Advancing Cognitive Performance for Power Grid Resiliency

The increasing complexity of energy generation and use combined with natural and man made disruptions are threatening the reliability of the nation’s most vital infrastructure: the electric grid. Severe weather events, deliberate physical attacks, and cyber-attacks on grid systems are of growing concern to grid operators. To make effective decisions under such unusual and challenging conditions, operators need to rely both on knowledge acquired through training and experience, and on appropriate decision support tools. These tools must be designed to leverage a new wealth of data and algorithmic techniques while being mindful of the cognitive limitations of the human users.