About AUPEC 2026

AUPEC 2026 is the 2026 IEEE PES 36th Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, a leading forum for researchers, academics, industry professionals, and students to present and discuss the latest developments in power engineering and energy systems. The conference provides an opportunity to share original research, exchange ideas, and strengthen collaboration between academia and industry in areas related to electric power systems, renewable energy, power electronics, smart grids, and sustainable energy technologies.

Topics of Interest

AUPEC 2026 warmly welcomes original and unpublished contributions from researchers, students, and industry professionals.

The conference invites submissions on a broad range of topics in power engineering, including, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Power system operation and planning
• Power system stability and control
• Electricity markets
• Asset management
• Condition monitoring
• Fault diagnosis in power systems
• Power quality
• Smart grids, including AI applications
• Smart metering and phasor measurement
• Wide-area monitoring and control
• Renewable energy systems
• Grid integration of electric vehicles
• Microgrids (DC, AC, and hybrid AC/DC) and remote power systems
• Energy storage technologies
• Small- and large-scale integration of energy storage systems
• Cybersecurity in smart grids
• Resilience of power grids
• Multi-agent frameworks for power systems
• Substation automation and power system protection
• High-voltage engineering
• FACTS devices
• Power engineering education

Submission Guidelines 

Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished full papers that are not under review elsewhere.

• Full papers must be prepared using the IEEE standard two-column conference paper template.
• Formatting instructions and templates are available via the IEEE PES Author's Kit and the AUPEC 2026 website.
• The maximum paper length for review is 5 pages, including references.
• Submitted files must be:
  • be in PDF format only
  • not exceed 3 MB in size
  • not be encrypted or password-protected
• The review process is single-blind. Papers of insufficient quality or with an unacceptably high similarity index may be desk rejected without external review.

Paper Submission

Papers should be submitted via the AUPEC 2026 EasyChair submission portal: https://easychair.org/my2/conference?conf=pesaupec26

For submission, authors will be required to:

• enter the names, affiliations, countries/regions, and email addresses of all authors
• indicate the corresponding author
• enter the paper title and abstract
• provide keywords
• upload the full paper in PDF format

All initial submissions should be made to the single conference track, AUPEC 2026. After the review process, accepted papers will be allocated to the appropriate tracks in the conference program.

Important Dates

• Full Paper Submission Opens: 30 March 2026
• Full Paper Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026, 23:59 AEST
• Tutorial and Exhibition Proposal Deadline: 31 July 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: 28 August 2026
• Final Paper Submission Deadline: 4 October 2026, 17:00 AEDT
• Early-Bird Registration Deadline: 18 October 2026
• Conference Dates: 2-6 November 2026

Venue

University of Tasmania, University Centre Building, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania.

Contact

All questions regarding submissions should be emailed to: pooyan.alinaghihosseinabadi@utas.edu.au