from the
Director
Dr. Kevin Tomsovic
Dear CURENT colleagues and supporters,
The CURENT Newsletter is one way we update you about our recent accomplishments and
upcoming events.
In this issue, we highlight some recent research results in data security from Dr. Stella Sun and
linear state estimators from Dr. Ali Abur. We also include work in the area of data analytics for
synchrophasor’s data by Dr. Meng Wang and Dr. Joe Chow. This work stems from our DOE
project Data Architecture and Analytics. This important endeavor touches on many of the
ongoing research projects at CURENT and we have included a section about this effort in the
newsletter.
We continue to increase our involvement with our industry partners. Since the beginning of
2015, our industry members have provided over 20 of our students with internships. We also
offer industry seminars once a month to our members students. These seminars give our
students a chance to learn from experienced industry professionals. We also plan to continue
with our monthly project reviews and co-sponsorships of industry meetings and research
conferences. Please let us know what we can do to make these reviews more effective.
Our annual Industry Meeting and Site Visit is set for Oct. 6th through 8th. The annual meeting
will highlight our accomplishments as well as provide the forum for the annual NSF and DOE
evaluation of the Center. Your participation is critical to us showing the value of the Center
work. This meeting is also a good time for you to see all the work of the Center. We hope to
have as many people from your organization as possible.
As CURENT wraps up its fourth year, I want to take a moment to thank all of you for your
support and participation in our center. We have now firmly established our programs and are
hopefully moving into a phase where we can have even more impact on the industry. Thank
you for all you’ve done to support the Center.
Please feel to let us know if there are ways that we can provide more value to your
organization. Your feedback and comments are important to us.
Sincerely,
Kevin Tomsovic
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