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Dr. Alexis Kwasinski, electrical engineering professor, received the best technical paper award at the 29th International Telecommunications Energy Conference (INTELEC).The paper, co-authored by Dr. Philip Krein from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discusses a planning framework to reduce telecommunication network power supply vulnerability during natural and man-made disasters. The paper’s recommendations include using alternative distributed generation technologies, such as photovoltaic panels, small wind generators, microturbines, and fuel cells, to diversify energy supply.