BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250423T050656Z UID:B6CDFCE3-5E83-4E10-B3C8-9333CB9A8296 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T200000 DESCRIPTION:Power systems face escalating risks from aging infrastructure\, extreme weather\, cyber and physical threats\, increased electrification\ , and shifting energy demands. Recent failures expose these vulnerabilitie s. In 2021\, severe winter storms in Texas froze pipelines and shut down p lants: Over 4.5 million people lost power\, 246 died\, and damages reached $195 billion. Between 2019 and 2023\, wildfires and heatwaves in Californ ia triggered rolling blackouts. In 2023\, winter storms in Quebec knocked out power for over a million. Europe’s 2022-2023 energy shortages\, driv en by geopolitical tensions\, led to blackouts and supply restrictions. Th ese are just a few examples.\n\nCyber and physical attacks continue to thr eaten power systems. In 2015 and 2016\, cyberattacks in Ukraine cut power to over 230\,000. Since 2022\, multi-pronged attacks have destroyed genera tion plants\, reduced capacity\, and forced the grid into emergency protoc ols. Blackouts are common\, exposing the vulnerability of centralized syst ems during conflict.\n\nFailures happen fast. Recovery is slow. Resilience requires decisive action. Modernizing grids with smart technologies can r educe outage durations by 20% (EPRI\, 2024). Decentralizing through microg rids adds redundancy—by 2025\, 15% of urban areas will rely on them (IEA \, 2025). Predictive maintenance using AI has cut transformer downtime fro m months to less than a week (DOE\, 2024). AI-driven cybersecurity has red uced threat response times by up to 70% (DHS\, 2025). Energy storage syste ms help balance supply and demand\, particularly during peak loads\, while advanced demand response systems increase grid flexibility and reduce str ess during surges.\n\nHowever\, resilience is not only about technology. I t requires robust supply chains for critical components like transformers\ , semiconductors\, and storage technologies. It depends on understanding t he interdependencies between power\, water\, transportation\, and telecomm unications systems\, where a failure in one sector can cascade into others . Investment strategies must prioritize scalable\, climate-adaptive infras tructure while ensuring equitable access for underserved communities. Publ ic-private partnerships will be essential to fund and drive these transfor mations\, while policy frameworks must incentivize innovation\, sustainabi lity\, and resilience.\n\nData integration and AI will be central to optim izing grid efficiency\, identifying vulnerabilities\, and guiding proactiv e interventions. Global benchmarking can also provide insights from region s advancing resilience—lessons that can be applied to diverse infrastruc ture contexts.\n\nFor IEEE Young Professionals\, the challenge is to desig n\, implement\, and advocate for these solutions. It means advancing techn ical expertise\, engaging with policymakers\, and promoting investments th at ensure sector resilience. This session will present real-world examples \, data-driven strategies\, and practical frameworks for strengthening pow er infrastructure resilience. It will outline steps to build robust\, adap tive systems across interdependent sectors\, regions\, nations\, and globa l networks.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Massoud Amin\n\nAgenda: \n- Introduction (5 minutes)\n- Key Note by Dr. Masood Amin - (45 minutes)\n- Q&A (10 minutes )\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/478409 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/478409 ORGANIZER:dkmishra@ieee.org SEQUENCE:23 SUMMARY:Strengthening Power Systems: Resilience\, Sustainability\, Security \, and Investment Priorities URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/478409 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Power systems face escalating risks from a ging infrastructure\, extreme weather\, cyber and physical threats\, incre ased electrification\, and shifting energy demands. Recent failures expose these vulnerabilities. In 2021\, severe winter storms in Texas froze pipe lines and shut down plants: Over 4.5 million people lost power\, 246 died\ , and damages reached $195 billion. Between 2019 and 2023\, wildfires and heatwaves in California triggered rolling blackouts. In 2023\, winter stor ms in Quebec knocked out power for over a million. Europe&rsquo\;s 2022-20 23 energy shortages\, driven by geopolitical tensions\, led to blackouts a nd supply restrictions. These are just a few examples.<br><br>Cyber and ph ysical attacks continue to threaten power systems. In 2015 and 2016\, cybe rattacks in Ukraine cut power to over 230\,000. Since 2022\, multi-pronged attacks have destroyed generation plants\, reduced capacity\, and forced the grid into emergency protocols. Blackouts are common\, exposing the vul nerability of centralized systems during conflict.<br><br>Failures happen fast. Recovery is slow. Resilience requires decisive action. Modernizing g rids with smart technologies can reduce outage durations by 20% (EPRI\, 20 24). Decentralizing through microgrids adds redundancy&mdash\;by 2025\, 15 % of urban areas will rely on them (IEA\, 2025). Predictive maintenance us ing AI has cut transformer downtime from months to less than a week (DOE\, 2024). AI-driven cybersecurity has reduced threat response times by up to 70% (DHS\, 2025). Energy storage systems help balance supply and demand\, particularly during peak loads\, while advanced demand response systems i ncrease grid flexibility and reduce stress during surges.<br><br>However\, resilience is not only about technology. It requires robust supply chains for critical components like transformers\, semiconductors\, and storage technologies. It depends on understanding the interdependencies between po wer\, water\, transportation\, and telecommunications systems\, where a fa ilure in one sector can cascade into others. Investment strategies must pr ioritize scalable\, climate-adaptive infrastructure while ensuring equitab le access for underserved communities. Public-private partnerships will be essential to fund and drive these transformations\, while policy framewor ks must incentivize innovation\, sustainability\, and resilience.<br><br>D ata integration and AI will be central to optimizing grid efficiency\, ide ntifying vulnerabilities\, and guiding proactive interventions. Global ben chmarking can also provide insights from regions advancing resilience&mdas h\;lessons that can be applied to diverse infrastructure contexts.<br><br> For IEEE Young Professionals\, the challenge is to design\, implement\, an d advocate for these solutions. It means advancing technical expertise\, e ngaging with policymakers\, and promoting investments that ensure sector r esilience. This session will present real-world examples\, data-driven str ategies\, and practical frameworks for strengthening power infrastructure resilience. It will outline steps to build robust\, adaptive systems acros s interdependent sectors\, regions\, nations\, and global networks.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><ul>\n<li>Introduction (5 minutes)</li>\n<li>Key No te by Dr. Masood Amin - (45 minutes)</li>\n<li>Q&amp\;A (10 minutes)</li>\ n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR