R&D Nester was represented at Jornadas of the Department of Electrical Engineering of ISEC - Instituto Superior de Engenharia - Politécnico de Coimbra, last May.

"Artificial Intelligence Applied to Electrical Engineering" was the theme that defined these event of the Department of Electrical Engineering of ISEC. Around 160 students and teachers participated in this event that strengthened the connection between academia and the professional sector, with the presence of excellent speakers and topics of great impact for the future of engineering.

R&D Nester was invited to be represented as a speaker, along with other leading institutions such as the Portuguese Association for Artificial Intelligence, E-REDES, REN, Critical TechWorks and Siemens. Together these speakers promoted reflections on real applications, challenges and opportunities of Artificial Intelligence in electrical grids, in the automotive sector and in sustainable digital transformation.

R&D Nester made his contribution with a presentation entitled "AI-Powered Transformation of Modern Power Grids: Applications, Challenges and Future Directions", where he discussed the following points:

• How AI is applicable to power grids;

• Key Areas of AI Application in Power Grids and Power systems;

• AI Techniques and Applications in Energy Grids;

• Benefits of AI in Power Grids;

• Overview of AI Work at R&D Nester.

Sonam Parashar, researcher at R&D Nester, also presented the projects in which R&D Nester is involved and in which these topics are already being put into practice:

This event was an opportunity to analyse the impact that AI is already having on the energy sector, and that it is even transforming this sector, confirming that it is a powerful tool that brings great opportunities - but also raises technical, ethical and social issues.

This ISEC Electrical Engineering Department event thus fulfilled their mission: to prepare students for the present and future of Electrical Engineering.

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