Sunday June 31st, 2013 17:30-20:00Prof. Gaudenzion Meneghesso and Silvano Pupolin, Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyWelcome and School OrganizationAbstract: The aim and the organization of the School will be presented to the participants.

Monday July 16, 2012 - 9:00 - 13:00 Prof. Paolo Tenti, University of Padova Smart micro-grids - Properties, trends and local control of energy sources. Abstract. After a general introduction of the main properties, benefits and challenges of the smart grid, the lecture focuses on low-voltage residential smart grids (smart micro-grids), which represent a new and huge potential market for ICT.