Message from the general chair

IT-DREPS 2013 is an International Refereed Conference Sponsored by IEEE, aiming at bridging the gap between researchers in Information Technology and their counterparts in the Renewable Energy area. The idea behind this conference is to introduce this sensitive and essential area of research on Renewable Energy to Information Technology and Computer Scientists, while at the same time give the opportunity for Renewable Energy experts to demonstrate their requirements and their needs to an audience of researchers who have the knowledge and the interest in the area of ICT. IT-DREPS 2013 aims at exploring problems related to renewable energy such as cost-effectiveness, efficiency, automation, control, monitoring, intelligence, distribution, security, availability, simulation, quality, and interoperability. There are many important application areas in renewable energy that requires ICT solutions such as Smart Grids, Micro Grids, Active Distribution Networks, Distributed Generation, Distributed Energy Resources, Power line Communication, Distributed Management Systems and Automatic metering, just to name a few. IT-DREPS 2013 is divided into two major themes with several tracks in each: Theme A: Renewable Energy Sources, Applications, Management, and Economics, which includes tracks on Renewable Energy Power Generation Sources, Renewable Energy Applications, Renewable Energy Management and Economics. Theme B: Application of Information Technology Fields in Developing Renewable Energy Processes and Systems, which includes tracks on Intelligent Systems & Soft Computing, Software Engineering, Smart Systems, and IT Support for Renewable Energy.