Smart Power & Energy Security (SPES) aims to provide a communication and publication platform for the cutting-edge research and piloting industry practices on the security problems of energy and power systems. The review articles, original research papers, letters and rapid communications are all welcomed from electrical engineering, cyber security, energy market and policy communities. The topics of focus include but not limited to:

• Energy transition and energy security

Energy policy and energy structure planning
Analysis of energy security considering climate change
Low-carbon Energy Transition: carbon capture, hydrogen energy and other low-carbon energy sources
Energy-Economy-Environment system analysis

• New-type and Renewable dominating bulk power system operation security, control and protection

Stability of power electronic power system
Advanced power system relay protection and control
Stability mechanism and safe operation of AC-DC hybrid power system
Modeling, simulation, control and protection of new-type power systems

• Resilient Power distribution network and integrated energy systems

Resilience analysis of power system/integrated energy system
Planning of resilient power system/integrated energy system
Flexible operation of the power energy system with diversified and flexible resources participation
High-power-density flexible interconnection equipment and technology for resilience improvement

• Risk analysis and management of energy and power markets

Renewable energy and power demand forecasting
Design and risk assessment of energy and electricity market
Uncertainty analysis and management of energy and electricity market
Market mechanism design for resilience improvement and energy supply security

• Security of cyber-physical energy and power systems

Modeling and simulation of cyber-physical systems
Coupling mechanism and analysis of cyber-physical systems
Failure analysis and stability of cyber-physical systems
Attack and cooperative defense of cyber-physical systems