'Thinking Machines' Will Guide Future Power Grids, Expert Says

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 21:00 in Mathematics & Economics

Plans to develop the "smart" grid - a system that uses intelligent computer networks to manage electric power - cannot succeed without the creation of new "thinking machines" that can learn and adapt to new situations, from power outages along the grid to fluctuations in the power supply. So says Dr. Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy, a power engineering expert at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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