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Energy Informaticshttps://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21101048366&tip=sid&clean=0Indexing servicesThe full text of all articles is deposited in digital archives around the world to guarantee long-term digital preservation. You can also access all articles published by SpringerOpen on SpringerLink. We are working closely with Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) to ensure that articles published in Energy Informatics will be available in their databases when appropriate. The journal is currently indexed in the following databases:SCOPUSEi CompendexDOAJInstitute of Scientific and Technical Information of ChinaNaverProQuestOCLC WorldCat Discovery ServiceEBSCOGoogle Scholar Article processing charges (APC)Authors who publish open access in Energy Informatics are required to pay an article processing charge (APC). The APC price will be determined from the date on which the article is accepted for publication.The current APC, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable, is: £940.00/$1490.00/€1190.00Visit our open access support portal and our Journal Pricing FAQs for further information. Aims and scopeThis journal aims to provide a unique platform for researchers and practitioners of energy informatics in various scientific, technological, engineering and social fields to disseminate original research on the application of digital technology and information management theory and practice to facilitate the global transition towards sustainable and resilient energy systems.The journal publishes essential, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary research addressing scientific, engineering and business topics related to energy, including but not limited to:Innovation in data-driven energy services and business modelsBig Data-driven smart Energy Management SystemsManagement of data and information flow in the Digital Energy System 4.0Data analytics for energy-cost efficient system operationPrivacy issues in energy data managementDigitalization of energy production, delivery and consumption, including policy and strategyDigital technologies for enabling energy-aware user behaviorContextual computing for supporting human and energy system interactionsEnergy-efficient Cloud Computing and data centersCyber security issues for safe and reliable Smart grid operationSocial media’s role in the transition towards sustainable energyApplication of Artificial Intelligence and Agent-based technology in smart energy systemsModel-based and data-driven energy forecasting, including energy production and useManagement of public and private procurement of digital energy technologySocioeconomic opportunities and barriers for adoption of digital energy technologiesSociotechnical aspects related to design and implementation of smart energy systemsInnovation management in smart energy business eco-systemsDigital entrepreneurship in emerging energy marketsSmart grid communication architectures and protocols for improving grid resiliency, including graceful degradation and self-healingDemand-side management, including demand response, dynamic pricing and incentive designMicrogrid and distributed generation management and controlMonitoring and control of Smart Buildings, including Smart Grid interoperability

Turn your research dreams into global achievementsDeadline: March 31st, 2025Submit your application at: pmu.b@nxpo.or.thThis is your chance to collaborate with top universities and institutions in China to create innovations that will change the world!Benefits:Funding support for up to THB 780,000Conduct research in cutting-edge fields i.e. AI, Electric Vehicles (EV), Quantum Technology, Net Zero, etc.Build international research networksElevate your research profile to global standardsEligibility Criteria:Researcher from Thailand, aged under 45 yearsFull-time researcher or Ph.D. graduateStrong expertise in research and proficient in English communicationOpen the door to global success!Be part of the “China-Thai Talent and Research Exchange Fellowship 2025” and shape the future of research together!Learn more and apply now: https://www.pmu-hr.or.th/portfolio/china-thai-talent-2568/

Call for Papers2025 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Deep Learning and Computer VisionJinan|ChinaApr. 18-21, 2025Full paper submission Deadline: Feb. 10th, 2025Acceptance Notification: Mar. 26th, 2025Registration Deadline: Apr. 11th , 2025Conference Date: Apr. 18-21st, 2025Link: https://www.icdlcv.orgContact: icdlcv@126.comYou are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of your research abstracts and papers to DLCV 2025 conference. Topics of interest for submission include:Track 1: Deep LearningMachine LearningUnsupervised LearningDeep Reinforcement LearningConvolutional Neural Networks (CNN)Deep Hierarchical Networks (DHN)Recurrent Neural Network (RNN)Neuro-Fuzzy AlgorithmsAutoencodersGraph Representation LearningClustering, Classification and RegressionEvolutionary MethodsAutonomic ComputingUser ModelingInformation Retrieval and ReuseQuestion-AnsweringCognitive ArchitecturesDeep Learning Approach in Recommendation SystemsTrack 2: Computer VisionBig data and computer visionBiomedical image analysisImage and video codingImage and video retrievalRemote sensing imageComputational photographyOptimization and method of studySensor and displayData collection and performance analysisComputer vision of deep learningDocument image analysisCharacter identificationAnalysis, behavior identityVisual modelsVideo analysisMultimodal information processingVisual and languageMotion and tracking3D reconstructionHuman-computer interaction

