{"id":14,"date":"2023-11-07T00:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/keynote-sessions\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:07:39","slug":"keynote-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/keynote-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fee49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58fee49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3dd0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b3dd0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote Lectures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8491c87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8491c87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8259f17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8259f17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fbf187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fbf187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote \u2014 AI-driven Networks, Architectures and Platforms for Advanced Energy Services<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f13e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14f13e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c02f7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c02f7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dabb31a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dabb31a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Alessandro Vizzarri,\u00a0<\/strong>University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy<\/h3><h4><b>Abstract:<\/b><\/h4><p>The energy sector is undergoing a profound transformation driven by decentralization, electrification, and sustainability goals. In this context, AI-driven networks, architectures, and digital platforms are emerging as key enablers for a new generation of advanced energy services, capable of operating at scale, in real time, and across highly heterogeneous infrastructures.<br \/><br \/>This talk explores how artificial intelligence can be deeply embedded into communication networks, edge\u2013cloud architectures, and service platforms to support intelligent energy systems, from smart grids and distributed energy resources to prosumers, electric mobility, and energy communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15250f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e15250f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963474e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"963474e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257a56d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"257a56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Biography<br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Dr. Alessandro Vizzarri <\/strong>received a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Bologna, a PhD in Telecommunication Engineering and Microelectronics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, and a post-lauream diploma from the Superior Institute of Communication (Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Rome).&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">He is a Professor in Telecommunications at the University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He is\/was a Manager Consultant for vendor, manufacturing, and consultancy companies operating in the ICT market, in particular wireless networks (UMTS\/HSPA, LTE, WiFi,..), Broadcast Networks (DVB-S\/T\/H), Digital Transmissions, Project Management, Business Management. He is\/was a Senior Project Manager in several research projects on ICT technologies at European and international levels.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">His research interests include Wireless (5G\/BY5G\/6G), Non-Terrestrial (LEO\/HAPS\/UAV) and Broadcast Networks, Radio Network Planning, O-RAN, QoS\/QoE, interoperability, Goal-oriented Semantic Networks, Blockchain and Web3 Security, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship, Regulation and Standardization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He is President of the Italian Association of Telecommunication Engineers (AICT) and a member of the Order of Engineers in Rome (Italy). He was the Professional &amp; Career Activities Coordinator at the IEEE Italy Section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a00d03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a00d03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f433c35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f433c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Vizarri-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-442\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Vizarri-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Vizarri-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Vizarri-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Vizarri-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Vizarri-285x285.jpg 285w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Vizarri.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b8ddb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50b8ddb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd0097 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bd0097\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c8508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46c8508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote \u2014 From IEC Methods to IEEE Guidance: Cooperative Standardization for Relay Test Sets<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753bbcf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"753bbcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d47778 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d47778\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1dcfdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1dcfdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Andrea Bonetti,\u00a0<\/strong>Megger Sweden AB Stockholm, Sweden<\/h3><h3><strong>Ms. Hong WANG (\u738b\u5b8f ), <\/strong>State Grid Corporation, China<\/h3><h4><b>Abstract:<\/b><\/h4><p>Reliable protection testing requires results that are repeatable and comparable across utilities, manufacturers, and laboratories worldwide. Achieving this in practice increasingly depends on effective cooperation between standardization bodies\u2014particularly IEC and IEEE\u2014as protection testing evolves from classic analog injection to IEC 61850 process-bus testing and emerging digital-twin workflows.<\/p><p>This keynote presents IEEE P3416, Guide for Relay Protection Test Equipment (in final publication phase), as a concrete example of structured IEEE\u2013IEC cooperation. The talk explains how experts active in both communities enabled systematic exchange of terminology, test concepts, and practical experience, allowing the guide to align with established IEC work while addressing the relay test set perspective. A central theme is how IEEE P3416 translates protection-function test methodologies from the IEC 60255-1xx functional standards for protection functions into actionable guidance for relay test set capability, test execution, and reporting\u2014helping the industry \u201ccompare apples with apples\u201d when verifying performance declared by relay manufacturers.<\/p><p>The keynote also highlights cooperative alignment around IEC 61850-based testing, where relay test sets publish sampled values and exchange GOOSE messages, and discusses why time synchronization must be treated as a defined test condition for both digital testing and analog end-to-end schemes. In addition, the talk addresses the metrological side of cooperation\u2014verification and calibration practices, traceability and uncertainty concepts, and automated verification approaches\u2014showing how consistent measurement foundations support credible protection testing across organizations and regions.