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CALL FOR PAPERS
2014 IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Energy Systems (IWIES)
October 8, 2014
San Diego, CA, USA
http://www.iwies2014.org
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The 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Energy Systems (IWIES) is aimed at bringing together researchers from academia, industry, standardization and public authorities to discuss recent developments in architectures, concepts and algorithms for managing the increasing complexity in Smart Grids and intelligent energy systems.

IWIES 2014 will be collocated with SMC 2014, the flagship conference of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society. These two conferences will hold concurrent sessions and joint activities, but each conference will publish its own proceedings. Participants can enjoy both IWIES 2014 and SMC 2014 conferences and receive both conference proceedings for a single registration fee.

Today’s power and energy systems are in a transformation process towards a smarter grid in order to cope with the large scale integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER), Intelligent and Controllable Loads and E-vehicles. Advanced Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions and management concepts are one of the key enablers of the future Smart Grid. In order to cope with ever increasing complexity of the Smart Grid itself and its corresponding Cyber-Physical components and devices new architectures, concepts, algorithms, and procedures are necessary.

The main objective of this workshop therefore is to bring the research and industry community together to discuss recent developments and approaches in the area of intelligent energy systems, and furthermore, enjoy beautiful San Diego.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

- Computational intelligence, soft computing, etc. (e.g., evolutionary/genetic algorithms, neural networks, fuzzy logic) in complex energy systems
- Modeling of complex energy systems
- Advanced simulation methods for Smart Grid development
- Advanced control and optimization algorithms
- Validation methods of applications and devices
- Recent developments in SCADA and distributed control technology (e.g., holonic concepts, multi-agent systems, service-oriented -architectures)
- Integration of (distributed) stochastic energy generation
- Algorithms for automatic market participation
- Ancillary services for Distributed Energy Resource (DER) components
- Smart grid control and intelligent grid participants (e.g., DER, intelligent buildings, storages, charging devices)
- Integration of DER devices, storages and intelligent loads (e.g., intelligent buildings) into Smart Grids
- Topic related to e-vehicles (from a grid point of view)
- Cyber-security issues in intelligent energy systems
- Advanced communication systems and approaches for energy systems
- New developments in Smart Cities and regions
- Technologies for Smart Buildings and Homes
- Training and educational aspects
- Standard-related topics for intelligent energy systems

Submission of Papers: The working language of the workshop is English. Submit the full paper as PDF following the IEEE layout requirements by using the templates given at the workshop web page. Accepted papers that are presented at the conference will be published and included in the IEEE Xplore on-line digital library and indexed by EI Compendex database.

submit extended papers for publication to the corresponding IEEE IES/SMC Transactions.

Full papers (max. 6 pages IEEE format) can be submitted. For more information, visit the conference web page http://www.iwies2014.org.

The submission deadline for contributions is June 21, 2014 (original deadline, May 31, 2014).

The organizers look forward to welcoming you to San Diego, CA, USA.