Call for PapersLink: https://www.wccct.org/index.htmlIMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission Deadline (Full-length Manuscript): January 30, 2025Notification of Acceptance: February 25, 2025Camera Ready Version Due: March 15, 2025 Registration Deadline: March 15, 2025 Conference Dates: April 11-13, 2025Conference Venue: Sentosa Hotel (Feicui) Conference PublishingSubmitted manuscripts will be peer reviewed by the conference scientific committees. Accepted and presented papers will be included in WCCCT2025 Conference Proceedings, which will be archived in IEEE Xplore, and indexed byEi Compendex and Scopus.Computing and communication technologies are fundamental pillars of modern science and technology, playing a vital role in advancing information and intelligent systems. From high-performance computing to efficient communication networks, breakthroughs in this field provide a robust foundation for data processing, network connectivity, and the optimization of complex systems. In recent years, with the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT), computing and communication technologies have increasingly integrated resources from multiple domains, delivering innovative solutions for smart cities, industrial internet, healthcare informatics, and more. Against this backdrop, discussing cutting-edge research and exchanging practical applications is essential for driving innovation and industrialization in computing and communication technologies.The 8th World Conference on Computing and Communication Technologies (WCCCT 2025) will be held in Shenzhen, China during April 11-13, 2025, sponsored by IEEE and Shenzhen University, China, and co-sponsored by Sichuan Normal University, Xihua University, Warsaw University of Technology and Ocean University of China.WCCCT 2025 will focus on presenting current and future advancements in computing and communication technologies, showcasing innovative solutions, research findings, and applications in industrial electronics and related fields. We warmly welcome experts, scholars, and professionals in related fields to submit their research and participate in the conference. We look forward to seeing you in Shenzhen!- TRACK 1: COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SECURITY Track Chair: Prof. Yi Pan, Shenzhen Technology University, China - TRACK 2: PARALLEL COMPUTING AND EDGE COMPUTING Track Chair: Prof. Sixing Yin, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China - TRACK 3: HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND MACHINE LEARNING Track Advisory Committee: Prof. Xiaojun Jing, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Track Chair: Prof. Wei Yang, Shenzhen Technology University, China Track Program Chair: Prof. Hai Huang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Track Publicity Chair: Prof. Dongliang Xie, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China - TRACK 4: COMMUNICATION INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN Track Chair: Prof. Wenxing An, Tianjin University, China - TRACK 5: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATION NETWORK Track Chair: Prof. Kaikai Liu, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China - TRACK 6: SOCIAL COMPUTING Track Chair: Prof. Ye Yuan, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Higher education dataTimes Higher EducationLink: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking#!/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/scoresExplore the top ranked universities in the worldDiscover the top universities worldwide with the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025. This year, we have ranked more than 2,000 institutions from 115 countries and territories.University rankings 2025: key insightsOxford holds on to the top spot for the ninth consecutive year, bolstered by significant improvements in industry engagement and teachingMIT rises to second place, overtaking Stanford, which drops to sixthChina edges closer to the top 10, further boosting its global research influenceAustralia’s top five universities all slip down the rankings, due to declining reputation and international outlookThree new countries join the top 200 - Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - highlighting the rise of emerging markets in higher educationRankingUniversity of OxfordMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyHarvard UniversityPrinceton UniversityUniversity of Cambridge

