{"id":1397,"date":"2025-01-13T11:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T11:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/?page_id=1397"},"modified":"2025-07-14T13:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:19:55","slug":"2025-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/2025-3\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Competition on Evolutionary Computation in the Energy Domain: Summer Finals of the Risk-based Energy Scheduling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERM-Evolutionary-Computation-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1412\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>UPDATE: <br><\/strong>Registrations are closed (we are analysing all the entries, and the winners will be announced soon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cec2025.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IEEE CEC 2025<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gecco-2025.sigevo.org\/HomePage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GECCO 2025<\/a>&nbsp;(Joint competition)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 08 \u2013 June 12 \u2013 Hangzhou, China (CEC 2025) | July 14 \u2013 July 18 \u2013 M\u00e1laga, Spain (GECCO 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Organized<\/strong>&nbsp;by Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP):&nbsp;<\/strong>Jos\u00e9 Almeida, Fernando Lezama, Jo\u00e3o Soares, Bruno Canizes, Filipe Sousa, Zita Vale<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important: The use of the software platform is prohibited for purposes other than competition without a prior authorization of the organizing team.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Results Published:\u00a0<\/strong>14th July 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration (closed)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The registration of participants is mandatory<\/strong>&nbsp;and must be made online using the following form:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/S5rVvgw7WwfKNr7k8\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>link<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 500px;\">\n    <iframe \n        src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeY0ILae0IO-0Htes-i2Xo6dZVj9-d2q2pFrTF8kac7_94klA\/viewform?embedded=true\" \n        style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" \n        frameborder=\"0\" \n        marginheight=\"0\" \n        marginwidth=\"0\">\n        A carregar\u2026\n    <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: If you are unable to complete this form, please send it by email to: jorga@isep; jan@isep.ipp.pt; flz@isep.ipp.pt; bmc@isep.ipp.pt; ffeso@isep.ipp.pt; zav@isep.ipp.pt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Rank Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Results Published: 14th July 2025 <\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Final Rank<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Affiliation, Country<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Algorithm<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Avg. Fitness<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Avg. FEs<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rank Index<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1<br>IEEE CIS <\/strong><br><strong>Prize \u2013 500 $<\/strong><\/td><td>Freiman Santiago Cepeda Sanchez (a), Maria Angelica Cortavarria Salas (a), Kannappan Chettiar (b), Joseph Guerrero (c), Sergio Rivera (a)<\/td><td>(a) NATIONAL UNIVERISTY of Colombia, Colombia; (b) SW (Switching Battery), USA; (c) CROM (Center for Research on Microgrids), China<\/td><td>AVOA_GWGwDVO<br><br>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SSCI2025_AVOA_GWGwDVO_UNAL-SB-CROM_version3.zip\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SSCI2025_AVOA_GWGwDVO_UNAL-SB-CROM_version3.zip\">Algorithm<\/a>)<br>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GIRCEDUMDAAVOAGWGwDV-An-Advanced-Ensemble-Optimization-Framework.pptx\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GIRCEDUMDAAVOAGWGwDV-An-Advanced-Ensemble-Optimization-Framework.pptx\">Presentation<\/a>)<\/td><td>35836.86<br>(0.041)<\/td><td>2860<br>(0.535)<\/td><td>0.576<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<br>IEEE CIS <\/strong><br><strong>Prize \u2013 300 $<\/strong><\/td><td>Ansel Y. Rodr\u00edguez Gonz\u00e1lez (a), Yoan Mart\u00ednez L\u00f3pez (b), \u00c1ngel D\u00edaz Pacheco (c), Ram\u00f3n Aranda (d), Miguel \u00c1. \u00c1lvarez-Carmona (e,f), Julio Madera (e,f)<\/td><td>(a) CICESE-UAT, Mexico; (b) Universidad de C\u00f3rdoba, Spain; (c) Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico; (d) Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n en Matem\u00e1ticas, Mexico; (e) Secretar\u00eda de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnolog\u00eda e Innovaci\u00f3n, Mexico; (f) Universidad de Camag\u00fcey, Cuba<\/td><td>TEGIRCEDUMDA3000<br><br>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CEC2025_track1_TEGIRCEDUMDA3000_AnselYRG.zip\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CEC2025_track1_TEGIRCEDUMDA3000_AnselYRG.zip\">Algorithm<\/a>)<\/td><td>35126.93<br>(0.022)<\/td><td>3000<br>(0.565)<\/td><td>0.587<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3<\/strong><br><strong>IEEE CIS <\/strong><br><strong>Prize \u2013 200 $<\/strong><\/td><td>Jingao Liu, Dechen Jiang, Maoxin He, Chixin Xiao<\/td><td>Xiangtan