Artificial Intelligence, Brand Engagement, the rise of the Co-bots, Aerial robotics, industrial insights, Infrared Scanning, NFPA 780 Lightning Protection, arc flash electrical safety, Energy savings, Advanced Manufacturing, Solar Grids, Safe Evacuation, Direct Current, Land Heart Energy, AIoT, Radio Frequency, Stealth startups, Cloud Big Data, transformers, AI/ML, and water development are just a few of our technical talks presented at this IEEE Tech Conference. ======= Join us in the tech epicenter of the world, with pioneers like Disney, Universal, UF Health and Lockheed Martin. Rub elbows with the Titans, get connected with folks in your industry, find new business in your tech sector. Don’t miss the excitement! Become part of history. We are honored to announce the line of speakers at our upcoming IEEE Tech Conference and Expo. 8:00 am Patrick Nunally, Artificial Intelligence, Brand Engagement 8:40 am Alan Ross, CEO and Managing Editor of APC Media 9:05 am Simon Taylor, The Rise of the Co-bots: Boosting Efficiency in Quality Control Workflows, Mettler-Toledo 9:30 am Mike Anderson, Director of Sales, Fulcrum Air, ‘Aerial robotics Electrical Utility, safer and more efficient’ 9:55 am Steve Jones, Senior Director, Industry Insights Research, Dodge Data & Analytics 10:20 am Mark Paul, IRISS, Infrared Scanning 10:45 am Chuck Cooley, Manufacturing Engineer Mechanical, Technical, DEHN 11:10 am Christopher Evanich, the future of integrating Solar, Batteries and EV Charging, Schneider Electric 11:35 am Bruce Grahm, Safe EVAC, CEO 12:00 pm Noon IEEE Prize Pack give away – Southwestern Buffet Lunch 12:35 pm Cornelia Levy-Bencheton, Smart Cities: Pioneering Sustainable Transit Solutions, CLB Strategic Marketing Consulting President 1:00 pm Mike DiPetrillo, CEO Terra Trust, ‘AI is running the World out of Power’ 1:25 pm Phil Teague, Rectify Solar CEO, ‘DC is the new future’ 1:50 pm Martin Perrone, President, Everything Arc Flash, LLC. 2:15 pm Saurav Bhattacharya, Researcher, Engineer, Author, Founder, Mentor, Digital Authentication, Microsoft 2:40 pm Sumit Gerela, Senior Software Engineer, Apple ‘Building next generation of mobile apps using AIoT’ 3:05 pm Mahdi Haghzadeh, Ph D, Cognitave Inc, RF Engineering, Founder 3:30 pm Pranav Chaudary, Senior Software Engineer, IEEE Senior Member, Amazon 3:55 pm Samuel Li, Senior IT Consultant and Business Professor, Anhub Info Tech Consulting Global 4:20 pm Suresh Jambunathan, Owner Principal, Energy and Water Development 4:45 pm Mansoor Khan, Engineers Guild, LH Energy 5:10 pm Stephen Carter, LT Software Solution, AI ML 5:35 pm Roch Mamenas, Chief Technology Officer, EmployPlan 4:15 pm Olaoluwa Adeleke, Investment Banking, Private Equity and Venture Capital 4:20 pm Marcelo Guerra Hahn, Director of Engineering, Stealth Startup, ‘Big Data’ 4:25 pm Dr. Foad Najafi, Data Scientist & Power System Engineer & Embedded Engineer & Full-Stack Developer 4:30 pm Dr. Sharif Uddin Ahmed Rana, Professor Paris Graduate School, PhD in Business and Finance 4:35 pm Fabian Valle, Computer Expert 4:40 pm Christopher Bridwell, CEO, Supernova Energy 4:50 pm Trey Smith, transformers, JST Power Equipment 4:55 pm Don Hagen, Affiliated Engineers, Advanced Manufacturing 5:00 pm Happy Hour – Salute to the Speakers Thursday Noon (optional) Top Golf Orlando ‘IEEE’ Thursday Speaker Dinner (7 pm) optional ‘Rain Forest Café’ Downtown Disney ‘IEEE’ ======= Register today at: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/417284 (https://www.rainforestcafe.com/location/rainforest-cafe-disney-springs/) 7 pm Oct 3, 2024 | (https://topgolf.com/us/orlando/) Orlando Oct 3, 2024, 12 pm Noon | (https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60c89b_c936c834ba884dcd892aba6160833229~mv2.jpg) | (https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60c89b_0f4ca7b9ee2340dbba33ebed1b2423e3~mv2.jpg) | (https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60c89b_dfb09cb025fc4321800e60dbf16eb794~mv2.jpg) (https://60c89b22-fa84-4f7f-9915-ca0ea9310154.usrfiles.com/ugd/60c89b_841ecaee8871452fa66fd82b5c8ca9f3.pdf) Sign up today at: (https://www.register-ieee.com/event-details-registration/ieee-melbourne-tech-conference-and-expo) Special Host Hotel (https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=ORLUCGI&arrivalDate=2024-10-03&departureDate=2024-10-05&groupCode=90N&room1NumAdults=1&cid=OM%2CWW%2CHILTONLINK%2CEN%2CDirectLink) - Exp 9/19/2024 Co-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society Agenda: Join us in the tech epicenter of the world, with pioneers like Disney, Universal, UF Health and Lockheed Martin. Rub elbows with the Titans, get connected with folks in your industry, find new business in your tech sector. Don’t miss the excitement! Become part of history. 7:30 am EDT All American Breakfast Buffet 8:00 am EDT IEEE Announcements 8:05 am EDT Introduction of all the speakers 8:10 am EDT Keynote 8:35 am EDT Speaker Presentations 12:00 pm EDT Prize Pack Give away 12:00 pm EDT Southern Lunch Buffet 12:30 pm EDT Afternoon Session 4:55 pm EDT Salute to our speakers 5:00 pm EDT Happy Hour - Networking Join us in Orlando Florida for a full day immersed in the latest innovative technologies and IEEE Standards. 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Join us for a session on microgrids. Find out how you can get an energy efficient, resilient, sustainable, low or no cost microgrid on your property by using power purchase agreements with the local power utility company and energy incentives and rebates. Microgrids are power generators that provide power to your facility or sell power back to the Grid. Using the IEEE 1547 Utility Interconnection, IEEE 2030 smart grid we work with your local power utility company to have revenue generating assets on your property which include wind, solar, geothermal, battery energy storage systems, hydro, and/or fuel cells. Working with our team partners we prepare a plan for which types of DERs (Distributed Energy Resources) are best for your situation. Connecting all the assets with a microgrid controller we are able to monitor, and track all your power needs and sell back any excess to the Grid. Get connected today! Be part of our team and help save the planet! Co-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society Agenda: 1:00 pm EDT IEEE Introduction 1:02 pm EDT Introduction of the team members 1:04 pm EDT Presentation, Discussion and Q&A 1:55 pm EDT Networking Room: Conference Room, 1959 Alafaya Trl N , Orlando, Florida, United States, 32826

