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Center for Nonlinear Studies |
Smart Grid applications are imposing challenging requirements of privacy, security and reliability on the N-way communication infrastructure being designed to support multiple grid applications. These challenges stem from the increasing incorporation of distributed renewable energy sources on to the grid, the rising deployment of electric vehicles, and active consumer participation into power grid operations, all of which communicate with the utility control center with varying degrees of priority and security. To address these challenging requirements, we propose SeDAX, a SEcure Data-centric Application eXtensible middleware for Smart Grid applications. SeDAX im- plements scalable, resilient and secure data delivery and data sharing in a wide area network. The platform can scalably handle high volumes of data generated by both applications and sensors and support secure data-centric (or information-centric) group communication. The primary goals of this platform are to support communication resilience, data availability and privacy preserving secure data analytics. The talk will describe the design details of the SeDAX platform and illustrate its operation in the context of implementing demand response.
Host: Misha Chertkov, chertkov@lanl.gov, 665-8119