Contributed papers are solicited describing original works in Smart Grid, Renewable Energy and Computing Technology. Topics and technical areas of interest include but are not limited to the following:

Smart Grid:
National/Global Energy Interconnection
Smart Grid Strategy, Planning, and Standards
Smart Grid Architectures and Models
Smart Grid Security and Reliability Management
Smart Grid Demand Response and Market Operations
Integration of Distributed Resources
Large-Scale Energy Storage
Energy Transfer and Interactive Technology
Smart Grid Cyber & Physical Security
Smart Grid Networking and Communications
Large Power Grid Safety Control 
Communication-Based Control and Protection
Smart Grid Technologies and Equipment
Smart Grid Implementation and Field trials
Smart Grid Load and Energy Management
Smart Grid Testing and Assessing Technologies
Smart Sensors and Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Renewable Energy:
Photovoltaic Systems and Solar Energy Engineering
Wind Energy Generation
Renewable Energy Grid
Renewable Energy Utilizations 
Various Alternative Energy Applications 
Electric Vehicles and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)
Energy-Efficient Technologies
New Energy Materials and Devices

Power and Energy Engineering:
Electricity Market and Power System Economics
Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
Energy Storage and Distributed Energy Resources
Intelligent Monitoring and Outage Management 
Fault Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance 
High Voltage Systems and HVDC and FACTS Devices 
Power Electronics and Drives

Computing Technology:
Genetic algorithm
Simulated annealing algorithm
Evolutionary algorithm
Heuristic algorithm
Ant colony algorithm
Artificial fish swarm algorithm
Hybrid intelligent algorithm
Immune algorithm
Neural networks
Machine learning
Biocomputing
DNA computing
Quantum computing
Intelligent calculation and optimization
Fuzzy logic
Data mining