Applications of Machine Learning and Soft Computing in Energy Use Forecasting
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F: Electrical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2023) | Viewed by 17493
Special Issue Editors
Interests: expert systems and knowledge representation; fuzzy cognitive maps, artificial intelligence; modeling and prediction; decision support systems; data mining; machine learning; medical decision making
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Interests: fuzzy cognitive maps; artificial neural networks; machine learning; evolutionary algorithms; soft computing; decision support systems; intelligent data analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The aim of this Special Issue is to present recent developments in the application of soft computing techniques using novel machine learning algorithms to forecast energy use.
Energy load forecasting has been proven to play a significant role in energy planning and the reduction of consumption. Moreover, the increasing economic and ecological energy costs raise the need to develop new techniques and novel tools which could help in better understanding energy use behavior and finding ways to reduce energy consumption. Nonetheless, there is the need to monitor various variables affecting energy consumption and accurately forecast energy use.
The Special Issue is devoted to original contributions in machine learning algorithms and soft computing techniques applied in energy use forecasting. We invite original papers that showcase innovative models and algorithms, deployed case studies, experimental research, or state-of-the-art reviews on this trajectory. Potential topics include but are not limited to supervised, evolutionary or hybrid learning algorithms, deployment of novel applications on energy use forecasting, explainability models for energy forecasting, comparative analysis of various soft computing, and artificial intelligence models, as well as decision support systems.
Prof. Dr. Elpiniki I. Papageorgiou
Dr. Katarzyna Poczęta
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Energy use forecasting
- Time series prediction
- Univariate time series
- Multivariate time series
- Machine learning
- Supervised learning
- Evolutionary optimization
- Hybrid algorithms
- Deep learning
- Fuzzy logic
- Soft computing
- Fuzzy cognitive maps
- Interpretable models
- Artificial neural networks
- Recurrent neural networks
- Expert systems
- Decision support systems
- Energy saving
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