Computer Science 691SM - S-Smart Grids

The "smart grid" uses computing and communication technologies to enhance the efficiency, reliability, sustainability and flexibility of the generation, distribution and use of electricity. This seminar will introduce participants to the grid and to the smart grid, and will read current smart grid research papers. Topics will include smart grid communication protocols, security and privacy, smart grid monitoring and measurement, demand response, storage, intermittent generation (e.g., renewable sources), smart homes and building and smart grid modeling. This seminar is being offered jointly and collaboratively at The University of Massachusetts Amherst and at The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Students may register for 1 credit or 3 credits. Students registering for a single credit will be expected to make a class presentation (developed in consultation with one of the professors) and to actively participate in class discussions. Students registering for 3 credits will also define and complete a research project on a topic of interest, in consultation with the course professors. Projects involving students from both UMass and IITB are particularly encouraged. Pre-requisites: Graduate student status or permission of the instructors. An undergraduate course in operating systems and/or computer networks is required.

Open to Graduate students only. An undergraduate course in Operating Systems (CMPSCI 377) and/or computer networks (CMPSCI 453) is required. Undergraduates who meet the prerequisites may enroll with permission of instructor.

Lecture A=3 credits; Lecture B=1 credit.