sol utions for enabling secure\, private\, and decentralized energy trading us ing blockchain. Our design features methods for anonymizing routing within energy trading networks and securely verifying the authenticity and locat ion of smart meters. Additionally\, we explore how electric vehicles can s erve as mobile batteries within the grid\, contributing to the emerging co ncept of the Internet of Mobile Energy.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Jurdak\n\nAgend a: \n4:45 PM - Setup\n\n5:00 PM - Presentation\n\n5:50 PM - Q&A\n\n6:15 PM - Meeting Ends\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/472074 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/472074 ORGANIZER:sean.hamilton@ieee.org SEQUENCE:39 SUMMARY:CS: Blockchain Series - Blockchain for Distributed Energy Managemen t URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/472074 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>This event is hosted by the IEEE Foothill Section Computer Society Chapter in collaboration with the newly formed IE EE Foothill Blockchain Group\, the IEEE Orange County Blockchain Group\, a nd the IEEE Hawaii Power and Energy Society.</p>\n<p>An early entry in the IEEE Foothill Blockchain Group's Blockchain Series\, this presentation is part of a curated lineup of workshops and talks designed to introduce par ticipants to the fundamentals\, real-world applications\, and hands-on imp lementation of blockchain technology. Through this series\, attendees will gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills to build competency in blockchain development and its broader ecosystem.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n <p>Abstract:</p>\n<p>Human society is confronting the grand challenges of climate change and rising energy demand\, necessitating a fundamental resh aping of how we generate\, transmit\, and consume energy. As a result\, th e concept of the smart grid emerged in the early 21st century\, setting th e strategic direction for next-generation power systems designed for great er efficiency and sustainability\, including increased integration of rene wable energy sources. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>At the heart of smart grids lies the power distribution network\, which is characterized by high penetration o f distributed renewable resources\, flexible loads\, and advanced sensing infrastructure. The shift from centralized to distributed energy generatio n has given rise to energy prosumers&mdash\;entities capable of both produ cing and consuming energy\, such as buildings equipped with solar panels. This evolution demands the creation of an energy trading mechanism that en sures security\, participant privacy\, and supports energy economics. &nbs p\;</p>\n<p>Recently\, blockchain technology has gained attention as a mea ns to enable decentralized\, secure\, and anonymous energy trading framewo rks. While blockchain offers anonymity through changeable public keys (PKs )\, existing solutions often struggle with privacy concerns\, processing o verheads\, and dependence on trusted third parties for security. &nbsp\;</ p>\n<p>This presentation\, Blockchain for Distributed Energy Management\, will introduce our solutions for enabling secure\, private\, and decentral ized energy trading using blockchain. Our design features methods for anon ymizing routing within energy trading networks and securely verifying the authenticity and location of smart meters. Additionally\, we explore how e lectric vehicles can serve as mobile batteries within the grid\, contribut ing to the emerging concept of the Internet of Mobile Energy.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>4:45 PM - Setup</p>\n<p>5:00 PM - Presentation</p>\n<p >5:50 PM - Q&amp\;A<br><br>6:15 PM - Meeting Ends</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR