Prof. Dr. Luis M. Fernández-Ramírez received his M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Seville, Seville, Spain, in 1997, and his Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Cadiz, Cadiz, in 2004.

From 1997 to 2000, he worked in a company dedicated to the design, manufacture, installation, maintenance, and operation of wind turbines and wind farms. In 2000, he joined the University of Cadiz, Spain, where he is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering.

He has been Academic Secretary of the Higher Polytechnic School of Algeciras, Academic Director of the Chair of Generation Endesa/Spain E.ON, and is currently Coordinator of the Ph.D. Program in Sustainable and Energy Engineering and Head of the Research Group in Sustainable and Renewable Electrical Technologies (SURET) at the University of Cadiz.

He has more than 20 years of research experience in the development of electrical, electronic, and control technologies in the field of smart grids, renewable energies (wind and photovoltaic energy), energy storage systems, hydrogen (fuel cell and electrolyzer), battery and fuel cell electric vehicles and charging stations, power converters, and intelligent energy control/management systems.

He has published more than 130 scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences, and 5 book chapters in prestigious publishers. He has been involved in national and international research projects.

He serves as an Editorial Board Member and Guest Editor of several international journals, a Scientific Committee Member of several international conferences, a reviewer for international journals and conferences, and an evaluator of national and international research projects.

He is a Senior Member of several societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Education Society, IEEE Power & Energy Society, and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society), where he serves as a member of several IEEE Committees.