<\/p><p>Finally, the keynote outlines where further joint progress is needed, including maturing topics such as dc protection testing and strengthening harmonization of metrological practices, and it discusses how collaboration between IEEE and IEC can accelerate the path from guides and technical specifications to deeper future standardization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b7fbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92b7fbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ca649 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47ca649\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f6c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83f6c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Biography<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Andrea Bonetti<\/strong>\u00a0is a senior specialist in power system protection and IEC 61850 applications based in Sweden. With a master\u2019s degree in electrotechnical engineering from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, he has over 30 years of experience in the field. Andrea has worked as an HV power system protection specialist at HV relay protection manufacturer Hitachi Energy Grid Automation Products (former ABB) in V\u00e4ster\u00e5s, Sweden for 18 years, and at Megger in Stockholm for 9 years as a product manager and technical specialist for relay test equipment and IEC 61850 test set and tools. He has also worked as a consultant in power system protection and IEC 61850 applications for 5 years. Andrea holds a patent in the area of IEC 61850 testing tools and algorithms.<br \/>Andrea is the chair of the TC 95, active member of the IEC TC 95\/MT 4 and TC 95\/WG 2 committees for standardization of protection functions and IEC 61850 application for protection. He has received the IEC 1906 Award in 2013 and is a guest lecturer at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm) for IEC 61850 for Substation Automation applications since 2008.<br \/>Andrea is a teacher for IEC 61850 for protection and control applications for the private Swedish University Lernia (Yrkesh\u00f6gskola) since 2021, and also at STF for Rel\u00e4skydd III \u2013 Idriftagning av rel\u00e4skydd (commissioning of protection relays) from April 2024.\u00a0<\/p><p>For a detailed profile, please connect with Andrea on LinkedIn (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bonetti-andrea\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bonetti-andrea\/<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdec48d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdec48d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d42718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d42718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/Andrea-Bonetti_photo-1-300x283.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-518\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/Andrea-Bonetti_photo-1-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/Andrea-Bonetti_photo-1-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/Andrea-Bonetti_photo-1.jpg 966w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab27055 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab27055\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76abbb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76abbb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ece7b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ece7b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Biography<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Hong Wang<\/strong> received the M.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from Shandong University, China. She has over 20 years of experience in power electronic control development and relay protection applications.<br \/>She currently serves as a senior engineer at State Grid Corporation of\u00a0China, where her work focuses on relay applications and relay test set testing. Her professional interests include relay metrology, automatic control, and digital twins.<\/p><p>She is Chair of IEEE PAR 3416. In addition, she serves as an Off-Campus Supervisor for the Master of Engineering at Shandong Jianzhu University and Shanghai University of Electric Power in the field of Information and Electrical Engineering.<br \/>She holds more than 20 patents related to electrical control and relay protection engineering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e55c667 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e55c667\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0df272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0df272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/MsWang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-520\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abdb3b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abdb3b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6969542 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6969542\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52409b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52409b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote \u2014 Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN):\nA Massive Infrastructure in Space and Near-Space for Connectivity and Beyond<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37855a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37855a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dadbd1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2dadbd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7e680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc7e680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Halim Yanikomeroglu<\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 20px;\">, <\/strong>Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada<\/h3><h4><b>Abstract:<\/b><\/h4><p>NTN (non-terrestrial networks) refers to a 3D network with terrestrial, aerial, near-space (stratosphere), and space segments. NTN will facilitate ultra-connectivity for a broad range of use cases including sensing, imaging, edge intelligence, navigation, positioning, localization, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and more, in addition to very-high-speed communications. The overarching goal is to have a sustainable, reliable, resilient, intelligent, green\/clean\/eco-friendly, secure, ubiquitous &amp; affordable, and ultra high-speed &#8220;network of networks&#8221;. This discussion will continue throughout the 2030s \u2013 exciting times indeed.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89df946 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89df946\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a121a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8a121a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8398cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8398cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Biography<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Dr. Halim Yanikomeroglu<\/strong> is a Chancellor\u2019s Professor at Carleton University, Canada, and the Founding Director of Carleton-NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks) Lab. He is among the handful of academics recognized for substantial and impactful contributions in all four layers of NTN: terrestrial, aerial (UAVs), near-space (HAPS), and space (satellites) networks. Dr. Yanikomeroglu has led several large-scale and high-profile collaborative research projects which have resulted in 43 granted patents (most of his IP have been successfully transferred to industry). He has coauthored a high number of papers in 33 different IEEE journals. He gives around 25 invited seminars, keynotes, panel talks, and tutorials every year. He supervised or hosted in his lab 185 postgraduate researchers. Dr. Yanikomeroglu is a Fellow of several scholarly societies, including IEEE, the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF), and the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA); he served as a Distinguished Speaker for the IEEE Communications Society and the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. He served as the General Chair, Technical Program Chair, and Steering Committee Chair\/Member of several major international IEEE conferences as well as in the editorial boards of several IEEE periodicals. He is currently serving in various governance and leadership roles in the IEEE. Dr. Yanikomeroglu received several awards for his research, teaching, and service. He holds a BSc degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the Middle East Technical University (T\u00fcrkiye), and MASc and PhD degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Toronto (Canada).