Call for ProposalsClosing date: 31 March 2025, 17:00 (BKK time)Official website: https://www.the-easia.org/jrp/SupportThe total budget for the Thai researcher over a full 3-year period is up to 5,000,000 THB per project. The budget for a project may differ each year, depending on the content of activities and compliance with PMU-B financial guideline (please find details via PMU-B website: www.pmu-hr.or.th)Eligibility/Additional requirementsApplicants applying as a Lead PI in Thailand must be researchers who are either Thai citizens or non-Thai citizens affiliated with a Thai organization, such as a public or non-profit research institute or university in Thailand.The proposal must have the researchers from Thailand at least 2 institutes/universities to cooperate with.Proposal topics must align with and focus on “Health Research” : Health threats and emergencies related to climate change-induced diseases, or the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Personalized Medicine.A project leader is an individual with expertise who is affiliated with a government research unit or a higher education institution nationwide and has a research track record that demonstrates their practical knowledge and abilities.The project leader should have publications in international academic journals as a Corresponding or First Author, with at least 5 publications in the past 5 years or as specified by PMU-B.The budget should be within the specified limit.Thai applicants must submit their application and endorsement letters from all research partners to PMU-B through NRIIS: https://nriis.go.thThe Thai applicant’s institution must endorse the submission in the NRIIS system.Deadline of submission to NRIIS System by 17:00 (Indochina Time, UTC+7) on 31 March 2025The Lead PI must also submit the common application to the e-ASIA JRP Secretariat.The entire submission process must be completed before the closing date.Contact InformationDr.Sonthaya Chaiarwut (Mr.)DR. SONTHAYA CHAIARWUT (Mr.)Senior Project Analyst, Global Partnership for Sustainability & SocietyProgram Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development,Research and Innovation (PMU-B), ThailandTel: +66 2109 5432E-mail: sonthaya.cha@nxpo.or.th

Global Environmental Politics Online ISSN 1536-0091Print ISSN 1526-3800Global Environmental Politics examines relationships between global political forces and environmental change, with particular attention given to the implications of local-global interactions for environmental management, as well as to the implications of environmental change and environmental governance for world politics. Each issue contains several full-length research articles, and may also contain shorter forum articles and/or a research note. The journal seeks to publish on a broad range of issues, from water to waste management to climate change. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, states and non-state actors in environmental governance, multilateral institutions and agreements, innovative governance arrangements, trade, global finance, corporations and markets, environmental (in)security, science and technology, and transnational and grassroots movements. Contributions come from many disciplines, including political science, international relations, sociology, history, human geography, anthropology, public policy, science and technology studies, and environmental ethics, law, and economics.Link: https://direct.mit.edu/glep/pages/abstracting-indexingAbstracting and Indexing InformationGlobal Environmental Politics is abstracted and/or indexed in the following services:Academic SearchAcademic Search Alumni EditionAcademic Search CompleteAcademic Search EliteAcademic Search PremierAcademic Search R & DAdvanced Placement SourceBIOBASEBusiness SourceBusiness Source Alumni EditionBusiness Source CompleteBusiness Source CorporateBusiness Source EliteBusiness Source PremierCNKI, ChinaCurrent AbstractsCurrent Awareness in Biological SciencesCurrent ContentsDietrich's Index PhilosophicusDimensionsEBSCO DiscoveryEconLitEnvironment CompleteEnvironment IndexEnvironmental Sciences and Pollution ManagementEx Libris PrimoGEOBASEGreenFILEIBZ - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen ZeitschriftenliteraturInternational Bibliography of Humanities & Sociological LiteratureInternational Political Science AbstractsLeft Index (Online)LensMicrosoft AcademicOCLC DiscoveryPolitical Science CompletePollution AbstractsProQuest SummonPublic Affairs IndexScopusSocial Sciences Citation IndexTOC PremierUrban Studies Abstracts

