SustainCom 2015 is to bring together computer scientists, industrial engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange experimental and theoretical results, novel designs, work-in-progress, experience, case studies, and trend-setting ideas in the areas of sustainable computing and communications.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Track 1: Sustainable Computing and Communications

Theoretical Aspect of Energy, Power, and Temperature
Algorithms for Reduced Power, Energy and Heat
Power-aware Design of Software, Middleware and Systems
Power-aware Networking
Real-time systems
Power-efficient Computing Architectures
Efficient Circuit Design for Energy Harvesting
Power Management in Memory, Disk, Storage and other peripheral Devices
Configurable and Renewable Energy
Low Power Electronics
Energy Efficient Network Hardware
Energy-Efficient Communication Protocols
Low power Communication Technologies
Embedded Systems, ASICs and FPGSs
Power Leakage and Dissipation
Code Profiling and Transformation for Power Management
Power-aware Scheduling and Resource Allocation
Energy-efficient Wireless/Mobile/Sensor Systems and Networks
Security and Privacy
Wearable Computing
Ecological Monitoring, Analytics and Visualization
Green Communications Architectures and Frameworks
Green Data Centres and Enterprise Computing
QoS and Green Computing
Integration of Smart Appliances
Green Software Engineering Methodologies and Tools
Virtualization Impact for Green Computing
Case Studies on Green Computing and Communications
Green Computing Models, Methodologies and Paradigms
Track 2: Sustainable Systems and Technologies

Sustainable Architectures for Smart Grids
Smart Grid Security, Reliability and Load Balancing
Energy Management Systems (EMS)
Economic Models of Energy Efficiency
Energy Monitoring, Profiling and Measurement
Renewable Energy Systems and Harvesting Energy (e.g. Solar, Wind)
Greener Systems Planning and Design
Virtualization for Reducing Power Consumption
Evolutionary Algorithms in Energy Applications
Scheduling and Switching Power Supplies
Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption
Reliability of Power-aware Computers
Runtime Systems that Assist in Power Saving
Models for Collective Optimization of Power and Performance
Monitoring Tools for Power and Performance of Parallel and Distributed Systems
Use of Sensors for Environmental Monitoring
Smart Control for Eco-friendly Buildings
Track 3: Sustainable Methodologies and Applications

Smart City (Sustainable Design, Models, Frameworks, Policies and Strategies)
Smart City (Sustainable Integration and Optimization of Comprehensive Resources and Information Flows - energy, emissions, people, goods and services)
Sustainable Energy Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Delivery
Smart Buildings and Urban Infrastructures
Smart Grid for Energy Generation, Transmission, Monitoring and Management
Open Government, Open Data Policies, Urban-Scale Data Sharing, Information Security and Privacy
Smart Logistics and Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Smart People, Smart Living and Smart Citizen Engagement
Intelligent Transport Systems and Traffic Management
Smart Energy-efficient Sensor Networks and Internet of Things
Smart Home, Smart Healthcare and Ageing Population support
e-Mobility, e-Work and e-Business Applications
Sustainable Urban Mobility and Smart Vehicle Management
Smart Resource Support and Demand Management and Optimization
User-Centred Services and Systems
Open Big City Data, Cloud Computing, Internet-Enabled Infrastructures and Services for Sustainability
Innovation Labs, Experimental Test-Beds and Simulation Environments
Mechanisms for Motivating Behavior Change
Advanced Data Analytics for Smart Cities
IS Architecture Design and Platform for Sustainability
Case Studies and Innovative Applications for Sustainability


PAPER PUBLICATION
Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers will be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS after the conference. Distinguished papers accepted and presented in SustainCom 2015, after further extensions, will be published in special issues of several SCI/EI Indexed journals.