ICSG 2016 - 4th International Istanbul Smart Grid and Cities Congress and Fair

The Forth International Istanbul Smart Grid and Cities Congress (ICSG 2016), technically sponsored by the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES), will be held April 20-21, 2016, at the Halic Congress Center, in Istanbul, Turkey.
The annual 4th International Istanbul Smart Grid and Cities Congress is a leading international forum for smart grids, smart cities and smart transportation system researchers, practitioners, developers, and users to explore and discuss cutting-edge ideas and results, and state-of-the-art innovations and to exchange techniques, tools, and experiences.
Organizing committee invites researchers, innovators, practitioners, decision makers, regulators, investors, experts and students to participate and submit papers.
TOPICS OF THE CONGRESS
1. Strategies, Planning and Quality for Smart Grids
1.1 National and International Legislation related to Smart Grids
1.2 Policy, Planning, Marketing and Economics for Smart Grids and Cities
1.3 Smart Grid Standards and Interoperability
1.4 Smart Grid Strategy and Planning
1.5 Smart Grid and Costs
1.6 Research and Development Needs for Smart Grids & Buildings & Systems
2. Socio-economic Aspects of Smart Grids and Smart Cities
2.1 Impact of Smart Grid to Development
2.2 Economy of smart Systems
2.3 Contribution of the Smart Grids and Cities to Environment
3. Architectures & Systems for Smart Grids
3.1 Smart Electricity Grids & Systems
3.2 Smart Water Grids & Systems
3.3 Smart Gas Grids & Systems
3.4 Smart Transport Grids & Systems
3.5 Smart Heating Grids & Systems
3.6 Architectures for Smart Grids, Smart Micro Grids and Super Grids
3.7 Grid Modelling, Simulation and Optimization
3.8 Micro Grids Design, Test beds, Deployment and Automation
3.9 Next Generation Smart Meters, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Instrumentation, and Control
? Electricity Meters
? Water Meters
? Gas Meters
? Heat Meters
4. Energy Management (EMS) and Monitoring Systems
4.1 Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Energy Monitoring
4.2 Virtualization for Reducing Power Consumption
4.3 Virtual Power Plants
4.4 Big Data Applications and Data Management Techniques for Smart Grids & Smart Environments
4.5 Demand-side Management
4.6 Demand Monitoring and Energy Efficient Systems
5. Energy Generation & Storage Technologies and Systems for Smart Grids
5.1 Renewable Energy, Wind, Solar, Fuel Cells and Distributed Generation within Micro Grids, Micro generation
5.2 Energy Storage Technologies and Systems
6. Energy Consumption Forecasting Techniques and Algorithms
6.1 Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption
6.2 Short-term Load Forecasting Algorithms for Energy Efficiency
6.3 Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning and Data Mining Techniques for Smart Grids & Smart Environments
7. Smart Grid Networking & Communication Techniques
7.1 Internet of Things/Everything in Smart Environments, Grids, Cities and Buildings
7.2 WEB of Things/Everything in Smart Environments, Grids, Cities and Buildings
7.3 Cloud computing Applications in Smart Grids, Cities and Buildings
7.4 Social Networking in Smart Environments, Cities and buildings
8. Smart Grids Protection, Fault Management, Energy/Power Quality and Maintenance
8.1 Smart Grid Cyber & Physical Security
8.2 Protection, Fault Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance
8.3 Smart Grid Testing and Assessing Technologies
8.4 Smart Materials for Smart Grid
8.5 Grid Protection, Reliability, Energy/Power Quality and Maintenance
9. Human Sources Management for Smart Grids
9.1 Smart Grids, Cities, Buildings and Systems Education
9.2 Training Technical Staff for Smart Grids, Cities and Buildings
10. Case Studies and Innovative Applications for Smart Cities
10.1 Computer Forensics in Smart Grids and Cities
10.2 Smart Home and Smart Buildings and Applications
10.3 Smart City Theory, Modelling, and Simulation
10.4 Smart Cities, Future Cities, Digital Cities, Communities
10.5 Intelligent Transport Systems and Traffic Management
11. Smart Grids and Energy Harvesting
11.1 Energy Harvesting for Smart Monitoring
11.2 Energy Harvesting for Smart Grid Communication
11.3 Energy Harvesting and Storage for Electronic Devices
11.4 Energy Harvesting Using Smart Materials