<div dir="ltr"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181);font-size:16pt">Call for Paper<span></span></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">International Workshop on<span></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="color:red;font-size:14pt">Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy
Management (EnergyCom2021)<span></span></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><a style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" href="http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021/"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">http://icnetlab.org/</span>EnergyCom2021</b><b><span style="font-size:11pt">/</span></b></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><b><span></span></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">in
conjunction with </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt">IEEE GlobeCom 2021.<span></span></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><a style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" href="https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-communications-decentralized-energy-management-energycom"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-communications-decentralized-energy-management-energycom</span></b></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><b><span style="font-size:11pt"><span></span></span></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><span style="background:white">7-11 December 2021 // Madrid, Spain<span></span></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:left;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181);font-size:14pt">Scope and
topics of the workshop:<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">The need for clean energy has become crucial with population growth, the
abundant demand in traditional energy resources and the need for the
decarbonization of economy to curb climate change. The solution ahead is to
shift to and integrate more renewable and clean sources of energy with the
existing conventional energy infrastructure as well as offer end-users a more
active role in the integrated management of their energy resources (grid,
loads, storage, microgeneration). Energy trading platforms are mechanisms used
to attain increased energy demands while meeting participants’ satisfaction
(i.e., consumers, prosumers, and utility grids). Participant satisfaction is
driven by two main factors: stable coverage of energy demand and profit
maximization, which can be fostered by demand response programs. Peer-to-Peer
(P2P) energy trading platforms should find a win-win balance, where all
participants are able to make some profit and meet their energy demand under
any circumstances. However, under certain circumstances, this balance between
energy demand and profit can be affected. Some consumers may not be able to buy
energy due to the lack of funds. Moreover, some prosumers, that are solely
responsible of energy storage management, are not able to sell all their excess
energy. Additionally, energy storage management becomes costly over time and
can affect the prosumer overall profit. Lastly, scalability and security are
additional challenges that must be tackled.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">In this context, intelligent communications, as well as decentralized
technologies, have emerged as a solution to these issues. For instance, deep
and reinforcement learning coupled with fast and reliable communication
infrastructures such as B5G, provide great opportunities to improve the way
energy prosumers and consumers communicate with the grid. A decentralized
energy management system takes advantage of various technologies, and effective
communication is used to ensure optimal utilization of the available resources.
Incorporation of advanced technologies such as blockchain, distributed
intelligence, and federated learning can considerably overcome the technical
challenges and reduce market barriers, which in essence would attract the
adoption of this disruptive technology.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">The aim of the International Workshop on Intelligent Communications for
Decentralized Energy Management is to bring together experts, researchers, and
practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of
intelligent communications and computing for decentralized energy management.
Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and
challenges in energy management systems. This workshop focuses on innovative
applications, tools, and frameworks in technological areas related to
optimization of the energy management infrastructure in the context of smart
cities and other relevant application domains.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in
all major areas, which include, but not limited to:<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Design of multi-objective models for energy management systems,
including demand response<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Big data analytics in energy management<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Intelligent infrastructure architectures for energy systems<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Cooperative systems for energy management<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Security and privacy for decentralized energy systems<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Next-generation networks for energy management<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Connected services and energy mobility management<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Autonomous and connected energy in smart cities<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Green energy cities and infrastructure<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">P2P energy trading/sharing models<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Management of large-scale energy systems<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Energy-efficient industrial IoT<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Blockchain for energy management<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Advanced communications and computing for energy storage<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">B5G technology for energy systems<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181);font-size:14pt">Workshop
Organizers:<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Dr. <b>Moayad Aloqaily</b>, xAnalytics Inc.<i>,
Ottawa, </i><i>Canada</i>.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Prof. <b>Öznur Özkasap</b>, Koç University, <i>Istanbul, Turkey.<span></span></i></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:12pt">Prof. <b>Carlos Henggeler Antunes</b>, University of
Coimbra, <i>Portugal</i>. <span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181);font-size:14pt">Invited
Speaker:<span></span></span></b></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Prof.<b> Salil Kanhere</b>,
UNSW Sydney, <i>Australia</i></span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">.<span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181);font-size:14pt">Submission
Link:</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181);font-size:14pt"><span> </span></span></b><a style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" href="https://edas.info/N28614"><span style="font-size:12pt">https://edas.info/N28614</span></a><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181);font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181);font-size:14pt">Important
Dates:</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181);font-size:14pt"><br>
</span></b><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">Papers due: </span><b><s><span style="color:red;font-size:12pt">15 July, 2021<span> </span></span></s></b><b><span style="color:red;font-size:12pt">31 July, 2021</span></b><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">Acceptance notification: 15 September, 2021 <span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">Camera-ready paper due: 15 November, 2021</span><span></span></p>
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