EXCOM Meeting for IEEE PES Seattle Officers Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/426107

Abstract: The interconnection of quantum devices via the Quantum Internet – i.e., through a network enabling quantum communications among remote quantum nodes – represents a disruptive technology. In fact, the Quantum Internet can provide functionalities with no counterpart in the classical world, such as advanced quantum security services, distributed quantum computing services characterized by exponential increase of the computing power, and new forms of communications. These functionalities have the potential of fundamentally changing the world in which we live, in ways we cannot image yet. The aim of the lecture is to provide the participants with a wide view about quantum communications and quantum networks, and the unique challenges for transmitting quantum information. For this, some marvels of quantum mechanics such as entanglement, no-cloning theorem and teleportation, will be gently introduced. Short Bio: Angela Sara Cacciapuoti is a Professor of Quantum Communications and Networks at the University of Naples Federico II (Italy). Her work has appeared in first tier IEEE journals and she received different awards, including the “2024 IEEE ComSoc Award for Advances in Communication”, the “2022 IEEE ComSoc Best Tutorial Paper Award”, the “2022 WICE Outstanding Achievement Award” for her contributions in the quantum communication and network fields, and “2021 N2Women: Stars in Networking and Communications”. She also received the IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Service Award for EMEA 2023, assigned for the outstanding service to IEEE ComSoc in the EMEA Region. Currently, she is an IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer with lecture topics on the Quantum Internet design and Quantum Communications. And she serves also as Member of the TC on SPCOM within the IEEE Signal Processing Society. Moreover, she serves as Area Editor for IEEE Trans. on Communications and as Editor/Associate Editor for the journals: IEEE Trans. on Quantum Engineering, IEEE Network and IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. She served as Area Editor for IEEE Communications Letters(2019 - 2023), and she was the recipient of the 2017 Exemplary Editor Award of the IEEE Communications Letters. In 2023, she also served as Lead Guest Editor for IEEE JSAC special issue "The Quantum Internet: Principles, Protocols, and Architectures". From 2020 to 2021, Angela Sara was the Vice-Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Women in Communications Engineering. Previously, she has been appointed as Publicity Chair of WICE. From 2017 to 2020, she has been the Treasurer of the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group of the IEEE Italy Section. Her research interests are in Quantum Information Processing, Quantum Communications and Quantum Networks. —— Co-sponsored by: Pradeep Kumar ***CANCELED*** Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436045