University, China<\/td><td>EIADS_GIRCEDUMDA<br><br>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CEC2025_track1_EIADS_GIRCEDUMDA_JinGao-Liu.zip.zip\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CEC2025_track1_EIADS_GIRCEDUMDA_JinGao-Liu.zip.zip\">Algorithm<\/a>)<\/td><td>34406.71<br>(0.002)<\/td><td>3680<br>(0.713)<\/td><td>0.715<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Yang Wanwan, Wu Chengming, Guang Kai, Wang Xuelei, Yang Shang Shang, Tian Ye, Jiang Hao<\/td><td>Anhui University, China<\/td><td>GIRCEDUMDA_DG<\/td><td>34431.93<br>(0.002)<\/td><td>3700<br>(0.717)<\/td><td>0.720<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Jiaming Hu, Maoxin He, Dechen Jiang, Chixin Xiao<\/td><td>Xiangtan University, China<\/td><td>DyE-GIRCEDUMDA<\/td><td>34458.44<br>(0.003)<\/td><td>3700<br>(0.717)<\/td><td>0.721<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Liu Qiongfang, Qingling Zhu, Xiongxin Zha<\/td><td>Shenzhen University, China<\/td><td>GIRCEDUMDA<\/td><td>34614.09<br>(0.007)<\/td><td>3700<br>(0.717)<\/td><td>0.725<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Freiman Santiago Cepeda Sanchez (a), Maria Angelica Cortavarria Salas (a), Kannappan Chettiar (b), Joseph Guerrero (c), Sergio Rivera (a)<\/td><td>(a) NATIONAL UNIVERISTY of Colombia, Colombia; (b) SW (Switching Battery), USA; (c) CROM (Center for Research on Microgrids), China<\/td><td>AVOA_GIRCEDUMDA<\/td><td>34519.15<br>(0.005)<\/td><td>3900<br>(0.761)<\/td><td>0.766<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Dharmesh Dabhi (a), Kartik Pandya (b)<\/td><td>(a) Commission for Regulation of Utilities, Ireland; (b) Parul University, India<\/td><td>EI_RCEDUMDA<\/td><td>35052.36<br>(0.019)<\/td><td>4031 (0.789)<\/td><td>0.809<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Dharmesh Dabhi (a), Kartik Pandya (b)<\/td><td>(a) Commission for Regulation of Utilities, Ireland; (b) Parul University, India<\/td><td>MCC_HC2RCEDUMDA<\/td><td>35260.73<br>(0.025)<\/td><td>4131<br>(0.811)<\/td><td>0.836<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Dr Yoan Mart\u00ednez-L\u00f3pez (a), Eng, Miguel Bethencourt (b), Dr Ansel Rodr\u00edguez-Gonz\u00e1lez (c), Dr Julio Madera (b), Dr, Carlos de Castro Lozano (a)<\/td><td>(a) UCO-Plentias, C\u00f3rdoba, Spain, (b) UC, Camaguey, Cuba, (c) CICESE-UT3, M\u00e9xico<\/td><td>AdaptativeRCEDUMDA<\/td><td>34344.07<br>(0.000)<\/td><td>5000<br>(1.000)<\/td><td>1.000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Kei Nishihara<\/td><td>Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan<\/td><td>SADE-grp <\/td><td>70699.75 <br>(1.000)<\/td><td>400<br>(0.000)<\/td><td>1.000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Dr Yoan Mart\u00ednez-L\u00f3pez (a), Eng, Miguel Bethencourt (b), Dr Ansel Rodr\u00edguez-Gonz\u00e1lez (c), Dr Julio Madera (b), Dr, Carlos de Castro Lozano (a)<\/td><td>(a) UCO-Plentias, C\u00f3rdoba, Spain, (b) UC, Camaguey, Cuba, (c) CICESE-UT3, M\u00e9xico <\/td><td>LS-RCEDUMDA<\/td><td>34378.89<br>(0.001)<\/td><td>5000<br>(1.000)<\/td><td>1.001<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Ansel Y. Rodr\u00edguez Gonz\u00e1lez (a), Yoan Mart\u00ednez L\u00f3pez (b), Julio Madera (c), \u00c1ngel D\u00edaz Pacheco (d), Ram\u00f3n Aranda (e,f), Miguel \u00c1. \u00c1lvarez-Carmona (e,f)<\/td><td>(a) CICESE-UAT, Mexico; (b) Universidad de C\u00f3rdoba, Spain; (c) Universidad de Camag\u00fcey, Cuba; (d) Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico; (e) Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n en Matem\u00e1ticas, Mexico; (f) Secretar\u00eda de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnolog\u00eda e Innovaci\u00f3n, Mexico<\/td><td>GENUINE_RCEDUMDA<\/td><td>34814.70<br>(0.013)<\/td><td>5000 <br>(1.000)<\/td><td>1.013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Murari Jha<\/td><td>Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Kathy Heilman<\/td><td>IEEE PES<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Jiaming Hu<\/td><td>Xiangtan University<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Competition Outline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the success of the previous editions at IEEE PES-GM, CEC, GECCO, and WCCI, we are launching another challenging edition of the competition at major conferences in the field of computational intelligence and power systems. This CEC and GECCO 2025 competition proposes one track in the energy domain associated with the risk-based optimization of aggregators\u2019 day-ahead energy resource management (ERM), considering uncertainty associated with the high penetration of distributed energy resources (DER). This testbed is constructed under the same framework of past competitions (therefore, former competitors can adapt their algorithms to this new track), representing a centralized day-ahead ERM in a smart grid with a 13-bus distribution network using a 15-scenario case study with 3 scenarios considering extreme events (high impact, and low probability). A conditional value-at-risk (CVaR) mechanism measures the risk associated with extreme events for a confidence level (\u03b1) of 95%. We also add some restrictions to the way in which initial solutions are generated. Finally, as in previous editions, manual repairs in the variables and tweak heuristics are not allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: The track is developed to run under the same framework as past competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Competition goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition has been held since 2017 at major conferences (the first competition was launched at IEEE PES GM) \u2013 Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/smartgridcompetitions\">http:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/smartgridcompetitions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have been implementing some variants in the benchmark problems but have always been using the same framework. This year, we recover the 2023 track related to energy resource management, considering risk measurement tools (a more recent problem in the energy domain), but using a new evaluation criteria including the fitness value and the number of function evaluations (e.g., convergence).