Author: EEC Annual Workshop 2026: Advancing Grid Resilience and Energy Innovation
The Eversource Energy Center (EEC) at the University of Connecticut hosted its Annual Workshop on February 27, bringing together faculty, students, industry partners, and advisory leaders for a day of collaboration and innovation.
Research Highlights
The workshop opened with remarks outlining the Center’s mission and future directions, followed by presentations spanning key focus areas:
- Grid Reliability and Resilience
- Renewable Energy Integration and Cyber-Physical Systems
- Climate Impacts and Community Resilience
- Workforce Development and Energy Policy
Principal Investigators shared updates on ongoing projects addressing extreme weather forecasting, outage modeling, vegetation management, digital twin technologies, cybersecurity detection, and resilience system modeling.
Student Poster Session
Graduate students showcased their research through an engaging poster session, offering deeper technical insights and fostering meaningful discussion among participants.
Looking Ahead
The afternoon roundtable discussion focused on research priorities and funding opportunities, reinforcing the importance of continued collaboration between academia and industry in advancing resilient and sustainable energy systems.
Recognizing Excellence
The workshop concluded with the announcement of the Student Poster Competition winners, recognizing excellence in research and presentation.
The EEC extends its sincere appreciation to all presenters, students, industry partners, advisory members, and judges who contributed to the success of this event.
Explore the full workshop presentations here: Workshop_Presentation_Deck
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Author: Appointing Prof. Sung Yeul Park as RTDS Lab Director
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to announce Prof. Sung Yeul Park as Director of the Real-Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) Lab.
Dr. Sung Yeul Park is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2009. His research focuses on power electronics, battery management systems, renewable energy integration, grid resiliency, and cybersecurity. Dr. Park has led numerous federally and industry-funded projects, including work with the Department of Energy, Office of Naval Research, and Eversource Energy Center. He is the recipient of several awards, such as the NSF CAREER Award, multiple IEEE Future Energy Challenge Education Awards, and the 2025 Charles H. Knapp Associate Professorship. Dr. Park has published extensively in top journals and conferences and holds multiple U.S. patents in power electronics and energy systems.
The RTDS, composed of three NovaCor chassis and IBM’s POWER8 processors, can conduct real-time dynamic simulations of large-scale power systems with thousands of nodes at very small time steps (1-150 μs), and emulate cyber-physical distribution systems (CPS) with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL).
Please join me in congratulating Sung Yeul and wishing him all the best in his leadership role as RTDS Lab Director!
Best regards,
Diego Cerrai
Interim Director of the UConn Eversource Energy Center