12th International Exergy, Energy, and Environment Symposium

The 12th International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium (IEEES-12) aims to bring together academics, researchers, scientists, technocrats, and practicing engineers, for an open discourse on disciplines ranging from energy to environment. The virtual symposium will include virtual and onsite presentations, plenary sessions, a devoted workshop on water issues, keynote talks, and several specialized parallel sessions within the scope of the conference themes from diverse disciplines.

This international symposium serves as a forum that promulgates ideas, experience, and knowledge of fellow researchers and engineers working on sustainable energy and environment systems across the globe.

IEEES-12 will cover a diverse range of cutting-edge topics, including Renewable Energy Technologies, Solar Energy, Oil and Gas Technologies, Smart Grids, Green and Electrified Transportation, Alternative and Clean Fuels, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies, Nuclear Energy, Desalination Technologies, Waste Water Treatment and Environmental Technologies.

The symposium is intended to increase the visibility and advancement of futuristic and cleaner technologies such as green energy, renewable energy, environmental science and e-mobility. Other highlights are smart cities, green buildings, energy management systems, and desalination technologies. It also addresses societal and environmental threats, unveiling the challenges in the life cycle assessment, CO2 reduction technologies, bio-waste utilization, wastewater treatment, nuclear energy and fuels for transportation.

Previous successful editions of the IEEES conference series were held at the following places:

1. Izmir, Turkey (2003)
2. Kos, Greece (2005)
3. Evora, Portugal (2007)
4. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2009)
5. Luxor, Egypt (2011)
6. Eurasia, Turkey (2013)
7. Valenciennes, France (2015)
8. Antalya, Turkey (2016)
9. Split, Croatia (2017) 
10. Katowice, Poland (2018)
11. Chennai, India (2019)
     

About Hamad Bin Khalifa University 

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development (QF), was founded in 2010 to continue fulfilling QF’s vision of unlocking human potential. HBKU is a homegrown research and graduate studies University that acts as a catalyst for positive transformation in Qatar and the region while having a global impact.

Located within Education City, HBKU seeks to provide unparalleled opportunities where inquiry and discovery are integral to teaching and learning at all levels utilizing a multidisciplinary approach across all focus areas.

HBKU is committed to actively contribute to achieving the Qatar National Vision 2030 by building and cultivating human capacity through an enriching academic experience and an innovative research ecosystem. Through applying creativity to knowledge, students will have the opportunity to discover innovative solutions that are locally relevant and have a global impact.

At Hamad Bin Khalifa University – our students, faculty, staff, partners, and leadership – all share a common belief in the power of higher education and research to make a positive impact in the development of nations.

More information at www.hbku.edu.qa 

About Education City

Our flagship initiative is a campus of more than 12 square kilometers that hosts branch campuses of some of the world's leading educational institutes, a homegrown university, and other research, scholastic, and community centers. Together, these institutes make Education City a unique model of academic and research excellence, pioneering a new approach to multidisciplinary, global education and enabling breakthroughs that benefit Qatar and the rest of the world.

Total Students across our universities and schools: 8,000+
Universities located in Education City: 9
Schools as part of our Pre-University Education network: 11

More information at https://www.qf.org.qa/education/education-city

About Qatar

Qatar has been an independent sovereign state since 1971. Qatar comprises an 11,500 sq. km peninsula extending northwards into the Arabian Gulf. It has 563 km of uninterrupted coastline. The country’s population stands at 2.69 million and its capital city is Doha.

Local time is GMT/UCT + 3 hours. There are no daylight savings adjustments.
Qatar has a desert climate with year-round sunshine, very hot summers and mild winters. Mean monthly temperatures range from 17°C in January to 36°C in July, sometimes reaching highs of 40°C+ during the summer. Rain is infrequent, falling in brief showers mainly in winter.

Capital: Doha
Population: 2.6 million
Area: 11,500 sq. km
Language: Arabic
Religion: Islam
Currency: Riyal
Power Connection: The power plugs and sockets are of type D and G. The standard voltage is 240 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.

