MEPCON2016

December 27-29, 2016

HONORARY PRESIDENT
Prof. Dr. Yasser Sakar
President of the University of Helwan
HONORARY SUPERVISOR
Prof. Dr. Maged Negm
Vice-President for Postgraduate Studies and Research
PRESIDENT
Prof. Dr. Azza F. Barakat
Dean of the Faculty of Engineering
CHAIRMAN
Prof. Dr. Omar H. Abdalla
CO-CHAIRMEN
Prof. Dr. Magdy A. Fahim
Prof. Dr. Mohamed E. Masoud
Prof. Dr. Samir S. Abd El-Hameed
Prof. Dr. Radwan H. Abd El-Hameed
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Prof. Dr. Abdel Ghany M. Abdel Ghany
Vice-Dean for Community Services and
Environmental Affairs
GENERAL SECRETARY
Dr. Adel El-Samahy
Head of Department of Electrical Power and
Machines Engineering

STEERING COMMITTEE
Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Megahed, Alexandria University
Prof. Dr. Mohamed El-Sherbiny, Assiut University
Prof. Dr. Farouk Ismail, Cairo University
Prof. Dr. Mazen Abdel Salam, Assiut University
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Tantawy, Mansoura University
Prof. Dr. Hussien Anis, Cairo University
Prof. Dr. Omar H. Abdalla, Helwan University
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Izzu-Alarab, Menoufia Univ.
Prof. Dr. Hassan El-Tamaly, Minia University
Prof. Dr. Hassan Dorah, Cairo University
Prof. Dr. Nabil Abbasy, Alexandria University
Prof. Dr. Almoataz Abdel-Aziz, Ain Shams Univ.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Helwan University Members
Prof. Dr. Elsayed M. M. El-Refaie
Prof. Dr. Fathy N. Hassan
Prof. Dr. Mohy El-Deen Beshir
Prof. Dr. Amr A. Amin
Prof. Dr. Mostafa M. Eissa
IEEE Representatives
Prof. Dr. Soliman El-Debeiky, IEEE Egypt Section
Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Hilal, IEEE-PES Egypt Chapter
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE
The objective is to provide a forum for presentation
and discussion of current progress and future
developments in key areas of electrical power
systems.
CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
Papers presentations. Invited speakers. Tutorials.
Panel discussions. Workshops. Scientific visits.
Tours. Exhibition of electrical equipment.

MEPCON 2016 Theme

Modernizing Power Grids

TECHNICAL CO-SPONSORS
IEEE Power and Energy Society
IEEE Egypt Section
IEEE-PES Egypt Chapter
All MEPCON 2016 papers will be published in the
IEEE Xplore
SCOPE
1. Power system planning & operation
2. Electrical machines & modern drives
3. Power electronics applications
4. High voltage engineering
5. Power system protection & security
6. Power system control and stability
7. Smart grids and microgrids
8. HVDC & FACTS
9. Nuclear power plants
10. Development of transmission and distribution
systems
11. Renewable energy systems and grid
integration
12. Energy efficiency and management
13. Application of AI in power systems
14. Power quality
15. Power system asset management
16. Development of power system education
programs

PAPERS SUBMISSION
Prospective authors are invited to submit papers of
original scientific or applied research works in the
field of electrical power engineering. All submitted
papers will be peer refereed for originality, quality
and relevance to the scope of the conference.
Submitted papers should not exceed 6 pages on
double column single-sided IEEE PES conference
proceedings format.
Conference papers template is available at:
http://www.ieee-pes.org/templates-and-sample-ofpes-technical-papers
Then follow the IEEE PDF requirements for creating
PDF documents for the IEEE Xplore.
Please submit your paper/s in both Word and PDF
formats through the conference email:
mepcon2016@h-eng.helwan.edu.eg
CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
Prof. Dr. Abdel Ghany M. Abdel Ghany,
Executive Chairman of MEPCON2016,
Faculty of Engineering Helwan,
P.O. Technology, Postal No. 11792,
1, Sherief Street, Helwan, Cairo, EGYPT.
Telephone/Fax 00202 25558412,
Mobile: 002 01093897118
E-Mail: mepcon2016@h-eng.helwan.edu.eg
or: ghanymohamed@ieee.org

REGISTRATION FEES
Overseas Participants
US$ 500
Local Participants
L.E. 950
Local Students
L.E. 500
Local groups (5 or more)
L.E. 750/ Participant
IEEE Members can get 10% discount in the
registration fees
The fees cover the attendance, softcopy of the
conference proceedings, lunch and refreshments.
Each paper should be presented by one of the authors.
Any author who wishes to submit more than one
paper should pay additional 50% of the fees for each
additional paper.
DEADLINES
Full paper submission
Acceptance
Final submission
Final Registration Fees

31 July, 2016
30 Sept., 2016
15 Oct., 2016
31 Oct., 2016

VENUE & ACCOMMODATION

The conference will be held in Al Masah Hotel in
Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. This five star hotel is located
in central area of Cairo and is close to many tourist
places and shopping centers.

The Eighteenth International Middle-East

Power Systems Conference

MEPCON2016
December 27-29, 2016
http://www.mepcon.org
ORGANIZED BY
The Department of Electrical Power and Machines
Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Helwan University
Helwan, Cairo, EGYPT
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Prof. Dr. Abdel-Atty Idris, Exponent, USA
Prof. Dr. A Sharaf, Univ. of New Brunswick, Canada
Prof. Dr. A. Ametani, Ecole Polytechnique, Canada
Prof. Dr. Felix F. Wu, University of Hong Kong
Dr. Hassan Younis, PGESCO, Egypt
Prof. Dr. I. Erich, Univ. of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Prof. Dr. John Morrow, Queens Univ. of Belfast, UK
Prof. Dr. M. El-Sharkawi, Univ. of Washington, USA
Prof. Dr. M. L. El-Sayed, Helwan University, Egypt
Prof. Dr. M. Ramamoorty, K L University, India
Prof. Dr. M. Shahidepour, Illinois Istit. of Tech., USA
Prof. Dr. Om P. Malik, Univ. of Calgary, Canada
Prof. Dr. Peter J. Wolfs, CQ University, Australia
Mr. Richard Schomberg, eDF, France
Prof. Dr. Saifur Rahman, V. Tech A.R. Institute, USA