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-d25affa6-0f41-4f51-9f90-7468dbe1ba3a\">Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participants will propose and implement metaheuristic algorithms (e.g., evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence, estimation of distribution algorithm, etc.) to solve the proposed track problem in the energy domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The organizers provide a framework (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GECCOCEC2025_Platform.zip\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GECCOCEC2025_Platform.zip\">Download<\/a>), implemented in MATALAB\u00a9 2021a 64 bits, in which participants can easily test their algorithms (we also provide a hybrid-adaptive differential evolution algorithm implementation as an example). The guidelines (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CECGECCO_Guidelines_2025_v2.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CECGECCO_Guidelines_2025_v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download<\/a>) include the necessary information to understand the problem, how the solutions are represented, and how the fitness function is evaluated. Also, we provide information on mathematical formulation regarding the objective function value and problem constraints. Those elements are common for all participants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A maximum number of &#8220;function evaluations&#8221; is considered for all algorithms. However, this year, the algorithms&#8217; convergence properties, measured as the number of &#8220;functions evaluations&#8221;, are part of the evaluation criteria in the competition. Thus, participants should strive to obtain the lowest number of &#8220;function evaluations&#8221; as well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In addition, 20 independent trials should be performed in the framework by each participant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-20090899-3b9c-4737-8c78-aa67b5405ff9\">How to submit an entry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The winner will be the participant with the minimum ranking index in the proposed track, which is calculated as the sum of the normalized values of the average fitness value and the average number of function evaluations for the 20 trials. Possible outliers in the normalization will be handled by the winsorizing of the results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each participant is kindly requested to put the text files corresponding to final results (see guideline document), as well as the implementation files (codes), obtained by using a specific optimizer, into a zipped folder named:<br>CEC2025_track1_AlgorithmName_ParticipantName.zip (e.g.) <br>CEC2025_track1_HyDE_Lezama.zip).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background\">The participants should submit the files to the registration form (<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/S5rVvgw7WwfKNr7k8\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>link<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>)<strong> by 1st June 2025 <\/strong>(anywhere on Earth).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-5ed05af8-ac84-4aeb-a0bd-6ef8067d343f\">Important Remarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Notice that submission of papers or assistance to CEC and GECCO by competition participants is not mandatory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can submit a paper to the CEC-2025 Special Session on Computational Intelligence for Control and Optimization of Complex Energy Systems (<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cec2025.org\/index\/page.html?id=1298\" target=\"_blank\">Submit it here<\/a><\/strong>) \u2013 select Special Session: Computational Intelligence for Control and Optimization of Complex Energy Systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You are also welcome to submit short descriptions of your algorithms and results as 2-page papers to be included in the GECCO Companion. <strong>This is voluntary<\/strong>: the submission deadline is<strong> 12th April 2025 (closed)<\/strong>. <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gecco-2025.sigevo.org\/Call-for-Papers\" target=\"_blank\"><s>Submit it here<\/s><\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Competition Entry&nbsp;Submissions<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IEEE CES PRIZE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are glad to announce that our competition will offer an <strong>IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) prize of a total of 1000 $<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>500 $<\/strong> for the participant with the <strong>best rank<\/strong>, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>300 $<\/strong> for the <strong>second best<\/strong>, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>200 $<\/strong> for the <strong>third best<\/strong>. <br>Good luck, and stay tuned. Thanks!