[] Abstract: The interconnection of quantum devices via the Quantum Internet – i.e., through a network enabling quantum communications among remote quantum nodes – represents a disruptive technology. The Quantum Internet can provide functionalities with no counterpart in the classical world, such as advanced quantum security services, distributed quantum computing services characterized by exponential increases in computing power, and new forms of communications. These functionalities have the potential of fundamentally changing the world in which we live, in ways we cannot imagine yet. The lecture aims to provide the participants with a wide view of quantum communications and quantum networks, and the unique challenges of transmitting quantum information. For this, some marvels of quantum mechanics such as entanglement, no-cloning theorem, and teleportation, will be gently introduced. Bio: Angela Sara Cacciapuoti is a Professor of Quantum Communications and Networks at the University of Naples Federico II (Italy). Her work has appeared in first-tier IEEE journals and she received different awards, including the “2024 IEEE ComSoc Award for Advances in Communication”, the “2022 IEEE ComSoc Best Tutorial Paper Award”, the “2022 WICE Outstanding Achievement Award” for her contributions in quantum communication and network fields, and “2021 N2Women: Stars in Networking and Communications”. She also received the IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Service Award for EMEA 2023, assigned for outstanding service to IEEE ComSoc in the EMEA Region. Currently, she is an IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer with lecture topics on Quantum Internet design and Quantum Communications. She serves also as a Member of the TC on SPCOM within the IEEE Signal Processing Society. Moreover, she serves as Area Editor for IEEE Trans. on Communications and as Editor/Associate Editor for the journals: IEEE Trans. on Quantum Engineering, IEEE Network, and IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. She served as Area Editor for IEEE Communications Letters(2019 - 2023), and she was the recipient of the 2017 Exemplary Editor Award of the IEEE Communications Letters. In 2023, she also served as Lead Guest Editor for IEEE JSAC special issue "The Quantum Internet: Principles, Protocols, and Architectures". From 2020 to 2021, Angela Sara was the Vice-Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Women in Communications Engineering. Previously, she has been appointed as Publicity Chair of WICE. From 2017 to 2020, she was the Treasurer of the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group of the IEEE Italy Section. Her research interests are in Quantum Information Processing, Quantum Communications, and Quantum Networks. At the time of the event click here to join:https://simnet.zoom.us/j/91561717255?pwd=Zazy5obYErURgjAyrtF88N9gcwaeqa.1 Or on the Zoom App Meeting ID: 915 6171 7255 Passcode: 472317 Co-sponsored by: Pradeep Kumar Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436047

Topic: Sparks Museum of Electrical Invention, Bellingham Date: Saturday October 12, 2024 Time: 9:45am – 12:00 PM, Mega Zapper Show and Museum Tour Place: 1312 Bay Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 Restrictions: This is an indoor event. Agenda: Agenda 9:45 am – 10:00 Arrival – Don’t be late. This is early opening just for IEEE. Doors will be closed after 10am. 10:00 am – 10:45 am – MeggaZapper Electrical Show 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Museum Tour with Curators 12:00 pm – Museum is open for you to wander and visit. If you have never been to this museum it is a wonderful place to look at electrical equipment in its early beginning. Other things to do: - Stay afterwards and go visit the historic Fairhaven (https://www.fairhaven.com/) for great food or visit one of Bellingham’s micro (https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=breweries&find_loc=Bellingham%2C+WA). - If the weather is good, you can even (https://www.bellingham.org/activities/bicycling/) the water front. - Stop by Edison, yes there is an Edison with a great Edison (https://www.breadfarm.com/) by taking Chuckanut drive on the way in or the way home. 1312 Bay Street, Bellingham, Washington, United States, 98225

