09:00-09:15

Arrival and Registration

09:15-09:30

Opening Session

09:15-09:20

 		Welcome by the Rector of University of Cyprus
Professor Tasos Christofides, University of Cyprus

09:20-09:30

 		Welcome by the Director of the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence
Professor Marios Polycarpou, University of Cyprus
09:30-10:00

Keynote Speech

Yστέρησις – Those of us who lag behind, using the work of Elias Kyriakides
Professor Gerald Heydt, Arizona State University
10:00-11:00

Elias Kyriakides Remembrance Session

Chair: Professor Maria Michael, University of Cyprus
Speakers:
Professor Ioannis Kyriakides
Professor George Ellinas
Mr. Costas Stasopoulos
Professor Christos Panayiotou
Dr. Lazaros Zacharia
Mr. Andreas Ioannides
11:00-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-12:30

Technical Session 1

Chair: Dr. Irina Ciornei, University of Cyprus

11:30-12:00

 Control and grid integration of photovoltaic systems
Professor Frede Blaabjerg, Aalborg University 

12:00-12:30

 Phasor measurement units and semantic noise in state estimators
Professor Mihaela Albu, Polytechnic University of Bucharest 
12:30-13:30

Lunch Break

13:30-14:30

Technical Session 2

Chair: Dr. Nikolas Flourentzou, KIOS CoE, University of Cyprus

13:30-14:00

 Measurement and sensing for smart transmission and distribution systems
Professor Saikat Chakrabarti, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

14:00-14:30

 Wide area monitoring and control and grid integration of renewable energy resources
Dr. Markos Asprou and Dr. Lenos Hadjidemetriou, University of Cyprus 
14:30-15:30

Industry Panel Session

 Cyprus power system evolution – Challenges, future directions, and possible contribution of academia
Panel Chair: Dr. Zenonas Achillides, Electricity Authority of Cyprus
Panelists:
Dr. Andreas Stavrou, Electricity Authority of Cyprus
Mrs. Anthi Charalambous, Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation
Mr. George Christofi, Transmission System Operator-Cyprus
Mr. Stavros Stavrinos, Electricity Authority of Cyprus
15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:30

Technical Session 3

Chair: Dr. Panayiotis Demetriou, KIOS CoE, University of Cyprus

16:00-16:30

 Advanced situational awareness and control of future power systems
Professor Vladimir Terzija, The University of Manchester

16:30-17:00

 Recollections on the influence of Prof. Elias Kyriakides on power systems engineering
Professor Sid Suryaranayanan, South Dakota State University 

17:00-17:30

 Machine learning for solar energy systems
Professor Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University