power grid

The 2025 Iberian Blackout: Anatomy of a Grid Collapse

Charalambos (Harrys) Konstantinou, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 6, 09:00 - 11:00

B9 L2 R2322

renewable energy resilience power grid

This talk provides a data-informed timeline of the April 28 Iberian blackout, examining how system conditions and possible instabilities may have shaped the cascade of events.

Gabriel Eduardo Mejia Ruiz

Research Specialist, Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems Lab

electrical engineering power grid power converters

Gabriel E. Mejia Ruiz received a Ph.D. (Cum Laude) degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 2023. He received the M.Eng. degree (outstanding distinction) with an emphasis in electrical and electronic systems from the University of Antioquia, Colombia, in 2015. He received a B.S. degree in Control Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 2008. His background includes working as a lecturer in engineering areas. Currently, he is a researcher at the Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems Lab (SENTRY) of King Abdullah University of