Dear DACH+ Energy Informatics Community
Please find attached the Call for Papers for this year’s edition of the **DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics** and its **Doctoral Workshop**, both taking place in **Lugano, Switzerland on Oct 9-11, 2024**. You can find the text of the call below. Attached to this email you will also find a one-page flyer. Further particulars and submission guidelines are available on the conference website at https://www.energy-informatics.eu/.

We would greatly appreciate your support in sharing this announcement with interested parties within your networks.

Best regards on behalf of the organizers,
- Vasco Medici, Andrea Emilio Rizzoli – general chair
- Charitha Buddhika Heendeniya, Matteo Salani – technical program chairs
- Astrid Nieße – doctoral workshop chair
- Charitha Buddhika Heendeniya, Lorenzo Nespoli – publication chair

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# Energy Informatics 2024 -- Call for Papers
Europe is striving towards climate neutrality by 2050 – a vision of an economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. This goal is central to initiatives like the European Green Deal and the Swiss Energy Strategy 2050, aligning with commitments to global climate action as outlined in the Paris Agreement. Pursuing a climate-neutral society presents an urgent challenge and a significant opportunity to foster a sustainable future for all. In this context, energy informatics plays a vital role in addressing the myriad challenges of the energy transition. It offers innovative solutions for the intelligent management and operation of energy systems and their assets, contributing significantly to this transnational effort.
The DACH+ Conference Series on Energy Informatics aims to facilitate the advancement of information and communication technologies in the energy sector. This series encourages participation from academia, industry, and service providers from the German-Austrian-Swiss (DACH) region and a wider international community. The conference provides a platform for sharing research and developments, promoting collaborations beyond the immediate neighbouring countries. We warmly welcome contributions from those globally engaged in the energy informatics field, fostering a diverse and comprehensive dialogue.
We call for high-quality, original papers that focus on the design, implementation, operation, and management of smart energy systems. This includes integrating intermittent renewable energy sources, enhancing energy efficiency through ICT, exploring market strategies and mechanisms for ICT-enabled energy systems, and examining decentralized, data-driven decision-making processes. Contributions can be theoretical or practical, addressing system design, implementation, or experimental studies. The conference’s topics of interest are broad and include, but are not limited to, the aforementioned areas:

- ICT and Data-Driven Innovations in Energy Systems
- Future Energy Markets and Decision Support Systems
- Energy System Modelling, Data, and Software Innovations
- Smart Management and Analytics in Energy Systems
- Risk Management and System Resilience
- Sustainable Mobility and Energy Integration
- Smart Buildings and User-Centric Energy Solutions
- Policy, Regulation, and Cross-Cutting Issues in Smart Energy Systems

## Important Dates
- April 29th: Research papers, Doctoral workshop submissions, Posters
- May 10th: Technical Workshop proposals
- June 14th: Notification of acceptance
- August 16th: Camera-ready submissions
- October 09: Doctoral and technical workshops
- October 10-11: Conference

## Posters and Workshops
Submissions for posters and workshop suggestions are welcome, too. The topics of interest are the same as indicated above. Posters and demos require the submission of an extended abstract, which will be peer-reviewed. If accepted, the abstract will appear in the conference proceedings. Further details can be found on the conference website.

## Submission and Publication
Submitted papers will be reviewed in a double-blind process. Accepted and presented papers will be published open-access and free of charge in the ACM SIGEnergy Energy Informatics Review. The conference language is English, and papers must be written in English. We solicit:
Full research papers: Long manuscripts addressing novel ideas, theoretical issues, technology, methodology, and applications max 18 pages of content, plus 2 additional pages for references
Short papers: Short manuscripts presenting practical ideas, real cases, and practical achievements max. 10 pages of content plus 2 additional pages for references
Templates and instructions are available at http://www.energy-informatics.eu/. Further information on the submission of posters and demos is also available on the website. The Open Access fee for the journal article is included in the registration fee.
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Sincerely, on behalf of the organizers