Program

Paper Sessions

Oral presentations of accepted contributions across parallel tracks. June 3 & 4, 2026.

43 papers · 10 parallel sessions · June 3 & 4, 2026
10 Parallel Tracks · June 3 & 4, 2026

Paper Sessions

43 accepted contributions across all sessions

Session 1

Monitoring & Controling Grid Inertia

4 papers
#193

A Bi-LSTM-Based Framework for Dynamic Inertia Forecasting in Renewable-Dominant Power Systems Using Synchrophasor Data

Santosh D (Central University of Karnataka Kalaburagi, India); Arunkumar Patil (Central University of Karnataka Kalaburagi, India)

#191

Benchmarking Dynamic Frequency Estimators for Low-Inertia IBR Grids: A Latency-Robustness Trade-off Analysis

Jorge Luis Mayorga Taborda (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia); Yessica Africano Rodriguez (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia); Fernando Jimenez Vargas (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia)

#205

EMT versus Reduced-order Models for Multi-area Synthetic Inertia Analysis

Francisco Salazar Matamoros (Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile); Héctor Chávez Oróstica (Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile)

#200

Performance analysis of centralized synthetic inertia control in a two-area power system considering communication delays

Ralitza Mancilla Diaz (Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile); Karina Acosta Barbosa (Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile); Alexandro Rojas Norman (Universidad de Concepción, Chile); Aldo Barrueto Guzmán (Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile); Héctor Chávez Oróstica (Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile)

Session 2

System Oscillations - Detection & Modeling

4 papers
#160

Oscillation Detection, Characterization, and Source Localization Using Point-on-Wave Measurements

Shuchismita Biswas (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA); Jim Follum (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA); Meghana Ramesh (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA); Kaustav Chatterjee (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA); Priya Mana (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA); Jeff Doty (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)

#197

Taylor-Fourier Filter and Correlation Analysis for PMU-based SSO Identification

Guglielmo Frigo (Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology, METAS, Switzerland); Federico Grasso Toro (University of Bern, Switzerland)

#190

Modeling and Analysis of Multi-frequency Mechanical Forced Oscillations in Power Systems

Erick Davalos Gonzalez (University of Guadalajara, México); Emilio Barocio Espejo (University of Guadalajara, México)

#165

Conversational AI-Driven Analytics for Oscillation Threshold Design

Tianzhixi Yin (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA); Jim Follum (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA); Clifton Black (Southern Company, USA); Michael Breuhl (Southern Company, USA)

Session 3

Voltage & Frequency Stability

4 papers
#179

Voltage Stability Assessment Based on a Digital Twin Implementation as part of WAMS Infrastructure

Carlos Lozada (Operador Nacional de Electricidad, Ecuador); Diego Paguay (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador); Ricardo Lozada (Operador Nacional de Electricidad, Ecuador); Diego Echeverría (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador); Ariel Almeida (Operador Nacional de Electricidad, Ecuador); Jaime Cepeda (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador)

#172

Real-time Test Setup for Synchrophasor Based Short-Term Voltage Instability Mitigation

Don Kalana Dharmapala (University of Manitoba, Canada); Athula Rajapakse (University of Manitoba, Canada); Yi Zhang (RTDS Technologies Inc., Canada)

#177

Accelerating Power System Optimization via Machine Learning for Improved Frequency Stability

Amrit Parajuli (Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland); Felix Rafael Segundo Sevilla (Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland); Petr Korba (Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland); Samundra Gurung (Kathmandu University, Nepal)

#169

PMU-Based Evaluation of Primary and Fast Frequency Response of Power Plants

Menuka K C (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA); Jim Follum (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)

Session 4

System Oscillations - World Experiences

5 papers
#157

Mitigating Inter-Area Oscillations With an Adaptive Wide-Area Damping Controller: Field Demonstration and Operation Experience in Italy

