From March to June another exchange student from TU Dresden visited the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology. He also assisted the development of teaching material for practical labs in the new smart grid courses on data security and data protection. Specifically his tasks included:
– Research on the subject of security and privacy issues of smart grid components, in particular user behaviour tracking with smart meters
– Development of a tool for real-time measurement of load data provided via the internet by a solar panel system on-site
– Development of a tool for visual analysis of open source energy consumption data
– Conception of possible tasks for future students making use of the developed tools
– Collection of material and examples to convey and motivate, why privacy protection and data security are important for electricity infrastructure