IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm) 2012

Developing the Smart Grid has become an urgent global priority, promising economic, environmental, and societal benefits. Information and communications technologies are at the core of the Smart Grid vision as they will empower today’s power grid with the capability of supporting two-way energy and information flow, isolating and restoring power outages more quickly, facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid and empowering the consumer with tools for optimizing their energy consumption.

The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm) is centered on all communications aspects that are relevant to the Smart Grid and aims at bringing together researchers from Academia, Industry, and National Labs to exchange novel ideas, explore enabling technologies, discuss innovative designs, and share field trial experiences and lessons learnt.

• Keynote Speakers
Chih-Kung Lee (III),Hiroshi Harada (NICT),David J. Hill (University of Sydney),Munther A. Dahleh (MIT)

The conference is divided in several symposia, with their own focus, as listed below.
Architectures and Models for the Smart Grid
The Whole Picture - Sense, Communicate, Compute, Control
Wide-Area Monitoring, Protection & Control (WAMPAC)
Smart Grid Cyber Security and Privacy
Smart Metering Infrastructure Networks and Data
Smart Grid Services and Management Models
Smart Grid Communication Networks
Demand Side Management, Demand Response, Dynamic Pricing
Performance Analysis and Co-simulation
Smart Grid Standards, Test-beds and Field Trials
Support for Storage, Renewable Sources and Micro-grid