Lin ZHU (Electric Power Research Institute, USA); Evangelos Farantatos (Electric Power Research Institute, USA); Haozong Wang (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA); Yi Zhao (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA); Wenpeng Yu (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA); Yilu Liu (University of Tennessee at Knoxville & Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); Giorgio Giannuzzi (Terna, Italy); Silverio Casulli (Terna, Italy); Salvatore Tessitore (Terna, Italy); Pietro Pau (Terna, Italy); Giovanni Siano (Terna, Italy); Giosue Miccione (Terna, Italy)

#161

Bridging PMU Measurements and Dynamic Simulation: A Case Study for Low Frequency Oscillation Analysis at Florida

Qian Liu (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA); Saurav Dulal (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA); Haozong Wang (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA); Chong Shen (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA); Muhammad Umar Afzaal (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA); Andrew Arana (Florida Power & Light Co.,USA); Lang Chen (Florida Power & Light Co.,USA); Osvaldo Rodriguez (Florida Power & Light Co.,USA); Yilu Liu (University of Tennessee at Knoxville & Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)

#188

Synchrophasor-based Real-Time Oscillation Monitoring and Controlled Islanding for Blackout Prevention: Three Argentinean Case Studies

Mariano Scheinkman (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional & Transener S.A., Argentina); Mariano Anello (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina); Alberto Del Rosso (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina, & Electrical Power Research Insitute, USA); Claudio Martin (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional & Siemens, Argentina); Luis Rogelio Alvarez (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina)

#184

Forecasting Low-Frequency Oscillations using PMU Data and LSTM Networks in the Southern African Power System

Teboho Machabe (National Transmission Company South Africa, South Africa); Ken Nixon (University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa)

#155

Ambient Modal Analysis of Events Leading to the Blackout of the Iberian Peninsula on April 28, 2025

Md Pabel Sikder (Aalto University, Finland); Janne Seppänen (Aalto University, Finland); Felix Rafael Segundo Sevilla (Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland); Artjoms Obusevs (Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland); Petr Korba (Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland)

Session 5

Enabling and advancing PMU technology

5 papers
#168

PMU Algorithm for Fast and Accurate Response to Step Changes

Giacomo Gallus (University of Cagliari, Italy); Paolo Attilio Pegoraro (University of Cagliari, Italy); Guglielmo Frigo (Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology, Switzerland); Christian Laurano (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Sergio Toscani (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

#196

On-Site Verification of Current Transformers: Possible Architectures and Metrological Challenges

Guglielmo Frigo (Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology, Switzerland)

#175

An improved method for estimation of line and transformer parameters during transient processes based on synchrophasor technology

Evgeniy Khromtsov (Engineering Center "Energoservice", Russian Federation); Andrey Rodionov (Engineering Center "Energoservice", Russian Federation); Sergey Piskunov (Engineering Center "Energoservice", Russian Federation); Alexey Mokeev (Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russian Federation); Dmitrij Ulyanov (Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russian Federation)

#158

Enhanced Analysis of Critical Power System Events using Merged and Correlated PoW and PMU Data

Yadunandan Paudel (Arizona State University, USA); Vijay Vittal (Arizona State University, USA); Anamitra Pal (Arizona State University, USA); Deepak Joshi (Washington State University, USA); Mani V. -Washington State University, USA Venkatasubramanian; Abinash Karmacharya (Texas A&M University, USA); Mladen Kezunovic (Texas A&M University, USA)

#207

Inertia Regional Clustering based on PMU Measurements

Radu Opreanu (Politehnica Bucharest, Romania); Radu Plamanescu (Politehnica Bucharest, Romania); Grigore Stamatescu; Mihaela Albu (Politehnica Bucharest, Romania)

Session 6

Focus on Distribution Systems

5 papers
#166

A Circuit-Theory-Based Approach for Fault Location in Distribution Power Networks Using Sparse PMUs

