Submission Guide

  • The format of the paper should follow the IEEE conference paper style. You can download a template and style guide HEREPLEASE NOTE: DUE TO A SYSTEM LIMITATION, ONLY THE LETTER FORMAT WILL BE ACCEPTED BY EDAS.
  • EPEC 2022 will only accept the electronic submission in PDF format of a full paper in English.
  • Conference papers are limited to six (6) pages, without incurring extra page charges. The paper may be extended to eight (8) pages. In such a case, extra page charges will be applied.
  • EPEC 2022 proceedings will be submitted to IEEE Xplore.
  • The selected top 20% papers published in the EPEC 2022 proceedings will be invited to submit extended versions of their presented conference papers for publication in the IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (CJECE) special issue within four weeks of the conference final day. The extended manuscript must be significantly extended (by a minimum of 30 percent) in its overall technical content and research results beyond the scope of the conference paper published in the EPEC 2022 conference proceedings. The extended manuscript will go through another separate review according to CJECE’s review process. For more details, please visit journal.ieee.ca.

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Submission of full papers (only letter size will be accepted), November 5, 2022

Ready to submit? Click HERE for the EDAS link. You need to remove the footer from the IEEE template as EDAS will automatically put in the copyright information.

Step 2: Notification of paper acceptance, November 20, 2022

Once the technical committee has changed the status of the papers to accepted, authors will be able to register for the conference. After registration is complete, authors can complete the copyright form. Authors that are conditionally accepted will need to make the revisions required and then resubmit their papers. Please note: the only accepted form of copyright form submission is electronically through the link above; failure to follow this step, or duplicate submission through other means may result in the paper not being included in IEEE Xplore.

Step 3: Submission of final camera-ready papers and registration, November 27, 2022

  • Before you can upload your paper, you must: Submit each of your accepted papers via (https://ieee-pdf-express.org/) for format checking and certification. The conference ID is 56903X
  • Login to EDAS and select one of your accepted papers.
  • Click on the Register icon that looks like a blue ticket.
  • Register for the conference at one of the author rates offered.
  • Make sure you add all your accepted papers to your basket.
  • Submit the IEEE copyright form for each paper.
  • Upload the final version of each of your papers.

Failure to register before the deadline will result in automatic withdrawal of your paper from the conference proceedings and program and the paper will not be submitted to IEEE Xplore.

Step 4: Upload your presentation videos, December 2, 2022.

Please CLICK HERE for the instructions for preparing a pre-recorded video and follow the steps below to submit your video.

  • Go to EDAS (https://www.edas.info/)
  • Go to My Papers
  • Click on your paper title
  • Upload your MP4 or QuickTime video file (13-15 mins) to your paper record via the “Presentation” option. If you have any issues with uploading your presentation, please contact cathie.lowell@gmail.com

Step 5: Presentation of papers at EPEC 2022 – in virtually on December 5-7, 2022.

Accepted papers must be presented at the conference by one of the authors. Failure to remotely present an accepted paper will result in the paper not being submitted to IEEE Xplore. Presentation time is 15 minutes with 3 minutes for Q&As.

Conference Theme

EPEC 2022 welcomes papers related to the conference theme, Towards Smarter and Greener Integrated Energy System please refer to the Call for Papers page.

Contacts

For the registration process, please contact:
Cathie Lowell
Registration & Administration Chair
Email: c.lowell@ieee.org

For paper submission, please contact:
Xianke Lin
Conference Publication Co-Chairs
Email: xianke.lin@ontariotechu.ca