- Speaker: Joe Decuir, UW Bothell EE faculty, IEEE Fellow. - Event time and venue: Monday 10/14, 12 PM - 2 PM, WSU Everett Room 101 - Zoom Link: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/97523236272?pwd=kOGAR3bRXbhu03mauf7XT48QRZfQi7.1 - Presentation title: Plan for a Successful Engineering Career - Synopsis: - Manager yourself - Educate and re-educate yourself throughout your career - Work in teams - Non-technical relationship skills - Professional Societies - Mentorship questions - And More! - Speaker's bio: Joe Decuir worked 42 years in industry: medical electronics, video games, personal computers, networking devices, operating systems, USB and Bluetooth. He is an IEEE Fellow cited for contributions to personal computer graphics and video games ((https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJoseph_C._Decuir__%3B!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!t5XmFQga4DP8SwixlB7yO9Zp__8ce7sHRThfDTFObrEHwHNj9Ke1ru74RxAUTGBNmaJ4nlp7MAJCdj1QokB4t38%24&data=05%7C02%7Cshuzheng.xie%40wsu.edu%7Cc1f61fdca2f1471b482308dcdeb4993b%7Cb52be471f7f147b4a8790c799bb53db5%7C0%7C0%7C638630114518441533%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=88kZu2xaBtJqvn42745hxm6DkO61T9QUx5bk3Qvxm3c%3D&reserved=0)). His remaining unexpired patent is the basis of WiFi Direct. He just began his 9th year teaching engineering at UW Bothell campus. [] Room: 101, 915 N Broadway, Everett, Washington, United States, 98201, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/438538

UW Bothell IEEE is excited to announce a social gathering event to kick off the school year. We are inviting everyone that represents IEEE Seattle Section, students regardless of major, alumni and faculty members to attend our social gathering event. Come attend our event to get to know our team, to enjoy some meet and greet, play some games and to learn more about IEEE! Of course, there will be free food and drinks provided. Everyone is welcome to attend. 18225 Campus Way NE, Bothell, Washington, United States, 98011

IEEE Seattle Section Excom meeting with chapter and society chairs. Agenda: IEEE Seattle Section Excom meeting with chapter and society chairs. - Discuss and form election committee for section election - Holiday party update - Chapter election - Approval of past minutes. - Treasurer’s report - Secretary’s report - Chapter Reports - Affinity Group Reports - Student Branch Reports - Committee Chair Reports - On-going Business - Follow-up - New Business Items - Action Items; review and updates Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/441285

The Seattle Chapter of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society (UFFC-S) aims to provide UFFC-S members with opportunities for professional and personal growth as well as network with the local, vibrant UFFC community. Dr. Tom Matula, PhD will be our guest speaker. Dr. Matula is a Senior Principal Physicist at the University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory and Director of the Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound. He is also a Co-Director of the UW Molecular Imaging and Therapy Center and Co-Founder & CEO of Matchstick Technologies. Much of Dr. Matula's research and development focuses on applications of focused ultrasound. Dr. Matula will present on "A few applications of focused ultrasound from medicine to industry." This meeting will be hosted by our friends and colleagues at Fujifilm Sonosite. The meeting will be hybrid. Please register so that organizers can plan accordingly. In-person seating is limited. Light refreshments will be provided. Co-sponsored by: Fujifilm Sonosite Speaker(s): Dr. Tom Matula, PhD, Agenda: 5:00 PM: Networking and Refreshments 5:15 PM: Welcome and Introductions 5:30 PM: Tech Talk 6:15 PM: Q&A 6:30 PM: Adjourn Fujifilm Sonosite, 21919 30th Dr SE , Bothell, Washington, United States, 98021, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/438072

