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May 2025 ACM SIGEnergy Newsletter

Content

1. ACM eEnergy’25 — Test of Time Award (ToTA) Calls for Nominations

2. ACM BuildSys’25 — Updates!

3. Energy Informatics Review (EIR)

4. SIGEnergy Award Winners

5. Global AI Challenge for Building E&M Facilities 2025 — Call for Participation

6. SIGEnergy Graduate Seminar Series

7. ACM SIGEnergy resource for energy-related data sets

8. Posting additional information (contact Shijia Pan: [email protected])

 

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1. ACM eEnergy’25 —  Test of Time Award (ToTA) Calls for Nominations

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 16th ACM International Conference on Future and Sustainable Energy Systems (ACM e-Energy 2025) and its co-located tutorials and workshops will be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, June 17 – 20, 2025 (the workshops are on June 17 and the main technical conference is during June 18 – 20).

By bringing together researchers in a high-quality single-track conference with significant opportunities for individual and small-group interaction, it will serve as a major forum for presentations and discussions that will shape the future of this area.

Registration for ACM e-Energy 2025 is now open: https://energy.acm.org/conferences/eenergy/2025/registration.php
Register now at: https://cvent.me/y3xPWo
The early bird rate is available till May 15th, 2025.

 

*** ToT Award Calls for Nominations ***

The ACM eEnergy Test of Time Award (ToTA) Committee calls for nominations. The ToTA was established by the eEnergy Steering Committee in 2023 to recognize papers that are at least 10 years old and have had long-lasting impacts on future energy systems and informatics. 2025 will be the second year the ToTA is awarded.

In 2025, all papers that were published in or before eEnergy 2015 (i.e., including 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2025) are eligible for consideration. The selection is based on the impact of the published work in creating promising new ideas, paradigms, and tools related to energy systems and informatics. Depth, novelty of the contributions, and, in particular, impact on follow-up publications will be key criteria upon which the ACM e-Energy Award Committee evaluates the nominations.

Please send nominations to the ToTA committee chair, Astrid Nieße ([email protected]). Nominations should highlight:

  • Basic information of the nominator, including name, phone number, organization, job title, and email address.
  • The bibliographic reference of the nominated paper.
  • A statement, no more than 500 words long (excluding references), on why the nominated paper deserves the award. The statement should highlight the most significant impact of the paper on the field of energy systems and informatics.
  • The names and full contact details of at least two more members of the community who endorse the nomination. None of the endorsers may have a conflict of interest with the paper. An individual has a conflict of interest with the paper if (i) they are a co-author of the candidate paper, (ii) they are or were in the three previous years in the same department as a co-author of the candidate paper, (iii) they have collaborated in the three previous years with a co-author of the candidate paper, or (iv) they are a relative of a co-author of the candidate paper.

The nomination deadline is May 10th, 2025. The Test of Time Award will be announced at eEnergy 2025 in Rotterdam.

More details can be found here: https://energy.acm.org/conferences/eenergy/2024/tota.php

 

2. ACM BuildSys’25 — Updates!

The International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation (ACM BuildSys) is a highly selective, single-track forum for research on systems issues covering all aspects of the built environment, broadly defined.

The 12th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation (BuildSys’25) will be held on November 20-21, 2025, in Golden, Colorado, USA. BuildSys’25 will provide a venue for researchers and practitioners to present research results, share experiences, and participate in the development of systems that address the interdependence of buildings, cities, and transportation.

*** Important Dates for Main Conference ***

– Abstract Registration: July 18th, 2025, 23:59 AOE

– Paper Submission: July 25th, 2025, 23:59 AOE

– Paper Notification: September 19th, 2025, 23:59 AOE

– One-Shot Revision Submission: October 10th, 2025, 23:59 AOE

– Revision Notification: October 14th, 2025, 23:59 AOE

– Camera Ready Submission: October 17th, 2025, 23:59 AOE

– Main Conference Date: November 20-21, 2025 (Workshops are on November 19, 2025)

 

Call for posters and demos is here: https://buildsys.acm.org/2025/demos/

Call for Workshop/Tutorial is here: https://buildsys.acm.org/2025/tutorial/

More information about ACM BuildSys’25 can be found here: https://buildsys.acm.org/2025/

 

 

3. Energy Informatics Review (EIR)

ACM SIGENERGY Energy Informatics Review (EIR) welcomes articles on SIGEnergy’s topics, namely within the intersection of computing and communication technologies with smart and sustainable energy systems and the built infrastructure.

