Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular in societies and an important part of smart grids. Utility companies should be able to provide them with vital energy as they need electric instead fuel, this is where new challenges emerge the network. In order avoid causing utilities incur additional economic losses, researchers have proposed charging a way adequate vehicles. When developing...

Computational grids are now widespread, but their large-scale behaviour is still poorly understood. We report on some calculations of loading, scaling and utilisation behaviours of computational grids, based on simulations. We employ animat agents on a topologically detailed graph representing a grid overlay network. Agents are used to represent computational jobs, users and resources. We can o...

This research investigated the utility and practicality of dependency grids for capturing and presenting the dependency distribution patterns of three adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. The investigation also involved family members to explore their level of awareness of the adolescents' dependency preferences. The grids were analyzed using a range of measures, including the uncertainty...

Power grids worldwide are undergoing a revolutionary transition as so-called “smart grids” that exploit renewable energy sources are emerging. As such distributed power generation requires networked control, future power systems will become more exposed to cyber attacks. This paper discusses cyber security challenges for a future power grid. It highlights deficiencies and shortcomings of existi...

Vendor strategies to standardize grid computing as the IT backbone for service-oriented architectures have created business opportunities to offer grid as a utility service for compute and data– intensive applications. With this shift in focus, there is an emerging need to incorporate agreements that represent the QoS expectations (e.g. response time) of customer applications and the prices the...

In smart grids, providing power consumption statistics to the customers and generating recommendations for managing electrical devices are considered to be effective methods that can help to reduce energy consumption. Unfortunately, providing power consumption statistics and generating recommendations rely on highly privacy-sensitive smart meter consumption data. From the past experience, we se...

Utility companies in developed economies are looking to leverage the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve the development and operation of smart grids. However, an IoT setup cannot exist as a standalone web and needs many supporting IT services, translating into opportunities for IT service providers and benets for utilities and their consumers. WHITE PAPER Utilities