The Future of Grid Security: Interview with Dr. Leonid Lev, CTO of Cyber Entrepreneur and Business Development at Israel Electric Corporation and 2024 Energy Central Innovation Champion

With his groundbreaking work in the development of the dynamic digital twin, a platform that simulates and mitigates rare anomalies and cyber-attacks on power grids, his leadership in numerous international R&D projects has shaped the future of cybersecurity solutions. Read on as we explore his insights on the evolving role of cybersecurity, the balance between digitalization and risk, and the promising future of AI in power grid management.

As a part of this recognition, the Energy Central Community Team sat down to chat with Dr. Lev about his leadership in the field of critical infrastructure digitalization and cybersecurity, including groundbreaking solutions that address the most pressing challenges facing the power industry and the development of a dynamic digital twin designed to emulate, simulate, and validate updates and operational events for utilities companies and critical infrastructures

Full Interview published here: Transforming Energy Security with Dr. Leonid Lev, CTO of Cyber Entrepreneur and Business Development at Israel Electric Corporation [One of the 2024 Energy Central Innovation Champions]

As Dr. Lev notes in this conversation:

Today, electrical grid is in the transforming process similar to the transforming process caused by the Internet in the computer and communication 30 years ago. There are many aspects to enhance the resilience and security of electrical grids, but from my point of view the use of AI in the design, validation, and operation of the electrical grid is very promising. To provide this continuous process, we need smart cyber models and a large amount of qualitative data.

About Energy Central Champions of Innovation:

Back in April, the Energy Central Community Management Team published our annual call for nominations for utility professionals who should be considered Champions of Innovation. As a part of our yearly Special Issue soliciting stories on Innovation in the Power Sector, we also run this annual opportunity for power sector professionals to nominate their peers, partners, or even themselves to spotlight who is leading the industry into new heights and embracing the critical spirit of innovation.

As usual, the Energy Central Community responded in force and nominated dozens of qualified leaders, and we turned to a panel of committed members of our community to serve as the judges of these submissions. Guided by choosing who they found to be on the most cutting edge of innovation and who has concrete results showing the payoff for their hard work, this committee ultimately guided us in naming Four Champions and Four Honorable Mentions as our 2024 Innovation Champions in the Electric Power Industry.

Coverage of the Champions and Honorable Mentions can be found here.

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