Check the current issues! We had a Special Issue for the conference proceedings of the DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics, and the next issue will comprise many papers from the HOTCARBON workshop 2024.

New ideas in the field of Energy Informatics should be spread early and timely in the community, to foster discussions on assumptions and methods and help to trigger additional investigations. Specifically, papers with early evaluation or feasibility studies are highly encouraged. Additionally, ACM EIR seeks high-quality papers and subjects them to a profound review process. While innovation and timeliness are the major criteria for its acceptance, technical robustness and readability will also be considered in the review process. Submit your file at https://sigenergy-eir.hotcrp.com. Reviewed papers accepted for publication are accessible through the ACM Digital Library. Additionally, editorial content, like thoughts and discussions on new research directions, is published with ACM EIR. Contact [email protected] for any questions and ideas.

 

 

4. SIGEnergy Award Winners

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. The award winner receives an honorarium of US $1000, free registration to e-Energy or BuildSys, and a crystal trophy.

2025 Winner: Nipun Batra (2025)

The award committee has chosen Nipun Batra from IIT Gandhinagar as the SIGEnergy Rising Star Award winner for the following citation:

 for contributions to reproducible toolkits, scalable models, and uncertainty-aware approaches for practical energy disaggregation

Nipun Batra is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at IIT Gandhinagar. He previously completed his postdoc from University of Virginia. He completed his PhD. from IIIT Delhi where he was a TCS PhD fellow. His group, called the Sustainability Lab, broadly works on machine learning and sensing for computational sustainability problems like smart buildings, air quality, and wearable healthcare. His work has been awarded several awards, including the young alumni award from IIIT Delhi, the best PhD presentation at ACM Sensys, the best demo at ACM Buildsys, and a best video nominee at ACM KDD.

 

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.

2025 Winner: Ruihang Wang (2025)

The award committee has chosen Ruihang Wang from Nanyang Technological University for their thesis titled “Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Green Data Center Operations”

Ruihang Wang is a Research Fellow at the College of Computing and Data Science, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where he also earned his Ph.D. His research focuses on machine learning for optimizing large-scale, energy-intensive data center operations. His thesis, Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Green Data Center Operations, integrates deep learning and physical principles to address data scarcity and safety challenges. His work has been published in top venues including ACM/IEEE ICCPS, ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems, ACM e-Energy, and ACM BuildSys. Notably, his research has also been applied in industry-grade data centers, contributing to solutions such as high-fidelity digital twins and intelligent decision engines for operational optimization.

Ruihang will receive the award at ACM e-Energy 2025, Rotterdam, Netherlands, June 17 – 20, 2025.

 

 

5. Global AI Challenge for Building E&M Facilities 2025 — Call for Participation

As the premier and largest AI event dedicated to building electrical and mechanical services worldwide, Global AI Challenge for Building E&M Facilities 2025 will have the online Competition taking place in June, in which finalists will be invited to the Physical Competition in August, where they will compete for prestigious awards and cash prizes! The winning teams will then take the spotlight at the Awards Ceremony, earning recognition as trailblazers in innovation and technology. Embark on your journey to explore the infinite possibilities of AI!

Check the website for complete information: https://www.globalaichallenge.com/en/sponsors/ Sign up now and join us at the Global AI Challenge for Building E&M Facilities 2025.

 

6. SIGEnergy Graduate Seminar Series

ACM SIGEnergy Graduate Student Seminar is a monthly virtual seminar series in which graduate students present their ongoing work to peers and mentors around the world. The seminar series provides an opportunity for knowledge exchange in our community between our conferences, e-Energy and BuildSys.

 

 

7. ACM SIGEnergy resource for energy-related data sets

The ACM SIGEnergy website has a Resources page with a variety of data sets that are freely available for use by the energy community. It is available at https://energy.acm.org/resources/

We invite you to share any energy-related data sets, models, and software we have not added to this page. Please send this information directly to Gabe Fierro at [email protected].

 

 

8. 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/