Call for Papers

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The purpose of the International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems (SMARTGREENS) is to bring together researchers, designers, developers and practitioners coming from the area of energy engineering and ICT. The Conference is focused on the recent advances and applications in the field of Smart Cities, Green Information and Communication Technologies, Sustainability, Energy Aware Systems and Technologies.

The majority of the worldwide Countries are undergoing a deep transition, aiming at achieving a sustainable development and carbon neutrality by 2050. Such transition also includes the development of smart cities, also based on smart energy networks, combining several energy technologies for energy production, storage and utilization, and including a plurality of energy producers, users and prosumers (i.e., producers and users at the same time). In this framework, the integration of different disciplines (energy engineering, ICT, control systems, etc.) is crucial to design the cities of the future, including smart and efficient energy networks and transportation systems. Here, the optimal management of the renewable energy production will be pivotal to promote the penetration of such novel technology.

Simultaneously, Green Computing is nowadays one of the major challenges for most IT organizations that involve medium and large-scale distributed infrastructures like Grids, Clouds and Clusters. The conference will focus on solutions for all aspects of green computing such as energy efficiency, carbon footprint reduction and cooling management. The trade-offs between energy efficiency and performance have become key challenges that must be addressed in both, distributed and traditional performance-oriented infrastructures. Particularly relevant is the so-called Smart Grid technology, seeking to optimize distributed electricity generation, especially from renewable sources, and to promote the use of smart devices (including smart home and new vehicular energy approaches) that require further research on distributed communications, energy storage and integrations of various sources of energy.

Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the Proceedings of SMARTGREENS. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Both full research reports and work-in-progress reports are welcome. There will be both oral and poster sessions.

Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as tutorials dedicated to technical/scientific topics are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in holding a tutorial, workshop or special session are invited to contact the conference secretariat or visit the SMARTGREENS conference website.

CONFERENCE AREAS

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

AREA 1: ENERGY-AWARE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES

• Architectures for Smart Grids
• Economic Models of Energy Efficiency
• Energy Monitoring
• Renewable Energy Resources
• Greener Systems Planning and Design
• Energy-Aware Process Optimisation
• Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption
• Smart Energy Storage and Conversion
• Dynamic Load Balancing in Smart Grids
• Energy Management Systems (EMS)
• Power Systems Engineering
• Power System Modeling and Simulation
• Decentralized Energy Systems
• Resillient and Autarkic Energy Systems

AREA 2: SMART AND DIGITAL SERVICES

• Data Economies for Smart Cities
• Digital Service Innovation for Cities and Rural Areas
• Novel Digital Service Platforms, e.g. based on decentralized trust
• Smart, local manufacturing systems
• Mobility as a Service
• Research and Innovation in Creative Industries
• Socio-Technical Integration and Stakeholder Involvement
• Platforms and Technical Solutions Supporting Prosumers

AREA 3: SMART CITIES

• Big Data and Urban Data Analytics
• Case Studies and Innovative Applications for Smart(Er) Cities
• Case Studies, Business Models and Innovative Applications for Smart(Er) Cities
• Frameworks and Models for Smart City Initiatives
• Ethical issues in Smart Cities
• Planning and Design Challenges for Smart Cities
• Safety, Security, and Trustworthiness for Smart Cities
• Service Innovation and Design to Support Smart Cities
• Novel Social-technical Models and Methods for Evaluating Smart Cities
• Extending Economic Models of Smart Cities by Sustainability and Social Aspects

AREA 4: SMART INFRASTRUCTURES AND SMART BUILDINGS

• Case Studies and Innovative Applications for Smart Infrastructures
• Open Innovation and Standards
• Innovation Labs, Experimental Test-Beds and Simulation Environments
• AI-driven approaches for smart buildings
• Mechanisms for Motivating Behaviour Change
• Planning and Design Challenges for Smart Infrastructures
• Smart Sensor Networks and Applications
• Urban Monitoring and Optimization

AREA 5: SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING AND SYSTEMS

• Algorithms for Reduced Power, Energy and Heat
• Green Comunications Architectures, Frameworks and Networks
• Sustainable Hardware (e.g. energy efficient, degradable, long life time)
• Green Computing Platforms, Methodologies and Software Engineering Methods
• Integration of Smart Appliances
• Internet of Things for Sustainability
• Energy-efficient Wireless Systems and Networks

AREA 6: ENERGY ENGINEERING

• Renewable Energy Polygeneration Plants for Smart Energy Networks
• 4th and 5th Generation District Heating and Cooling Networks Fed by Renewables or Coupled with Innovative Technologies
• Power-to-x Technologies
• Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
• Energy Planning
• Biocircular Economy Approach
• Waste to Energy Paradigm
• Optimal Integration of Renewables for Hydrogen and Biomethane Production
• Energy Efficiency in Wastewater Treatment Plants
• Sustainable Mobility (E-fuels, Biofuels and Electric Vehicles)
• Novel Technologies for Electric and Thermal Energy Storage
• Renewable Driven Desalination Plants
• Innovative Renewable Energy Systems (Solar Technologies, Wind Turbines, Geothermal Wells, Biomass, Wave, Hydropower Plants)
• Strategies to Face out the Current Energy Crisis
• Net-zero Energy City
• Renewable Energy Community
• Net or Plus Zero Energy Buildings
• Energy Efficiency and Optimal Integration of Renewables in Hvac Systems Including Energy Savings and Co2 Reduction Strategies
• Dynamic Simulations of Energy Systems

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SECRETARIAT

SMARTGREENS Secretariat
Address: Avenida de S. Francisco Xavier, Lote 7 Cv. C
             2900-616 Setúbal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 520 185
Fax: +351 265 520 186
e-mail: smartgreens.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: https://smartgreens.scitevents.org

VENUE

The conference will take place at the Vila Galé Porto hotel which is located in the beautiful and historical city of Porto in Portugal. Porto is considered to be one of the most beautiful historical towns in Portugal, with its remarkable architectural heritage shaped by history.

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