Dr. Suryanarayanan

Abstract: Cities, large and small, the world over are on the verge of infrastructural modernization.  At the heart of this transformation is the need for smart electric distribution systems enabled by an unprecedented access to new technologies, data, controllability, and options for end-users to participate in the daily operations of the electric network. To realize the full potential of this transformation there is a dire need for new architectures, markets, tools, techniques, and testbeds. In that regard, this talk will describe some essential characteristics of a smart infrastructure. Further, the next-generation demand response, an emerging philosophy of asset management in electric grids, will be explored as a potential enabler for the emergence of these smart infrastructures. Some new research results from on-going efforts using high-performance computing at Colorado State University will also be presented.

Biography:

Sid Suryanarayanan is from Chennai, India. He received the M.S. and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 2001 and 2004, respectively, from Arizona State University. Currently, he is an associate professor in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University and holds the Lisa and Desi Rhoden College Professorship in ECE. He has over 100 publications in journals and conference proceedings in the areas of his research. He is a senior member of the IEEE and actively contributes to the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES).