ICT4SG 2015 - First International Workshop on Integrating Communications, Control, Computing Technologies for Smart Grid (ICT4SG)

The electricity grid is facing four major challenges ? increasing electricity demand, ageing grid infrastructure, ever - increasing penetration of renewables, and significant uptake of electric vehicles. To address these challenges, it is of vital importance to integrate modern control, communication, and computing technologies into one of the most complicated systems on earth, the electricity grid, for building a self-directed and self-healing smart grid. The realization of the smart grid will require collaborative and sustained efforts from the Societies of Power Electronics, Power & Energy, Control, Communication, and Computing over the years to come. This workshop aims to facilitate this sustained effort and enhance international collaborations by disseminating cutting-edge research results spanning multiple disciplines. Participants will be able to share perspectives and the newest findings from research and ongoing projects relevant to smart grid.