The 5th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - SMARTGREENS 2016

Conference name: The 5th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - SMARTGREENS 2016 Venue: Rome, Italy Event date: 23 - 25 April, 2016 Scope: The purpose of the 5th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems (SMARTGREENS) is to bring together researchers, designers, developers and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of Smart Cities, Green Information and Communication Technologies, Sustainability, Energy Aware Systems and Technologies. SMARTGREENS 2016 will be held in conjunction with CSEDU 2016, WEBIST 2016, CLOSER 2016, VEHITS 2016 and IoTBD 2016. CONFERENCE AREAS: Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas: 1. SMART CITIES... Read more

Conference name: The 5th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - SMARTGREENS 2016 Venue: Rome, Italy Event date: 23 - 25 April, 2016 Scope: The purpose of the 5th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems (SMARTGREENS) is to bring together researchers, designers, developers and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of Smart Cities, Green Information and Communication Technologies, Sustainability, Energy Aware Systems and Technologies. SMARTGREENS 2016 will be held in conjunction with CSEDU 2016, WEBIST 2016, CLOSER 2016, VEHITS 2016 and IoTBD 2016. CONFERENCE AREAS: Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas: 1. SMART CITIES 2. ENERGY-AWARE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES 3. SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS AREA 1: SMART CITIES • Case Studies, Business Models and Innovative Applications for Smart(er) Cities • Human Smart Cities • Intelligent Transport Systems and Traffic Management • e-Mobility and Smart Transport • Intelligent Buildings • Urban Monitoring and Optimization • User-Centred and Participatory Design of Services and Systems for Smart Cities • Innovation Labs, Experimental Test-Beds and Simulation Environments • Mechanisms for Motivating Behaviour Change • Internet-Enabled Infrastructures and Services • Service Innovation and Design to Support Smart Cities • e-Health systems • Smart Sensor-Based Networks and Applications • Big Data and Urban Data Analytics • IS Architecture Designs and Platforms for Smart Cities • Case Studies and Innovative Applications for Smart(er) Cities • Planning and Design Challenges for Smart Cities • Frameworks and models for Smart City Initiatives • Safety, Security, and Privacy for Smart Cities AREA 2: ENERGY-AWARE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES • Architectures for Smart Grids • Load Balancing in Smart Grids • Energy Management Systems (EMS) • Economic Models of Energy Efficiency • Energy Monitoring • Renewable Energy Resources • Greener Systems Planning and Design • Virtualization for Reducing Power Consumption • Evolutionary Algorithms in Energy Applications • Scheduling and Switching Power Supplies • Energy Profiling and Measurement • Harvesting Energy • Energy-Aware Process Optimisation • Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption • Microgeneration • Smart Energy Storage AREA 3: SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS • Wireless Systems and Networks • Security and Privacy • Wearable Computing • Green Data Centers • Algorithms for Reduced Power, Energy and Heat • Green Communications Architectures and Frameworks • Qos and Green Computing • Integration of Smart Appliances • Embedded Sensor Networks • Smart Homes (Domotics) • Educational Ecosystems • Green Computing and Education • Case Studies on Green Computing and Communications • Interoperability • Energy Efficient Network Hardware • Energy-Efficient Communication Protocols • Internet of Things • Green Software Engineering Methodologies and Tools • Virtualization Impact for Green Computing • Green Computing Models, Methodologies and Paradigms KEYNOTE LECTURES SMARTGREENS 2016 will have several invited keynote speakers, who are internationally recognized experts in their areas. Their names are not yet confirmed. CONFERENCE CHAIR Markus Helfert, Dublin City University, Ireland PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Cornel Klein, Siemens AG, Germany Brian Donnellan, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland PROGRAM COMMITTEE http://www.smartgreens.org/ProgramCommittee.aspx