About Flávia de Andrade

Flávia de Andrade received his Bachelor's degree from the Technological Federal University of Parana in 2016, and is currently studying for his M.Sc. at Heriot-Watt University. He has professional experience as an energy efficiency engineer at MGD Eficiência Energética and Vitalux Projetos Sustentáveis and has been a research intern at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He has completed other academic and professional qualifications, including a Green Building and Sustainable Design Certificate from the University of California.

Professor Miguel Castilla received his Ph.D. from the Technical University of Catalonia in 1998. He subsequently held a number of teaching positions at the same institution and is now a Full Professor at the Department of Electronic Engineering. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 journal articles and over 130 conference papers. He has been a member of numerous committees and journal boards and is currently an Editor of the journal IET Power Electronics and a member of the external advisory board for the Smart Cities Research Center.

Benedito Donizeti Bonatto received his M.Sc. from UNICAMP and his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1995 and 2001, respectively. He subsequently worked in engineering and Research and Development roles within the electricity sector. Since 2007, he has been an Associate Professor at UNIFEI - Federal University of Itajuba. He has also been a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UBC, and is currently visiting at Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Vilanova i la Geltrú. He has published more than 100 technical papers in national and international conference proceedings, and has authored one book and one book chapter.