169 Research courses in London

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Workshop objectives 1-Introduction to Systematic Reviews 2- Formulating the Research Question 3- Developing a Protocol 4- Literature Search 5- Study Selection 6- Data Extraction 7- Quality Assessment: 8- Data Synthesis 9- Reporting and Publication: 10- How to write a scoping review A certificate from Research'Kraft will be given after successful completion.

Assume the role of the designer and develop your own ideas into a Summer Co-Ord Set. This is a comprehensive programme where you be learning the process from A-Z; research, illustration, design development to the final product as well as having industry talks along the way. This programme is perfect for the teenager who is curious about fashion and what it takes to be a fashion designer, as well as students with a bit more experience in fashion and sewing. There will be a constant gaze on sustainability and how you can make your process as sustainable and zero-waste as possible. This course is inclusive of male and gender-neutral designs. You will learn how to: • Assume the role of the designer and develop your own ideas into a design • Complete a fashion brief • Work with Ex LFW designer fabrics • Create mood boards and learn why designers use them • Pattern cut, sew and construct your own garment • Take your first steps into the fashion industry You’ll attend: • Talks from guest speakers within the industry • Fashion careers and CV talks • Talk from Central Saint Martins Admissions including portfolio talk and insight into UAL Whilst learning valuable skills such as: • Communication • Fashion design • Fabric knowledge • Embellishment • Accuracy • Machine and hand sewing You will leave with: • Design development sheets • Your own mood boards • An outfit designed and made by yourself • The Summer Fashion School London tote bag • A certificate of completion What You Need: • Students must arrive with packed lunches, snacks and a re-usable bottle of water each day. • We provide all materials and equipment. Schedule: • Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm* *times subject to slight changes. Level: Beginner Friendly INSTRUCTIONS • Students must arrive with packed lunches, snacks and a re-usable bottle of water each. • All materials and sewing equipment are provided for this workshop.

Are you ready to design for the metaverse? We will introduce you to working digitally and take you through the process of developing a fashion project through the use of technology. It will cover idea development, research, digital sketchbook creation, experimental draping (in CLO 3D), digital print design, garment design (CLO 3D), and final outcome presentation. CLO 3D is a software used to create virtual garments and as a sustainable sampling method by many fashion brands. By the end of the week, you will have produced a collection of 2 looks, incorporating your own print designs and presented in a setting you have created; as well as a documentation of the process. This course is inclusive of male and gender-neutral designs. You will learn: • Idea development and research • Digital sketchbook creation • CLO 3D software (experimental drapinig and garment design) • Digital print design Whilst learning valuable skills such as: • Communication • Fashion design • Fabric knowledge • Embellishment • Accuracy • Machine and hand sewing You will leave with: • Design development files • Two digital looks and print designs • Digital landscape created by you • A digital certificate of completion What You Need: • Students must arrive with packed lunches, snacks and a re-usable bottle of water each day. • Laptops required for this programme. Schedule: • Monday to Friday, 10 am – 4 pm* *times subject to slight changes. Level: Beginner Friendly INSTRUCTIONS • Students must arrive with packed lunches, snacks and a re-usable bottle of water each. • All materials and equipment are provided for this workshop.

