[ecoop-info] Call For Papers: IT4ENERGY 2012 - International Workshop on Information Technology for Energy Applications, Lisbon, Portugal

[Vasco Amaral]

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International Workshop on Information Technology for Energy Applications

                         IT4ENERGY 2012

             September 6-7th, Lisbon, Portugal


                         http://it4energy.org

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SCOPE & AIMS

IT4ENERGY intends to establish itself as a discussion forum with
international impact on the subject of information technology for
energy applications, bringing together: Specialists from academia with
different backgrounds spanning Mechanical, Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science; as well as Industry experts active in the fields of
Energy, IT, Building Automation and Facilities Management.

IMPORTANT DATES

08th of July - Paper submission deadline
22th of July - Author notification deadline
05th of August - Camera ready version due
6-7th of September - Workshop


TOPICS OF INTEREST

This workshop welcomes submissions of position, vision, demonstration
and research papers describing relevant applications of information
technology to energy systems detailing requirements analysis,
architectures, models, processes, tools, services, theoretical
analysis, as well as simulations and real-world experiment reports in
the topics including, but not limited to:

* Software for energy applications
* Data mining and decision support techniques for energy data
* Models and techniques for energy consumption forecasting
* Descriptions and characterizations of energy consumption patterns
* Integration of energy data
* Energy data visualization
* Sensor networks, metering and energy data acquisition
* Interoperability solutions including middleware and protocols for
energy applications
* SCADA systems and solutions
* Demand-side management
* Home and building automation applications to energy
* Energy-efficient control techniques
* Intelligent load control



PROGRAM COMITEE
Vasco Amaral, UNL & CITI (co-chair)
Bruno Barroca, UNL & CITI
José Caçote, QEnergia
Paulo Carreira, IST & INESC-ID (chair)
Paulo Chaves, INESC Inovação
Pedro Ló, APFM
Jorge Esteves, ERSE
Diogo Ferreira, IST
Humberto Jorge, UC
Carlos Laia, CEEETA-ECO
João Peças Lopes, FEUP & INESC Porto
José Taboada, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela & CITIUS
Luis Maneira, LLEDÓ
Nelson Martins, UA
LuÌs Neves, IPC
Renato Nunes, IST
António Luís Osório, ISEL
Matteo Risoldi, University of Luxembourg
Pedro Rocha, EDP Serviços
Alberto Silva, IST & INESC-ID
Carlos Silva, IST & IDMEC
Zita Vale, ISEP & GECAD

INDUSTRY CALL
We address a special invitation to industry practitioners to submit
position papers describing technical challenges as well as papers with
late-breaking news of a technical nature to be discussed at the workshop.