Fardin Noori (University of Bologna, Italy); Lorenzo Peretto (University of Bologna, Italy); Massimo Bartolucci (ENEL Group, Italy); Luigi Petrianni (ENEL Group, Italy); Alessandro Mingotti (University of Bologna, Italy); Roberto Tinarelli (University of Bologna, Italy)

#167

High Impedance Fault Detection in Three-Phase Distribution Networks based on Synchronized Harmonic Measurements

Paolo Attilio Pegoraro (University of Cagliari, Italy); Carlo Sitzia (University of Cagliari, Italy); Antonio Vincenzo Solinas (University of Cagliari, Italy); Sara Sulis (University of Cagliari, Italy)

#206

Field Demonstration of Recloser-Based Fault Location in Distribution Networks

Mattewos Tefferi (G&W Electric, USA); Nenad Uzelac (G&W Electric, USA); Kennedy Darko (G&W Electric, USA); Tapio Mäntysalo (Safegrid Oy, Finland); Ville Peltoniemi (Safegrid Oy, Finland); Mikko Heinonen (VSV Oy, Finland)

#137

A Novel Synchrophasor Measurement Method for Distribution Networks and its FPGA-based Hardware Implementation

Diantao Sun (North China Electric Power University, China); Hao Liu (North China Electric Power University, China); Tianshu Bi (North China Electric Power University, China); Jiajia Zhang (North China Electric Power University, China); Weiqi Zhang (State Grid Jinan Power Supply Company, China); Fujing Wang (Huaneng Shandong Power Generation Co. Ltd, China)

#182

Measurement-informed Dynamic Aggregation of Distribution Systems

Kazi Ishrak Ahmed (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA); Yuru Wu (University of Tennessee at Knoxville & Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); Jin Dong (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); Jin Tan (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA); Muhammad Umar Afzaal (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA); Yilu Liu (University of Tennessee at Knoxville & Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)

Session 7

Advances in Time Synchronization

4 papers
#171

OpenSAMPL: An Open Source Library for Timing and Synchronization Measurements and Analytics

Joshua Grant (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); Midgie McFarland (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); Cory Watson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); Carter Christopher (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); David Wells (Dept. of Energy, USA)

#170

Secure Time Synchronization in Power Grids and Network HIL Synchrophasor Testing

Yuru Wu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); Mohammed Olama (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); Chris Cooper (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); Amir Osman (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); Carter Christopher (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)

#176

One-Way Broadcast Time Synchronization over LoRa CSS for Smart-Grid Applications

Stefano Rinaldi (University of Brescia, Italy); Elia Mondini (University of Brescia, Italy); Salvatore Dello Iacono (University of Brescia, Italy); Paolo Ferrari (University of Brescia, Italy); Alessandra Flammini (University of Brescia, Italy); Emiliano Sisinni (University of Brescia, Italy)

#186

Compromising Synchrophasor Data by Attacking Time Synchronization: A Hardware-Lab Study

Clemens Fruböse (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany); Sine Canbolat Kaya (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany); Eva Hetzel (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany); John Seiquera (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany); Ghada Elbez (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany); Veit Hagenmeyer (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)

Session 8

Data Analytics

4 papers
#181

Automated Threshold Estimation for Transformer-to-Customer Mapping using AMI Data

Tulio Coura (Simon Fraser University, Canada); Amir Shabani Shabani (Simon Fraser University, Canada); Mariana Resener (Simon Fraser University, Canada)

#201

Improved Compression of Smart Grid Timeseries Data with Rolling Window Statistical Analytics

Ioannis Vourkas (City College of New York, USA); Panayiotis (Panos) Moutis (City College of New York, USA)

#183

High-Fidelity Open-Source Synchrophasor Dataset Generation using a Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed for Power Grid Analytics

Mohammed Mustafa Hussain (West Virginia University, USA); Purna Kukadiya (Indian Institute of Technology, India); Anurag Srivastava (West Virginia University, USA)

