[agents] final CFP: 1st SETN Workshop on AI for the Smart Grid (AI4SG at SETN-16)

[Georgios Chalkiadakis]

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                                CALL FOR PAPERS
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                   Workshop on AI for the Smart Grid (AI4SG)
                         http://lpis.csd.auth.gr/ai4sg
                       May 18, 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece

                              in conjunction with
        The 9th Hellenic Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SETN-16)
                          http://setn2016.csd.auth.gr/
                     May 18-20, 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece
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*******               DEADLINE EXTENSION UNTIL MARCH 31st
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*******                    (due to several requests)
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******* POST-WORKSHOP SPECIAL ISSUE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE
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The transition to a new generation of electricity networks, known as the
Smart
Grid, that will be able to make efficient use of renewable energy sources,
support real time and efficient demand response, as well as the large scale
deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) are vital should the climate change
is to
be controlled. However, in order for such a transition to be successful, a
number of problems must be solved. Artificial intelligence (AI) and
multiagent
systems (MAS) techniques and methodologies can be instrumental in addressing
sustainability problems and questions, for example to increase the
efficiency
and effectiveness of the way we manage and allocate our natural and societal
resources. This will also enrich and transform AI, by providing new
challenges.
Moreover, the IEEE Intelligent System Applications subcommittee has recently
recognized the usefulness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) approaches in
solving
key power system challenges. As such, an increasing number of publications
in
leading AI and MAS conferences and journals address Smart Grid-related
problems,
and a number of relevant workshops have already appeared in leading AI and
MAS
conferences (e.g. the AAAI-15 Workshop on Computational Sustainability, the
AAAI-16 Workshop on AI for Smart Grids and Smart Buildings, and others).

Against this background, the aim of this workshop is to bring together
researchers from the AI, power systems and transportation communities, and
work
as a place for recent advancements in this field to be presented and
discussed.
This workshop will be dedicated to papers concerned with innovative notions,
models, algorithms, techniques, methodologies, and systems, in order to
address
problems in the field of AI and the Smart Grids.

The topics of the workshop include, but are not limited, to the following:

- Intelligent agents and multiagent systems (for the Smart Grid)
- Machine learning
- Optimization
- Game theory
- Coalition formation and virtual power plants
- Agent-based simulation
- Aggregation frameworks and mechanism design
- Electricity markets and auctions
- Demand response
- Dynamic pricing
- Electric vehicles and transportation electrification
- Smart grids design
- Power-grid transmission and distribution management
- Smart buildings
- Advanced metering infrastructure/ smart meters
- Renewable energy sources - production and forecasting
- Load forecasting and price forecasting
- Generation, load, and price forecasting in deregulated markets
- Grid data analytics
- Data centers
- Non-intrusive load monitoring
- Internet of Things

IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper Submission: 31/3/2016        (NEW - EXTENDED)
Notification of acceptance: 18/4/2016
Camera ready: 25/4/2016

PAPER LENGTH, FORMAT AND SUBMISSION
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Each submission will be peer-reviewed by members of the PC. All submissions
should be formatted following Springer's LNCS format, and all papers should
be
up to 15 pages in length. Note that, short papers and abstracts are also
welcomed. Templates and instructions for authors can be found at:
http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs/lncs+authors?SGWID=0-40209-0-0-0

All papers must be submitted through the AI4SG's Easychair submission site:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ai4sg

POST-WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS PUBLICATION
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AI4SG is considered a non-archival venue and there are no published
proceedings, though informal proceedings will be distributed to all workshop
participants. This means that publishing a paper in AI4SG should not
prevent one
from submitting it to a conference or a journal at the same or later time.
The
requirement to use the LNCS format is imposed to ensure uniformity.

We have made arrangements with "Advances in Building Energy Research" a
peer-
reviewed international journal, providing an opportunity for AI4SG authors
to
publish their work. Specifically, we have arranged for a special issue
containing (extended versions of) papers from the workshop, with a rapid
review
procedure. This is pending that enough interest is expressed by AI4SG
accepted
papers authors (e.g., 5 papers or more should be contained in the special
issue).

REGISTRATION
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At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register to the
main
conference (SETN '16) (http://setn2016.csd.auth.gr) and present the paper.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Nick Bassiliades, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Georgios Chalkiadakis, Technical University of Crete
Sarvapali D. Ramchurn, University of Southampton
Emmanouil Rigas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki


PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Archie Chapman, University of Sydney, Australia
Mathijs De Weerdt, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Sotirios Diamantas, Athens Information Technology, Greece
Ramachandra Kota, IBM Research, India
Denia Kolokotsa, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Eftichios Koutroulis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Fernando Lopes, LNEG, Portugal
Valentin Robu, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Thanos Stavropoulos, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas, Greece
Sebastian Stein, University of Southampton, UK
Andreas Symeonidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Nikos Tsourveloudis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Konstantina Valogianni, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
Ioannis Vetsikas, NCSR Demokritos, Greece
George Vouros, University of Piraeus, Greece
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