Abstract: The smart grid, referring to the modern electric power infrastructure, is a system of systems, and is one that is complex and dynamic with stochasticity given the growing integration of variable and intermittent power generation and flexible demand resources. Smart grids aim to utilize digital infrastructure to improve reliability, efficiency, security and sustainability of electricity delivery. The backbone of smart grids is the exchange of actionable information in a timely manner. With vast amounts of data from advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and internet of things (IoTs), and demand to deliver reliable, accurate and timely decisions and controls, classical computing methods are challenged and fall short.This webinar will present bio-inspired intelligent computing (BIC) technologies that mimic brain-like intelligence that learn, reason and carry out decision-making and control. Several applications of BIC technology for smart grid operations and management will be described in this webinar.

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Speaker Bio: G. Kumar Venayagamoorthy is the Duke Energy Distinguished Professor of Power Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson University since January 2012. Prior to that, he was a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), Rolla, USA where he was from 2002 to 2011. Dr. Venayagamoorthy is the Founder and Director of the Real-Time Power and Intelligent Systems Laboratory at Clemson University. Dr. Venayagamoorthy holds the position of an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Dr. Venayagamoorthy received his PhD and MScEng degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.

He received his BEng degree with a First-Class Honors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria. He holds an MBA degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Clemson University, USA.