[Tccc] CFP - JSAC Smart Grid Series - Submission Deadline Extension to October 8, 2012

Nada Golmie nada.golmieatnist.gov
Mon Sep 17 12:02:29 EDT 2012



 Call for Papers : IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications- 
Special series on Smart Grid Communications  

"Smart Grid" refers to the modernization of electric grid to allow for 
more efficient generation, transmission, distribution, and usage of 
energy. This is becoming necessary in order to transition to a more 
sustainable energy generation and consumption and reduce its adverse 
effects on the environment. While more advances in areas like renewable 
energies and network control are necessary, advances in communication 
technologies, data fusion and mining, as well as scheduling and 
optimization are also critical in order to achieve this vision.

It is anticipated that the same communication technologies that have 
revolutionized our way of life in the past decades, ranging from sensor 
networks, mobile Internet, cloud computing, smart phones and many 
others, will have direct applicability to Smart Grid. Many off-the-shelf 
and commercial communication technologies may be ready for deployment in 
the Smart Grid today. Examples include the use of wireless 
communications to collect and exchange information about electric 
quality, consumption, pricing, etc. However, allowing greater 
flexibility in sharing information in a secure and reliable fashion 
still poses a number of challenges. Furthermore, using off-the-shelves 
technologies may lead to inefficiencies, especially if energy management 
specific features are not utilized adequately in the data compression 
and the collection infrastructure. Questions that remain unanswered in 
the smart grid context, include, coverage, interference, spectrum 
sharing, architecture, network topology, access control and 
authentication, data representation, data fusion and many more.

This series of IEEE JSAC is focused on identifying the numerous 
communication challenges posed by the various aspects and 
functionalities of the Smart Grid and exploring research avenues for 
addressing them. Original contributions that are unpublished and not 
currently under review by any other journal are solicited in relevant 
areas of Smart Grid communications including (but not limited) to the 
following:

  * Physical and MAC layer protocols for Smart Grid applications
  * Spectrum sharing, coexistence and interference mitigation in Smart
    Grid communications
  * Network control for the power grid
  * Smart Grid sensors data fusion and mining models
  * Communications to support demand-response, load and pricing management
  * Smart Grid cyber-physical network modeling and performance analysis
  * Measurement data from Smart Grid testbeds and field trials
  * Architecture and network topology for Smart Grid applications
  * Cyber and physical vulnerabilities and Smart Grid security


Each submission should demonstrate clear applicability to Smart Grid 
communications. Prospective authors should follow the IEEE J-SAC 
manuscript format described in the information for authors 
(http://www.jsac.ucsd.edu/Guidelines/info.html).

All papers should be submitted through EDAS using the following URL: 
http://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=11249

according to the following timetable:

Manuscript submission: October 8, 2012

First reviews complete: February 1, 2013

Second reviews complete/all acceptance letters sent: March 1, 2013

Materials to publisher: April 1, 2013

Publication: July 2013

Editorial Team

Dr. Nada Golmie, NIST

Prof. Anna Scaglione, University of California Davis

Prof. Lutz Lampe, University of British Columbia

Prof. Edmund Yeh, Northeastern University

Prof. Sean Smith, Dartmouth College

Prof. Lang Tong, Cornell University

-- 
Nada Golmie, Ph.D.
Manager, Emerging & Mobile Network Technologies Group
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Dr. Stop 8920
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Email: nada.gol... at nist.gov
Phone: (301) 975-4190
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