WEBINAR

Unlock the Future of Grid Intelligence: Discover AWARE

Get a front-row seat to the future of grid innovation—join us for an exclusive webinar unveiling SCE’s groundbreaking AWARE platform, where physics-informed AI transforms grid reliability, fault detection, and outage response like never before.

September 04, 2025

3:00 PM UTC

1 hour

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Original Broadcast Date: September 4, 2025

Duration: 1 hour

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Summary

Join us for an exclusive webinar showcasing Southern California Edison’s (SCE) revolutionary breakthrough in grid anomaly detection and fault management: AWARE—a cutting-edge platform powered by physics-informed artificial intelligence.

AWARE isn’t just another analytics tool—it represents a bold leap forward in how utilities approach grid reliability, safety, and performance. By detecting early-stage faults and evolving equipment conditions, AWARE empowers utilities to act before problems escalate. The result? Fewer outages, faster repairs, greater customer satisfaction, and a smarter, more resilient grid.

In this transformative session, you’ll explore how AWARE seamlessly integrates with existing sensors and infrastructure to deliver real-time, high-accuracy insights. Learn how it identifies abnormal conditions, pinpoints fault locations, and accelerates outage restoration—all while enhancing situational awareness for field crews.

This is more than a webinar—it’s your front-row seat to the next era of grid innovation. Discover how AWARE is setting a new national standard for applied AI in grid operations and why forward-thinking utilities across the country are embracing this game-changing technology.

Don’t miss this opportunity to see the future of the grid—today.

Speakers

Vibhor Trehan

Vice President, Transmission, Substations & Operations

Southern California Edison

Vibhor “Vik” Trehan is vice president of Transmission, Substations & Operations in the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) organization at Southern California Edison. He is responsible for the safe and reliable operation of SCE’s electric system, including grid operations as well as construction and maintenance of substations and transmission. In 2004, Trehan began his career with SCE as a protection engineer and has since held various leadership positions. Most recently, he served as director of Grid Operations, overseeing outage response, critical system communications, and the performance of 13 switching centers, two control rooms and four distribution centers, while spearheading award-winning grid modernization efforts. Trehan is a certified Professional Engineer with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Nagpur University and a master’s in electrical engineering from California State University Fullerton. He also attained certification in distributed energy resources from Kaplan University.

Hamed Valizadeh

Senior Advisor and Technical Lead

Southern California Edison

Hamed Valizadeh is currently a Senior Advisor and Technical Lead with Southern California Edison in Irvine, CA, where he develops artificial intelligence solutions and projects in grid operations. He has over 17 years of experience in the power industry, national labs, and research institutions. Hamed holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and is a Senior Member of IEEE. He has secured NSF and DOE grants totaling over $50 million, and has published more than 40 peer-reviewed papers, including in IEEE Transactions and influential technical reports. He was the main architect behind UC San Diego DERConnect, a comprehensive testing facility for the grid integration of distributed energy resources.

Mike Beehler

National Spokesperson

Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative

Mike Beehler P.E. is the national spokesperson for the Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative and the chief opportunity officer for Mike Beehler & Associates LLC. He started his career designing and building transmission lines and substations for Tucson Electric Power and the Hawaiian Electric Co. and then spent more than 20 years designing T&D infrastructure and consulting on emerging trends at Burns & McDonnell. He has written, presented, and consulted on reliability-centered maintenance, critical infrastructure protection, and program management. In addition, he is a well-known industry writer and speaker on the early definition of the smart grid, 3-D and building information modeling applications in T&D, and development plans for smart cities. Most recently, he is sought for his strategic leadership and vision on the application of emerging technologies in changing business models to include the integration of distributed energy resources, augmented/virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. He authored the book, The Science of the Sale. Beehler is a registered professional engineer in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Georgia, and Alabama. He also is a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers and a member of IEEE and CIGRE.

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