As part of the WISE-Cisco Systems Smart Grid Research Fund, $40,000/year has been allocated for seeding new work from faculty members (preference will be given to assistant professors and new faculty) in areas of relevance to the Fund for the five-year period 2013-2018. We invite proposals, normally renewable, for a maximum of $20,000 per year, for the first round of funding, due July 1, 2014. The thematic research areas are:

• Integration of distributive energy systems
• Stochastic analysis and large scale simulation
• Data mining and machine learning
• Exploration of how the design, deployment and operational management of a smart-grid can be enhanced through utilization of information science and technology concepts
• Incentive compatible distributed generation control and protection
• Modeling and control of grid energy storage
• Efficient and secure communication network for the grid
• Consumer behavior aspects in networks, economics and game theory
• New enabling technologies for smart grids

Faculty interested in applying for Cisco Smart Grid Energy Research Program funding should complete the WISE-Cisco Systems Smart Grid Research Fund Application and send it to iwstrick@uwaterloo.ca with Subject: "Cisco Research Project - YOUR FULL NAME". You will receive a confirmation email stating receipt of the application.

Proposals will be evaluated by a committee composed of Prof. Jatin Nathwani, Prof. S. Keshav, and Prof. Catherine Rosenberg. Results will be announced July 15^th for a project start date of September, 1, 2014. 

The application is attached to this post.