Prof. Vladimir Terzija of the Newcastle University, UK

This invited lecture explores the transformation of modern electrical power systems under the pressure of digitalisation, renewable integration, and emerging load types. It begins with an overview of key operational challenges-reduced inertia, lower fault levels, and increased system complexity-before introducing smart grid concepts for enhanced data acquisition, monitoring, and protection. Particular attention is given to the role of inteligent electronic devices, communication standards (IEC 61850, IEEE, C37.118), and time-synchronised measurement technologies that underpin advanced system integrity protection schemes. The second part highlights how data science and artificial intelligence are reshaping grid operation and control, leading to the digital twin concept and wide-area monitoring architectures. The lecture then focuses on modern data centres as both major energy consumers and potential active participants in power system operation. Through examples of geo distributed workload scheduling, carbon-aware computing, and integration with renewable and ancillary services, Professor Terziia illustrates how smart technologies and data analytics can turn data centres from passive loads into intelligent, grid-supporting prosumers within future net-zero energy systems.

Biography:

Prolessor Vladimir Terzija was born in Donji Baraci (former Yugoslavia). He reccived the Dipl-Ing., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia, in 1988, 1993, and 1997, respectively, He is a Professor of Energy Systems &Networks at the Newcastle University, UK, He is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor atShandong University, China, as well as a Guest Professor at the Technical University of MunichGermany, In the period 2021-2023 he was a Full Professor at Skoltech, Moscow, Russian FederationIn the period 2006-2020 he was the EPSRC Chair Professor at The University of Manchester,  UK. From 2000 to 2006, he was a Senior Specialist for switchgear and distribution automation with ABB, Ratingen, Germany. From 1997 to 1999, he was an Associate Professor with the University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, His current research interests include smart grid applications, wide-area monitoring, protectionand control, multi-energy systems, transient processes, ICT, data analytics, and complex science applications in power systems. In the past, he provided expert knowledge and consultancy to various governmental and industrial partners, ineluding, for example, the World Bank. Prof. Terzia is Editor in Chief of the International journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Humboldt Fellow, IEEE Fellow and the recipient of the National Friendship Award (China).