[Tccc] CfP: deadline extended for Security and Communication Networks SI on Security in Smart Grid

Vojislav Misic vmisic
Mon Jul 23 16:03:26 EDT 2012


deadline extended for papr submission to the special issue of
Wiley Security and Communication Networks Journal
devoted to
Security in Smart Grid

Key Dates:
Submission of Papers                                        September 1, 
2012
Notification of Acceptance                                November 15, 2012
Final Camera-Ready Submission                       January 15, 2013
Publication Date                                                2013 (per 
publisher's schedule)

Introduction
The smart grid initiative is already transforming the energy industry 
through a combination of advanced and intelligent power generation, 
transmission, and distribution techniques. Yet a number of substantial 
challenges remain to be addressed, not least of which are related to the 
smart grid communication infrastructure. Namely, the smart grid 
communications infrastructure is expected to incorporate many different 
communications technologies, including smart meters, sensors of various 
kinds, and both wired and wireless networks. At the same time, it must 
support a number of diverse smart grid applications such as distributed 
power generation, intelligent fault detection and recovery, electric vehicle 
charging, and energy storage, to name just a few. The diversity of 
applications and the heterogeneity of networks, together with the vast 
geographical size of the smart grid, makes the infrastructure, and by 
extension the smart grid itself, vulnerable to a number of attacks. As the 
result, advanced security solutions are needed that are specifically geared 
to protect the smart grid, its communications, and the data that must be 
collected and delivered in order for the smart grid to fulfill its purpose.

Topics
The main purpose of this Special Issue is to promote further research 
interests and activities related to the security of the smart grid in view 
of its vast geographical span, multiple networking technologies, and 
multiple applications with heterogeneous requirements. To this end, we are 
soliciting analytical, experimental, and systems-related papers in all 
aspects of smart grid security. The topics of interest include, but are not 
limited to, the following:
- Security policies for the smart grid
- Security architectures and scalability of the smart grid
- Security aspects of smart metering infrastructure and applications
- Security aspects of power generation, transmission and distribution, and 
the role of sensing and monitoring systems
- Balance between user's and provider's security (integrity, 
confidentiality, availability and privacy)
- Vulnerability analysis of smart grid systems
- Study of attack strategies, attack modeling, and countermeasures
- Intrusion detection, response and tolerance
- Trade-off between security and system performance

Paper Submission
Only original and unpublished research papers will be considered in this 
special issue. All submissions will be reviewed based on technical merit and 
relevance. Guidelines for prospective authors can be found on-line at 
http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/security). Prospective authors 
should submit their paper online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/scn. 
When submitting the papers, the authors MUST make sure to select Manuscript 
type as "Special Issue", enter the "Running Head" and the "Special Issue 
title" as "SCN-SI-051" and "Smartgrid Security", respectively. Failure to do 
so may result in reject of your submission without review. In addition to 
the paper in PDF format, your submission should include the title of the 
paper, the names of the authors and their affiliations, postal address, 
phone, fax, and e-mail address of the corresponding author, an abstract with 
up to 200-250 words, and up to five keywords describing the contents of the 
paper.

Guest editors: Jelena Misic, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
                        Miroslav M. Begovic, Georgia Institute of 
Technology, Atlanta, GA
                        Nei Kato, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
                        Tarik Taleb, NEC Europe Ltd., Heidelberg, Germany
                        Vojislav B. Misic, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, 
Canada




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