SusTech 2021 Program Guide available
The SusTech 2021 Program Guide is now available here (PDF).
Key Program Features
- 3 full days, Thursday April 22 – Saturday April 24
- Thursday/Friday Technical Papers: keynotes, panels and 44 research papers in 11 sessions (see https://ieee-sustech.org/program/)
- Saturday: Sustainability Forum, keynotes, panels and poster awards.
- Nine Keynotes/Featured Speakers
- Three Focused Sessions
- Four Panels
See Full program schedule on Program page or in EDAS
Student Poster Competition
Seventeen Student Poster presentations split in Wednesday AM and Thursday PM Sessions (see https://ieee-sustech.org/program/student-poster-contestants/)
Keynote/Featured Speakers
| Mohamed-Slim Alouini | “6G: Towards a More Connected and Sustainable World” |
| Jack Brouwer | “100% Renewable And Zero Emissions Energy With Hydrogen” |
| Walter Iu | “ESG – Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance” |
| Nirupama Prakash Kumar | “New paradigm in renewable microgrids – let’s change our thinking!” |
| Maike Luiken | “New Initiatives in Advancing IEEE Sustainability Thought Leadership” |
| Dr. Vasilios I. Manousiouthakis | “Analysis and Synthesis of Sustainable Systems” |
| Dr. Benjamin Park | “Enabling What Customers Want: The Story of Enevate’s Technology” |
| Jay Schmuecker and David Toyne | “Our Tractor Fuels and Farm Fertilizer Demonstration System” |
| Stafford Sheehan | “A new chemical process for ethanol production from carbon dioxide, water, and electricity” |
| Daniel K. Tabor | “If We Build It They Will Come – The Intersection of Technological Systemization and Customer Proficiency” |
| Brian Zahnstecher | “A System of Systems (SoS) for Assessing & Optimizing Networks for Energy Efficiency” |
Focused Sessions
| April 22 9:05- 10:25 AM PT |
FS1: Sustainability for 5G and 6G |
| April 23 9:05 – 10:25 AM |
FS2: IEEE Standards and Initiatives for Sustainability: The path to a smart electric power system |
| April 24 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM |
FS3: IEEE Standards and Initiatives for Sustainability: “Building an Enhanced IEEE Sustainability Community – New Initiatives and Standards Activities to Accelerate and Amplify IEEE Leadership in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals” |
Panels
| April 22 10:30 – 11:50 AM PT |
Panel 1: The New Norm? Water Supply Challenges and Resiliency for California | Panel with Diane Gatza, Russ Lefevre and Chris Repp |
| April 22 2:45 – 4:10 PM |
Panel 2: Future Networks & Applications Roadmap for Sustainable Cities/Societies | Panel Moderated by Fawzi Behmann |
| April 23 3:50 – 5:10 PM |
Panel 3: Cybersecurity for Sustainable Infrastructure | Panel Moderated by David E. Gonzalez |
| April 24 9:55 – 11:05 AM |
Panel 4: Young Professionals Panel – Sustainability in Tech Companies | Panel Moderated by Alberto Tam Yong |
Sponsors
Sponsors for SusTech 2021 include the IEEE Oregon, Phoenix, San Fernando Valley, Inland Empire (Foothill), Orange County, Metro Los Angeles, and Coastal Los Angeles Sections, IEEE Region 6, IEEE-USA; and co-sponsored by the IEEE PES, SSIT and TEMS Societies.