Dr. Anurag Srivastava - IEEE Task Force on Power System Resilience Metrics and Evaluation Methods

Abstract: Ensuring the resilience of the cyber-physical-human electric grid is essential for maintaining power to critical loads such as hospitals, airports, and emergency services, especially during extreme weather events and cyber disruptions. The increasing integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) has improved grid flexibility and automation but has also introduced new cyber and operational challenges. The resilience of electric grids depends on multiple factors: (a) identifying weather and cyber threats and planning for resilience, (b) utilizing advanced tools for real-time analysis and automated control, (c) applying metrics to guide investment and operational decisions, (d) enhancing operator training and cognitive flexibility, and (e) employing a testbed to validate resilience tools. This talk will present resilience objectives, resilience metrics for grid operations, physics-aware machine learning techniques for anomaly and event detection, cognitive flexibility assessment, and a testbed for validating cyber-physical-human resilience strategies.

Bio: Anurag K. Srivastava holds the Raymond J. Lane Professorship and serves as Chairperson of the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department at West Virginia University. Additionally, he is a senior scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Lab. He earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2005. Dr. Srivastava's research focuses on data-driven algorithms and tools for cyber-resilient electric energy systems. His impactful research projects have resulted in the implementation of tools at utility control centers, supported by over $66M in funding from federal agencies, industry and various National Labs. He is an IEEE Fellow, member of several CIGRE Working Groups (WGs), leading multiple IEEE technical subcommittee, WGs (Power System Operation, Resiliency, Microgrid, voltage stability, distributed optimization), and the author of over 400 technical publications, 3 books, and 3 patents.