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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Special issue title</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> Enabling AI Technologies for Internet of Energy </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Utilities industry is a category of stocks for utilities which is broken down into 4 main areas, namely: plants, transmission and distribution, energy trading and risk management, and cybersecurity. Those sectors are traditionally working in silos and generating big isolated data at exponentially growing rates. However, future utilities management imposes homogenizing all data to become integrated into a unified system for a timely informed decision. The Internet-of-Energy (IoE) adopts the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to optimise the efficiency of the distributed utilities’ infrastructure for the purpose of reducing data and power wastage. Besides, the on-trend IoE works at unlocking the siloed big data by exploiting Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and data analysis algorithms of Machine Learning (ML). Thereof, the IoE promotes obtaining conversant results for both utilities and consumers when required. This notwithstanding, there are still many overlooked issues and challenges that hinder the full realization and benefits of AI for IoE in terms of big data analysis, mining, processing, and prediction. The<i> </i>aim of this special issue is to bring together researchers from academia, industry, and individuals, who work on selected areas of AI, ML and DL with big data and IoE, to share their latest ideas and research findings within the research and industry communities. <i></i></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Topics of Interest:</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB">The special issue aims to cover topics that include, but not limited to, the following: </span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IoE big data fusion techniques </span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IoT technologies for IoE</span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applied ML and AI technologies for IoE</span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IoE big data security</span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IoE cyber-physical system energy consumption and reduction</span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AI and ML capabilities within IoE utilities</span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Optimization techniques for extracting the full potentials of IoE</span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Development and deployment of IoE learning environment</span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Performance design, modeling and evaluation of IoE</span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Blockchain architectures and algorithms for IoE</span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Security and Privacy of IoE Communication</span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Power Management of IoE</span></p>

<p class="m_7932127821519632894gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Green IoE Communication Applications and Services</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Coherent list of topics: </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif">Papers must be tailored to the emerging fields of IoT and IoE, and explicitly consider recent advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence novel tools and techniques for IoE big data. The guest editors maintain the right to reject papers they deem to be out of scope of this special issue. Only originally unpublished contributions and invited articles will be considered for this special issue. The papers should be formatted according to the ETT guidelines (<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1541-8251/homepage/ForAuthors.html" target="_blank">http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1541-8251/homepage/ForAuthors.html</a>). Authors should submit a PDF version of their complete manuscript via ETT submission site at (<a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ett" target="_blank">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ett</a>) according to the timetable below.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB">Important Dates:</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB">- Submission deadline: 01/June/2019</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB">- Author Notification: 01/Sept./2019</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB">- Final Manuscript: 1/11/2019</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB">- Publication: Q4-2019</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Guest Editors</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br>Dr. <b>Thar Baker</b>, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Dr. <b>Moayad Aloqaily</b>, Gnowit Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Prof. <b>Dhiya Al-Jumeily</b>, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Prof.<b> Jalel Ben-Othman, </b>University of Paris 13 (</span><span lang="EN-GB">Centralesupélec</span><span lang="EN-GB">), Paris, France.<b></b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_7932127821519632894gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000ff"><i>Best Regards</i></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000ff"><i>Moayad Aloqaily, PhD, P.Eng.</i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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