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 interested in the advances and applications in the field of Smart Cities, Green Information and Communication Technologies, Sustainability, Energy Aware Systems and Technologies.

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 tradeoffs 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
• Power Consumption
• Energy-Aware Process Optimisation
• Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption
• Smart Energy Storage and Conversion
• Load Balancing in Smart Grids
• Energy Management Systems (EMS)
• Power Systems Engineering
• Power System Modeling and Simulation
• Power Grids
• 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
• End-user involvement in Production and Energy Systems
• 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
• Human Smart Cities
• Planning and Design Challenges for Smart Cities
• Safety, Security, and Trustworthiness for Smart Cities
• Service Innovation and Design to Support Smart Cities
• Smart Homes (Domotics)
• 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 Computing and Green Communication Networks
• Sustainable Hardware (e.g. energy efficient, degradable, long life time)
• Green Communications Architectures and Frameworks
• Green Computing Models, Methodologies and Paradigms
• Integration of Smart Appliances
• Internet of Things for Sustainability
• Energy-efficient Wireless Systems and Networks

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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 be held in Angers, France, on the campus of ESEO, a graduate school of engineering in IT, electronics, networks and telecommunications.
Angers, the main city of the department of Maine et Loire in the Pays de la Loire region is the capital of the historic province of Anjou and is considered one of the most beautiful cities in France with its old streets, museums, gardens, gastronomic restaurants and art festivals.

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