September 2022 ACM SIGEnergy Newsletter
Content
- ACM eEnergy’23 – Call for papers
- ACM BuildSys’22 – Updates
- EIR – Updates
- Call for papers – NILM 2022
- Call for Nomination: SIGEnergy Rising Star Award
- Call for Nomination: SIGEnergy Doctoral Dissertation Award
- New job opportunities (Cornell Uni and Uni of Passau)
- ACM SIGEnergy resource for energy-related data sets
- Posting additional information
1. ACM eEnergy’23 — Call for papers
ACM e-Energy is the premier forum for research at the intersection of computing and communication technologies with energy systems. It has established a strong track record for high-quality research in the application of computing and networked systems to make legacy systems more energy-efficient and in the design, analysis, and development of sustainable and innovative energy systems.
The 14th ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems (ACM e-Energy 2023) and its co-located tutorials and workshops will be held in Orlando, Florida during June 16 – 23, 2023. By bringing together researchers in a single-track conference designed to offer significant opportunities for personal interaction, it is a major forum for shaping the future of this area. ACM e-Energy 2023 will be held jointly with ACM Federated Computing Research Conference (FCRC) 2023, which assembles a spectrum of affiliated research conferences and workshops. ACM e-Energy 2023 attendees are free to attend the technical sessions of all FCRC conferences and workshops.
We seek high-quality papers at the intersection of computing and communication technologies with smart and sustainable energy systems. We welcome submissions describing conceptual advances, as well as advances in system design, implementation, and experimentation, and we explicitly welcome inter- or trans-disciplinary work. ACM e-Energy is committed to a fair, timely, and thorough review process with sound and detailed feedback.
Key Dates
Fall deadline (1st deadline):
September 16th 2022, 23:59 AoE: Abstract registration deadline
September 23th 2022, 23:59 AoE: Paper submission deadline
November 4th 2022: Author notification (accept, reject, or revise-&-resubmit)
November 25th 2022, 23:59 AoE: Revision submission deadline
December 9th 2022: Revision notification
December 19th 2022, 23:59 AoE: Camera ready deadline
Winter deadline (2nd deadline):
January 27th 2023, 23:59 AoE: Abstract registration deadline
February 3rd 2023, 23:59 AoE: Paper submission deadline
March 31st 2023: Author notification (accept, reject, or revise-&-resubmit)
April 21st 2023, 23:59 AoE: Revision submission deadline
May 12th 2023: Revision notification
May 26th 2023, 23:59 AoE: Camera ready deadline
More information: https://energy.acm.org/confere
2. ACM BuildSys’22 – updates
The 9th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Built Environments (BuildSys 2022) will host a highly selective, single-track forum for research on systems issues covering all aspects of the built environment, broadly defined.
Advances in the effective integration of networked sensors, building controls, and physical infrastructure are transforming our society, allowing the formation of unprecedented built environments and interlocking physical, social, and cyber challenges. Moreover, built environments, including buildings and critical urban infrastructure, account for over half of society’s energy consumption and are the mainstay of our nation’s economy, security, and health. As a result, there is a broad recognition that systems optimizing explicitly for the built environment are particularly important in improving our society, and represent the foundation for emerging “smart cities”.
Important Dates:
Paper Notification: September 2nd, 2022
Conference date and location: November 9-10, 2022, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
More information: http://buildsys.acm.org/2022/
3. EIR – Updates
ACM SIGENERGY Energy Informatics Review (EIR) is a new online publication venue for articles on topics within the SIG’s field of interest. It seeks high-quality papers at the intersection of computing and communication technologies with smart and sustainable energy systems and the built infrastructure.
The next submission deadline is December 1, 2022, to be considered for the March 2023 issue. Please check the following link for submission deadlines and other information: https://energy.acm.org/eir/cal
4. CFP – 6th International Workshop on Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM 2022)
The deadline for submitting to the 6th International Workshop on Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM 2022) was extended. The final submission deadline is September 11, 2022 AoE.
NILM (or disaggregation) is a growing research field that began in 1985 with a report written by George W. Hart (MIT) for Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). NILM is used to discern what electrical loads (e.g., appliances) are running within a home/building using only the aggregate power meter. Why? To help occupants understand how they and their appliances use energy so that they could conserve to either save money, the environment, or both. The mission of this workshop is to serve as a forum for bringing together all the researchers, practitioners, and students that are working on the topic of energy disaggregation around the world.
NILM 2022 will be co-located with ACM BuildSys’22 with in-person and online options.
