Prof. Mousa Marzband received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Power Systems from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, under a full scholarship from the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Barcelona, Spain. He has held academic positions in the UK, progressing from Research Associate to Reader, before joining King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he currently serves as Professor and Chair of Energy Transition. Prof. Marzband has been recognized as a "Top 1% Researcher" by Thomson Reuters for three consecutive years and has published extensively in high-impact journals in the field of electrical power and energy systems. His research interests focus on smart grids, renewable energy integration, energy management systems, and advanced control strategies for net-zero energy systems.

Atif Iqbal, is a Professor in Electrical Engineering, Qatar University. He publishes widely in power electronics, variable speed drives and renewable energy sources. Dr. Iqbal has co-authored more than 400 research papers and two books. His principal area of research interest is smart grids, complex energy transitions, active distribution networks, electric vehicles drivetrains, sustainable development and energy security, and distributed energy generation.