-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] CFP - JSAC Smart Grid Series - Submission Deadline Extension to October 8, 2012 Datum: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:02:05 -0400 Von: Nada Golmie nada.golmie@nist.gov An: tccc@lists.cs.columbia.edu

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 Original contributions that are unpublished and not currently under review by any other journal are solicited in relevant areas of Smart Grid communications including (but not limited) to the following: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