Agenda

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Tuesday, September 11
Hyatt Regency Cambridge — The Empress Room (14th floor)

6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception — Hyatt Regency Cambridge (14th floor)
We highly recommend taking advantage of this opportunity to network with CREDC research faculty, students, and staff in advance of Wednesday’s main sessions. Is your organization looking to recruit future interns or staff? This is a great opportunity to engage with and make an impression on our graduate and undergraduate student researchers!

Wednesday, September 12
Samberg Conference Center — Salon MIT (7th Floor)

7:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Registration Desk Opens — Outside of Salon MIT (7th Floor)
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:50 a.m. CEDS Program Update
James Briones, U.S. Department of Energy
9:30 a.m. CREDC Overview and Update
David M. Nicol, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10:00 a.m. Break
10:25 a.m. Panel: What do you do at the Cyber Crossroads?
Co-dependency between industry is increasing; i.e. electricity generation is closely linked to natural gas availability, water treatment is dependent on electricity supply. This panel made up of utility executives will discuss how furthering collaborations and partnerships can advance the resilience in the face of growing cyber threats.

Session Chair: Jonathon Monken, PJM Interconnection

11:25 a.m. Showcase: Industry/Academic Partnership — GE and Dartmouth College
A short overview of the research activity that includes a discussion of its objectives, its current state including research findings and how the industry/academic partnership helped both the researcher and the industry partner develop better knowledge and tools to enhance the resiliency of the EDS.

11:55 a.m. Lunch — Samberg Dining Rooms 5 & 6 (6th Floor)
1:15 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Towards Artificial Intelligence You Can Rely On

2:15 p.m. Showcase: Industry/Academic Partnership — ReliabilityFirst & Old Dominion University
A short overview of the research activity that includes a discussion of its objectives, its current state including research findings and how the industry/academic partnership helped both the researcher and the industry partner develop better knowledge and tools to enhance the resiliency of the EDS.

2:45 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Showcase: Industry/Academic Partnership — Cisco & University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A short overview of the research activity that includes a discussion of its objectives, its current state including research findings and how the industry/academic partnership helped both the researcher and the industry partner develop better knowledge and tools to enhance the resiliency of the EDS.

3:45 p.m. Panel: Difficult Decisions in Cyber Leadership
Energy delivery leaders have to make decisions with imperfect information.  This moderated session will provide short case studies where panelists will discuss situations when they had to make a cyber-security related decision in crisis or with imperfect information. You will learn about the details of the incident, understand key decisions made and the thought process that went into those decisions, and ultimately the outcome of those decisions.

Session Chair: Keri Pearlson, MIT

4:45 p.m. Industry Sponsorship Message by TDi Technologies

5:05 p.m. Closing Remarks and Poster Session Instructions
Pete Sauer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5:20 p.m. Poster Session & Networking Reception — Samberg Dining Rooms 5 & 6 (6th Floor). Sponsored in part by TDi Technologies.

Thursday, September 13
Samberg Conference Center — Salon MIT (7th Floor)

7:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Registration Desk Opens — Outside of Salon MIT (7th Floor)
8:30 a.m. Welcome Back Remarks
8:45 a.m. Industry Standards for EDS Cybersecurity
An overview of the latest cybersecurity standards that impact the EDS and how Duke Energy address them. Time will be allowed for questions at the end of the presentation.

9:30 a.m. Showcase: Industry/Academic Partnership — Siemens & Rutgers University
A short overview of the research activity that includes a discussion of its objectives, its current state including research findings and how the industry/academic partnership helped both the researcher and the industry partner develop better knowledge and tools to enhance the resiliency of the EDS.

10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Panel: The Cyber-Physical Dimension
The gap between physical and cyber security is disappearing. This panel discussion will address those gaps, project how they see them coming together, and where they see an alignment between IT and OT.

Session Chair: Michael Siegel, MIT

11:30 a.m. Closing Remarks — Workshop Ends
1:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
Private Review Meeting and Lunch
Hyatt Regency Cambridge (William Dawes—Lobby Level)

This meeting is restricted to invited CREDC Researchers, special industry invitees, Industrial Advisory Board Members, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Homeland Security.