Tutorials

CIRED 2023 will host 2 tutorials on Monday June 12th. They are on extra cost at 265 euros per participant, coffee break and lunch included. The seat is valid for the chosen tutorial only. Tickets can be purchased during the registration process.

Tutorial 1 – Data Sharing & Cybersecurity in Smart Grids

Aim of the tutorial

The purpose of the tutorial is to present how do deal with privacy issues in smart distribution grids, regarding both data sharing in big data analytics and the cybersecurity aspects.

The first part of this tutorial will be dedicated on how to break the data barrier and promote data sharing. After giving a broad overview of new technologies for data sharing (blockchains, noise-injection techniques, etc.), efforts will be devoted to two aspects, i.e., i) privacy-preserving data analytical methods, and ii) data pricing or valuation approaches.

To that end, the relevant statistical methods and data-driven approaches in distribution systems will be introduced, along with recent advances in privacy-preserving settings (e.g., federated learning, differential privacy, etc.) to enable data sharing.

In complement, the data trading mechanisms and data value quantification methods in power and energy industries will be summarized and compared.

The second part of the tutorial is focused on the discussion of cybersecurity issues and techniques related to SCADA networks, intrusion detection, and the security of end and legacy devices. The objective is not only to understand the critical risks and technologies used today, but also to foresee innovations that can improve the cybersecurity and resilience of smart distribution networks of the future.

Speakers

  • Allyson Bessani (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
  • Jean-François Toubeau (KULeuven, Belgium)
  • Yi Wang (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

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Tutorial 2 – Renewable Energy Communities: What? Why? How?

Aim of the tutorial

This tutorial comprehensively reviews the current state-of-the-art on Renewable Energy Communities. It is motivated by the diversity of points of view, definitions, and hypotheses adopted by academic and industrial professionals, mainly associated with the uncertainties in terms of legislation and regulation, which are still well present.

The tutorial will be presented by a team of speakers from academia, as well as from the public (DSO) and commercial sectors.

Speakers

  • François Bordes (WeSmart, Belgium)
  • Bertrand Cornélusse (ULiège, Belgium)
  • Zacharie De Grève (UMons, Belgium)
  • Simone Paoletti (University of Siena, Italy)
  • David Vangulick (ORES, Belgium)

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