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DESCRIPTION:As climate risks intensify and urban populations grow\, strengt
 hening the resilience of electricity distribution networks in Sub-Saharan 
 Africa is increasingly urgent. This talk presents insights from collaborat
 ive efforts to develop data-driven tools for monitoring and improving grid
  performance in Accra\, Ghana. Drawing on a first-of-its-kind\, high-resol
 ution dataset on distribution-level outages and voltage quality in the reg
 ion\, we introduce novel methods for mapping grid topology and estimating 
 technical losses using edge voltage measurements. We also examine how extr
 eme weather events - such as heat waves and heavy rainfall - intensify pow
 er disruptions\, disproportionately affecting climate-vulnerable communiti
 es. By leveraging low-cost grid sensing\, open-source tools\, data analyti
 cs\, and stakeholder engagement\, this work offers actionable insights to 
 guide equitable and climate-resilient grid planning in low-resource settin
 gs.\n\nSpeaker Bio:\n\nJune Lukuyu is an Assistant Professor of Electrical
  and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington affiliated with 
 the UW Clean Energy Institute\, a co-investigator with the eGUIDE initiati
 ve and a fellow with the Energy for Growth Hub and Kigali Collaborative Re
 search Center. Her work centers on developing practical solutions for crea
 ting sustainable\, inclusive\, and integrated energy solutions for underse
 rved communities using transdisciplinary approaches. Her expertise support
 s policymakers seeking equitable\, community-focused energy transitions th
 at combine technical and socio-economic perspectives. Dr. Lukuyu holds a P
 h.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massach
 usetts Amherst\, an MSc in Renewable Energy Systems Technologies from Loug
 hborough University\, a BS in Engineering Science from Smith College and c
 ertification in Data\, Economics\, and Development Policy.
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SUMMARY:Smart Grid Seminar: Building Climate-Resilient Grids in Data-Scarce
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URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/smart-grid-seminar-June-Luk
 uyu
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