Smart Grid Research Center

We study the modernization of the electric grid with digital technologies to improve the reliability and resilience of the grid, enable greater use of renewable energy, and provide customers with tools to manage their energy use.

At the Smart Grid Research Center, we research the adoption of smart grid technology by utilities, cybersecurity issues related to the deployment of distributed energy markets, privacy concerns associated with smart meter data collection, technology integration by utilities, and the development of community energy programs.

Our research is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Syracuse University and the Syracuse Center of Excellence (COE) Its mission is to advance scholarly knowledge and provide practical insights for industry, government and education through research, training of graduate and undergraduate students, and broad dissemination of research findings.

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Research Projects

A Framework for Designing Neighborhood Energy Efficiency through Data Visualization and Calibrated Urban Building Energy Simulation (VIS-SIM)

Co-Principal Investigators:
Jason Dedrick, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Elizabeth Krietemeyer, Syracuse University School of Architecture
Tarek Rakha, Syracuse University School of Architecture

Adoption of Smart Grid Technologies by Electric Utilities

Co-Principal Investigators:
Jason Dedrick, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Jeffrey Stanton, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Murali Venkatesh, Syracuse University School of Information Studies

Data Privacy for Smart Meters and Smart Devices: A Scenario-Based Study

Co-Principal Investigators:
Jason Dedrick, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Jeffrey Stanton, Syracuse University School of Information Studies

Cybersecurity Risks of Dynamic, Two-way Distributed Electricity Markets (SATC)

Co-Principal Investigators:
Jason Dedrick, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Peter Wilcoxen, Syracuse University Maxwell School,
Steve Chapin, Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science

Community Energy: Technical and Social Challenges and Integrative Solutions

Co-Principal Investigators:
Jason Dedrick, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Elizabeth Krietemeyer, Syracuse University School of Architecture
Tarek Rakha, Syracuse University School of Architecture

Integration of Smart Grid Technologies by Electrical Utilities; Patterns, Motivations and Challenges, Success Factors, Practices and Influence of the Field

Ph.D. Dissertation: Ehsan Sabaghian
Advisor: Jason Dedrick, Syracuse University School of Information Studies

Knowledge Requirements, Gaps and Learning Practices in Smart Grid Adoption; An Exploratory Study in U.S. Electric Utility Industry

Ph.D. Dissertation: You Zheng
Advisor: Jason Dedrick, Syracuse University School of Information Studies

Researchers

The Smart Grid Research Center is a multidisciplinary center at Syracuse University. It includes faculty, students and researchers from the School of Information Studies, where the center is housed, as well as the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the School of Architecture, the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Law.

Jason Dedrick, Director of the Smart Grid Research Center, School of Information Stories

Ehsan Sabaghian, Manager of the Smart Grid Research Center, School of Information Stories

Jeffrey Stanton, School of Information Stories

Murali Venkatesh, School of Information Studies

Angela Ramnarine-Rieks, School of Information Studies

Jeff Hemsley, School of Information Studies

Peter Wilcoxen, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Sara Eftekharnejad, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Bess Krietemeyer, School of Architecture

Keli Perrin, Syracuse University College of Law

Bing Dong, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Nina Sharifi, School of Architecture

You Zheng, City University of New York

Steve Chapin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Tarek Rakha, Georgia Tech School of Architecture

Cynthia Frantz, Oberlin College

Aditi Shrivastava, School of Information Studies

Shreyas Sadagopan, School of Information Studies

Shripad Laddha, School of Information Studies

Patrick Prioletti, School of Information Studies

  • Prasan Krishnan Karthikeyan, G’19
  • Stephanie Haller, G’19
  • Akshat Sharma, G’18
  • Priya Matnani, G’18
  • Terrence Andersen, G’17
  • Sheida Soleimani, G’17
  • Wachiraphan Charoenwet, G’16
  • Lakshya Bhat, G’17
  • Rakesh Balakrishnan, G’15
  • Mahin Sheth, G’16
  • Camila Andino ’20
  • Sarah Ritchey ’18
  • Beilei Ren ’18

Publications

Our full list of center publications, including research articles, projects, conference posters and presentations, and Ph.D. dissertations.

Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal: Integration of Smart Grid Technologies by Electrical Utilities: Patterns, Motivations and Challenges, Success Factors, Practices and Influence of the Field, (2 September 2018), Ehsan Sabaghian, Advised by; Jason Dedrick, iSchool, Syracuse University, Syracuse.

Conference Presentation: Community Energy; Technical and Social Challenges, and Integrative Solution, International Building Physics Conference (IBPC-2018), SyracuseCOE, Syracuse, NY. Won the 2nd Prize.

Conference Poster: Community Energy; Technical and Social Challenges, and Integrative Solution, SyracuseCOE Innovation Showcase (2018), Syracuse, NY.

Project: Cybersecurity Risks of dynamic, two-way distributed electricity markets (SATC). Co-Principal investigators: Jason Dedrick, Syracuse University, School of Information Studies, Peter Wilcoxen, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Steve Chapin, College of Engineering and Computer Science Syracuse University.

Conference Poster: A Framework for Designing Neighborhood Energy Efficiency through Data Visualization and Calibrated Urban Building Energy Simulation (VIS-SIM), New York Green Building Conference (2017), SyracuseCOE, Syracuse, NY. Won the 1st Prize.

Ph.D. Dissertation: Knowledge Requirements, Gaps and Learning Practices in Smart Grid Adoption: An Exploratory Study in U.S. Electric Utility Industry, (17 April 2017), You Zheng, Advised by: Jason Dedrick, iSchool, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

Conference Presentation: Consumer Perception of Smart Meter Data Privacy, (30 October 2016), Jason Dedrick and Angela Usha Ramnarine-Rieks, Grid of Future Symposium, Philadelphia, PA.

Project: Data Privacy for Smart Meters and Smart Devices: a Scenario-Based Study. Co-Principal investigators: Jason Dedrick, Syracuse University, School of Information Studies, Jeffrey Stanton, Syracuse University, School of Information Studies.

Research Paper: Dedrick, J., Venkatesh, M., Stanton, J. M., Zheng, Y., & Ramnarine-Rieks, A. (2015). Adoption of Smart Grid Technologies by Electric Utilities: Factors Influencing Organizational Innovation in a Regulated Environment, Electronic Markets, 25(1), 17-29.

Conference Presentation: Adoption of Smart Grid Technologies; Results of a Survey of U.S. Electric Utilities, (11-13 October 2015), Jason Dedrick & You Zheng, Grid of Future Symposium, Chicago, IL.

Conference Presentation: Learning Strategies in Smart Grid Adoption: an Exploration Study in the U.S. Electric Utility Industry, (March 2015), You Zheng, iConference, Newport Beach, CA.

Brown-Bag Talk: Smart Grid Adoption in a Regulated Industry; Comparative Case Studies of Electric Utilities, (2014), Jason Dedrick, Brown-Bag Talk, iSchool, Syracuse University.

Conference Presentation: Smart Grid Adoption in a Regulated Industry; Comparative Case Study of Electric Utilities, (30 May 2013), Jason Dedrick & You Zheng, Industry Studies Association (ISA) Conference, Kansas City, Kansas.

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