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2f4ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c2f4ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e3dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39e3dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/HalimYanikomeroglu-214x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-437\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/HalimYanikomeroglu-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/HalimYanikomeroglu.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7639597 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7639597\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8a56d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf8a56d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730a86a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"730a86a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote \u2014 Multi-Objective Optimization for Assessing Tradeoffs Between Energy Sharing and Ancillary Services in Local Energy Communities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c897b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c897b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c3e1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4c3e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0602f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0602f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Pierluigi Siano, <\/strong>University of Salerno, Italy<\/h3><h4><b>Abstract:<\/b><\/h4><p>Recent Italian regulation rewards Local Energy Communities (LECs) through two distinct channels: an incentive for virtual shared energy and market access for distributed batteries that provide up\u2011regulation. These incentives often conflict, as charging batteries to maximize the shared energy limits the capacity needed to provide ancillary services, and vice versa.<\/p><p>Today, there is a lack of quantitative tools to effectively balance these objectives while respecting the electrical constraints of the low-voltage grid. To fill this gap, a multi-objective optimization is proposed that co\u2011maximizes the revenue from up\u2011regulation and the virtual shared energy reward, under the constraint that the daily energy bill does not exceed a predefined baseline.<\/p><p>The implemented mathematical programming formulation utilizes multi-objective second-order cone programming (SOCP) with linear constraints to incorporate the network&#8217;s physical constraints. Linearization and decomposition techniques are used to decompose the problem.<\/p><p>By considering the physical constraints of the network, the impact of energy communities on the distribution network can also be evaluated when considering different conflicting objectives. The model allows the representation of real peer\u2011to\u2011peer trading, quantifying its effects on both revenue streams and on voltage profiles and power losses.<\/p><p>Trade\u2011off analyses performed on an 84-bus radial distribution network, under both constant and variable prices, show that the framework adapts smoothly to market volatility, highlighting when it is advantageous to prioritize up\u2011regulation and when it becomes preferable to maximize the virtual shared energy incentive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bc154 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79bc154\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05786ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05786ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc09557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc09557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Biography<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>Pierluigi Siano (M\u201909\u2013SM&#8217;14) received the M.Sc. degree in electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in information and electrical engineering from the University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, in 2001 and 2006, respectively. He is a Full Professor of Electrical Power Systems and Scientific Director of the Smart Grids and Smart Cities Laboratory with the Department of Management &amp; Innovation Systems, University of Salerno. His research activities are centered on demand response, energy management, the integration of distributed energy resources into smart grids, and electricity markets, and the planning and management of power systems. In these fields, he has co-authored 8 international books, more than 800 articles including over 500 articles in international journals, which have received more than 29300 citations on Scopus, achieving an H-index of 80. Since 2019, he has been awarded as a Highly Cited Researcher by the Web of Science Group. He has been the Chair of the IES TC on Smart Grids. He is an Editor for the Power &amp; Energy Society Section of IEEE Access, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, IEEE SYSTEMS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8acedf8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8acedf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615d92b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"615d92b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/pSiano.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-537\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b5780 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39b5780\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd7103c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd7103c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528934e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"528934e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote \u2014 From Energy Transition to Accelerating Disturbances : Origins, Correlation and Mitigation \n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64152d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64152d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb45db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbb45db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2748e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2748e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Srdjan Skok, <\/strong>University North, Croatia<\/h3>\n<h4><b>Abstract:<\/b><\/h4>\nThe ongoing transition of power systems toward decarbonization, digitalization, and decentralization \u2014 within a fully deregulated energy market \u2014 is fundamentally reshaping how electricity is generated, transmitted, and consumed. The convergence of renewables, battery energy storage, advanced power electronics, and market-based dispatch mechanisms has created a system of unprecedented dynamism and complexity. While this transformation is essential for achieving climate goals, it also introduces structural vulnerabilities and operational challenges that together form what can be described as the <em>\u201cImpossible Grid.\u201d<\/em>\n\nRecent widespread blackouts have highlighted the urgency of addressing these emerging risks. In June 2024, a major disturbance triggered cascading outages across Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia, exposing coordination gaps in the regional system. On April 28, 2025, the Iberian Peninsula experienced a severe blackout, further raising concerns about the resilience of interconnected European grids under high penetration of inverter-based resources and cross-border market coupling.\n\nThis keynote examines the origins and technical characteristics of such events, focusing on protection system coordination, operational planning in low-inertia environments, and the dynamic behavior of inverter-dominated generation under stressed conditions. Particular attention will be given to evolving disturbance mechanisms \u2014 including frequency instability, voltage sensitivity, control-layer interactions, and market-induced operational constraints \u2014 as well as the growing importance of real-time data, synchronized measurements, and advanced situational awareness.