Madhumita Pal

Madhumita Pal received her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 2014 and then worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France. She received the European Union Erasmus Mundus Postdoctoral fellowship in 2014. She obtained her M.Tech from Jadavpur University and her B.E. degree from Vidyasagar University with Honours in the Electrical Engineering department. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Institute of Engineering Management in Kolkata. Her research areas include Control, Estimation, Multi-Agent Systems, Distributed Control, and Formation Control.

Pierluigi Siano earned his M.Sc. degree in Electronic Engineering and his Ph.D. degree in Information and Electrical Engineering from the University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, in 2001 and 2006, respectively. He was recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher by ISI Web of Science Group in 2019. He holds the position of Professor and Scientific Director of the Smart Grids and Smart Cities Laboratory in the Department of Management & Innovation Systems at the University of Salerno. His research focuses on demand response, the integration of distributed energy resources in smart grids, and the planning and management of power systems. He has co-authored more than 450 papers.

Mohan Lal Kolhe is a full professor of smart grids and renewable energy at the University of Agder in Norway, bringing over 30 years of international academic experience. He has held positions at renowned institutions, including University College London, the University of Dundee, and the Hydrogen Research Institute in Quebec, Canada. From 2009 to 2011, Dr. Kolhe was a member of the Government of South Australia’s first Renewable Energy Board, contributing to renewable energy policy development. He serves as an expert evaluator for international research councils, including the European Commission and the Royal Society in London, and frequently delivers keynotes and workshops worldwide. Dr. Kolhe has secured funding from prominent organizations like the Norwegian Research Council and the EU for research on sustainable energy systems.