IEEE PES UK & Ireland e-Newsletter January 2025
Dear PES Member,
Happy New Year! Welcome to your January 2025 e-Newsletter.
Upcoming Events
The IEEE Women in Power UK and Ireland Chapter is recruiting officers for 2025!
(1) IEEE PES WiP UK and Ireland Secretary
The Secretary plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of the committee by maintaining organized records, effective communication, and clear documentation. This position enables the committee to function efficiently, achieve its objectives, and uphold its mission of empowering women in the power and energy sector.
Main responsibilities include:
· Supporting the WiP Chair in preparing and circulating agendas for committee meetings.
· Managing the records and correspondence of the WiP Committee.
· Preparing minutes for committee meetings.
· Estimated commitment time per month: 1-2 hours.
(2) IEEE PES WiP UK and Ireland Event Coordinator (2 positions)
The Event Coordinator is responsible for planning and managing events and activities that align with the goals of the IEEE PES WiP Committee. This role contributes to promoting diversity, empowerment, and professional development among women in the power and energy sector.
Main responsibilities include:
· Supporting the Chair with event organization.
· Preparing promotional materials, such as flyers, and assisting in pre-event coordination.
· Ensuring event recordings and collecting evidence of event activities.
· Preparing post-event reports and presentations to share outcomes with the committee and stakeholders.
· Gathering feedback from attendees and speakers to evaluate event success and identify areas for improvement.
· Estimated commitment time per month: 3-4 hours.
If you are interested with the above positions or have any questions, please contact the Chair of IEEE WiP UK&I Chapter, Dr Rosa Serrano, via rosa.serrano@ieee.org.
Past Events
IEEE PES UK&I Chaper AGM 2024, 4th December 2024, The University of Manchester & Online
On 4 December, the IEEE UK and Ireland Power and Energy Society Chapter held its 2024 Annual General Meeting at the University of Manchester. The event began with a warm welcome from Dr Robin Preece, Reader in Future Power Systems at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, and Counsellor of the PES Student Branch Chapter.
The Chapter Chair, Eduardo Audiche, followed with opening remarks and a detailed presentation on the Chapter’s performance, showcasing key milestones and achievements.
Attendees were then treated to an insightful technical talk titled “How Can Machine Learning Help Keep Power Systems Secure?” delivered by Dr Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Reader and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Manchester.
The most moving moment of the day was the Awards Ceremony presented by our Vice Chair, Jelena Ponocko, where the following winners were recognised:
· Best PhD Thesis Competition Award 2024: Dr Isaac Rudden
· Outstanding Engineer Award (< 15 Years): Dr Yutian Zhou
· Outstanding Engineer Award (> 15 Years): Dr Ivana Kockar
· Outstanding Volunteer Award: Dr Nan Chen
After the AWARD Ceremony, the elections results for the term 2025 – 2026 were announced by our Elections Committee Chair (and PES Chapter Past Chair), Jianing Li.
Congratulations to our new UK and Ireland PES Chapter Officers:
· Daniel Donaldson – Chair
· Nan Chen – Vice Chair
· Rosa Serrano – Secretary
· Airam Perez – Treasurer
We extend our best wishes to Daniel, Nan, Rosa, and Airam for a successful term ahead.
After lunch, the Student Branch Chapter Chairs presented their 2024 highlights, followed by discussions on Chapter matters. Eduardo delivered a refresher on OU Analytics, Rosa presented on Women in Power (WiP), and Eduardo also covered vTools for events and officer reporting. The session concluded with an open floor for Any Other Business.
Event report & watch again: here.
IEEE PES UK&I Seminar: "Can machine learning help secure power systems? 10:30 am - 11:30 am, Wednesday, 4th of December 2024, The University of Manchester & Online
During this year's AGM, the IEEE PES UK&I Chapter organised a technical talk "Can machine learning help secure power systems?" given by Dr Panagiotis Papadopoulos.
This presentation highlighted the challenges faced in future power systems with high penetration of converter connected units, in terms of their dynamic behaviour, and discussed methods and tools to tackle them, inspired to a large extent by machine learning. Such methods can enable system operators to consider detailed dynamics in cases where the computational effort needed is otherwise prohibitive. Two main aspects were discussed related to: i) how do we model and characterize the complex and uncertain dynamic behaviour in power systems with high converter penetration and ii) how machine learning can enable fast and informative dynamic security assessment with focus on how to build trust in such methods going beyond the notion that machine learning is simply a powerful black-box predictor.
Watch Again: here.
IEEE DLP Lecture: "Holistic approach to modelling and analysis of sustainable integrated power networks", 11th Dec 2024, The University of Manchester & Online
The IEEE PES UK&I Chapter organised a seminar under the IEEE Distinguished Lecturer Programme on the topic of “Holistic approach to modelling and analysis of sustainable integrated power networks” given by Prof. Jovica V. Milanovic, Dipl.Ing., MSc, PhD, DSc, CEng, FIET, FIEEE, Head of Department, IEEE PES Vice President, Publications. This hybrid event was hosted on 11th Dec 2024, at The University of Manchester & Online via Teams
This presentation first briefly introduced some of the key characteristics of future net-zero, sustainable power systems and the need for holistic (multi parameter, multi criteria and multi system) approach to solving the identified challenges and then illustrate, as an example, a holistic approach to multicriteria multi system analysis of net zero power systems focusing on applications of nondeterministic approaches, use of data analytics and machine learning. It aims, above all, to stimulate multidisciplinary research in the area of modelling and analysis of power and energy systems by identifying existing and foreseen challenges, and opportunities to contribute to solving them through joint thinking and effort.
More updates will be soon on: here.
Announcements
IEEE PES UK&I Chapter News Published on IEEE Region 8 Newsletter
The IEEE PES UK&I Chapter was mentioned for three times in the IEEE Region 8 News September 2023. Details can be found in page 3 (Editor’s Column), 4, and 6.
The Power and Energy Society (PES) provides the world’s largest forum for sharing the latest in technological developments in the electric power industry, for developing standards that guide the development and construction of equipment and systems, and for educating members of the industry and the general public. Members of the Power and Energy Society are leaders in this field and they — and their employers — derive substantial benefits from involvement with this unique and outstanding association. Its mission is to “…be the leading provider of scientific and engineering information on electric power and energy for the betterment of society, and the preferred professional development source for our members”; our Chapter executes this mission in the UK and Ireland region.
PES embraces aspects pertaining to research, development, planning, design, construction, maintenance, installation and operation of equipment, structures, materials and power systems for the safe, sustainable, economic and reliable conversion, generation, transmission, distribution, storage and usage of electric energy, including its measurement and control.
We organise technical, professional development and social activities, including technical talks, conferences and workshops, industrial visits, career development activities for student and young professionals and member specific activities. We welcome volunteers to help us organise or collaborate on activities and events, share ideas and provide feedback or provide us with financial funding to support our Chapter activities.
More details can be found in our official website: here. We look forward to contribute the UK&I PES community with you!
The IEEE PES UK&I Chapter won the IEEE PES Outstanding Award 2023!
We are delighted to announce that the IEEE UK and Ireland Power and Energy Society Chapter was recognised as the winner of the IEEE PES Outstanding Chapter Award 2023 for the Large Chapter Category!
This recognition implies that our Chapter will receive $1000 and a custom-prepared IEEE PES Outstanding Chapter Award banner. The Chapter Chair, Chapter Vice Chair, Chapter Secretary, Chapter Treasurer, Chapter Regional Representative will also receive plaques in recognition of their outstanding leadership.
The IEEE PES Outstanding Chapter Award recognises a PES Chapter for achieving excellence in providing its members with the best overall programs and activities. Each year the Power & Energy Society Outstanding Chapter Award is given to the Chapter that is judged to provide the most outstanding overall contribution and service to its members in the following categories: Technical, Educational and Student Activities; Societal Activities; Affinity Groups (WIE, WiP, YP), Membership Advancement, PES Conferences, Fellow Nominations and Awards, Chapter Operations, Communications Channels and; Enlistment of New PES Members among others.
Many thanks to all committee members and volunteers, especially to current and past Chairs who have made this recognition possible through their leadership!
More details about the award: here.
The official announcement: here and here.
Senior Member Grade Elevation
A Senior Member grade, in addition to professional recognition of your peers for technical and professional excellence, offers the following benefits
1. Eligibility to hold executive IEEE volunteer positions.
2. Letter of recommendation sent to your employer upon request on the achievement of the Senior Member grade and receive an engraved Senior Member plaque, etc.
3. Ability to refer other candidates for Senior Member upgrade.
4. Opportunity to mentor young engineers in fulfilling their career goals.
Why wait? Apply for Senior Member grade elevation online.
Additional information on Senior Member grade and eligibility is available here.
Did you know that the PES Chapter Committee can help you with identifying suitable references towards your Senior Member grade elevation application? Please get in touch with the PES Chapter Committee if you need help with this aspect.
Call for Distinguished Lecturers
Due to the past pandemic situation, the UK & Ireland PES Chapter is mainly organising virtual events. In this order, the chapter is calling for Distinguished Lecturers and general PES members (with proven experience giving lectures) keen on taking part of our series of webinars. If you are interested, please send the talk abstract and bio to the PES Chapter Secretary Lee Crudgington (l.j.c@ieee.org).
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We hope you will have a great month ahead. Thanks for your time!
Regards,
PES Chapter Committee Team
