Speakers
This workshop brings together people who plan, connect, and power data centers. Our speakers include engineers, researchers, and technology leaders from utilities, industry, national laboratories, and academia.
Together, the talks look at large data center loads from several sides: how utilities study and connect new large loads, how generation and transmission plans respond to rapid load growth, how power is distributed and protected inside the data center, and how onsite generation, microgrids, and energy storage can support both the facility and the grid.
More speakers will be added, and talk titles will be posted as they are confirmed.
Meng Liu, PhD
Sr. Manager, Interconnection Support
Oncor | Transmission Services
Talk title: Connecting Large Loads: Oncor’s Perspective
Brian Sullivan
Transmission Planning Manager
Entergy
Talk title: Data Center Impacts at Entergy
Jonghwan Kwon, PhD
Group Leader, Grid Expansion and Interdependencies
Argonne National Laboratory | Energy Systems and Infrastructure Assessment Division
Talk title: Impacts of Large Load on Power System Expansion and Economics
Lavanya Bhenderu
Chief Technology Officer
ERock
Talk title: Power for AI Datacenter: Onsite Generation, Reliability, and Grid Integration
Kaushik Rajashekara, PhD
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Professor
University of Houston | ECE Department
Talk title: Electrical Distribution and Protection in Data Centers
Ram Seetharam, PhD
ROICE Program Executive Director
University of Houston | UH Energy
Talk title: To be announced
David Porras, PhD
R&D Engineer
ON.energy
Talk title: To be announced
Lei Fan, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Houston | Engineering Technology Department
Talk title: To be announced
Jianyi Yang, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Houston | Computer Science Department
Talk title: Towards Reliable Workload Management in AI Data Centers
Xingpeng Li, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Houston | ECE Department
Talk title: To be announced