[] AI Enablement Workshops https://attend.ieee.org/newera/workshop-schedule/ October 26 at University of Washington Bothell Registration is open. Virtual and Onsite attendance. Early rates extended through 17-Oct The Innovation Renaissance, IEEE New Era World Leaders AI Summit was held at the Collective—Seattle on August 24th. The Summit was a resounding success, thanks to the active participation of CTOs, Presidents, and Chief Scientists from many corporations and institutions. The Lightning talks and Research breakthrough presentations were very good. The Summit was recorded. An announcement will be made when the recordings are available. Check out the (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/summit-report-photos/). Venue: Founder’s Hall Building (UW1) and & Discovery Hall (UW2) (https://www.uwb.edu/) 17927 113th Ave NE, 98011 Bothell, WA 98011 See (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/workshop-schedule/#uwbmap) The confirmed Workshops Program can be found (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/workshop-schedule/). Registration is open. See https://attend.ieee.org/newera/register/ for details on options Sign up for the New ERA AI interest list (https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=NEWERA-AI&A=1) and receive future updates on the Summit and Workshops. We invite you to join Part II of the 140th-anniversary celebration of IEEE - The IEEE New Era AI enablement workshops - at the University of Washington, Bothell Campus (within 20 minutes from Seattle, Redmond, Everett, or Bellevue) on Saturday, October 26th, 2024. After the Opening Plenary Session featuring keynotes from IEEE and UWB, our AI enablement workshops from AI Tech companies (Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, Netflix, Agilent, AMD) will be presented in six parallel tracks: - Room I - All day with Microsoft - Room II - Morning with Global Health Lab; afternoon with Netflix - Room III - All day with Amazon - Room IV - Morning, Manufacturing/Supply Chain with Agilent; afternoon with Meta - Room V - All day with Nvidia (repeated AM and PM) - Room VI - Morning with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft; afternoon with AMD Our AI enablement workshop is designed for your interest. All workshops will be recorded. Workshops categorized by interest: A) For people new to AI: - To Introduce and refresh AI/ML basics and applications: Professor Mike Stiber's morning keynote speech will include the principles, concepts, and fundamentals of AI/ Machine learning, making it easy to use or build simple applications using AI/ML quickly. - Immerse oneself in workshops without software or Python coding skills, including WTA, Microsoft AI for All, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot for Cybersecurity and Microsoft Azure AI Studio WTE, Amazon AWS Workshop – GenAI applications WTF, Amazon & Oracle, Using AI for Career & Corporate Management WTG, Amazon AWS Alexa, Building AI Applications WTI, Meta, Customizable Problem-Solving via LLAMA WTJ, Generative AI for Product Development and Rapid Prototyping WTL, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft - Learn How Prompt Engineering Works B) For people who love to focus on specialized applications, chose from: - WTA, Microsoft -AI for Cybersecurity - WTC, Gates Global Health Labs, Principles and techniques to design AI for Cervical Cancer and using AI Ultrasound Saves Lives; - WTH, Agilent- Revolutionizing Aerospace and Supply Chains with AI, Machine Learning & Powered Digital Twins C) For people who are inspired to develop and enhance their capability to build AI models and tools chose from: - WTA, Microsoft- Build your own Copilot using Microsoft Azure AI Studio - WTB, Microsoft-AI Agents, Developing AI Agents using AutoGen - WTF, Netflix -Designing scalable and high-quality data models for feature engineering - WTH, Aerospace- Revolutionizing Aerospace Supply Chains with Machine Learning and Powered Digital Twins - WTI, Meta -Customizable Problem-Solving via LLAMA - WTL, Nvidia - LLM/RAG Training (1/2 day, repeated) - WTN, AMD Enabling AI on AMD's Hardware and Software Ecosystem Agenda: 7:00 – 8:00 AM Registration, Check-in & Breakfast 8:00 – 9:20 AM Plenary Session – Discovery Hall (DISC) 162 8:00 – 8:05 AM 8:05 – 8:25 AM 8:25 – 8:40 AM 8:40 – 9:20 AM Opening Remarks – (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/sheree-wen/), Event Chair Welcome Keynote – (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/kathleen-kramer/), USD Welcome Keynote – UWB Dean, STEM School, (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/jennifer-mcloud-mann/) Keynote – Chair, UWB Computing & Software Systems Division, (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/michael-stiber/) 9:20 – 9:45 AM Networking Break 12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch 9:45 AM – 5:00 PM Parallel Workshops (Founders Hall UW1) – see schedule below (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/workshop-schedule/#rm1) (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/workshop-schedule/#rm2) (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/workshop-schedule/#rm3) (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/workshop-schedule/#rm4) (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/workshop-schedule/#rm5) (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/workshop-schedule/#rm6) All workshops start at 9:45 AM, except Nvidia workshop starts at 9:30 AM Bldg: Founder’s Building (UW1) & Discovery Hall (UW2), University of Washington Bothell, 17927 113th Ave NE, Bothell, Washington, United States, 98011

