Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

• Applications of smart grid to cyber and physical security systems
• Energy management systems (with application to building and home automation)
• Communication and control in energy systems
• Intelligent monitoring and outage management
• Smart sensors and advanced metering infrastructure
• Wide-area protection
• Microgrids
• Renewable energy
• Energy storage and distributed energy resources
• Plug-in vehicles and low-carbon transportation alternatives

Smart Grid Architectures

• 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

Clean and Renewable Energy

• Photovoltaic Systems and Solar Energy Engineering
• Wind Energy Generation
• Renewable Energy Grid
• Renewable Energy Utilizations
• 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