 More information at https://www.visitqatar.qa 

Registration Fees

 *Delegates can submit two abstracts per registration (Only online payment will be accepted)

Cancellation charges

Topical areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Key Dates (Virtual Presentations)

• November 1, 2020: Abstract due (via Easychair)
• December 1, 2020: Short paper (max. 4 pages) due (via Easychair)
• December 10, 2020: Registration and virtual presentation submission deadline

Abstract Submission

Please submit your abstract through the following link in Easychair:
Easychair link

Please prepare your abstract using the following template.
Template link

If you have used EasyChair before, you can use the same username and password. If this is your first time using EasyChair, you will need to register for an account before submitting your abstract. 

The criteria for accepting abstracts for the conference include: relevancy to the conference themes, clear writing, aims, and objectives of the study clearly presented, novelty elaborated, and methodology of the work briefly mentioned. 

You will be notified about the acceptance or rejection of your abstract before or on the abstract notification date.

If you face any difficulties in the submission of your abstract, please contact the organizing team at ieees12@hbku.edu.qa 

Each registered author may submit and present two papers at most. 

Paper Submission 

The short papers (max. 4 pages) will be included in the IEEES-12 Conference Proceedings.

Please prepare your short paper using the following template
Template link

Please submit your short paper as per the guidelines and template latest on the due date mentioned above through EasyChair:
Easychair

Content Guidelines

• The official language of the symposium is English. 
• The title of the abstract must reflect the work.
• The full names (first and last names), titles, organizations, and email addresses of all authors must be clearly stated. Contact information (i.e., mailing addresses and telephone) must be added.
• Abstracts (not including the titles) must not exceed 300 words.
• At least one of the authors named in the abstract must register for the symposium by the  registration due date. Only abstracts submitted by authors who have registered for the symposium shall be included in the program.
• The registration fee includes only two papers. Participants who would like to send additional papers should pay 50% of the registration fee for each extra paper.
• The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the article’s publication has been approved by all other co-authors and takes responsibility for the paper during submission and peer review.
• Articles submitted should report original and previously unpublished findings. Practising ethical conduct is very critical in the academic world. Hence, no act of plagiarism can be tolerated.
• All papers will be subjected to peer-reviews based on relevancy, structure, research method, ethical conduct, language standard, innovativeness, references, hypothesis, result presentation, proficiency, and format.
• The length of the presentations should be around 15 minutes including a Q&A section. You can use any form of presentation you wish. Presenters would be requested to arrive at the designated venue 10 minutes before the session begins and report to the session chair. 

Poster Presentation Guidelines

• Poster submissions must be in Power Point presentation (maximum of 3 slides) and played during 3-5 minutes in the designated timeslot. 
• Authors should be ready on the online platform during their allocated time, and answer any questions from the attendees.

Instructions for Abstract/Full Paper Submission

The instructions as well as guidelines to submit your paper through EasyChair are given as below:

1. If you already have an EasyChair account from another conference, you can use that account to submit a paper to IEEES-12, or go to the IEEES-12 EasyChair page.
2. If you have not used the EasyChair Conference System previously, go to www.easychair.org and click “sign up” to create an account.
3. You will have to indicate your name and a valid e-mail address, and set a password.
4. You will then receive a confirmation e-mail. To continue, click the confirmation link.
5. Complete the sign-up process by filling out your account information and click “create my account”.
6. Sign into IEEES-12 EasyChair page.
7. Click “New Submission” from menu to upload your manuscript.
8. Fill in your “address for correspondence”. Make sure your correspondence information is correct.
9. Next, you can add authors to your submission manually. By default, three author forms are shown; additional forms can be added by clicking the link “add more authors” at the bottom of the third author form.
10. Fill in the paper “Title”, “Abstract”, and “Keywords” (one per line without any special characters).
11. Upload the file of the abstract/short paper by clicking on the “choose file” button in the “Upload Paper” section. Complete the process by finding and selecting the proper file. Click “Submit Paper” to finish.
12. You will then be taken to your paper’s main page which will have several links in the top right-hand corner. Here, you have the option to update or withdraw your submission until the submission deadline. To submit an updated version of your paper, click “Update file” and attach your updated paper. The version that will be considered for review will be the one uploaded here at the time of the submission deadline.

