Kay Aikin's guest appearances

Kay Aikin

The Grow Maine Show

The Tech Cat Show

The Day That Changed Everything

Power Flow

Kai Adams

Carolyn Delaney

Shawn Moody

Kevin Hancock

Katie Shorey

Angus King

Angela Ferrari

Tom Goodwin

Matt Jacobson

Chris Gardner

Scott Miller

Rich Brooks

Jason Kramer

John Roberts

Chris Pfaff

OwlTail

Kay Aikin and the late Caryl Johnson, founders of a startup that designs intelligent technology for electrical grids, were romantic and business partners until Caryl’s death from cancer in November 2019. Kay talks about how she carried on after her loss and stepped down as CEO for another role, the book she’s writing in tribute to Caryl, and where she sees the company and her professional future longer-term.

Kay Aikin and the late Caryl Johnson, founders of a startup that designs intelligent technology for electrical grids, were romantic and business partners until Caryl’s death from cancer in November 2019. Kay talks about how she carried on after her loss and stepped down as CEO for another role, the book she’s writing in tribute to Caryl, and where she sees the company and her professional future longer-term.

Kay Aikin - Dynamic Grid

As we transition to an all-electric future, we are presented with an unprecedented opportunity to control individual device usage to be more efficient.  How do edge devices “decide” whether it’s efficient to operate?  Perhaps the answer lies in proper economic incentive. Transactive energy is a concept where the instantaneous price of energy allows the grid to communicate its challenges to users and for users to communicate back to the grid their priorities.How does it work?  This week we are talking to Kay Aikin at Dynamic Grid for a crash course in how transactive energy works and how it could shape the grid of the future.Quotables"I think that people are starting to understand that the decisions they make with their finger [on their devices] make a difference." – Kay Aikin"We have to start thinking beyond the edge of envelopes. Everyone has a different envelope, and as long as you are thinking past the edge of yours, you are contributing to the solution." - Kay Aikin and Amy SimpkinsThis Week’s Guest:Kay Aikin is the co-founder of Introspective Systems LLC. and Chief Product Officer of Dynamic Grid, a software company based in Portland Maine. She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and holds a degree in energy/sustainability engineering. She has spent her career as an energy engineer, architectural designer, and business development executive, currently Chief Product Officer of an AI-based complex systems software company focused on energy controls software.Over the last few years working with partner, Dr. Caryl Johnson they studied the application of AI/complex systems to the integration of Distributed Energy Resources into the electrical grid as an expansion of her experience in sustainable technologies. She is a recognized Transactive Energy expert and is a regular speaker at conferences on this topic as well as distributed intelligence in the electrical grid. She is on the Board of the Grid Wise Architecture Council (GWAC), she is one of 13 members setting overall direction for the Department of Energy in the areas for grid modernization and smart grids. She is also a member of IEEE Power and Energy Society, Smart Electric Power Alliance, Seismological Society of America. She is an active participant in SEPA’s Transactive Energy Working Group, Microgrids and the Grid Edge group for the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.ResourcesConnect with Kay Aikin on LinkedIn and TwitterFollow DynamicGrid on LinkedIn and Twitter, and check out their website.If you enjoyed the conversation, please share the episode with other innovators. Leave us a positive review and subscribe to Power Flow on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Check out our awesome merch! And hey, we’re new, so you can even apply to be a sponsor or a guest.You can follow Power Flow Podcast on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Tik Tok. Thank you for listening. See you at the whiteboard!