Microsoft Copilot can be utilized to automatically summarize meeting discussions and generate actionable items from a meeting. Understanding "who is speaking what and when" is a crucial component to make this magic work. This talk explores the processes involved in handling speech signals, focusing on speech separation, enhancement, automatic speech recognition (ASR), and speaker diarization. We will start with techniques for separating and enhancing speech to ensure clarity and quality. The discussion will then shift to multilingual ASR, addressing the complexities of accurately transcribing speech across various languages. We will conclude the talk with speaker diarization, which identifies and attributes speech segments to individual speakers, answering the critical questions of who is speaking and when. Please register for the event using the link provided below. No CEUs or PDHs will be offered for this event. Speaker(s): Dr. Sunit Sivasankaran Agenda: 5.30 pm to 6.00 pm. Networking & Dinner. 6.00 pm to 6.50 – Tech Talk Room: Room #1505, Bldg: Microsoft Building #99, Address: 14820 NE 36th St, Redmond, Washington 98052, Redmond, Washington, United States, 98052, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/442158

Date: October 31,2024 - 11 AM to 12:30 PM PST Topic: IEEE Guide for Distribution Grid Resilience Metrics Who Should Attend: Power system engineers working in electric utilities, system planners, researchers, policy makers and regulators. Speaker: Shikhar Pandey holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from NIT Patna, India, and a Master’s and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University Pullman. He is pursuing an MBA from Chicago Booth School of Business. Currently, he serves as Sr. Manager of DER Planning and Engineering at Commonwealth Edison (ComEd). He is the Chair of the IEEE Distribution Resiliency Task Force, Co-Chair of the IEEE Grid Flexibility Taskforce, and Technology Lead for the IEEE Industry Technical Support Leadership Committee (ITSLC). Agenda: Abstract for Talk by Dr. Shikhar Pandey, Sr. Manager DER Planning and Engineering, ComEd, and IEEE Distribution Resiliency Task Force Chair In the past decade, the global shift towards addressing climate change has highlighted the electric grid as a critical enabler in achieving net-zero emissions. Electrification demands from sectors like transportation and buildings rely heavily on a resilient, reliable grid—especially as extreme weather events, such as wildfires and hurricanes, increasingly challenge its stability. Ensuring continuous power during these events is crucial, both for maintaining infrastructure and minimizing disruption to daily life. As a result, stakeholders across governments, utilities, and regulatory bodies are focusing more than ever on policies and initiatives to enhance grid resiliency. However, a fundamental question arises: how do we effectively measure grid resiliency? Developing metrics that assess the grid's ability to withstand and recover from extreme weather events is essential to ensure progress. This talk will introduce a comprehensive resiliency metric framework, designed to evaluate the grid's performance in adverse weather conditions. The metrics fall under two categories: System Performance, which assesses the grid's ability to endure extreme events, and Operational Performance, measuring its recovery capacity. Through this framework, we can better understand, measure, and enhance the resilience of our electric distribution grid. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/440558

Join us for a smart cities session on Washington DC USA. Find out why this city is one of the top Smart Cities in the world. Smart Health, Smart Governance, Smart Water, Smart Education are some of the key factors that makes this City thrive. Hear from local experts on their key initiatives that this city has adopted. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society Speaker(s): Le-Marie V.J. Thompson, Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya Agenda: 7:00 am PDT IEEE Announcements 7:02 am PDT Introduction of the speaker 7:04 am PDT Presentation 7:45 am PDT Q&A 7:50 am PDT Second Speaker 8:20 am PDT Third Speaker Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434165