Symposium Committee

Founding Chair

Ibrahim Dincer, Ontario Tech University, Canada

Symposium Chair

Yusuf Bicer, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar

Executive Committee 

• Mohamed M. Abdallah, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Ahmad S. Abushaika, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Tareq A. Al-Ansari, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Sami G. Al-Ghamdi, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Luluwah Al Fagih, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Adel Elomri, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Yousef Haik, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Mounir Hamdi, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Muammer Koc, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Hamish R. MacKey, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Gordon McKay, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar

Local and International Organizing Committee 

• Ibrahim Ari, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Islam Safak Bayram, University of Strathcylde, Glasgow, UK
• Can Ozgur Colpan, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
• Rami El-Emam, Austria
• Mehmet Akif Ezan, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
• Rima Isaifan, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Farrukh Khalid, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Shoukat Alim Khan, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Onder Kizilkan, Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Turkey
• Tahir A.H. Ratlamwala, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
• Nurettin Sezer, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
   

International Scientific Committee 

• Ahmed Abdala, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar
• Fares A. Almomani, Qatar University, Qatar
• Said Ahzi, Hamad Bin Khalifa University/QEERI, Qatar
• Fethi Aloui, University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC), France
• Husam Baalousha, Hamad Bin Khalifa University/QEERI, Qatar
• Adrian Bejan, Duke University, USA 
• Yunus Cengel, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
• Wei-Hsin Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
• Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar
• Yasar Demirel, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA
• Ibrahim Dincer, Ontario Tech University, Canada
• Greg F. Naterer, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
• Mohamed Gadalla, American University of Sharjah, UAE
• Edwin Geo, SRM Institute, India
• Saud Ghani, Qatar University, Qatar
• Yousef Haik, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Feridun Hamdullahpur, University of Waterloo, Canada
• Hicham Hamoudi, Hamad Bin Khalifa University/QEERI, Qatar
• Arif Hepbasli, Yasar University, Turkey
• Rima Isaifan, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Ramazan Kahraman, Qatar University, Qatar
• Majeda Khraisheh, Qatar University, Qatar
• Marwan Khraisheh, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Muammer Koc, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Xianguo Li, University of Waterloo, Canada
• Peter D. Lund, Aalto University, Finland
• Abdulnasser Mabrouk, Hamad Bin Khalifa University/QEERI, Qatar
• Belabbes Merzougui, Hamad Bin Khalifa University/QEERI, Qatar
• Adnan Midilli, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Turkey
• Meng Ni, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
• Sandro Nižetić, University of Split, Croatia
• Mustafa Ozilgen, Yeditepe University, Turkey
• Bestami Ozkaya, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
• Marc A. Rosen, Ontario Tech University, Canada
• Bahri Sahin, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
• Ziad Saghir, Ryerson University, Canada
• Zekai Sen, Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey
• S.A. Sherif, University of Florida, USA
• Ramazan Solmaz, Bingol University, Turkey
• Lounes Tadrist, University of Aix-Marseille, France
• George Tsatsaronis, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
• Ilhami Yildiz, Dalhousie University, Canada

Who can attend IEEES12?
IEEES-12 is open to anyone who is interested in the conference themes, including academics, PhD and MSc Students, researchers, scientists, policy makers, and professionals.

Can the abstracts and papers be submitted/presented in languages other than English?
The official language of the event is English. Therefore, all abstracts and papers must be submitted in English and all presentations should also be in English. 

What will the conference program cover?
The scientific part of IEEES-12 will include plenary sessions with presentations by  keynote speakers, as well as parallel sessions in which invited papers and general papers are presented in oral form. There will also be poster presentation sessions. The social part of the IEEES-12 will include a tour to major tourist sites, a welcoming reception, and a gala dinner.