Asian Economic PapersLink: https://aep.jci.edu.my/aboutAsian Economic Papers is sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, United States; the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, South Korea; the Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia, Sunway University, Malaysia; the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Indonesia; and Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. AEP’s articles focus on rigorous, objective analysis of key economic issues of a particular Asian economy or of the broader Asian region, and offer creative solutions to these Asian economic issues.AEP selects articles from open submissions and solicits articles from the top experts in the fields that are of high contemporary interest. Authors present their analyses at the Asian Economic Panel, which convenes thrice yearly in different parts of the world. The panel, which held its first meeting in April of 2001, invites about forty leading economists from all over the world to each meeting to discuss the subjects of that particular meeting. The discussion of each topic begins with the presentation of an analytical paper.AEP makes its publication decisions after reviewing the revised papers. The proceedings of the AEP conference are edited and published thrice yearly in a journal, Asian Economic Papers (MIT Press).Editor-in-Chief: Wing Thye WooEditors: Sungbae An, Fukunari Kimura, Ming Lu, and Jeffrey D. SachsFor more details, please see the Editorial Info.Instructions for Authors: https://aep.jci.edu.my/instructions-for-authors/

Energy, Sustainability and SocietyLink: https://energsustainsoc.biomedcentral.comH-Index: 42Publisher: Springer Science + Business MediaISSN: 2192-0567 (electronic)Link: How to publish in this journalhttps://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21100286318&tip=sid&clean=0Article processing charges (APC)Authors who publish open access in Energy, Sustainability and Society are required to pay an article processing charge (APC). The APC price will be determined from the date on which the article is accepted for publication. The current APC, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable, is: £1590.00/$2090.00/€1890.00Aims and ScopeThis international peer‐reviewed open access journal offers a forum for discourse on systemic challenges at the intersection of energy, sustainability and society for natural scientists, engineers, social and political scientists and industry experts. It is the particular aim of this journal to publish inter‐ and cross‐disciplinary papers that provide a substantial contribution to the holistic innovation of sustainable energy systems.The scope of the journal encompasses the whole innovation process, ranging from scientific research to both innovative approaches for technology implementation and the analysis of economic, social and environmental impacts of sustainable energy systems. We particularly welcome papers that integrate at least two dimensions of the energy, sustainability and society nexus and contribute to new holistic system solutions for the development of novel future energy. The journal strives to publish early scientific opinions on issues, which are just emerging and require crosscutting and creative thinking.Energy, Sustainability and Society publishes independently peer-reviewed original research papers, review papers, forum articles, book reviews, and short communications. We partner with scientists from the Helmholtz Association and the European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance (ESEIA) as the topics of the journal reflect their research field and focus. Read the full aims and scope here.Indexing servicesThe full text of all articles is deposited in digital archives around the world to guarantee long-term digital preservation. You can also access all articles published by BMC on SpringerLink.We are working closely with relevant indexing services including PubMed Central and Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) to ensure that articles published in Energy, Sustainability and Society will be available in their databases when appropriate.Energy, Sustainability and Society is currently indexed in the following services:ANVURCNKIChinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - GoOADOAJDimensionsEBSCO Business SourceEBSCO Discovery ServiceEBSCO Sustainability Reference CenterEI CompendexGaleGeobaseGoogle ScholarINIS AtomindexINSPECInstitute of Scientific and Technical Information of ChinaJournal Citation Reports/Science EditionNaverOCLC WorldCat Discovery ServiceProQuest ABI/INFORMProQuest Advanced Technologies & Aerospace DatabaseProQuest Agricultural & Environmental Science DatabaseProQuest Business Premium CollectionProQuest CentralProQuest Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science DatabaseProQuest EngineeringProQuest Environmental ScienceProQuest Materials Science and Engineering DatabaseProQuest Natural Science CollectionProQuest SciTech Premium CollectionProQuest Social Science CollectionProQuest Sustainability Science AbstractsProQuest Technology CollectionProQuest-ExLibris PrimoProQuest-ExLibris SummonSCImagoSCOPUSScience Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch)TD Net Discovery ServiceUGC-CARE List (India)WTI Frankfurt eG