2014 International Conference on Composite Materials & Renewable Energy Applications
ICCMREA' 2014, January 22-24, Sousse, Tunisia

ICCMREA' 2014 is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Industry Applications Society, IAS Tunisia chapter.

Important Dates

Submission: 1st November, 2013

Notification: within 8 weeks

Registration: 1st December, 2013

Camera Ready: 15th December, 2013


************Call for Papers www.iccmrea.net************

Venue: El Mouradi Club, Port El Kantaoui, Sousse, Tunisia.

ICCMREA’ 2014 is dedicated to cutting edge research that addresses scientific needs of academic researchers and industrial professionals to explore new horizons of knowledge on various Composite Materials & Renewable Energy related applications and research. ICCMREA’ 2014 is scheduled to include high-quality paper presentation sessions revealing the latest research findings, and to engage participants in interesting discussion sessions.

We seek novel paper submissions to be presented or posted (as a poster paper) in ICCMREA’2014 with topics broadly including, but not limited to :

Composite Materials
Active and Passive Health Monitoring ; Applications of Composites; Automated Composites Manufacturing
Bio-inspired Composites; Biomedical Composites; Biomimetic Composites; Carbon Matrix Composites; Ceramic Matrix Composites.
Metal Matrix Composites
Liquid Composite Molding
Fatigue, Damage, Fracture, Durability and Aging
Emerging NDE Technology and Reliability issues; Energy Technology Applications
Environmental Awareness and Life Cycle Analysis; Experimental Techniques
Fibers, Matrices, Interfaces and Interphases
Green Composites
Impact and Dynamic Responses; Infrastructures; Interlaminar Reinforcements
Low Cost Technologies
Mechanical Properties; Modelling of Laminated Plates and Shells; Multi-functional Composites; Multi-scale Modeling
Nanotechnology Composites
Physical Properties; Probabilistic Analysis, Reliability and Design; Processing and Manufacturing Technologies
Recycling; Repair Technologies
Sandwich Technologies; Standardization; Structural Power Materials; Structural Response and Design
Technology Transfer; Textile Composites
Wood and Paper

Renewable Energy
Bio Fuels
Climatic and Environmental Issues; Control and optimisation of renewable energy systems;
Decarbonising Cities and Regions;
Economics and Finance; Energy and Lifestyle; Energy Efficiency; Energy from Waste; Energy Policy
Geothermal; Governance and Regulation;
High efficiency power storage systems: battery systems; reversible fuel cells; flywheel systems; super-capacitors; thermo electricity, bio fuel, Grätzel cells;
Low Energy Architecture;
Novel high efficiency distribution systems and low voltage busses; Novel primary sources: bio-mass generation schemes; Sterling cycle engines; bio-fuelled diesel generators;
Photovoltaic Technologies; Policy and Economics;
Remote Area Power Supply; Renewable energy technologies: photo-voltaics, solar thermal, biomass, geothermal systems.
Micro-wind turbines, horizontal and vertical axis aero-generators. On-site, off-grid, grid-supplemented generation systems; combined heat and power (CHP) and micro-CHP systems;
Sensors and instrumentation technology, virtual sensors; Smart Grid;
Smart monitoring and control using intelligent systems; high-efficiency switching systems; highly-efficient voltage conversion systems;
Solar Thermal Application; Sustainable Information and Communication Technology (ICT):
Green Information Technology (GIT), performance, environmentally sustainable computing, energy-efficient systems;
Transport;
Wave and Tidal Energy; Wind Energy;
Zero Carbon Urban Design;
Physics of the Sun. Variations of the solar Activity
Measurement, modeling, forecasting, and prediction of solar irradiance
Strategies for harnessing solar energy
Space weather: influences of the Sun on the Earth

Combination of composite materials & Renewable Energy Applications
Applications to building services: heating and ventilating control systems for reduced energy use; building management systems; low energy building technology; low energy lighting systems; high-output light LED lighting systems; passive solar heating systems;
Energy and Environmental Assessment in buildings and cities: life cycle analysis methodologies; tools and life cycle analysis; triple-bottom-line analysis, environmental management systems, environmental impact assessment systems, Environmental Sustainability and Development;
Intelligent Buildings: Integration of renewable energy in buildings and cities, Business development and energy services for sustainable buildings and cities;
Intelligent Systems for sustainability: Smart, Sustainable, and Economy systems; processes, cloud computing; Governance of Sustainability in energy and buildings: Green economy and governance; Green energy and environment; regional development; financial and regulatory mechanisms, models and tools;
People in Intelligent Buildings and cities: sustainable behavior and ICT in homes and premises, sustainable practices in intelligent buildings;
Policy perspective on Sustainability in energy and buildings: Environmental policy; air pollution policy; water pollution policy; land management; waste management; biomass management; social aspects;
Sustainable Building technologies: low energy architectures, energy efficient buildings, highly-efficient insulation, novel sustainable building materials and techniques, passive heating and cooling, material for energy storage;

Submission instructions are available at: http://www.iccmrea.net/submission/

Non-English speaking sessions: ICCMREA accepts presentations in French keeping in mind that submitted final papers must be in English to ensure publication through IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Reviewing Process: Each submitted paper will be blindly reviewed by at least two members of an international technical program committee with appropriate expertise.

Best Regards
Prof. Habib Sammouda
ICCMREA'2014 General Chair.
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