Prof. Ahmed Al-Durra received his BSc, MSc, and PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Ohio State University, with Summa Cum laude in all three degrees, and joined the Electrical Engineering Department of the Petroleum Institute (PI), UAE, as an Assistant Professor in 2010, before being promoted to Associate Professor in 2015. Since 2020, he is a Professor at the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Khalifa University, UAE, where he is also now the Associate Provost for Research. His research interests are in applications of control and estimation theory on power system stability, micro and smart grids, renewable energy systems and integration, and process control. Prof. Al-Durra has worked on several international and national research projects, and is the head of the Energy Systems, Control and Optimization Lab at ADRIC as well as the Industry Engagement Theme lead for the Advanced Power and Energy Center. He has one US patent, one edited book, 12 book chapters, and over 250 scientific articles in top-tier journals and refereed international conference proceedings. He is involved in various journal editorial boards and has received numerous awards.