\n\nThe session will further explore mitigation pathways, including modernization of grid codes, implementation of grid-forming technologies, enhanced dynamic stability assessment methodologies, strengthened regional cooperation frameworks, and strategic investments in flexibility, automation, and coordinated control architectures.\n\nRather than viewing the \u201cImpossible Grid\u201d as an unsolvable paradox, this keynote argues that through integrated technical, regulatory, and operational strategies, it can be transformed into a resilient, adaptive, and intelligently managed energy ecosystem.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ca5c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8ca5c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0cf3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b0cf3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a4952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10a4952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Biography<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Dr. Sr\u0111an Skok<\/strong> has been with the University North from 2017 as an Assoc. Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Varazdin, Croatia (50%), and from 2023 he has been with the University VERN (20%). From 2022 he is\u00a0senior advisor associate with Quanta Technology &#8211; Energy Solution Advisory Services.<\/p><p>Sr\u0111an Skok is founder, owner and director of Energoidea d.o.o. Energoidea d.o.o., Zagreb is a company founded in 2007, whose core business is research and experimental development in the field of electrical engineering.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Sr\u0111an Skok has many years of experience in university education (30 years) and has passed all levels from assistant to associate professor. He organized new university programs, courses, laboratories, and he is author of university books with an emphasis on traditional power system theory as well as the use of Smart Grid technology.<\/span><\/p><p>He has successful 28 yearlong collaboration with industry as a leader of more than 100 international and domestic expert projects for major European, as well as for US, system operators and companies.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Sr\u0111an Skok has published as author and co-author more than 150 scientific and professional papers (books, articles in journals and conferences and expert papers) relevant to the research area (WoSCC). He is also author of several books and book chapters.<\/span><\/p><p>Sr\u0111an Skok was principal investigator of several scientific projects, as well as leading person in preparing EU project application (HORIZON, domestic Research and Innovation programs, etc.).\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">He is a Senior member of the IEEE and member of international CIGRE association and accordingly member of several past and ongoing working groups.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">He is a member of the Scientific Council for Petroleum Gas Industry and Energy of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d3e2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08d3e2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327dcb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"327dcb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/Srdjan_Skok_photo-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/Srdjan_Skok_photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/Srdjan_Skok_photo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/Srdjan_Skok_photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/Srdjan_Skok_photo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/Srdjan_Skok_photo-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/Srdjan_Skok_photo-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/Srdjan_Skok_photo-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/Srdjan_Skok_photo-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/Srdjan_Skok_photo-285x285.jpg 285w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/Srdjan_Skok_photo.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5f3c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f5f3c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062883e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"062883e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0090ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0090ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote \u2014 Enabling Digital Twins in Power Electronics: Trends and Hardware Considerations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa055f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7aa055f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d907a71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d907a71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a63ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6a63ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Tiago Davi Curi Busarello\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 20px;\">, <\/strong>Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil<\/h3><h4><b>Abstract:<\/b><\/h4><p>This speech introduces the concept of Digital Twins in Power Electronics, focusing on the technological trends and the hardware requirements that enable their practical implementation. Participants will explore modeling approaches, real-time simulation, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) platforms, and data integration techniques used to create accurate and reliable digital representations of power electronic systems. The course emphasizes hardware constraints, computational performance, and real-time considerations essential for deploying Digital Twins in research and industrial applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5bbd3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5bbd3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626448d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"626448d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f244f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f244f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Biography<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Dr. Tiago Davi Curi Busarello<\/strong> has been a professor since 2016 at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. He holds a PhD and a Master&#8217;s degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas Brazil, obtaining the degrees in 2015 and 2013, respectively. He worked as postdoctoral researcher in 2022-2023 at the University of Vaasa, Finland. He was a visiting researcher during 2014 at the Colorado School of Mines, United States. He is a member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and a member of the IEEE Power Electronics Society. He is the editor of the book &#8220;Power Electronic Converters And Systems Volume 1 &#8211; Converters and machine drives and Volume 2 &#8211; Applications (IET, 2024). He is Associate Editor of the Brazilian Open Journal of Power Electronics and he\u00a0\u00a0serves as a reviewer for IEEE journal articles.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e98ae9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e98ae9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476af30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"476af30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Tiago-Busarello-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-438\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Tiago-Busarello-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/gpecom.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Tiago-Busarello.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keynote Lectures Keynote \u2014 AI-driven Networks, Architectures and Platforms for Advanced Energy Services Alessandro Vizzarri,\u00a0University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy Abstract: The energy sector is undergoing a profound transformation driven by decentralization, electrification, and sustainability goals. 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