Anna Volkova

Design of weather-resilient satellite-terrestrial ICT networks for power grid communications

A. Volkova, J. Schmidhuber, H. de Meer and J. Rak, "Design of weather-resilient satellite-terrestrial ICT networks for power grid communications" , IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management , 2025. IEEE.

DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2025.3608855

Security Challenges in Control Network Protocols: A Survey

A. Volkova, M. Niedermeier, R. Basmadjian and H. de Meer, "Security Challenges in Control Network Protocols: A Survey" , IEEE Communications Surveys Tutorials , pp. 1-1, 2018.

DOI: 10.1109/COMST.2018.2872114

Sustainable networked renewable energy systems: challenges and solutions

H. de Meer, A. Volkova, A. Patil and A. Kilian, "Sustainable networked renewable energy systems: challenges and solutions" , In proceedings XXXVII. GfS-Symposion “Sicherheit und Nachhaltigkeit – Herausforderungen, Folgenabschätzung und Schutzstrategien” , pp. 111-123, May 2023. VdS.

ISBN: 978-3-936050-37-0

File: https://shop.vds.de/download/vds-2847-36/f071108d-5ea3-44d4-a9c7-2f6331804638

Towards a Blackout-Resilient Smart Grid Architecture

A. Volkova, S. Stark, S. Lehnhoff, H. de Meer and J. Bremer, "Towards a Blackout-Resilient Smart Grid Architecture" , ETG-Fb. 158: Internationaler ETG-Kongress 2019. Das Gesamtsystem im Fokus der Energiewende 8. – 9. Mai 2019, Neckar Forum, Esslingen am Neckar , 2019. IEEE.

Towards Forming Optimal Communication Network for Effective Power System Restoration

A. Volkova, A. Ghasemi and H. de Meer, "Towards Forming Optimal Communication Network for Effective Power System Restoration" , IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management , vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 5250-5259, Oct. 2024. IEEE.

DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2024.3429204

Accountability Challenges of AI in Smart Grid Services

A. Volkova, A. Patil, S. A. Javadi and H. de Meer, "Accountability Challenges of AI in Smart Grid Services" in The Second ACM SIGEnergy Workshop on Society, Climate, and Sustainability (SIGEnergy WeCan), 28th June 2022, Online, e-Energy '22: Proceedings of the Thirteenth ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems , ACM, Jun.2022. pp. 597-600.

DOI: 10.1145/3538637.3539636

Being Accountable is Smart: Navigating the Technical and Regulatory Landscape of AI-based Services for Power Grid

A. Volkova, M. Hatamian, A. Anapyanova and H. de Meer, "Being Accountable is Smart: Navigating the Technical and Regulatory Landscape of AI-based Services for Power Grid" in Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT'24), 4-6 September 2024, Bremen, Germany , ACM, Sep.2024. pp. 118–126.

DOI: 10.1145/3677525.3678651

ISBN: 9798400710940

File: https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.01121

Blackout Recovery: Resilient NFV-enabled ICT Infrastructure for the Smart Grid

A. Volkova, "Blackout Recovery: Resilient NFV-enabled ICT Infrastructure for the Smart Grid" in Abstracts from the 8th DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics , Springer, 2019.

DOI: 10.1186/s42162-019-0098-7

Dependability and Performance of Hybrid LEO-Satellite-Terrestrial Networks for Power Distribution Grid Communication [accepted, potential publication in 2026]

A. Volkova, E. Goller and H. de Meer, "Dependability and Performance of Hybrid LEO-Satellite-Terrestrial Networks for Power Distribution Grid Communication [accepted, potential publication in 2026]" in Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Essays in Honor of Kishor Trivedi , Springer Nature, Sep.2026.

Design and simulation of LEO satellite communication networks for reliable monitoring and control in power systems

A. Volkova, J. Schmidhuber, H. de Meer, R. Hess, K. Schilling, A. Wellhoefer and M. H. Zink, "Design and simulation of LEO satellite communication networks for reliable monitoring and control in power systems" in 14th DACH+ Energy Informatics Conf., Sep. 17-19, 2025, Aachen, Germany , ACM SIGEnergy Energy Informatics Review, vol. 5, no. 3, Sep.2025.