DESIGN AND MOCK UP BAGS AND ACCESSORIES – LEARN HOW TO PLAN, DESIGN AND COMMUNICATE YOUR PROJECT – GROUP CLASS: ONE TEACHER, SIX STUDENTS – YOU WILL LEARN: WHAT YOU NEED TO STUDY, RESEARCH, AND UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE INDUSTRY. HOW TO CORRECTLY DESIGN A COLLECTION OF FASHION ACCESSORIES. WHAT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ABOUT YOUR DESIGNS. HOW TO PREPARE A PROJECT FOR PROTOTYPING AND MANUFACTURING. HOW TO CREATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOCK-UPS OF YOUR DESIGNS. WHERE: AT OUR SOUTH EAST LONDON STUDIO COURSE LENGTH: TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS / MON-FRI 10 AM-3.30 PM WHEN: PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERRED DATE(S) THROUGH THE BUTTON BELOW COST: TESTER CLASS – £1,340 PP (COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDED , WORTH £100) NORMAL PRICE – £1,490 PP (COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDED , WORTH £100)   LEVEL: COMPLETE BEGINNERS, BEGINNERS WITH SOME EXPERIENCE OF DRAWING AND/OR DESIGNING AND INTERMEDIATE DESIGNERS COURSE DESCRIPTION: BAG AND ACCESSORY DESIGN MASTERCLASS THIS COURSE IS TAILORED FOR BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL PARTICIPANTS, OFFERING A DISTINCTIVE GROUP CLASS FORMAT DESIGNED TO ASSIST ASPIRING DESIGNERS OR THOSE SEEKING GUIDANCE IN BRINGING TO LIFE A PRACTICAL AND VIABLE COLLECTION OF BAGS AND/OR ACCESSORIES. THROUGH THIS COURSE, YOU WILL GAIN A COMPREHENSIVE GRASP OF FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS IN ACCESSORY DESIGN AND WHAT IT REQUIRES TO BECOME A BAG DESIGNER. IT EMPOWERS YOU TO TRANSFORM YOUR CREATIVE CONCEPTS INTO TANGIBLE REALITIES BY PROVIDING INSTRUCTION ON THE ESSENTIAL STEPS REQUIRED FOR PROTOTYPING AND MANUFACTURING YOUR COLLECTION. IN ADDITION TO ACQUIRING THE SKILLS TO DESIGN BAGS AND ACCESSORIES ACCURATELY AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT INFORMATION TO CONVEY TO A PROTOTYPE MAKER, THIS COURSE WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOCK-UPS FOR YOUR DESIGNS.   WHY THIS COURSE DIFFERS FROM THE TYPICAL ‘ACCESSORY DESIGN’ PROGRAMME THIS COURSE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY DESIGNED BY A TEAM COMPRISING DESIGNERS, PROTOTYPE MAKERS, AND HANDBAG MANUFACTURERS. IT OFFERS A BLEND OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ELEMENTS, PROVIDING YOU WITH THE KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE INDUSTRY TO COMPREHEND AND ACCURATELY TRANSLATE YOUR IDEAS INTO FINISHED PRODUCTS. UNLIKE COURSES THAT SOLELY FOCUS ON CREATING AESTHETICALLY PLEASING DRAWINGS, THIS PROGRAMME EMPHASIZES PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTRICATE AND EXTENSIVE PROCESSES INVOLVED IN DESIGNING A COLLECTION OF HANDBAGS. IT AIMS TO EQUIP YOU WITH THE INSIGHTS NECESSARY TO NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES, ENSURING YOU ARE WELL-PREPARED BEFORE AND DURING THE DESIGN PHASE. BY DOING SO, THE COURSE AIMS TO SAVE YOU TIME, EXPENSE, AND POTENTIAL FRUSTRATION WHEN IT COMES TO PROTOTYPING AND MANUFACTURING YOUR COLLECTION.   WHY WE DEVELOPED A FASHION DESIGN COURSE AFTER YEARS OF DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING COLLECTIONS FOR OUR CLIENTS, WE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT LACK OF CLEAR INFORMATION ON WHAT IT TRULY TAKES TO BECOME A DESIGNER OF HANDBAGS AND FASHION ACCESSORIES. THIS COURSE IS CRAFTED TO ASSIST BOTH EMERGING AND STRUGGLING DESIGNERS IN DEVELOPING AND ARTICULATING THEIR IDEAS EFFECTIVELY FOR THE PROTOTYPING PHASE. IT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES FACED BY OUR CUSTOMERS, AIMING TO SUPPORT AND STREAMLINE THE CREATIVE PROCESS FOR PROJECT REALIZATION.   WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? THIS COURSE IS TAILORED FOR ASPIRING DESIGNERS SEEKING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS, INDIVIDUALS AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR DESIGN CAREERS WHO REQUIRE GUIDANCE TO ENHANCE THEIR DESIGN PROCESS, OR THOSE SIMPLY LOOKING TO REFINE THEIR DRAWING TECHNIQUES FOR PERSONAL ENJOYMENT. NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY.   WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT? BELOW IS A LIST OF TOPICS COVERED DURING THE CLASSES: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF A BAG DESIGNER BEFORE DESIGNING: UNDERSTANDING AND ANALSING CRUCIAL EXTERNAL ASPECTS THAT WILL INFLUENCE YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS IDEA AND PROFILE: UNDERSTANDING THE TARGET AUDIENCE, MARKET PLACEMENT, PRICING STRATEGY AND MORE. UNDERSTANDING WHAT A MOODBOARD IS AND HOW TO USE IT UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES AND PURPOSES OF ILLUSTRATIONS VS TECHNICAL DRAWINGS UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSTRUCTION AND ITS IMPACT ON YOUR DESIGN OVERVIEW OF THE ANATOMY OF A HANDBAG, LINING AND REINFORCEMENTS UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE OF A COLLECTION: THE USE OF A COLLECTION PLAN LEARNING HOW TO PLAN A BALANCED COLLECTION OF FASHION ACCESSORIES UNDERSTANDING FINISHING OPTIONS FOR YOUR DESIGNS UNDERSTANDING HARDWARE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE COST PRICE OF YOUR COLLECTION OVERVIEW OF LEATHER AND VEGAN LEATHER IDENTIFYING THE RIGHT MATERIALS FOR YOUR COLLECTION LEARNING HOW TO DRAW THREE-DIMENSIONAL BAGS SKETCHING TECHNICAL DRAWINGS GOING THROUGH THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF THREE DESIGNS DEVELOPING PATTERNS AND REALISING 1 TO 3 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOCK-UPS OF YOUR COLLECTION PROVIDING TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COLLECTION TO THE PROTOTYPE MAKER UNDERSTANDING THE PROTOTYPING PROCESS MANUFACTURING YOUR COLLECTION: HOW IT WORKS AND WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE HOW WILL THE CLASS BE TAUGHT? THE CLASS WILL TAKE PLACE IN PERSON AT OUR LONDON STUDIO, AND THE LESSONS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN THEORETICAL INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES. SOME HOMEWORK WILL BE ASSIGNED TO STUDENTS BETWEEN LESSONS.   HOW LONG IS THIS TUITION?: THIS COURSE SPANS TWO WEEKS AND WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, RUNNING FROM 10 AM TO 3.30 PM, WITH A 30-MINUTE LUNCH BREAK.   INCLUDED IN THE COURSE: YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE ACCESS TO A COLLECTION OF HANDOUTS PROVIDING RELEVANT INFORMATION, USEFUL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT IN CONTINUING YOUR DESIGNING PROCESS INDEPENDENTLY. THE HANDOUTS WILL CONTAIN: – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING ESSENTIAL KEY WORDS RELATED TO THE TOPIC OF THE LESSON – AN ILLUSTRATED GLOSSARY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT TYPE OF BAGS AND BAGS’ FEATURES – AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE ON COMMON HARDWARE USED IN BAGS AND ACCESSORIES – DOCUMENTS ABOUT LEATHER TYPES, FINISHINGS, TANNING PROCESSES – INFORMATION ABOUT PERSPECTIVE AND GUIDES TO BE USED AS REFERENCE TO DEVELOP YOUR DRAWINGS – A LIST OF RECOMMENDED SUPPLIERS FOR BOTH LEATHER AND FITTINGS (PHYSICALLY IN LONDON AND ONLINE) – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT LEATHER TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS   WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS? YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE MEASUREMENTS AND UNDERSTAND VERBAL AND WRITTEN ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS.   ARE THERE ANY OTHER COSTS? IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO BRING? MATERIALS TO EXERCISE WITH ARE INCLUDED. FEEL FREE TO BRING A NOTEPAD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME NOTES, WE WILL PROVIDE THE REST.

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This course provides participants with the chance to focus on relevant project management tools and skills required to run successful projects in research and beyond. The course has been designed to help researchers and project managers enhance their project management skills in the context of their research and develop their knowledge of broader project management principles. The training course is highly participative and includes a peer learning session where participants will get the chance to tackle specific issues and challenges related to their research projects, find innovative solutions and share best practices.

ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING (VILT) This 2 half-day Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) course will guide participants on the technoeconomic aspects of capture, utilization and geological storage of carbon dioxide. The VILT course will address the methods and techniques used in the technoeconomic assessment of Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS) projects. It will explore in detail the factors that affect the cost-effectiveness of current and emerging technologies for CO2 capture, transport and geological storage, including monitoring and verification. Given that the successful deployment of CCUS may require economic incentives, technical and economic drivers such as technological innovation, optimization, source sink matching and emerging opportunities will also be discussed. In addition, using several worked examples and case studies, this VILT course will explain the principles behind the analysis of the costs and opportunities of a CCS / CCUS project from source to sink and examines the possibilities of using carbon dioxide from an economic perspective. Training Objectives Upon completion of this VILT course, participants will be able to: * Describe the economic considerations for CCS / CCUS projects * Measure and calculate the cost-effectiveness of CCS / CCUS * Identify the economic drivers for CCS / CCUS * Understand the value of source to sink matching * Outline the economic and environmental opportunities as well as challenges with using carbon dioxide injection in a range of applications * Recognize niche opportunities for CO2 storage (coal seams, basalts, salt and others)   Target Audience This VILT course is ideally suited for a technical audience such as geoscientists, petroleum and chemical engineers as well as professionals such as economists, regulators, legal staff and managers wishing to learn more about the details of economic aspects and the basis for techno-economic analysis of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage projects. The VILT course is presented in an interactive workshop format, allowing for discussions. Participants should have: * Basic background knowledge of CCUS technologies * Experience with oil and gas, coal or other energy projects * Basic understanding of the energy industry Course Level * Basic or Foundation Training Methods The VILT course will be delivered online in 2 half-day sessions comprising 4 hours per day, with 2 breaks of 15 minutes per day. The VILT course is presented in an interactive workshop format that allows discussion. Course Duration: 2 half-day sessions, 4 hours per session (8 hours in total). Trainer Your expert course leader received his B.Eng. in Chemical and Environmental Systems in 2002 from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 2008 from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), in Sydney, Australia, at the UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology. His doctoral used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to analyse the flows within membrane modules used for water treatment and desalination. He also worked on a desalination linkage project between the UNSW and the European Union, as part of Framework Programme 6. From 2009 to 2014, he worked for the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC), where he led the research into CO2 Transport Networks, co-led the development of a techno-economic model for the analysis of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects, and collaborated on several consultancy and feasibility studies conducted by CO2CRC for both Government and Industry. From 2014 to 2019, he held a CONACYT Research Fellowship at the Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON) in Mexico, where he led collaborative research projects dealing with RO membrane biofouling (IHE-Delft), membrane modifications, solar energy use for desalination (CSIR-CSMCRI India) and CFD modelling of the hydrodynamics in membrane modules (UMP Malaysia). Since July 2019, he is a Research Fellow in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney, where his research focuses on finding ways to reduce the cost, energy use and environmental impact of technologies for providing clean energy and water. From 2015 to 2020, he was a Member of the Board of Directors of the Mexican Society of Membrane Science and Technology. He guest edited a special edition on CCS for the Journal 'Technologies' and is currently an Editorial Board member for the journal, 'Energies', a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal. His research interests include improving the efficiency of osmotic membrane separation processes, modelling complex processes involving heat and mass transfer, and exploring the economic drivers of low emission technologies such as the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) chain. POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information about post training coaching support and fees applicable for this. Accreditions And Affliations

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supply Management plays a very important role in order to maintain business harmony, maintaining good relationships, and information, having a smooth flow within the business process and delivering good customer service. The course will highlight some modern techniques of Project Management to implement in the supply management process. As research shows Project Management and Supply Management are very similar thus, we will learn the tools and techniques used to initiate, execute, execute and manage and control the project.

ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING (VILT) This 5 half-day Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) course will assist energy professionals in the planning and operation of a power system from renewable energy sources. The VILT course will discuss key operating requirements for an integrated, reliable and stable power system. The unique characteristics of renewable energy are discussed from a local, consumer centric and system perspective, bringing to life the ever-changing paradigm in delivering energy to customers. The course will explore the technical challenges associated with interconnecting and integrating hundreds of gigawatts of solar power onto the electricity grid in a safe and reliable way. With references to international case studies, the VILT course will also demonstrate the state of the art methodologies used in forecasting solar power. The flexibility of the invertor-based resources will facilitate higher penetrations of photovoltaic, battery electricity storage systems and demand response while co-optimizing customer resources. The contribution of inverter-based generators that provides voltage support, frequency response and regulation (droop response), reactive power and power quality with a high level of accuracy and fast response will be addressed. Furthermore, this VILT course will also describe how microgrids' controllers can allow for a fully automated energy management. Distributed energy resources are analyzed in detail from a technical and financial aspect and will address the best known cost based methodologies such as project financing and cost recovery. Training Objectives Upon completion of this VILT course, participants will be able to: * Learn about renewable energy resources, their applications and methods of analysis of renewable energy issues. * Review the operational flexibility of renewable energy at grid level, distribution network and grid edge devices. * Understand and analyze energy performance from main renewable energy systems. * Get equipped on the insights into forecasting models for solar energy. * Predict solar generation from weather forecasts using machine learning. * Explore operational aspects of a complex power system with variability from both the supply & demand sides. * Manage the impact of the design of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) on the power system operation. Target Audience Engineers, planners and operations professionals from the following organizations: * Energy aggregators who would like to understand the system operations of renewable energy power plants * Renewable energy power system operator * Energy regulatory agencies who aim to derive strategies and plans based on the feedback obtained from the power system operations Course Level * Basic or Foundation Training Methods The VILT course will be delivered online in 5 half-day sessions comprising 4 hours per day, including time for lectures, discussion, quizzes and short classroom exercises. Course Duration: 5 half-day sessions, 4 hours per session (20 hours in total). Trainer Your first expert course leader is a Utility Executive with extensive global experience in power system operation and planning, energy markets, enterprise risk and regulatory oversight. She consults on energy markets integrating renewable resources from planning to operation. She led complex projects in operations and conducted long term planning studies to support planning and operational reliability standards. Specializing in Smart Grids, Operational flexibilities, Renewable generation, Reliability, Financial Engineering, Energy Markets and Power System Integration, she was recently engaged by the Inter-American Development Bank/MHI in Guyana. She was the Operations Expert in the regulatory assessment in Oman. She is a registered member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada. She is also a contributing member to the IEEE Standards Association, WG Blockchain P2418.5. With over 25 years with Ontario Power Generation (Revenue $1.2 Billion CAD, I/S 16 GW), she served as Canadian representative in CIGRE, committee member in NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), and Senior Member IEEE and Elsevier since the 90ties. Our key expert chaired international conferences, lectured on several continents, published a book on Reliability and Security of Nuclear Power Plants, contributed to IEEE and PMAPS and published in the Ontario Journal for Public Policy, Canada. She delivered seminars organized by the Power Engineering Society, IEEE plus seminars to power companies worldwide, including Oman, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Portugal, South Africa, Japan, Romania, and Guyana. Your second expert course leader is the co-founder and Director of Research at Xesto Inc. Xesto is a spatial computing AI startup based in Toronto, Canada and it has been voted as Toronto's Best Tech Startup 2019 and was named one of the top 10 'Canadian AI Startups to Watch' as well as one of 6th International finalists for the VW Siemens Startup Challenge, resulting in a partnership. His latest app Xesto-Fit demonstrates how advanced AI and machine learning is applied to the e-commerce industry, as a result of which Xesto has been recently featured in TechCrunch. He specializes in both applied and theoretical machine learning and has extensive experience in both industrial and academic research. He is specialized in Artificial Intelligence with multiple industrial applications. At Xesto, he leads projects that focus on applying cutting edge research at the intersection of spatial analysis, differential geometry, optimization of deep neural networks, and statistics to build scalable rigorous and real time performing systems that will change the way humans interact with technology. In addition, he is a Ph.D candidate in the Mathematics department at UofT, focusing on applied mathematics. His academic research interests are in applying advanced mathematical methods to the computational and statistical sciences. He earned a Bachelor's and MSc in Mathematics, both at the University of Toronto. Having presented at research seminars as well as instructing engineers on various levels, he has the ability to distill advanced theoretical concept to diverse audiences on all levels. In addition to research, our key expert is also an avid traveler and plays the violin. POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information about post training coaching support and fees applicable for this. Accreditions And Affliations

ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING (VILT) This Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) course presents advanced methodologies that implement demand response and energy conservation programs in light of the integration of new technologies, regulatory changes and the accelerated penetration of renewable energy resources. This VILT course provides examples and case studies from North American and European jurisdictions covering the operational flexibilities on the demand side including requirements for new building codes to achieve zero net energy. The course describes a public agency's goals and objectives for conserving and otherwise reducing energy consumption and managing its demand for energy. This course presents the demand response implemented for economics and system security such as system balancing and relieving transmission congestion, or for system adequacy. The course also presents the principal attributes of conservation programs and the associated success criteria. In a system with increased penetration of renewable resources, demand response provides flexibility to system operators, helping them to maintain the reliability and the security of supply. Demand response is presented as a competitive alternative to additional power sources, enhancing competition and liquidity in electricity markets. The unique characteristics are discussed from a local, consumer centric and also from a system perspective bringing to life the ever changing paradigm for delivery energy to customers. Interoperability aspects and standards are discussed, as well as the consumer centric paradigm of Transactive Energy with IOT enabled flexibilities at system level, distribution networks and microgrids. The VILT course introduces the blockchain as a new line of defense against cyber threats and its increasing application in P2P transactions and renewable certificates. Our trainer's industry experience spans three decades with one of the largest Canadian utilities where she led or contributed to large operational studies and energy policies and decades of work with IEEE, NSERC and CIGRE. Our key expert also approaches to the cross sectional, interdisciplinary state of the art methodologies brings real life experience of recent industry developments. Training Objectives * Innovative Digital Technologies * How systems Facilitate Operational Flexibility on the Demand Side * The Ecosystem of Demand Side Management Programs * Advanced Machine Learning techniques with examples from CAISO * Regulatory Policy Context and how to reduce regulatory barriers * Industry Examples from NERC and ENTSO * Relevant Industry standards: IEEE and IEC * Manage Congestion with Distributed Operational Flexibilities: Grid to Distribution Controls; examples from NERC (NA) and ENTSO (Europe) * Grid solutions with IEC 61850 communication protocols * Decentralized grid controls * The New Grid with accelerated V2G and Microgrids * How DSM is and will be applied in Your System: Examples and discussions Target Audience * Regulators and government agencies advising on public energy conservation programs * All professionals interested in expanding their expertise, or advancing their career, or take on management and leadership roles in the rapidly evolving energy sector * Energy professionals implementing demand side management, particularly in power systems with increased renewable penetration, to allow the much needed operational flexibility paramount to maintaining the reliability and stability of the power system and in the same time offering all classes of customers flexible and economical choices * Any utility professional interested in understanding the new developments in the power industry Course Level * Basic or Foundation Training Methods The VILT course will be delivered online in 5 half-day sessions comprising 4 hours per day, with 2 x 10 minutes break per day, including time for lectures, discussion, quizzes and short classroom exercises. Course Duration: 5 half-day sessions, 4 hours per session (20 hours in total). Trainer Your first expert course leader is a Utility Executive with extensive global experience in power system operation and planning, energy markets, enterprise risk and regulatory oversight. She consults on energy markets integrating renewable resources from planning to operation. She led complex projects in operations and conducted long term planning studies to support planning and operational reliability standards. Specializing in Smart Grids, Operational flexibilities, Renewable generation, Reliability, Financial Engineering, Energy Markets and Power System Integration, she was recently engaged by the Inter-American Development Bank/MHI in Guyana. She was the Operations Expert in the regulatory assessment in Oman. She is a registered member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada. She is also a contributing member to the IEEE Standards Association, WG Blockchain P2418.5. With over 25 years with Ontario Power Generation (Revenue $1.2 Billion CAD, I/S 16 GW), she served as Canadian representative in CIGRE, committee member in NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), and Senior Member IEEE and Elsevier since the 90ties. Our key expert chaired international conferences, lectured on several continents, published a book on Reliability and Security of Nuclear Power Plants, contributed to IEEE and PMAPS and published in the Ontario Journal for Public Policy, Canada. She delivered seminars organized by the Power Engineering Society, IEEE plus seminars to power companies worldwide, including Oman, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Portugal, South Africa, Japan, Romania, and Guyana. Your second expert course leader is the co-founder and Director of Research at Xesto Inc. Xesto is a spatial computing AI startup based in Toronto, Canada and it has been voted as Toronto's Best Tech Startup 2019 and was named one of the top 10 'Canadian AI Startups to Watch' as well as one of 6th International finalists for the VW Siemens Startup Challenge, resulting in a partnership. His latest app Xesto-Fit demonstrates how advanced AI and machine learning is applied to the e-commerce industry, as a result of which Xesto has been recently featured in TechCrunch. He specializes in both applied and theoretical machine learning and has extensive experience in both industrial and academic research. He is specialized in Artificial Intelligence with multiple industrial applications. At Xesto, he leads projects that focus on applying cutting edge research at the intersection of spatial analysis, differential geometry, optimization of deep neural networks, and statistics to build scalable rigorous and real time performing systems that will change the way humans interact with technology. In addition, he is a Ph.D candidate in the Mathematics department at UofT, focusing on applied mathematics. His academic research interests are in applying advanced mathematical methods to the computational and statistical sciences. He earned a Bachelor's and MSc in Mathematics, both at the University of Toronto. Having presented at research seminars as well as instructing engineers on various levels, he has the ability to distill advanced theoretical concept to diverse audiences on all levels. In addition to research, our key expert is also an avid traveler and plays the violin. POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information about post training coaching support and fees applicable for this. Accreditions And Affliations