SGRE 201919-21 November 2019

Doha, Qatar

2nd International Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy

Conference Overview

Looking at the importance of the smart grid and

renewable energy resources integration in the

existing power systems, this conference is planned to

further explore the viability of various related

technologies. SGRE 2019 is the 2nd International

Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy,

focusing on contemporary industry topics ranging

from smart grid, renewable energy, power

electronics, controls, manufacturing, to

communications and computational intelligence.

Join us for the wealth of world’s industry,

researchers, and academic presentations, tutorials,

special session, and exhibits and enjoy the

wonderful city of Doha — the pearl of Arabian Gulf

known for its beauty, history and hospitality.

Call For Papers

Important Due DatesPaper submission: 10 June 2019

Notification of acceptance: 10 July 2019Submission of final version: 10 August 2019

www.sgre-qa.org

Regular Sessions

The technical topics for the regular sessions include,

but are not limited to the topics under the following

topics:

• Smart Grid Technologies and Applications

• Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Systems

• Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution

• Transportation Electrification and Automotive

Technologies

• Power Electronics and Applications

• Cyber Physical Systems and Internet of Things in

Smart Grid

Keynotes will feature top world scientists.

Special Sessions

The conference will include Special Sessions on highly

specialized topic areas reporting technical trends and

breakthroughs within the scope of the conference.

Special Sessions are organized at the initiative of one or

more individuals, who must adhere to specific procedures

published on the conference website.

Student & Young Professionals Activities Program

The forum offers activities and opportunities for

engineering students and recent graduates (young

professionals) to present their R&D work in Industrial

Electronics, and to help them develop networking

connections. See more information on IES electronics

channels.

Paper Submission

Prospective authors are invited to electronically submit

full papers in English, 6 pages, in pdf format following

instructions accessible via www.sgre-qa.org. Accepted

and presented papers will be submitted for inclusion in

the IEEE Xplore online digital library and EI Compendex

database. In addition, authors of selected papers may be

called upon to resubmit extended versions of their papers

or consideration of publication in the top of the IEEE

Transactions.

Preliminary Venue

The conference will be held at Marriott Marquis City

Center Doha Hotel, which is located in the heart of the

city. Its location makes possible to visit the city by

walking.

Honorary Chair

H.E. Eng. Essa bin Hilal Al-Kuwari, President of Qatar General

Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA), Qatar

General Chair

Haitham Abu-Rub, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar

General Co-Chairs

Mariusz Malinowski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

Sertac Bayhan, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Qatar

Technical Program Chair

Dmitri Vinnikov, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Technical Program Co-Chair

Atif Iqbal, Qatar University, Qatar

Hasan Komurcugil, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey

Mohammad Shadmand, Kansas State University, USA

Shady Khalil, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar

Special Session Chairs

Hadi Kanaan, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut

Mohamed Trabelsi, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait

Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Aalborg University, Denmark

Publicity Chairs

Antonio Sanfilippo, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute,

Qatar

Antonio Luque, University of Seville, Spain

Jarosław Guziński, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland

Omar Ellabban, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar

International Advisory Board

Abdellah Kouzou, Djelfa University, Algeria

Adel Gastli, Qatar University, Qatar

Ahmed Massoud, Qatar University, Qatar

Akhtar Kalam, Victoria University, Australia

Ali Emadi, McMaster University, Canada

Ali Ghrayeb, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar

Babak Fahimi, University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Bikash Pal, Imperial College London, UK

Bimal K. Bose (honorary member), University of Tennessee, USA

Bin Wu, Ryerson University, Canada

Carlo Cecati, University of L’Aquila, Italy

Chanan Singh, Texas A&M University, USA

Chandan Chakraborty, IIT Kharagpur, India

Erchin Serpedin, Texas A&M University, USA

Frede Blaabjerg, Aalborg University, Denmark

George W. Arnold, Tercio Solutions LLC, USA

Hafaifa Ahmed, Djelfa University, Algeria

Hamid Toliyat, Texas A&M University, USA

Issa Batarseh, University of Central Florida, USA

Joachim Holtz (honorary member), Wuppertal University,

Germany

John McDonald, General Electric, USA

Jose I. Leon, University of Seville, Spain

Jose Rodriguez, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile

Kamal Al-Haddad, École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada

Lazhar ben Brahim, Qatar University, Qatar

Leopoldo Franquelo, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

M. Timur Aydemir, Gazi University, Turkey

Mahi Djillali, Laghouat University, Algeria

Malik Elbuluk, Akron University, USA

Marian Kazmierkowski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

Maria Teresa Outeiro, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal

Mehrdad Ehsani, Texas A&M University, USA

Miroslav Begovic, Texas A&M University, USA

Mladen Kezunovic, Texas A&M University, USA

Mohamed Orabi, Aswan University, Egypt

Osama Mohammed, Florida International University, USA

Prasad Enjeti, Texas A&M University, USA

Ramazan Bayindir, Gazi University, Turkey

Robert Balog, Texas A&M University, USA

Ryszard Strzelecki, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

Saifur Rahman, Virginia Tech, USA

Sevki Demirbas, Gazi University, Turkey

Tariq Masood, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar

Yousef Ibrahim, Federation University Australia, Australia

Zbigniew Krzemiński, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland

Conference Organizing Committee

Organizers

Sponsors

Technical Co-Sponsors