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\">Submit your results by <strong>1st June 2025<\/strong> (anywhere on Earth)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-7882a3e0-c158-4ff5-86de-35aeb1121725\">Further related bibliography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[1] F., Lezama, J. Soares, Z. Vale, J. Rueda, S. Rivera, &amp; I. Elrich, 2017 IEEE Competition on modern heuristic optimizers for smart grid operation: Testbeds and results.&nbsp;Swarm and evolutionary computation,&nbsp;<em>44<\/em>, 420-427, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[2] F. Lezama, J. Soares, P. Hernandez-Leal, M. Kaisers, T. Pinto, and Z. Vale, Local Energy Markets: Paving the Path Towards Fully Transactive Energy Systems, IEEE Transaction on Power Systems, IEEE (2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[3] Joao Soares, Bruno Canizes, M. A. Fotouhi Gazvhini, Zita Vale, and G. K. Venayagamoorthy, \u201cTwo-stage Stochastic Model using Benders\u2019 Decomposition for Large-scale Energy Resources Management in Smart grids,\u201d IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[4] F. Lezama, J. Soares, E. Munoz de Cote, L. E. Sucar, and Z. Vale, \u201cDifferential Evolution Strategies for Large-Scale Energy Resource Management in Smart Grids,\u201d in GECCO \u201917: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion Proceedings, 2017.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[5] Joao Soares, Mohammad Ali Fotouhi Ghazvini, Marco Silva, Zita Vale, \u201cMulti-dimensional signaling method for population-based metaheuristics: Solving the large-scale scheduling problem in smart grids\u201d, Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[6] Joao Soares, Hugo Morais, Tiago Sousa, Zita Vale, Pedro Faria, \u201cDay-ahead resource scheduling including demand response for electric vehicles\u201d, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 4 (1), 596-605, 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[7] F. Lezama, J. Soares, B. Canizes, Z. Vale, Z., Flexibility management model of home appliances to support DSO requests in smart grids. Sustainable Cities and Society, 55, 102048, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-b600b680-f271-4515-bd73-8762d28fba09\">Organizers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/JoseERM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1237\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Jose-Almeida-45\">Jos\u00e9 Almeida<\/a><br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Jose-Almeida-45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8211; 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Polytechnic of Porto<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BrunoERM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1245\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Bruno-Canizes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bruno Canizes <\/a><br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Bruno-Canizes\">&#8211; Polytechnic of Porto<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FilipeERM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1255\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Filipe-Sousa-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Filipe Sousa <\/a><br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Filipe-Sousa-6\">&#8211; Polytechnic of Porto<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ZitaERM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1240\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Zita-Vale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Zita Vale<\/strong> <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Zita-Vale\">&#8211; Polytechnic of Porto<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ERM-competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/banner_competition_bottom.png\" alt=\"Logos 2021\" class=\"wp-image-520\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt\/ci4energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Activity of IEEE CIS Task Force 3 on Computational Intelligence in the Energy Domain<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.ieee.org\/pes-iss\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Intelligent Systems Subcommittee (ISS), part of IEEE PES TC Analytic Methods for Power Systems (AMPS)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>With the support of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cis.ieee.org\/\">IEEE CIS<\/a>&nbsp;(TBD prize) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/site.ieee.org\/psace-mho\/\">IEEE PES (WG on MHO)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: Registrations are closed (we are analysing all the entries, and the winners will be announced soon) IEEE CEC 2025&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;GECCO 2025&nbsp;(Joint competition) June 08 \u2013 June 12 \u2013 Hangzhou, China (CEC 2025) | July 14 \u2013 July 18 \u2013 M\u00e1laga, Spain (GECCO 2025) Organized&nbsp;by Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP) Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP):&nbsp;Jos\u00e9 Almeida, Fernando Lezama,&hellip; 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