Scott Affiliates to Study Impacts of Communication Disruption in Energy IoT Networks
Scott Institute Faculty Affiliates and Electrical and Computer Engineering Professors Javad Mohammadi and Osman Yağan recently received financial support from the State of Pennsylvania through the Engineering Research Accelerator to investigate and mitigate the impact of communication disruption on the coordination and operation of Internet of Things (IoT) connected Distributed Energy Resource (DER)s and power systems operation.
Affordable energy resources are shaping the future of power networks and their resilient and secure operation is of prominent importance for maintaining reliability of electric power networks. Understanding the dependencies in these complex cyberphysical systems (networked DERs and communication networks) and mitigating the potential risks are critical for the successful development and evolution of smart electric infrastructures. The results of this project will be implemented using the Carnegie Mellon's campus-wide energy IoT test-bed known as CarnegiePLUG.
Faculty Affiliates Michael Bockstaller and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski are also among the awardees for their project titled, "Scalable Assembly of Quantum Dot Hybrid Materials for Luminescent Panels."