#195

Enabling Event-Aware Process Bus Architectures via Embedded Synchronized Time-Series Analysis in IEC 61850 Substations

Paolo Castello (University of Cagliari, Italy); Guglielmo Frigo (Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology, Switzerland); Carlo Muscas (University of Cagliari, Italy); Paolo Attilio Pegoraro (University of Cagliari, Italy); Davide Sitzia (University of Cagliari, Italy); Sara Sulis (University of Cagliari, Italy)

Session 9

WAMS & Communications

4 papers
#198

WAMS-based Dynamic Vulnerability Assessment of the Ecuadorian Electric Power System

Jaime- Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador Cepeda; Diego Echeverria (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador); Walter Vargas (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador)

#178

Recent developments and achievments of Project MedFasee - Independent LV WAMS for academic and research studies

Guido Rossetto Moraes (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina & INESC P&D, Brazil); Diego Issicaba (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina & INESC P&D, Brazil); Ildemar C. Decker (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina & INESC P&D, Brazil); Héctor Chávez (Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile); Alberto Berizzi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Vladimiro Miranda (INESC P&D, Brasil, & INESC TEC, Portugal)

#173

Impact of PMU Reporting Latency on On-Line Applications in a 5G and IEC 61850 Scenario

Alberto Morato (National Research Council of Italy, Italy); Federico Tramarin (University of Padova, Italy); Guglielmo Frigo (Federal Institute of Metrology, Switzerland)

#159

Evaluation of 5G communication for real time monitoring of power system using PMUs.

Pratik Sharma (IIT Kanpur, India); Ankush Sharma (IIT Kanpur, India)

Session 10

Cybersecurity & Bad Data Detection

4 papers
#187

Real-Time Cyber-Physical Co-Simulation Environment for Studying Cybersecurity Threats in Power Grids

Thais Blasi (OPAL-RT Technologies, Canada); Mehrdad Kazemtabrizi (OPAL-RT Technologies, Canada); Edison Smith (OPAL-RT Technologies, Canada); Michel Slibi (OPAL-RT Technologies, Canada); Rita Kwiek (OPAL-RT Technologies, Canada); Marcela Trindade (OPAL-RT Technologies, Canada)

#189

Synchrophasor-Based Bad Data Detection in Linear State Estimation: AEP Case Study

Shiva Moshtagh (Arizona State University, USA); Sebastian Martinez-Lizana (Electric Power Group (EPG), USA); Horacio Silva-Saravia (Electric Power Group (EPG), USA); Backer Abu-Jaradeh (Electric Power Group (EPG), USA); Utkal Kapadia (Electric Power Group (EPG), USA); Rishab Mathur (Electric Power Group (EPG), USA); Samantha Whalen (Electric Power Group (EPG), USA); Xufeng Xu (American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP), USA); Prakash Shrestha (American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP), USA); Evan Yarrington (American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP), USA)

#192

QuanoPMU: Training-Free Quantum Autoencoders for Anomaly Detection in Power Systems

Masoud Barati (University of Pittsburgh, USA); Hossein Aghababa (Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, USA)

#185

ChaCha20-Poly1305 Authenticated Encryption and QKD Key Management for IEC 61850-90-5 Line Differential Protection

Tomás Castillo Castillo (University of Santiago de Chile, Chile); Héctor Chávez (University of Santiago de Chile, Chile); Ismael Soto (University of Santiago de Chile, Chile); Claudio Valencia (University of Santiago de Chile, Chile)

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Conference Dates
June 1–4, 2026
Santiago, Chile
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Location
Santiago, Chile
5th International Conference on Smart Grid Synchronized Measurements and Analytics
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Organizers
SGSMA 2026
International organizing committee
Questions about paper submissions?

For information about accepted papers, presenter guidelines, or session details, contact the organizing committee.

Contact sgsma.2026@usach.cl