2012 - IEEE SmartGridComm Symposium on Smart Grid Services and Management Models

Worldwide science foundations and governments currently support the development and planned deployment of Smart Grids. However, many interesting research questions still need to be answered. A number of focus domains are distinguished: (i) smart metering: monitoring and customer involvement in energy usage, (ii) demand side and demand response management and real time pricing, (iii) a Home Energy controlling box (Internet box like), (iv) ICT readiness for Mobile Electricity Consumers, (v) efficient management of energy sources (conventional such as power plants and green such as wind/solar as well as excess power generated by the customers and sold to providers), and (vi) management of transmission networks and distribution networks (including the main grid as well as micro grids such as municipal or regional grids).

This symposium especially focuses on the design and implementation of management applications to realize the mentioned focal points. Efficient management of the smart grid networks, based on obtained monitoring information is fundamental for allowing efficient operation of Smart Grids.

Moreover, this symposium welcomes papers on software services, provided on top of Smart Grids, allowing the end-user to interact with the Smart Grid: examples include domotic and mobile systems, industrial and enterprise applications, context-aware applications, personalized applications, recommendation applications, remote appliance maintenance and management, etc.
Topics of Particular Interest

This symposium focuses on the following aspects:
Communication and Network management technologies for Smart Grids
Performance of Smart Grid management applications
Software architectures for Smart Grid management
Algorithms, models, and protocols for Smart Grid Management
Service design for user-centered application on Smart Grids
Personalized and mobile Smart Grid Services
Energy consumption profiling automation
Energy production scheduling and dynamic adjustment
Demand-side management and demand response
Real-time pricing and tariff structure design
Dimensioning of infrastructure for Smart Grid management and service provisioning
Use of semantic techniques for Smart Grid Management
Autonomic Smart Grid Management
Security, Resilience and Trust in Smart Grid management
Cloud-based approaches for the Smart Grid
Smart Buildings and Smart Houses in the Smart Grid
Energy Services for the future Smart Grid
Energy marketplaces and market-driven interaction Smart Grid management