The conference organizing committee invites contributions in all areas related to smart grid technologies, including (but not limited to) the following:

• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

• The role of ICT in future operation of smart grids

• Advanced metering, data acquisition and monitoring

• Sensor networks and their challenges

• Information and communication protocols and standards

• Large scale data analytics

• Integration of Renewables

• Grid integration of distributed energy resources

• Grid integration of energy storage systems and their control

• Forecasting, both of generation and demand

• Frequency and voltage stability

• Impact of renewables on energy markets and prices, both wholesale and retail

• Grid operation

• Fault Diagnostics in components and systems

• Grid modelling, analysis and simulation including real-time and co-simulation

• Islanded systems, microgrids and safe disconnection

• Wide area power systems stability and reliability

• Asset condition monitoring and management

• Active distribution network operation and management

• Emerging Technologies

• Distributed solar photovoltaic generation and energy storage

• Impacts and control of plug-in electric vehicles

• Opportunities, integration, and control of DC Networks

• Smart cities solutions, smart buildings, and home automation

• Next generation inverters

• End Users

• Regulatory aspects, electricity market mechanics, designs and business models

• Demand response and management

• Customer aspects, user behaviour and flexible demand

• Control strategies and architectures for aggregation and smart services

• Cyber-security and risk assessment