CFP The 5th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems- SMARTGREENS 2016

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CALL FOR PAPERS

The 5^th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems- SMARTGREENS 2016

Website: www.smartgreens.org

23 - 25 April, 2016

 

Rome, Italy

Regular Papers

Paper Submission: October 28, 2015

Authors Notification: January 28, 2016

Camera Ready and Registration: February 12, 2016

 

Position Papers

Paper Submission: January 5, 2016

Authors Notification: February 5, 2016

Camera Ready and Registration: February 19, 2016

 

Workshops

Workshop Proposal: November 9, 2015

 

Doctoral Consortium

Paper Submission: February 16, 2016

Authors Notification: February 24, 2016

Camera Ready and Registration: March 4, 2016

 

Special Sessions

Special Session Proposal: November 18, 2015

 

Tutorials, Demos and Panel Proposals

December 14, 2015

 

Sponsored by:

INSTICC – Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication

INSTICC is Member of:

WfMC – Workflow Management Coalition

OMG – Object Management Group

 

In Collaboration with:

SIEMENS

 

In Cooperation with:

EDSO - Distribution System Operators' Association for Smart Grids

IEEE TCSC – Technical Area in Green Computing

 

Logistics Partner:

SCITEVENTS – Science and Technology Events

 

The purpose of the 5^th 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.

SMARTGREENS 2016 will be held in conjunction with CSEDU 2016, WEBIST 2016, CLOSER 2016, VEHITS 2016 and IoTBD 2016.

 

KEYNOTE LECTURES

Paolo Tenti, University of Padova, Italy

 

PUBLICATIONS

All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM support.

SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).

All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library.

The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI), INSPEC, DBLP, EI (Elsevier Index) and Scopus.

 

AWARDS

The awards will be announced and bestowed at the conference closing session.

Please check the website for further information: http://www.smartgreens.org/BestPaperAward.aspx

 

CONFERENCE CHAIR

Markus Helfert, Dublin City University, Ireland

 

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Cornel Klein, Siemens AG, Germany

Brian Donnellan, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

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:

 

1. SMART CITIES

2. ENERGY-AWARE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES

3. SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS

AREA 1: SMART CITIES

• Case Studies, Business Models and Innovative Applications for Smart(er) Cities
• Human Smart Cities
• Intelligent Transport Systems and Traffic Management
• e-Mobility and Smart Transport
• Intelligent Buildings
• Urban Monitoring and Optimization
• User-Centred and Participatory Design of Services and Systems for Smart Cities
• Innovation Labs, Experimental Test-Beds and Simulation Environments
• Mechanisms for Motivating Behaviour Change
• Internet-Enabled Infrastructures and Services
• Service Innovation and Design to Support Smart Cities
• e-Health systems
• Smart Sensor-Based Networks and Applications
• Big Data and Urban Data Analytics
• IS Architecture Designs and Platforms for Smart Cities
• Case Studies and Innovative Applications for Smart(er) Cities
• Planning and Design Challenges for Smart Cities
• Frameworks and models for Smart City Initiatives
• Safety, Security, and Privacy for Smart Cities

AREA 2: ENERGY-AWARE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES

• Architectures for Smart Grids
• Load Balancing in Smart Grids
• Energy Management Systems (EMS)
• Economic Models of Energy Efficiency
• Energy Monitoring
• Renewable Energy Resources
• Greener Systems Planning and Design
• Virtualization for Reducing Power Consumption
• Evolutionary Algorithms in Energy Applications
• Scheduling and Switching Power Supplies
• Energy Profiling and Measurement
• Harvesting Energy
• Energy-Aware Process Optimisation
• Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption
• Microgeneration
• Smart Energy Storage

AREA 3: SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS

• Wireless Systems and Networks
• Security and Privacy
• Wearable Computing
• Green Data Centers
• Algorithms for Reduced Power, Energy and Heat
• Green Communications Architectures and Frameworks
• Qos and Green Computing
• Integration of Smart Appliances
• Embedded Sensor Networks
• Smart Homes (Domotics)
• Educational Ecosystems
• Green Computing and Education
• Case Studies on Green Computing and Communications
• Interoperability
• Energy Efficient Network Hardware
• Energy-Efficient Communication Protocols
• Internet of Things
• Green Software Engineering Methodologies and Tools
• Virtualization Impact for Green Computing
• Green Computing Models, Methodologies and Paradigms

 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

http://www.smartgreens.org/ProgramCommittee.aspx

 

SMARTGREENS Secretariat

Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2º esq.

2910-595 Setubal - Portugal

Tel.: +351 265 520 184

Fax: +44 203 014 8813

e-mail: smartgreens.secretariat@insticc.org

 

 

Please check further details at the conference website www.smartgreens.org