Website: http://nilmworkshop.org/2022/
5- Call for Nomination: SIGEnergy Rising Star Award
The annual SIGEnergy Rising Star Award recognizes a young researcher who has made outstanding research contributions to the field of energy systems and informatics, within nine years of receiving her/his highest university degree. Depth, impact, and novelty of the researcher’s contributions will be key evaluation criteria.
Award Criterion: The annual SIGEnergy Rising Star Award recognizes a young researcher who has made outstanding research contributions to the field of energy systems and informatics, within nine years of receiving her/his highest university degree. Selection is based on the impact of the nominee’s work in creating promising new ideas, paradigms, and tools, related to energy systems and informatics. Depth, impact, and novelty of the researcher’s contributions will be key criteria upon which the SIGEnergy Rising Star Award Committee evaluates the nominations. We also expect the nominees to comply with ACM Code of Ethics (https://www.acm.org/code-of-e
Next deadline: Sept 30, 2022, AoE
Submission site: https://sigenergyrsa22.hotcrp.
More information: https://energy.acm.org/call-fo
Please direct questions to Award Chair Minghua Chen ([email protected])
6- Call for Nomination: SIGEnergy Doctoral Dissertation Award
The annual SIGEnergy Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes an outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the field of energy systems and informatics. The key evaluation criteria are the depth, impact, and novelty of the thesis’ contributions. The award winner receives an honorarium of US $1000, free registration to e-Energy or BuildSys, and a crystal trophy.
Award Criterion: The annual SIGEnergy Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes an outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the field of energy systems and informatics. Selection is based on the thesis quality in creating promising new ideas, paradigms, and tools, related to energy systems and informatics. Depth, impact, and novelty of the thesis’s contributions will be key criteria upon which the SIGEnergy Doctoral Dissertation Award Committee evaluates the nominations. A thesis can be nominated at most once.
Next deadline: Oct. 7, 2022, AoE (theses accepted by the corresponding institute between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022, are eligible)
Submission site: https://sigenergydda22.hotcrp.
More information: https://energy.acm.org/call-fo
7- New job opportunities
7.1. Post-doc position at Cornell University
The process-energy-environmental systems engineering (PEESE) group at Cornell University (https://www.peese.org/) has a postdoc opening in learning-based control and optimization for smart building systems. Candidates with suitable backgrounds and publication records are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and a detailed curriculum vitae to Prof. Fengqi You at ([email protected]). Please include “Smart Building Postdoc Position” in the email subject.
Cornell was founded in 1865, and has a beautiful 750-acre campus offers a unique combination of an Ivy League private school including Engineering’s top ten program in the US, and a federal land-grant institution with the nationally top-ranked program in Agriculture and Life Sciences, among others. The university has a strong dedication to promoting interdisciplinary research and scholarship.
7.2. Three Ph.D. Students / Graduate Research Assistants / Graduate Research Associates at the University of Passau
The Chair of Computer Networks and Computer Communications (Professor Hermann de Meer) at the Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics is seeking three Ph.D. Students / Graduate Research Assistants / Graduate Research Associates to start on 1 November 2022 at the earliest. These full-time positions initially start with one-year contracts with the option of renewal.
The University of Passau owes its strong visibility and good repute to excellent research, innovative teaching, and its tight-knit international academic networks. Some 12,000 students and more than 1,300 staff study and work on our University campus, which is located a stone’s throw from the historical Old Town of Passau and combines state-of-the-art technical infrastructure with award-winning architecture. Internationally successful high-tech companies and a vibrant start-up scene, coupled with a rich culture and Lower Bavarian traditions, give Passau and the surrounding area a special appeal that makes it a great place to live and work.
More information: https://www.uni-passau.de/file
8. ACM SIGEnergy resource for energy-related data sets
The ACM SIGEnergy website has a Resources page with a variety of data sets freely available for use by the energy community. It is available at https://energy.acm.org/resourc
We invite each of you to share any energy-related data sets, models, and software that we haven’t added to this page. Please send this information directly to Omid Ardakanian at [email protected].
9. Posting additional information
If you would like to post additional information such as academic job opportunities, Ph.D. scholarships, or a new energy systems course, then please send me the details and I will include them in the next monthly newsletter. My email address is [email protected].
As always, the ACM SIGEnergy website has the latest information. We welcome you to peruse it https://energy.acm.org/
Yashar Ghiassi-Farrokhfal,
Communications Director, ACM SIGEnergy