Our panel of speakers will delve into AI’s transformative role in optimizing operations, enhancing efficiency, and integrating renewable energy. They will also address the critical issues surrounding cybersecurity, ethics, and the technical and regulatory barriers to AI adoption. Finally, they will examine the growing energy demands of AI-driven data centers, sustainability challenges, and explore options for meeting the growing energy demands of AI.
About Our Panel:
Indu Nambiar has over 23 years of experience at the California ISO driving technology solutions for strategic enterprise wide mission critical initiatives. In her current role as a Principal in the IT Architecture team, her focus is on enterprise wide technology adoption strategy that spans over a wide area including Artificial Intelligence, Application Software Development, Infrastructure, and Systems Engineering. In this role, she is responsible for researching, evaluating and piloting new technologies for use in the application framework in support of enterprise wide business and technical initiatives.
Indu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrochemical Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems.
Abhilasha Bhargav-Spantzel is a Partner Security Architect in the Office Product group focused on Identity and AI Copilot security and safety. Previously she was responsible for security architecture for Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC). Prior to joining Microsoft she was at Intel for 14 years, focusing on hardware-based identity and security product architecture. She completed her doctorate from Purdue University, which focused on identity and privacy protection using cryptography and biometrics. Abhilasha drives thought leadership and the future evolution of cybersecurity platforms through innovation, architecture, and education. She has given numerous talks at conferences and universities as part of distinguished lecture series and workshops. She has written 5 book chapters and 30+ ACM and IEEE articles and has 40+ patents. Abhilasha leads multiple D&I and actively drives the retention and development of women in technology. She is passionate about STEM K-12 cybersecurity education initiatives, as well as co-organizes regular camps and workshops for the same.
Grace Smith has been working as a Data Scientist at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) since August 2023. Her primary specialties include data handling, data management, time-series analysis, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Python coding for data science.
She obtained her master’s degree in Data Science & Business Analytics from the University of North Carolina Charlotte and joined EPRI immediately out of school.
Dr. Lea Boche is the Technical Leader of the Generation Sector at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a non-profit organization which conducts research, development, and demonstration projects focused on electricity generation and delivery. Prior to this role, Dr. Boche served as a technical leader for AI at EPRI.
Dr. Boche earned her Doctor of Engineering in Power Plant Optimization and a diplom in Energy and Process Engineering from Technische Universität Berlin.
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