How does the submission process work for IEEES-12?
Initially, you should submit an abstract with a maximum of 300 words  via the link provided. Once you receive an e-mail notifying you of the acceptance of your abstract, you should prepare a short paper (4 pages maximum) and submit it online via the link provided under the ‘Submission’ section on the website. The deadline for abstract and short-paper submissions is available  on the homepage.

What is the format of the abstract and short paper?
The templates for the abstracts and short papers are given under the ‘Submission’ section of the website. Please note that the tables and figures must be given within the text in the short-paper. 

Will my submissions go through a review process?
All submissions will go through a quick review process. You will receive an email once decisions have been made. You might be requested to submit a revised version of your short paper according to the reviewers’ comments.

What is the limit for number of pages?
The abstract should be less than 300 words. Short papers must be less than four pages including tables and figures, excluding references. 

How many paper(s) can be submitted and presented by an author?
Each registered author can submit and present a maximum of two papers. 

Can I  attend with just an abstract submission? (without a short paper submission)?
We encourage each  participant to submit a short paper, since all conference proceedings will be published. In addition, the participants will have a chance to expand on their papers and submit their extended versions to special issues in prestigious journals associated with the conference. Papers selected  for publication in a special issue will be dependent on the quality of the submission. 

Can I request the type of presentation for my submission?
Yes, you can mention your preferred type of presentation (oral or poster) to the organizing committee members, who will make the final decision. We will try our best to accommodate your request, but we cannot guarantee it. 

When will my paper be published in the conference proceedings? When do I learn whether my paper has been selected for submission in a special issue?
The book of abstracts will be ready before the conference starts. The conference proceedings will be ready after the conference. Registered participants will be given a USB which contains the abstracts; these will be available at the registration desk. Selection of papers for the special issue journals will be determined after the conference. 

Will there be an ISBN number for the proceedings?
Yes.

Why is the number of pages limited to four?
After the conference, authors will have a chance to expand on the content of their paper, to be submitted to one of the special issue journals mentioned on the website.      

Will I get a receipt for my payments?
If you need an official receipt for reimbursement purposes, please contact the organizers with your receipt details. Alternatively, if you send your address details, the invoice can be prepared before the conference.

Can I purchase a day pass to the conference?
No, IEEES-12 does not offer day passes. However, the opening ceremony is open to the public.. 

My wife/husband/child/etc. will accompany me. Can he/she attend the welcoming reception and gala dinner?
Yes, definitely. Registration for additional guests  can be done through the online registration link. 

Are there any guidelines for preparing my oral or poster presentation?
 You can find guidelines and templates under the ‘Submission’ section on the website. 

Will I get a certificate of attendance or presentation?
Certificates will be delivered to all presenters after your presentation or at the end of the conference. The certificate of attendance will be given during registration at the registration desk. 

How should I bring my presentation file and who should I give it to?
The recommended file type to be used for presentations is PowerPoint or Portable Document Format (PDF). The presentation files should be brought on a USB.. We also strongly recommend you have a  backup of the presentation. Speakers are requested to upload their presentation onto the session PC and report to the session chair 10-15 minutes before the start.

Can I send my poster to you for printing?
Posters should be printed and brought by each participant  to the conference.

How do you decide on who will get the best paper awards? When will these awards be given?
The papers and posters will be evaluated by the session chairs and organizing committee in terms of their originality, the method used, and its impact. We plan to distribute the awards during the gala dinner.

What kind of social activities will there be during the conference?
In addition to the welcoming reception and gala dinner, we plan to organize a social and technical tour within Doha. Updates will be announced on the conference website.

What is the weather like in March in Doha?
Daytime temperatures commonly range between 28 – 37 degrees Celsius. 

How can I get an official invitation letter?
The official invitation letter will be provided upon request via e-mail.

How can I get to the conference hotel from Hamad International Airport in Doha?
You can reach the hotel via Karwa taxi or limousine from the airport. Typical charges for a Karwa taxi from the airport to the symposium venue ranges between  60 to 100 QAR. 

How can I get to the other parts of the city from the symposium venue?
To reach other parts of the city, you need to book a taxi such as UBER or Karwa.