Algorithms for Modern Power Systems (AMPS)

The Algorithms for Modern Power Systems (AMPS) program supports research projects to develop the next generation of mathematical and statistical algorithms for improvement of the security, reliability, and efficiency of the modern power grid. This program is a partnership between the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability (OE) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The program aims to catalyze fruitful collaborative research projects to develop mathematical and statistical tools needed to address operational and planning issues for the power grid. Research topics could include new statistical and uncertainty-analysis-based methods, methods for characterizing and controlling resiliency and reliability, probabilistic approaches to manage risk and uncertainty, model reduction, model validation, anomaly detection, data analytics, risk hedging, network theory, and computational methods that are scalable without sacrificing performance.