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Abstract
摘要 |
Architecture determines the overall organization of various resource allocation, control, and management mechanisms and the layering of cyber and physical of a networked system. Despite its importance, architectural design of complex networked systems remains an art. The state-of-the-art is primarily an empirical, reasoning-based process, relying too much on trial and error. However, as we redesign the Internet to address new challenges and transform the nation’s power grid, architectural design should be more than an accident. We need to create a mathematical underpinning of network architecture and systematic methods to develop and evaluate design choices and algorithms, a grand challenge that demands sustained effort. In this talk, I will present effort on developing such theoretical foundations using optimization theory in the context of communication networks and power networks, and in particular, research to develop foundational theory and systematic design methodology for distributed real-time control and architecture for the future smart grid, a large-scale cyber-physical system. |
