BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T201915Z UID:BB62A790-3D77-4A79-8878-B78CF2CA6189 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T160000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nOnline talk: Optimised Demand Side Management for Flexibl e Operation of Smart Grids\n\nSpeaker: Dr Lois Efe\, The University of Man chester\n\nWhen: Wednesday 12 November\, 15:00- 16:00 GMT\n\nThis event is organised by the IEEE PES Women in Power UK & Ireland Chapter.\n\nPresent ation Summary:\n\nAs the UK advances toward its 2050 net-zero carbon targe t\, integrating renewables and electrifying transport and heating introduc es major challenges for the power system. My research explores how Demand Side Management (DSM) can support this transition by intelligently shiftin g electricity usage to balance supply and demand. However\, poorly coordin ated DSM can trigger secondary demand peaks\; known as load payback\; that disrupt distribution networks.\n\nTo address this\, I introduce a novel " payback potential" metric that guides DSM optimisation\, preventing these peaks and improving network continuous operation. I also investigate how customer participation and load preferences affect DSM outcomes\, revealin g trade-offs between engagement and voltage performance. Finally\, I incor porate uncertainty modelling using a rolling horizon framework and Monte C arlo simulation to reflect real-world variability in demand and flexibilit y.\n\nThis work offers practical tools for distribution network operators to plan DSM more effectively\, enabling a smoother path to a low-carbon\, resilient energy future.\n\nBiography:\n\nLois Efe is an emerging leader i n electrical engineering\, passionate about unlocking the untapped potenti al of modern energy infrastructure. She currently serves as a Flexibility Scheduling Engineering Analyst at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networ ks\, applying her expertise to drive innovation in energy systems. Lois ea rned her PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Manchester’s Power System and Energy Group\, where her research focus ed on optimised demand-side flexibility and its impact on the operation of smart grids in 2025. Throughout her PhD\, she published multiple research papers\, contributing to advancements in power systems. She holds a Bache lor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with First-Class H onours from the University of Benin and a Master’s degree in Electrical Power Systems from the University of Manchester\, where she was awarded th e Best Student Prize. Beyond academia\, Lois is a dedicated educator and a Fellow of Advanced Higher Education\, reflecting her passion for teaching and mentoring the next generation of engineers.\n\nDriven by impact and c ommunity\, Lois actively volunteers with international organisations inclu ding CIGRE UK NGN\, IEEE PES Women in Power Region 8\, IEEE PES Young Prof essionals Region 8\, and the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) . She is a true trailblazer\, breaking barriers and fostering collaboratio n across the engineering community.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE PES Women in Power UK&I Chapter\n\nSpeaker(s): Lois Efe\, \n\nVirtual: https://events.v tools.ieee.org/m/509277 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/509277 ORGANIZER:ieee.pes.wip.ukri@gmail.com SEQUENCE:16 SUMMARY:IEEE PES WiP UK&I Webinar: Optimised Demand Side Management for Fle xible Operation of Smart Grids URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/509277 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: cente r\;" align="center"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/med ia/display/a88cd9fa-1263-475b-9882-6426b53c6053" alt="" width="800" height ="449"></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left\;" align="center "><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Online tal k: Optimised Demand Side Management for Flexible Operation of Smart Grids< /span></strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left\;" align ="center"><strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\;</span>Speaker: </strong> <strong>Dr Lois Efe\, The University of Manchester</strong></p>\ n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left\;" align="center"><strong>Wh en: Wednesday 12 November\, 15:00- 16:00 GMT</strong></p>\n<p>This event i s organised by the IEEE PES Women in Power UK &amp\; Ireland Chapter.</p>\ n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Presentation Summary: </stro ng></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\; text-justify: i nter-ideograph\;">As the UK advances toward its 2050 net-zero carbon targe t\, integrating renewables and electrifying transport and heating introduc es major challenges for the power system. My research explores how Demand Side Management (DSM) can support this transition by intelligently shiftin g electricity usage to balance supply and demand. However\, poorly coordin ated DSM can trigger secondary demand peaks\; known as load payback\; that disrupt distribution networks.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-alig n: justify\; text-justify: inter-ideograph\;">To address this\, I introduc e a novel "payback potential" metric that guides DSM optimisation\, preven ting these peaks and improving network continuous operation. <span style=" mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\;</span>I also investigate how customer partici pation and load preferences affect DSM outcomes\, revealing trade-offs bet ween engagement and voltage performance. Finally\, I incorporate uncertain ty modelling using a rolling horizon framework and Monte Carlo simulation to reflect real-world variability in demand and flexibility.</p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 115%\; font-family: 'Aptos'\,sans -serif\; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-fareast-font-family: SimS un\; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\; mso- fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">This work offers pra ctical tools for distribution network operators to plan DSM more effective ly\, enabling a smoother path to a low-carbon\, resilient energy future.<b r><br style="mso-special-character: line-break\;"><!-- [if !supportLineBre akNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break\;"><!--[endif]-- ></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\; text-justi fy: inter-ideograph\;"><strong>Biography:</strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNorma l" style="text-align: justify\; text-justify: inter-ideograph\;">Lois Efe is an emerging leader in electrical engineering\, passionate about unlocki ng the untapped potential of modern energy infrastructure. She currently s erves as a Flexibility Scheduling Engineering Analyst at Scottish and Sout hern Electricity Networks\, applying her expertise to drive innovation in energy systems. Lois earned her PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineeri ng from the University of Manchester&rsquo\;s Power System and Energy Grou p\, where her research focused on optimised demand-side flexibility and it s impact on the operation of smart grids in 2025. Throughout her PhD\, she published multiple research papers\, contributing to advancements in powe r systems. She holds a Bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in Electrical and Electron ic Engineering with First-Class Honours from the University of Benin and a Master&rsquo\;s degree in Electrical Power Systems from the University of Manchester\, where she was awarded the Best Student Prize. Beyond academi a\, Lois is a dedicated educator and a Fellow of Advanced Higher Education \, reflecting her passion for teaching and mentoring the next generation o f engineers.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\; text-j ustify: inter-ideograph\;">Driven by impact and community\, Lois actively volunteers with international organisations including CIGRE UK NGN\, IEEE PES Women in Power Region 8\, IEEE PES Young Professionals Region 8\, and the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET). She is a true trailblaz er\, breaking barriers and fostering collaboration across the engineering community.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR