Title: Toward Cyber-Resilient Distributed Energy Resources at Grid Edge Current electric power grid is undergoing transition due to the rapid penetration of distributed energy resources (DER) in distribution and subtransmission systems. Geographically, broadly dispersed DERs, with complex communication and computation systems, are expected to improve the power grid resilience if these smart DER capabilities are secured and coordinated with power system management. However, new cybersecurity vulnerabilities and challenges arise due to extensive information exchanges between DERs and multiple stakeholders to manage the DERs interconnected with electric grid, which will expand the power grid attack surfaces that in turn can cause severe disturbances in grid operations. However, it is still challenging to model and manage a cross-layered security perimeter due to a large number of DER devices accessible to the multiple stakeholders. Moreover, a standout threat is advanced attackers who keep trying to attack the systems using malware and possess extensive knowledge of the systems encompassing insider threats as well as create quantum computing attacks, which have not been well mitigated by existing defense strategies. Furthermore, hardening DER device security by design and implementing robust resilience for mission- and time-critical operation of DERs are critical challenges facing DER-rich resilient power systems. In this seminar, major threats, key defense challenges, and current defense technologies will be introduced. Besides, examples of new defense technologies incorporating blockchain and security-enhanced DER inverters will be presented. Short Bio of the Speaker: Dr. Taesic Kim received M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. degree in Engineering (Specialization in Computer Science and Engineering) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012 and 2015, respectively. In 2009, he was with the New and Renewable Energy Research Group of Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), South Korea. He was also with Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, MA, USA in 2013. Currently, he is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK). He directs the Cyber-Physical Power and Energy Systems (CPPES) group and focuses on research in cyber-physical power and energy systems, including cyber-physical system and security, blockchain, and cyber-resilient power electronics and power systems. He has received more than $9M grants as PI and Co-PI from U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, IEEE Foundation, Institute for Information and Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation, and Microsoft. He holds 2 U.S. patents and more than 100 papers in refereed journals and IEEE conference proceedings in the field of CPPES. He is a recipient of Dean’s Award in Excellence in Research as well as Professor of Year in 2021 from TAMUK, IEEE Myron Zucker Student-Faculty Grant Award in 2018, two Best Paper Awards in the 2021 IEEE PES ISGT-ASIA and the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology, and the First Prize Award in the 2013 IEEE IAS Graduate Student Thesis Contest. Co-sponsored by: Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, SDSU Speaker(s): Taesic Kim Room: 370, Bldg: Daktronics Engineering Hall, 1250 8th street, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, United States, 57007

Title: Toward Cyber-Resilient Distributed Energy Resources at Grid EdgeCurrent electric power grid is undergoing transition due to the rapid penetration of distributed energy resources (DER) in distribution and subtransmission systems. Geographically, broadly dispersed DERs, with complex communication and computation systems, are expected to improve the power grid resilience if these smart DER capabilities are secured and coordinated with power system management. However, new cybersecurity vulnerabilities and challenges arise due to extensive information exchanges between DERs and multiple stakeholders to manage the DERs interconnected with electric grid, which will expand the power grid attack surfaces that in turn can cause severe disturbances in grid operations. However, it is still challenging to model and manage a cross-layered security perimeter due to a large number of DER devices accessible to the multiple stakeholders. Moreover, a standout threat is advanced attackers who keep trying to attack the systems using malware and possess extensive knowledge of the systems encompassing insider threats as well as create quantum computing attacks, which have not been well mitigated by existing defense strategies. Furthermore, hardening DER device security by design and implementing robust resilience for mission- and time-critical operation of DERs are critical challenges facing DER-rich resilient power systems. In this seminar, major threats, key defense challenges, and current defense technologies will be introduced. Besides, examples of new defense technologies incorporating blockchain and security-enhanced DER inverters will be presented.Short Bio of the Speaker: Dr. Taesic Kim received M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. degree in Engineering (Specialization in Computer Science and Engineering) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012 and 2015, respectively. In 2009, he was with the New and Renewable Energy Research Group of Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), South Korea. He was also with Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, MA, USA in 2013. Currently, he is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK). He directs the Cyber-Physical Power and Energy Systems (CPPES) group and focuses on research in cyber-physical power and energy systems, including cyber-physical system and security, blockchain, and cyber-resilient power electronics and power systems. He has received more than $9M grants as PI and Co-PI from U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, IEEE Foundation, Institute for Information and Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation, and Microsoft. He holds 2 U.S. patents and more than 100 papers in refereed journals and IEEE conference proceedings in the field of CPPES. He is a recipient of Dean’s Award in Excellence in Research as well as Professor of Year in 2021 from TAMUK, IEEE Myron Zucker Student-Faculty Grant Award in 2018, two Best Paper Awards in the 2021 IEEE PES ISGT-ASIA and the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology, and the First Prize Award in the 2013 IEEE IAS Graduate Student Thesis Contest.Co-sponsored by: Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, SDSUSpeaker(s): Taesic KimRoom: 370, Bldg: Daktronics Engineering Hall, DEH 370, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, United States, 57007

Srinivasa Ramanujan FRS 22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician. Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions, including solutions to mathematical problems then considered unsolvable. Ramanujan initially developed his own mathematical research in isolation: according to Hans Eysenck: "He tried to interest the leading professional mathematicians in his work, but failed for the most part. What he had to show them was too novel, too unfamiliar, and additionally presented in unusual ways; they could not be bothered". Seeking mathematicians who could better understand his work, in 1913 he began a postal correspondence with the English mathematician G. H. Hardy at the University of Cambridge, England. Recognising Ramanujan's work as extraordinary, Hardy arranged for him to travel to Cambridge. In his notes, Hardy commented that Ramanujan had produced groundbreaking new theorems, including some that "defeated me completely; I had never seen anything in the least like them before", and some recently proven. During his short life, Ramanujan independently compiled nearly 3,900 results (mostly identities and equations). Many were completely novel; his original and highly unconventional results, such as the Ramanujan prime, the Ramanujan theta function, partition formulae and mock theta functions, have opened entire new areas of work and inspired a vast amount of further research. Of his thousands of results, all but a dozen or two have now been proven correct. The Ramanujan Journal, a scientific journal, was established to publish work in all areas of mathematics influenced by Ramanujan, and his notebooks—containing summaries of his published and unpublished results—have been analysed and studied for decades since his death as a source of new mathematical ideas. As late as 2012, researchers continued to discover that mere comments in his writings about "simple properties" and "similar outputs" for certain findings were themselves profound and subtle number theory results that remained unsuspected until nearly a century after his death. He became one of the youngest Fellows of the Royal Society and only the second Indian member, and the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Of his original letters, Hardy stated that a single look was enough to show they could have been written only by a mathematician of the highest calibre, comparing Ramanujan to mathematical geniuses such as Euler and Jacobi. In 1919, ill health compelled Ramanujan's return to India, where he died in 1920 at the age of 32. His last letters to Hardy, written in January 1920, show that he was still continuing to produce new mathematical ideas and theorems. His "lost notebook", containing discoveries from the last year of his life, caused great excitement among mathematicians when it was rediscovered in 1976. A deeply religious Hindu,Ramanujan credited his substantial mathematical capacities to divinity, and said his family goddess, Namagiri Thayar, revealed his mathematical knowledge to him. He once said, "An equation for me has no meaning unless it expresses a thought of God." Speaker(s): , Discussion Moderator: Sharan Kalwani Agenda: 6:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions, Chapter business update; break 6:05 PM - Movie Start/Presentation 7:20 PM - Q & A; group Discussion 7:30 PM - Wrap Up Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368907

We proudly present an IEEE foundation video documentary entitled: “The Bit Player“. One of Michigan’s famous sons, however not many Michiganians know about him – Indeed few know that Claude E. Shannon is also credited as the father of "Information Theory". You will learn more about him and at the same time get a refresher on the mankind changing impact Claude Elmwood Shannon made on the world today. This documentary was made in 2018 and brought to you by the (https://www.ieeefoundation.org/) who partially funded this along with the (https://www.itsoc.org/) The trailer for this 90-minute video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3OldEtfBrE&authuser=0AFTER the movie - we can have a brief discussion session. NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop and popcorn! :-)Trivia may also follow, so bring your Jeopardy hats too.We are celebrating this on the occasion of Shannon's birthday (April 30th, 1916).Agenda: 4:00 PM - Welcome, Chapter business update; (on your own) Pizza, Popcorn and Soda Pop4:05 PM - Documentary Start5:05 PM - End of Documentary; Start of Q & A; Group Discussion5:30 PM - Wrap UpVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/384628

Srinivasa Ramanujan FRS 22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician. Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions, including solutions to mathematical problems then considered unsolvable. Ramanujan initially developed his own mathematical research in isolation: according to Hans Eysenck: "He tried to interest the leading professional mathematicians in his work, but failed for the most part. What he had to show them was too novel, too unfamiliar, and additionally presented in unusual ways; they could not be bothered". Seeking mathematicians who could better understand his work, in 1913 he began a postal correspondence with the English mathematician G. H. Hardy at the University of Cambridge, England. Recognising Ramanujan's work as extraordinary, Hardy arranged for him to travel to Cambridge. In his notes, Hardy commented that Ramanujan had produced groundbreaking new theorems, including some that "defeated me completely; I had never seen anything in the least like them before", and some recently proven.During his short life, Ramanujan independently compiled nearly 3,900 results (mostly identities and equations). Many were completely novel; his original and highly unconventional results, such as the Ramanujan prime, the Ramanujan theta function, partition formulae and mock theta functions, have opened entire new areas of work and inspired a vast amount of further research. Of his thousands of results, all but a dozen or two have now been proven correct. The Ramanujan Journal, a scientific journal, was established to publish work in all areas of mathematics influenced by Ramanujan, and his notebooks—containing summaries of his published and unpublished results—have been analysed and studied for decades since his death as a source of new mathematical ideas. As late as 2012, researchers continued to discover that mere comments in his writings about "simple properties" and "similar outputs" for certain findings were themselves profound and subtle number theory results that remained unsuspected until nearly a century after his death. He became one of the youngest Fellows of the Royal Society and only the second Indian member, and the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Of his original letters, Hardy stated that a single look was enough to show they could have been written only by a mathematician of the highest calibre, comparing Ramanujan to mathematical geniuses such as Euler and Jacobi.In 1919, ill health compelled Ramanujan's return to India, where he died in 1920 at the age of 32. His last letters to Hardy, written in January 1920, show that he was still continuing to produce new mathematical ideas and theorems. His "lost notebook", containing discoveries from the last year of his life, caused great excitement among mathematicians when it was rediscovered in 1976.A deeply religious Hindu,Ramanujan credited his substantial mathematical capacities to divinity, and said his family goddess, Namagiri Thayar, revealed his mathematical knowledge to him. He once said, "An equation for me has no meaning unless it expresses a thought of God."Speaker(s): , Discussion Moderator: Sharan KalwaniAgenda: 6:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions, Chapter business update; break6:05 PM - Movie Start/Presentation7:20 PM - Q & A; group Discussion7:30 PM - Wrap UpVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368907

We proudly present an IEEE foundation video documentary entitled: “The Bit Player“. One of Michigan’s famous sons, however not many Michiganians know about him – Indeed few know that Claude E. Shannon is also credited as the father of "Information Theory". You will learn more about him and at the same time get a refresher on the mankind changing impact Claude Elmwood Shannon made on the world today. This documentary was made in 2018 and brought to you by the (https://www.ieeefoundation.org/) who partially funded this along with the (https://www.itsoc.org/) The trailer for this 90-minute video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3OldEtfBrE&authuser=0 AFTER the movie - we can have a brief discussion session. NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop and popcorn! :-) Trivia may also follow, so bring your Jeopardy hats too. We are celebrating this on the occasion of Shannon's birthday (April 30th, 1916). Agenda: 6:00 PM - Welcome, Chapter business update; (on your own) Pizza, Popcorn and Soda Pop 6:05 PM - Documentary Start 7:05 PM - End of Documentary; Start of Q & A; Group Discussion 7:30 PM - Wrap Up Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/384628

This is a technical presentation by Dr. Yong Wang at Dakota State University on IoT and CPS Security. Before and after the talk there will be networking activities. Speaker(s): Yong Wang, 1705 32nd Street S, Brookings, South Dakota, United States, 57006

This is a technical presentation by Dr. Yong Wang at Dakota State University on IoT and CPS Security. Before and after the talk there will be networking activities.Speaker(s): Yong Wang, 1705 32nd Street S, Brookings, South Dakota, United States, 57006

Prof Mary (Missy) Cummings (Director of the Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center (MARC) at George Mason University, USA) will present "Self-Driving Cars: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" at 6pm (UTC+1) / 1pm EDT on 30 April '24. Click (https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=IEEE+SSIT+Lecture%3A+Self-Driving+Cars%3A+The+Good%2C+the+Bad+%26+the+Ugly&iso=20240430T18&p1=78&ah=1)(https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/) and SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT are cooperating with a number of IEEE OUs including: New Jersey Coast Section SIGHT; New Jersey Coast IM/Computer Joint Chapter; IEEE Region 1; IEEE Region 2; Vancouver Section Jt. Chapter,TEM14/PC26/E25/SIT30; North Jersey Section SSIT Chapter; Susquehanna Section Computer Chapter; Southeast Michigan Section Vehicular Technology Chapter; Phoenix Section Computer Chapter; (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/computational-intelligence/); (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/computer-society/), (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/vehicular-technology/) and (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/oceanic-engineering-chapter/) to organise this SSIT Lecture as a joint Webinar on 30 April '24.RegistrationIEEE and SSIT Members as well as non-IEEE Members are invited to (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/406173) and participate.IEEE Members should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering.Access to online Meeting(https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/406173) will be provided with the link prior to the event.Guest Lecture FocusSelf-driving cars have been a dream from almost the time the automobile was invented. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), this dream has seemingly become reality with driverless commercial operations already taking place in a handful of cities around the world. However, the recent tragic accident involving a pedestrian and a Cruise self-driving car, as well as a number of high-profile Tesla crashes, raise the possibility that suchsystems may not actually be as capable as envisioned, and questions have arisen about their safety both nationally and internationally. Given these concerns, it is important to step back and analyze both the actual safety records of these vehicles and just why AI is struggling to operate safely under all conditions in autonomous vehicles.This lecture will highlight the strengths and weaknesses of AI in self-driving cars, as well as in all safety-critical applications, and lay out a roadmap for safe integration of these technologies on public roadways.Speaker(s): Prof Missy Cummings, Agenda: 18:00 (UTC+1) Welcome and Introduction to Guest Speaker18:05 Lecture18:45 Questions and DiscussionsVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/406173

Prof Mary (Missy) Cummings (Director of the Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center (MARC) at George Mason University, USA) will present "Self-Driving Cars: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" at 6pm (UTC+1) / 1pm EDT on 30 April '24. Click (https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=IEEE+SSIT+Lecture%3A+Self-Driving+Cars%3A+The+Good%2C+the+Bad+%26+the+Ugly&iso=20240430T18&p1=78&ah=1) (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/) and SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT are cooperating with a number of IEEE OUs including: New Jersey Coast Section SIGHT; New Jersey Coast IM/Computer Joint Chapter; IEEE Region 1; IEEE Region 2; Vancouver Section Jt. Chapter,TEM14/PC26/E25/SIT30; North Jersey Section SSIT Chapter; Susquehanna Section Computer Chapter; Southeast Michigan Section Vehicular Technology Chapter; Phoenix Section Computer Chapter; Vancouver Section Jt Transportation Chapter, (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/computational-intelligence/); (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/computer-society/), (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/vehicular-technology/) and (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/oceanic-engineering-chapter/) to organise this SSIT Lecture as a joint Webinar on 30 April '24. Registration IEEE and SSIT Members as well as non-IEEE Members are invited to (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/406173) and participate. IEEE Members should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering. Access to online Meeting (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/406173) will be provided with the link prior to the event. Guest Lecture Focus Self-driving cars have been a dream from almost the time the automobile was invented. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), this dream has seemingly become reality with driverless commercial operations already taking place in a handful of cities around the world. However, the recent tragic accident involving a pedestrian and a Cruise self-driving car, as well as a number of high-profile Tesla crashes, raise the possibility that such systems may not actually be as capable as envisioned, and questions have arisen about their safety both nationally and internationally. Given these concerns, it is important to step back and analyze both the actual safety records of these vehicles and just why AI is struggling to operate safely under all conditions in autonomous vehicles. This lecture will highlight the strengths and weaknesses of AI in self-driving cars, as well as in all safety-critical applications, and lay out a roadmap for safe integration of these technologies on public roadways. Speaker(s): Prof Missy Cummings, Agenda: 18:00 (UTC+1) Welcome and Introduction to Guest Speaker 18:05 Lecture 18:45 Questions and Discussions Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/406173

Please Complete the Free Registration! Please join us for an evening of food, networking, and recognition of UND + NDSU Senior Design Projects. Historically, the Red River Valley Section of IEEE hosted a spring event for professionals and students alike to network over a meal. The program featured UND and NDSU seniors presenting their senior design projects and engaging in a friendly competition for awards/prizes. We'd like to revive this tradition. Please join us on Tuesday, April 30 from 6-8pm at the UND Memorial Union Ballroom (Room 214). There is NO COST to attend, and a meal will be provided. Industry members, WE NEED YOU to come talk to the students, assess their work, and help us choose the award winners. We also need your input on the type/quantity of IEEE RRV Section events you'd like to see in the future. Students, BRING YOUR FRIENDS. This is an opportunity to meet practicing engineers who may be your colleagues or supervisors in the future. Agenda: - 6-7pm Social Hour: food, drinks, and senior design posters/projects on display. - 7-8pm Program: senior design teams will briefly summarize their work, followed by voting + awards. IEEE officers will also discuss future events that are either planned or under consideration. Please let us know you're coming by completing the Free Registration! Agenda: Agenda: - 6-7pm Social Hour: food, drinks, and senior design posters/projects on display. - 7-8pm Program: senior design teams will briefly summarize their work, followed by voting + awards. IEEE officers will also discuss future events that are either planned or under consideration. Room: Ballroom (Room 214), Bldg: UND Memorial Union, 2901 University Ave, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, 58202

Join the Cedar Rapids IEEE Section for a virtual, live event: Sensing and Interconnect Technologies using Metasurfaces and Nanotechnology for Applications from Communications to Nanomedicine presented by Prof. Ronda R. Franklin! Speaker(s): Prof. Rhonda Franklin Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/415751