Workshop Overview

Looking at the importance of the smart grid and renewable energy

resources integration for Qatar, this workshop is planned to further
explore the viability of various related technologies . This workshop
will convene leading researchers and stakeholders from international
research institutions, universities, and other private sector R&D pro-
grams to exchange information on medium to long-term smart grid and
renewable energies research agenda, progress, and future challenges.
Workshop Topics
Renewable energy resources: current status and future prospects
Integration of large, utility-scale renewable energy into the smart
grid
Integration of energy storages into the smart grid
Electric vehicle integration into the smart grid
Smart grids communications architectures and solutions
Demand response and demand management
Energy optimization and dynamic trading
Information and communications technologies (ICT) and their
adoption in the smart grid
Advanced metering infrastructure
Smart grid security
Economic models, price management and domestic energy mar-
ket interactions
Privacy and cybersecurity in energy trading
Power line communications
Standardization in smart grids
Workshop Structure
The workshop will feature:
Keynotes by invited experts
Focus group sessions by invited experts
Posters and presentations
Input and comments by participants
Call for Papers
Interested authors are invited to submit a full paper (six pages maxi-
mum in IEEE format). Papers should describe original work and pre-
viously unpublished results. Submissions will be judged on originality,
technical strength, signifcance and relevance to the workshop. Papers
will be included in IEEE Xplore. Submit online at www.sgre2015.com.
Important Dates
Paper submission deadline: 15 November 2014
Paper result notifcation: 31 December 2014
Final camera-ready submission: 31 January 2015
Registration Fees
Non-IEEE member: $600
IEEE member: $550
IEEE IES member: $520
Student: $450
The registration fee includes up to two paper submissions, attendance
at all workshop sessions, workshop materials, lunches, coffee breaks
and a gala dinner.
International Committee
B. K. Bose, University of Tennessee, USA
Joachim Holtz, Wuppertal University, Germany
Miroslav Begovic, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
John McDonald, General Electric, USA
Leopoldo Franquel, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Frede Blaabjerg, Aalborg University, Denmark
George W. Arnold, NIST, USA
Bin Wu, Ryerson University, Canada
Saifur Rahman, Virginia Tech, USA
Miroslav Begovic, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Le Tang, ABB Inc., USA
Ralf Kennel, TU Muenchen, Germany
Jose Rodriguez, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile
Hamid Toliyat, Texas A&M University, USA
Prasad Enjeti, Texas A&M University, USA
Robert Balog, Texas A&M University, USA
Joseph Ojo, Tennessee Tech University, USA
Kaushik Rajashekara, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Issa Batarseh, University of Central Florida, USA
Malik Elbuluk, Akron University, USA
Abdel-Aty Edris, Quanta Technology, Canada
Kamal Al-Haddad, cole de Technologie Suprieure, Canada
Mohammad Abusara,University of Exeter, UK
Organizing Committees
The workshop will be held under the patronage of Mr. Essa bin Hilal
Al-Kuwari, President of Qatar General Electricity and Water Corpora-
tion (KAHRAMAA).
Workshop Chairs
Haitham Abu-Rub, Chair, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar
Rashid Alammari, Co-chair, Qatar University, Qatar
Mladen Kezunovic, Co-chair, Texas A&M University, USA
Technical Committee
Mariusz Malinowski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Chandan Chakraborty, IIT Kharagpur, India
Le Xie, Texas A&M University, USA
Orginazing Committee
Ali Mohamed Al-Ali, KAHRAMAA
Abdelkader Bousselham, QEERI
Omar Ellabban,Texas A&M University at Qatar
Dallia Ali,Texas A&M University at Qatar
Shehab Ahmed, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Ali Ghrayeb, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Ahmed Massoud, Qatar University
Lazhar ben Brahim, Qatar University
Atif Iqbal, Qatar University
Nasser Al-Emadi, Qatar University
Ali Elrayyah, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
Laoucine Kerbache, HEC Paris in Qatar