Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy - Call for Papers: Frontiers in Smart Energy: Exploring the Best Practices, Theories, and Business Models
Guest Editors
Dr. Mohammad Nishat Akhtar, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr. Muhammad Rafiq Khan Kakar, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Dr. Supavadee Aramvith, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Summary and scope
Smart energy, also called connected energy, transfers the data smartly in real-time, and the service providers can monitor the progress from an instant location across the world. The primary focus here is to develop more robust and sustainable renewable energy resources that promote environmentally friendly practices while reducing cost and improving efficiency. With forward-thinking, smart energy becomes the top-most priority for the future era. As a result, more advanced research in this stream will offer tremendous benefits to the end-users, environment, and energy-service providers at a large scale. Solar energy, natural gas, and bioenergy are some of the important examples of smart energy. Despite the advances, the major problem here is that the present infrastructure of most energy systems cannot support and adapt to the new forms of energy. Innovative business models and techniques are required for the smart grids to supply electricity to the consumers while managing the new influx of renewable energy systems. Besides, significant improvements are needed for power lines, control stations, and transformers to accommodate the growing energy demands. Since most smart grids are outdated and unreliable, there is a problem that the more significant increase of smart energy systems will overload the smart grid. Hence, more advanced research and development are needed in this domain.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- Smart energy as a service for the future era
- Smart and connected energy for smart cities
- Global energy-efficient solutions with innovative technologies
- Renewable energy and smart energy
- Smart energy research from a future perspective
Submission guidelines
All papers must be prepared in accordance with the Instructions for Authors at:
https://www.springer.com/journal/40866/submission-guidelines (this opens in a new tab). Authors should submit online via the submission site (this opens in a new tab) and select article type "SI - Frontiers in Smart Energy: Exploring the Best Practices, Theories, and Business Models".
Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the Special Issue. All papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation by at least two reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. Final decisions on all papers are made by the Editors-in-Chief.
Submission deadline: 1 August 2024.
Meet the Guest Editors:
Dr. Mohammad Nishat Akhtar received his B.E in Computer Science from VTU, India during the year 2010, MSc in Electrical and Electronics from Universiti Sains Malaysia during the year 2013 and PhD in the field of Parallel Image Processing from Universiti Sains Malaysia during the year 2018. Currently, He is a Lecturer at School of Aerospace Engineering in Universiti Sains Malaysia. His research interests include High Performance Computation, Image Processing, Control & Embedded Systems, System-on-Chip. Currently, He has several International Journals and International Conferences under his banner. He has been actively involved as a lead researcher and co-researcher in USM’s research grant project. He has imparted several programming-based trainings to internship students and technicians. In this regard, Dr. Mohammad Nishat Akhtar also serves as Liaison Officer for School of Aerospace Business Unit whereby he coordinates in conducting training to the employees of multinational companies. He has also been designated as one of the lead trainers for a professional certification program conducted by School of Aerospace Business Unit for the session 2022/23.
Dr. Muhammad Rafiq Khan Kakar completed his Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) from University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila, Pakistan in 2006, Master of Engineering (Transportation Engineering) from NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan in 2010 and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering (Asphalt Technology) from Universiti Sains Malaysia during the year 2015. Currently, he is a Scientific Collaborator in Department of Architecture, Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Switzerland. His research interests include Asphalt Technology, Pavement Engineering, and Highway Engineering Material. His other professional skills include Road Maintenance execution, Budgeting and Tendering process, Government policies for road infrastructure. His current responsibilities include Leading Science & Technology funded Projects, Supervision of MSE student’s thesis, conducting research, and establishing and developing test procedures.
Dr. Supavadee Aramvith received the B.S. degree in Computer Science from Mahi-dol University in 1993. She received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from University of Washington, Seattle, USA, in 1996 and 2001, respectively. She joined Chulalongkorn University in June 2001. Currently, she is an Associate Professor at Electrical Engineering with specialization Video Technology. She has successfully advised 9 Ph.D., 27 Master’s, and 32 Bachelor’s Graduates. She published over 130 papers in International Conference Proceedings and Journals with 4 International Book Chapters. She is very active in the international arena with the leadership positions in the professional organizations such as IEEE, IEICE, APSIPA, and ITU. She is a member of the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) and the Consumer Electronics Board of Governors. She formerly led Educational Activities and Women in Engineering for IEEE Asia Pacific (Region 10) from 2011-2016.