Dear All, Please find below a call for papers for IEEE Access. Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. -----------
CALL FOR PAPERS Special Section in IEEE Access Smart Grids: A Hub of Interdisciplinary Research Submission Deadline: September 30, 2015 *IEEE Access* invites manuscript submissions in the area of *"Smart Grids: A Hub of Interdisciplinary Research"* AIMS AND SCOPE ---------------------------- The smart grid is an important hub of interdisciplinary research where researchers from different areas of science and technology combine their efforts to enhance the conventional electrical power grid. Due to these efforts, the conventional electrical grid is now evolving. The envisioned smart grid will bring social, environmental, and economic benefits. The smart grid is the combination of different technologies including control system theory, communication networks, pervasive computing, embedded sensing devices, electric vehicles, smart cities, renewable energy sources, Internet of Things, wireless sensor networks, cyber physical systems, and green communication. Due to these diverse activities and significant attention from researchers, education activities in the smart grid area are also growing. The objective of this Special Section in IEEE *Access* is to showcase the most recent advances in the interdisciplinary research areas encompassing the smart grid. This Special Section will bring together researchers from diverse fields and specializations, such as communications engineering, computer science, electrical and electronics engineering, educators, mathematicians and specialists in areas related to smart grids. In this special section, we invite researchers from academia, industry, and government to discuss challenging ideas, novel research contributions, demonstration results, and standardization efforts on the smart grid and related areas. Topics of interest include, but not limited to: *Education and Smart Grid* Smart grid and engineering education Curricula development progress for smart grid Smart grid for novice learners Continuing education for smart grids Educational needs for smart grid Learning outcomes and perceptions of students about smart grid *Renewable Energy and Green Smart Grids* Optimization methods for distributed energy management systems Electric vehicles as grid energy storage Integration of solar energy into smart grids Spatial load forecasting for micro-grids and virtual power plants Energy load and prize forecasting Energy harvesting Renewable energy sources Energy forwarding networks in smart grid Energy storage and off-grid energy storage techniques Green computing models and green software engineering Case studies on integration of green computing with smart grid Distributed energy sources and smart grid *Social networking and Smart Grid* Mobile services for smart grid applications Social media data integration for smart utility applications Case studies about social networking applications in smart grid Modeling residential, commercial and industrial consumer behavior Online social networks and smart grid Cloud computing, social networks, and smart grid Social metering Model based customer analytics and demand side management *Communications Technologies and Networks for Smart Grid* Communication technologies in AMI, HAN, NAN, and WAN Communication architectures for smart grid Cognitive radio based smart grid Wireless sensor networks and rechargeable sensor networks for smart grid Physical and MAC layer protocols for smart grid Capacity and network planning for smart grid Multi-hop communication to support smart grid Integration of smart meters in smart grid Wireless energy harvesting to support smart grid Wireless multimedia sensor and actuator network for smart grid Internet of Things, and sensor web services for smart grid QoS in smart grid Signal processing for smart grid Convergence of smart grid with cyber physical systems Sensors and intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) for smart grids *Smart Cities and Smart Grid* Intelligent transport system and traffic management Smart sensor based networks in smart cities to support smart grid Smart campuses and cities Smart homes and smart grid Vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home applications Public transportation and smart grid Recharging of electric vehicles Smart parking management for smart grid Vehicle grid communication: standards, applications, and models Intelligent building and home energy management system Distributed generation for buildings *Security and Privacy for Smart Grid* Smart grid privacy and security issues Smart grid forensic science Wireless sensor network for smart grid security Big data and information integrity in Smart Grid Communication security in smart grid Intrusion detection in smart grid Security standards in smart grid Security of SCADA Cryptography, key management, and authorization for smart grid False data injection in smart grid Consumer privacy protection in smart grid Attacks and defense mechanism in smart grid *Control and Management of Smart Grid* Smart grid monitoring and supervision Modeling and configuration of virtual power plants Distributed generation and storage of power Decentralized control and management of smart grid Integration of micro-turbines, wind turbines, fuel cells Real time condition monitoring for smart grids GUEST EDITORS OF THE SPECIAL SECTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- * Mubashir Husain Rehmani, Associate Editor and Lead Guest Editor COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan Email: mshrehm...@gmail.com * Martin Reisslein Arizona State University, Tempe, USA Email: reissl...@asu.edu * Abderrezak Rachedi University Paris Est, France Email: rach...@univ-mlv.fr * Melike Erol Kantarci Clarkson University, New York, USA Email: merol...@clarkson.edu * Milena Radenkovic University of Nottingham, UK Email: milena.radenko...@nottingham.ac.uk *IEEE Access Editor in Chief*: Michael Pecht, Professor and Director, CALCE, University of Maryland SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ---------------------------------------- Submit manuscript to: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ieee-access We also highly recommend the submission of multimedia with each article as it significantly increases the visibility and usage of articles. For information regarding IEEE* Access* including its publication policy and fees, please visit the website *http://www.ieee.org/ieee-access <http://www.ieee.org/ieee-access>* This CFP can be seen at the website of IEEE Access at http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/ieee_access/smart_grids.pdf ABOUT IEEE ACCESS ---------------------------------- IEEE Access is a multidisciplinary, applications-oriented, all-electronic archival journal continuously presenting the results of original research or development across all of IEEE's fields of interest. Supported by author publication fees, its hallmarks are a rapid peer review and publication process with open access to all readers. For information regarding IEEE Access including its publication policy and fees, please visit the website https://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/ieee_access.html ================================================= Mubashir Husain Rehmani Associate Editor, IEEE Communications Magazine Associate Editor, IEEE *Access* Associate Editor, Elsevier's Computers and Electrical Engineering Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah Cantt, Pakistan Tel: +92-333-3052764 https://sites.google.com/site/mshrehmani/ =================================================
