smart grids

Smart Grids Communications: Protocols and Cybersecurity

Suhail Shaik, Electrical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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The conventional power system is transforming into a smart grid through the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT). The incorporation of advanced ICT in the smart grid enhances its control and operational efficiency.

Blocking microgrid cyberattacks to keep the power flowing

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Power grids have become far more complex in recent decades due to energy demands, environmental regulations and small-scale renewable energy systems that turn businesses and individuals into combined consumer-producers. One way to ensure that power supplies remain resilient is to create small groups of sources and loads called microgrids. Microgrids can operate independently of the main grid when required, such as supporting hospitals during natural disasters, for example. As microgrids grow more complex, they require sophisticated computer networks to coordinate, control and distribute

Souhaib Ben Taieb

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Statistics
Dr. Souhaib Ben Taieb is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at University of Mons (UMONS) in Belgium. He is also an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. From 2016 to 2018, Souhaib was a Lecturer in the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. In 2015, he was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Spatio-Temporal and Data Science Group at KAUST. He was a visiting scholar at several international institutions, including the School of Earth

Shehab Ahmed

Professor Shehab's research focuses on power electronics, renewable energy integration and electric vehicle technologies. His work explores innovative solutions for efficient energy conversion, power management within smart grids, and the development of sustainable transportation systems.

Sebastian Celis

Sebastian Celis is currently an MS/Ph.D. student at Professor Khaled Nabil Salama's Sensors Lab, in the Electrical Engineering Department, CEMSE division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Sebastian's research interests include the development of electromagnetic devices for mobile communications and for radar systems, Antennas, GPR, Radars, Distribution Systems, Smart Grids, and 5G. Education and Early Career Sebastian Celis received a B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, in 2018

Mohammed-Iliès Ayachi

Research Interests Research specialist at KAUST, software engineer, main research topics are the development of a resilient information architecture platform for smart grid application on a distributed cyber physical system, digital twins for city energy forecasting, integration of the various components (Unity game engine, deep learning with tensorflow, pytorch, python, C#, nvidia jetpack, GStreamer). Fog computing with IOT hardware in the loop Modelica/Dymola simulation. Multi-view damage detection and assessment with computer vision and machine learning techniques. Professional Profile Oct

Maha Alsabban

Research Interests Maha is pursuing her M.Sc nowadays at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia under the supervision of Prof. Shehab Ahmed. She received her B.Sc degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Effat University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2021 with a concentration in power and control systems. Her capstone project entitled “Smart Electricity Meter Monitoring and Power Consumption Analysis” focused on monitoring and analyzing power consumption readings from smart meters. Her research interests are in the areas of power distributions