Future Architecture of the Network (FAN) Conference 2025
Event description
Kia ora!
Electricity and electrification are seen as the significant enablers for decarbonisation of our nation. The Future Architecture of the Network (FAN) | Te Whatunga Hiko programme aspires to meet the challenges the electrical power system will face as we journey towards sustainable decarbonisation.
Our vision is to provide an infrastructure paradigm through a hybrid AC/DC transmission and distribution system that meets the needs of tomorrow’s efficient, low-carbon, reliable and resilient electrical power system.
Funded as part of the New Zealand Government’s Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) on Advanced Energy Technology Platform (AETP), the research team is investigating what the future electrical power system might look like.
Join us to hear about the team’s work now we are past the half-way point of this 7-year programme.
Attendance is in person at University of Auckland.
Ngā mihi nui,
Prof. Neville Watson,
Science Leader
Contact futurearchitecturenetwork@canterbury.ac.nz if you have any queries about this event.
Programme outline is below:
Day 0 - Monday 3rd February (networking)
Location: 405-470, Faculty of Engineering (entrance at 20 Symonds Street), University of Auckland
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Tea/Coffee available |
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14:00–16:00 |
Setting up of FAN posters |
Open session |
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16:00–17:45 |
Informal networking with FAN-invited international experts with light refreshments |
Open session |
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18:30–21:00 |
Welcome dinner for FAN Leadership Team and Key Researchers with international experts |
Closed |
Day 1 - Tuesday 4th February
Location: 405-470, Faculty of Engineering (entrance at 20 Symonds Street), University of Auckland
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From 9:30 |
FAN Conference registration (tea/coffee) |
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10:00–10:05 |
Tipene Merritt |
Mihi Whakatau |
Open session |
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10:05–10:15 |
Nirmal Nair |
Health & Safety and Welcome |
Open session |
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10:15–10:30 |
Neville Watson |
Introduction to FAN and mid-term progress |
Open session |
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10:30–11:15 |
Frede Blaabjerg |
Keynote – topic TBC |
Open session |
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11:15–12:00 |
Subhashish Bhattacharya |
Keynote – topic TBC |
Open session |
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12:00–13:00 |
Lunch break and networking alongside poster boards |
Open session |
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13:00–14:00 |
Josh Schipper |
Workstream 1 Researchers Panel (50 minutes) + Q/A (10 minutes) |
Open session |
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14:00–15:00 |
Nirmal Nair |
Workstream 2 Researchers Panel (50 minutes) + Q/A (10 minutes) |
Open session |
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15:00–16:00 |
Tek Lie |
Workstream 3 Researchers Panel (50 minutes) + Q/A (10 minutes) |
Open session |
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16:00–16:15 |
Afternoon tea |
Open session |
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16:15–17:15 |
Andrew Lapthorn |
Workstream 4 Researchers Panel (50 minutes) + Q/A (10 minutes) |
Open session |
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17:15–18:15 |
Tipene Merritt |
Vision Mātauranga (VM) (50 minutes) + Q/A (10 minutes) |
Open session |
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18:15–18:20 |
Nirmal Nair |
Closing off Day 1 and logistics for Day 2 |
Open Session |
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19:30 |
Dinner Venue TBC |
Registered attendees |
Day 2 – Wednesday 5th February
Location(s): 405-470, Faculty of Engineering; AUT Engineering, Computer & Mathematical
Sciences – Level 3, WZ building; 314-390 Khyber Pass Road, Newmarket, Auckland 1023
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9:00–9:45 |
Yuan Liu and Saad Khan |
Lab tour- WS2 facilities (UoA-Newmarket) Lab tour- WS3 facilities (AUT) |
Open session |
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10:00–10:30 |
Leyla Zafari and Yuan Liu |
Lab tour- WS1, WS2, and WS3 facilities (UoA-City 405-628 Power system lab) |
Open session |
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9:00–10:30 |
Felipe Arrano-Vargas |
Tutorial: Hardware-in-Loop for Grid interconnection |
Open Session |
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10:30–10:45 |
Refreshments |
Open session |
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10:45–12:00 |
Facilitated by Hamish Avery and Nirmal Nair |
Panel of international visitors |
Open session |
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12.00–13.00 |
Lunch break and networking alongside poster boards |
Open session |
Split into separate Management and Research Student sessions:
Management session
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13.00–13.45 |
RLT meeting and KPI review |
RLT members |
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14:00–15:00 |
Advisory Board meeting |
Closed |
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15:15–16.15 |
Science Advisory Group meeting |
Closed |
Research Student session:
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13.00–15:00 |
Co-Chairs: Josh Schipper and Veerabrahmam Bathini |
~ 10 min presentations of work (completed or planned), including personal introduction to the group. |
Students and research staff |
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