File: https://energy.acm.org/eir/design-and-simulation-of-leo-satellite-communication-networks-for-reliable-monitoring-and-control-in-power-systems/

Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization of Unmanned Aerial Base Station Placement for Power Grid Recovery [accepted, potential publication in 2025]

M. R. Mohebbi, A. Volkova and H. de Meer, "Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization of Unmanned Aerial Base Station Placement for Power Grid Recovery [accepted, potential publication in 2025]" in 17th International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence, Oct. 22-24, 2025, Marbella, Spain , Oct.2025.

Model Generation of Cyber-Physical Power Distribution Systems Using Land-Use and Open Data [accepted, potential publication in 2026]

A. Volkova, Y. Sadeghi Sanjabi, H. de Meer and A. Ghasemi, "Model Generation of Cyber-Physical Power Distribution Systems Using Land-Use and Open Data [accepted, potential publication in 2026]" in 15th DACH+ Energy Informatics Conf., Sep. 21-23, 2026, Linz, Austria , ACM SIGEnergy Energy Informatics Review, vol. 6, no. 3, Sep.2026.

On the Resilience of Mutually Dependent Power and Data Networks

H. de Meer, A. Patil, M. Lechl and A. Volkova, "On the Resilience of Mutually Dependent Power and Data Networks" in 14th Int’l. Workshop on Resilient Networks Design and Modeling (RNDM), Nov. 25-27, 2024, Pompei (Napoli), Italy , IEEE, Jan.2025. pp. 1-9.

DOI: 10.1109/RNDM64105.2024.10820386

Power Grid Black-Start through LEO Satellite Communication

E. Widl, A. Anta, A. Volkova, H. de Meer, C. Brandauer and J. Wohnig, "Power Grid Black-Start through LEO Satellite Communication" in 17th ACM Int’l. Conf. on Future and Sustainable Energy Systems (E-Energy '26), June 23-25, 2026, Banff, Canada , ACM, 2026.

Quantifying geospatial interdependencies of ICT and power system based on open data

A. Volkova, J. Terzer and H. de Meer, "Quantifying geospatial interdependencies of ICT and power system based on open data" in 10th DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics, 13-17 Sept. 2021, Online , Springer Nature Energy Informatics, vol. 4, no.3, Sep.2021. pp. 1-12.

DOI: 10.1186/s42162-021-00182-4

File: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42162-021-00182-4

Toward Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks for Power Grid Control under Weather Disturbances

A. Volkova, H. de Meer and J. Rak, "Toward Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks for Power Grid Control under Weather Disturbances" in European WIRELESS 2025; 30th European Wireless Conference, 27-29 October 2025, Sohia Antipolis, France , VDE, Oct.2025. pp. 64-69.

Towards a Framework for Preserving Accountability in AI-Based Smart Grid Services [accepted, potential publication in 2026]

M. B. Ahmad, A. Volkova and H. de Meer, "Towards a Framework for Preserving Accountability in AI-Based Smart Grid Services [accepted, potential publication in 2026]" in 15th DACH+ Energy Informatics Conf., Sep. 21-23, 2026, Linz, Austria , ACM SIGEnergy Energy Informatics Review, vol. 6, no. 3, Sep.2026.

Two-step Blackout Mitigation by Flexibility-Enabled Microgrid Islanding

P. Danner, A. Volkova and H. de Meer, "Two-step Blackout Mitigation by Flexibility-Enabled Microgrid Islanding" in Workshop on Cybersecurity and Privacy of Energy Systems (EnergySP), June 4th, 2024, Singapore, Singapore, Proceedings of the 15th ACM Int'l. Conf. on Future and Sustainable Energy Systems (e-Energy '24) , ACM, May2024. pp. 596–605.

DOI: 10.1145/3632775.3661986

ISBN: 9798400704802

Why Your Power System Restoration Does Not Work and What the ICT System Can Do About It

S. Stark, A. Volkova, S. Lehnhoff and H. de Meer, "Why Your Power System Restoration Does Not Work and What the ICT System Can Do About It" in Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems, Jun. 28 - Jul. 2, 2021, Virtual Event, Italy , ACM, Jun.2021. pp. 269-273.

DOI: 10.1145/3447555.3465415

ISBN: 978-1-4503-8333-2/21/06

File: https://www.uni-passau.de/fileadmin/dokumente/fakultaeten/fim/lehrstuhl/meer/publications/pdf/Stark2021.pdf