Vivek Kumar Singh

Vivek Kumar Singh is a Senior Researcher at NREL's Energy Security and Resilience Center, focusing on cybersecurity and machine learning applications for energy systems. His work spans 5G-enabled grid security, federated learning for digital twins, and attack-resilient power system control.

Education:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University
• Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

Research Interests include federated machine learning for cybersecurity, hybrid energy storage optimization, and 5G applications in distributed energy systems. His recent publications emphasize anomaly detection in synchrophasor networks and adversarial threat modeling.

Scientific Awards:

• Iowa State Research Excellence Award (2020)
• North American Synchrophasor Initiative Outstanding Graduate Student (2020)
• Resilience Week Best Paper Award (2019)
• Texas Power and Energy Conference 3rd Best Power Award (2020)

Professional Involvement includes IEEE Power and Energy Society membership and collaborative projects with other national labs and industry partners.