Southeast Symposium on Contemporary Engineering Topics (SSCET)

SSCET Rescheduled to October 26, 2012








 
 
Register Now
Home
Registration Details
Program
Patrons
Presenters
Lodging
Location
Contact us
Opening speaker @ 8.15AM :
     Mr. Robert Savoie, Chief Executive Officer, Geocent
 

26-Oct-12 2012 SSCET Schedule      
Time Topic  Presenter First Presenter Last Affiliation
7:30 AM Breakfast      
8:00 AM Welcome Peter Fos UNO - president
  Keynote Robert Savoie Geocent - CEO
  Logistics, Program Schedule Overview, and Session Chair Introductions Parviz Rastgoufard SSCET Chair
Symposium Track A: Power System  
Time Topic Presenter First Presenter Last Affiliation
8:30 AM Reactive Power Management and Voltage Control Sharma Kolluri Entergy
9:00 AM Reactive power considerations in reliability analysis of solar PV systems Shahab Mehraeen LSU
9:30 AM IEEE Poiwer Quality Standards Update Mark Halpin Auburn
10:00 AM Break      
10:30 AM Operational and Financial Optimization of Microgrids Rajan Chudgar Power Analytics
11:00 AM Cognitive Radio Applications in Smart Power Grids George Thomas ULL
11:30 AM High Performance Computing Based State Estimation for Wide Area System Protection Mike Mazzola MSU
12:00 PM Lunch      
1:30 PM Settingless Protection: Feasibility Studies Sakis Meliopoulos GT
2:00 PM Causal Network Modeling of Protective Relaying Schemes for Model Based Cyber Intrusion Detection Tommy Morris MSU
2:30 PM Lessons Learned Analyzing Transmission Faults Sal Jadid SEL
3:00 PM Break      
3:30 PM Application of line current differential relaying on short transmission lines for the benefit of network coordination Matt Proctor GE
4:00 PM Power System Fault Analysis Mike McAnelly LSU
4:30 PM Adjourn      
Symposium Track B: Electrical and Computer Engineering  
Time Topic Presenter First Presenter Last Affiliation
8:30 AM Recent Advances in Biometric Security Systems for Human Verification Salim Alsharif USA
9:00 AM CMOS Schmitt Trigger Threshold Test Circuit Mitch Belser JSU
9:30 AM Image Processing and FPGAs Dimitrios Charalampidis UNO
10:00 AM Break      
10:30 AM Cognitive Radio Mouli Chandramouli IEEE
11:00 AM TBA TBA TBA UNO
11:30 AM Challenges of Shipboard Power System and VFD Related Grounding Moni Islam M&R Global
12:00 PM Lunch      
1:30 PM Naval Optical Issues Jason Farmer Huntington Ingalls
2:00 PM Long Term Evolution: Part 1 Edit Bourgeois UNO
2:30 PM Long Term Evolution: Part 2 Edit Bourgeois UNO
3:00 PM Break      
3:30 PM Cognitive Radio/Software Defined Radio (CR/SDR): Pros and Cons Dhadesugoor Vaman TAMU
4:00 PM TBA TBA TBA UNO
4:30 PM Adjourn      
Symposium Track C: Combined Civil and Environmental with Electrical Engineering  
Time Topic Presenter First Presenter Last Affiliation
8:30 AM Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring: Wick Drain Ground Improvements Bill Gwyn Eustis Eng. Svc.
9:00 AM Dynamic Testing and Analysis of Deep Foundations Malay Ghose Hajra UNO
9:30 AM Kinetics of Electro Coagulation of Oily Water Enrique La Motta UNO
10:00 AM Break      
10:30 AM Assesment of the Impact of DWH Oil Spill on the Pontchatrain Estuary Alex McCorquodale UNO
11:00 AM State Master Plan for Coastal Management Ioannis Georgiou UNO
11:30 AM Wastewater Program Management  Rob Delaune DEII
12:00 PM Lunch      
1:30 PM Evaluation of the Diversions of Water and Sediment from the Mississippi River Alex McCorquodale UNO
2:00 PM Experiences in Flipping the Classroom in an Undergraduate Microcontrollers Course Bryan Jones MSU
2:30 PM How to Prepare and Defend an Expert Witness Report Leo Holzenthal MS Benbow
3:00 PM Break      
3:30 PM Engineering Ethics: Part 1 NJ Mattei UNO
4:00 PM Engineering Ethics: Part 2 NJ Mattei UNO
4:30 PM Adjourn      
Symposium Track D: Student Presentations  
Time Topic Presenter First Presenter Last Affiliation
8:30 AM Digital Nyquist Spectral Shaping in DWDM Fiber Commmunication Systems for Spectral Efficient Transmission Junyi Wang ULL
9:00 AM Industry Hurricane Preparedness Rastin Rastgoufard UNO
9:30 AM Upcoming Environmental Regulations for the Utility Industry Suruchi Verma UNO
10:00 AM Break      
10:30 AM Characterization of dredged sediment used in Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Marsh creation projects Laura Hulliger UNO
11:00 AM Consequences of Net Metering on Electric Utilities Phuoc Vu LA Tech
11:30 AM Antenna performance in high-voltage corona Marcin Morys GT
12:00 PM Lunch      
1:30 PM Hydraulic Fracking: Multimedia Environmental Assessment Natasha Halageri UNO
2:00 PM Enhancing the Integrity of Aircraft Flight Data Recorders Ryan Blossom ULL
       
University Abbreviaions  
Auburn Auburn University  
GT Georgia Tech University  
JSU Jackson State University  
LSU Louisiana State University
LA Tech Louisiana Tech University
MSU Mississippi State University
TAMU Texas A&M Univrsity
ULL University of Louisiana Lafayette
UNO University of New Orleans
USA University of South Alabama


SSCET Industry Presenters
DEII Digital Engineering and Imaging Inc.
Entergy Entergy Corporation
Eustis Eng. Svc. Eustis Engineering Services
IEEE Institute of Electircal and Electronics Engineers
MS Benbow MS Benbow & Associates
Power Analytics Power Analytics Corporation
Toshiba Toshiba International Corporation


* Click on the logo to go to the patron's website

Platinum Patrons

               

    


  
 










WALDEMAR S. NELSON AND COMPANY



Gold Patrons 





Silver Patrons 

                               

           
















Individual Patrons