As we transition to an all-electric future, we are presented with an unprecedented opportunity to control individual device usage to be more efficient.  How do edge devices “decide” whether it’s efficient to operate?  Perhaps the answer lies in proper economic incentive. Transactive energy is a concept where the instantaneous price of energy allows the grid to communicate its challenges to users and for users to communicate back to the grid their priorities.How does it work?  This week we are talking to Kay Aikin at Dynamic Grid for a crash course in how transactive energy works and how it could shape the grid of the future. Quotables"I think that people are starting to understand that the decisions they make with their finger [on their devices] make a difference." – Kay Aikin"We have to start thinking beyond the edge of envelopes. Everyone has a different envelope, and as long as you are thinking past the edge of yours, you are contributing to the solution."  - Kay Aikin and Amy SimpkinsThis Week’s Guest:Kay Aikin is the co-founder of Introspective Systems LLC. and Chief Product Officer of Dynamic Grid, a software company based in Portland Maine. She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and holds a degree in energy/sustainability engineering. She has spent her career as an energy engineer, architectural designer, and business development executive, currently Chief Product Officer of an AI-based complex systems software company focused on energy controls software.Over the last few years working with partner, Dr. Caryl Johnson they studied the application of AI/complex systems to the integration of Distributed Energy Resources into the electrical grid as an expansion of her experience in sustainable technologies. She is a recognized Transactive Energy expert and is a regular speaker at conferences on this topic as well as distributed intelligence in the electrical grid. She is on the Board of the Grid Wise Architecture Council (GWAC), she is one of 13 members setting overall direction for the Department of Energy in the areas for grid modernization and smart grids. She is also a member of IEEE Power and Energy Society, Smart Electric Power Alliance, Seismological Society of America. She is an active participant in SEPA’s Transactive Energy Working Group, Microgrids and the Grid Edge group for the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.Resources<ul><li>Connect with Kay Aikin on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayaikin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/KayAikin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li>Follow DynamicGrid on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/dynamicgrid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AtIntrospective" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and check out their <a href="http://www.dynamicgrid.ai/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>.</li></ul>If you enjoyed the conversation, please share the episode with other innovators. Leave us a positive review and subscribe to Power Flow on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1584554544" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3M2UmxuNigAjsA0fx43yqX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/PowerFlow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wherever</a> you listen to podcasts. Check out our <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/powerflow/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">awesome merch</a>! And hey, we’re new, so you can even apply to <a href="https://www.amysimpkins.com/sponsorship/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">be a sponsor</a> or a <a href="https://www.amysimpkins.com/beaguest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">guest</a>.You can follow Power Flow Podcast on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerflowmedia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/powerflow.media/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/powerflowmedia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/powerflowmedia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@powerflowmedia?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tik Tok</a>. Thank you for listening. See you at the whiteboard!

Episode 1.03 On the Future of Transactive Energy with Kay Aikin

This week on the Tech Cat Show we’ll chat with Kay Aikin, CEO of Introspective Systems on the trends around the electric grid and how her company’s ‘Xgraph’ will be leveraging artificial intelligence with the grid to power the country. Kay is one of the first women to earn a sustainability engineering degree in this country and has spent her career as an energy engineer, architectural designer, and business development executive. We will also chat about the 2019 IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference (WIE ILC) where Kay is speaking, which is all about elevating , educating and inspiring women engineers.  Join us this week on the Tech Cat show where we dig into the use of Autonomous Artificial Intelligence in re-imagining the Electrical Grid with Kat Aikin, CEO, Introspective Systems LLC

This week on the Tech Cat Show we’ll chat with Kay Aikin, CEO of Introspective Systems on the trends around the electric grid and how her company’s ‘Xgraph’ will be leveraging artificial intelligence with the grid to power the country. Kay is one of the first women to earn a sustainability engineering degree in this country and has spent her career as an energy engineer, architectural designer, and business development executive. We will also chat about the 2019 IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference (WIE ILC) where Kay is speaking, which is all about elevating , educating and inspiring women engineers. Join us this week on the Tech Cat show where we dig into the use of Autonomous Artificial Intelligence in re-imagining the Electrical Grid with Kat Aikin, CEO, Introspective Systems LLC

Putting the Smarts in the Electric Grid with Kay Aikin

Kay Aikin is CEO of Introspective Systems, a developer of electrical grid management software based in Portland, Maine. The company takes on complex systems and makes them simpler. Somewhere between the internet of things and artificial intelligence, there is an immense opportunity to reduce costs and gain efficiency in electrical systems, communications, medicine, and smart homes. And just about everything else.This is clearly an immense opportunity. What is not immediately obvious is that Introspective Systems doesn't seek to take on those complex problems themselves, but rather to build the systems that let others do it. It's like running the trading post at the gold rush.If this topic is for you, Introspective Systems is convening a series of artificial intelligence and cutting edge software tech get togethers called 'Edge Talk'. Kay and others will lead the discussion. The next Edge Talk, "AI is the New Bacon" will explore differences between general and specific artificial intelligence applications and some of the many ways it can be used to solve complex problems in business. The event will take place on May 15 at noon. For information and to register click here.

Kay Aikin is CEO of Introspective Systems, a developer of electrical grid management software based in Portland, Maine. The company takes on complex systems and makes them simpler. Somewhere between the internet of things and artificial intelligence, there is an immense opportunity to reduce costs and gain efficiency in electrical systems, communications, medicine, and smart homes. And just about everything else. This is clearly an immense opportunity. What is not immediately obvious is that Introspective Systems doesn't seek to take on those complex problems themselves, but rather to build the systems that let others do it. It's like running the trading post at the gold rush. If this topic is for you, Introspective Systems is convening a series of artificial intelligence and cutting edge software tech get togethers called 'Edge Talk'. Kay and others will lead the discussion. The next Edge Talk, "AI is the New Bacon" will explore differences between general and specific artificial intelligence applications and some of the many ways it can be used to solve complex problems in business. The event will take place on May 15 at noon. For information and to register click here.