| Meeting Location: | The Westin Tempe – 2nd Floor, Opal Ballroom 11 E. 7th St., Tempe, AZ 85281 |
Wednesday, December 4
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast – Sunstone Terrace |
| 8:00 – 8:15 a.m. | PSERC Welcome Kory W. Hedman, PSERC Director, Arizona State University |
| 8:15 – 8:45 a.m. | Arizona State University Welcome Sridhar Seetharaman, Vice Dean, Research & Innovation, Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University Chief Executive Officer, EPIXC, Clean Energy Manufacturing Institute, Dept of Energy |
| 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. | Markets Stem Session Kory Hedman, Arizona State, Chair Tongxin Zheng, ISONE, Vice-ChairInvited Guest Speaker: Alex Papalexopoulos, ECCO INTL. Title: Capacity Market Design for Denmark |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | T&D Stem Session Sakis Meliopoulos, Georgia Tech, Chair Kurt LaFrance, CMS, Vice-Chair |
| 11:00 – 12:00 a.m. | Systems Stem Session Venkataramana Ajjarapu, Iowa State, Chair Bo Gong, SRP, Vice-Chair |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch – Sunstone Terrace |
| 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Proposal Finalist #1 (T&D Stem) Title: Physics-Based Interpretable AI Foundation Model Approach to T&D System Monitoring and Protection Lang Tong, Cornell University Sakis Meliopoulos, Georgia Institute of Technology Amar Matavalam, Arizona State University |
| 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. |
Proposal Finalist #2 (T&D Stem) Title: Monitoring and Reinforcement of Operational Security in Inverter Dominant Integrated Transmission and Distribution Grids Saeed Lotfifard, Washington State University Venkat Ajjarapu, Iowa State University |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. |
Proposal Finalist #3 (Systems Stem) Title: Market Enhancements to Improve Performance and Reduce Uplift: Real-Time Ramp Procurement and Resource Adequacy Enhancements Kory Hedman, Arizona State University Lang Tong, Cornell University |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Proposal Finalist #4 (Markets Stem) Title: Proactive Identification and Assessment of Optimal Transmission Reconfiguration for Market Efficiency Improvement Bai Cui, Iowa State University Manish Singh, University of Wisconsin, Madison Jim McCalley, Iowa State University |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30- 4:00 p.m. | Proposal Finalist #5 (Systems Stem) Title: Data-Informed Planning Tools for Enhancing Stability of IBR-rich Grids Amar Matavalam, Arizona State University Venkat Ajjarapu, Iowa State University Qiuhua Huang, Colorado School of Mines |
| 4:00- 4:30 p.m. | Proposal Finalist #6 (Systems Stem) Title: Stochastic Temperature-Dependent Models for Evaluating Flexible Load Dispatch Constance Crozier, Georgia Institute of Technology Anna Stuhlmacher, Michigan Tech University Dan Molzahn, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 4:30- 5:00 p.m. | Proposal Finalist #7 (Systems Stem) Title: Structural Risk Screening and Strategic Vulnerability Assessment in High-Caliber Optimal Power Flow under High-Impact Low-Frequency Grid Events Kate Davis, Texas A&M University Chee-Wooi Ten, Michigan Tech University Alexandra Newman, Colorado School of Mines |
| 5:00 p.m. | Day 1 Adjourn Dinner: on your own; enjoy Tempe and the Phoenix metro area |
Thursday, December 5
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast – Sunstone Terrace |
| 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Student Poster Session – Jade and Amber Room |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| Special EPRI Climate READi & PSerc Workshop | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Workshop Intro and Overview Speaker: Eknath Vittal, EPRI |
| 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. | Keynote Presentation Title: TBD Keynote Speaker: Darrell Moore, Director, Situational Awareness and Personnel Certifications, NERC |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch – Sunstone Terrace |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Session #1: Energy Security Host: Anjan Bose, Washington State University Speaker: Tongxin Zheng, ISONE Speaker: Alex Papalexopoulos, ZOME |
| 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Panel #1: Energy Security Panelist: Tongxin Zheng, ISONE Panelist: Alex Papalexopoulos, ZOME Panelist: Jim McCalley, Iowa State University |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. |
Session #2: Hurricanes Host: Mladen Kezunovic, Texas A&M University Speaker: Karthik Balaguru, PNNL Speaker: Ian Dobson, Iowa State University |
| 4:15 – 4:55 p.m. |
Panel #2: Hurricanes Panelist: Karthik Balaguru, PNNL Panelist: Ian Dobson, Iowa State University Panelist: Zhaoyu Wang, Iowa State University |
| 4:55 – 5:00 p.m. | Day 2 Closing Name, Company |
| 5:00 p.m. | Day 2 Adjourn |
| 6:00- 8:00 p.m. | IAB Dinner – ASU Memorial Union, 2nd Floor, Ventana Ballroom |
| 7:30- 9:00 p.m. | Executive Committee Meeting – ASU Memorial Union, Yavapai Room |
Friday, December 6
| Special EPRI Climate READi & PSerc Workshop | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast – Sunstone Terrace |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Session #3: Wildfires Host: Line Roald, University of Wisconsin, Madison Speaker: Jose Marti, University of British Columbia Speaker: Jean-Paul Watson, Lawrence Livermore National Lab Speaker: Liang Min, Stanford University |
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Panel #3: Wildfires Panelist: Line Roald, University of Wisconsin-Madison Panelist: Jose Marti, University of British Columbia Panelist: Jean-Paul Watson, Lawrence Livermore National Lab Panelist: Liang Min, Stanford University |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. | Session #4: Extreme Temps Host: Tongxin Zheng, ISONE Speaker: Jonathan Cook, SRP Speaker: Anna M. Brockway, Southern California Edison |
| 11:15 – 12:00 p.m. | Panel #4: Extreme Temps Host: Tongxin Zheng, ISONE Panelist: Jonathan Cook, SRP Panelist: Anna M Brockway, Southern California Edison Panelist: Tomas Valencia Zuluga, LLNL |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch – Sunstone Terrace |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Session #5: Resource Adequacy and Expansion Planning Host: Jean-Paul Watson, LLNL Speaker: Jonathan Cook, SRP Speaker: Pradyumna Rao, National Renewable Energy Lab Speaker: Tomas Valencia Zuluga, LLNL |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Panel #5: Resource Adequacy and Expansion Planning Host: Jean-Paul Watson, LLNL Panelist: Jonathan Cook, SRP Panelist: Pradyumna Rao, NREL Panelist: Tomas Valencia Zuluga, LLNL |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Session #6: Path Forward / Closing Eknath Vittal, EPRI Kory Hedman, Arizona State University |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |