**Lucian Mihet-Popa**

Lucian Mihet-Popa received his Habilitation (2015) and Ph.D. degree (2002) in Electrical Engineering, a Master's degree in Electric Drives and Power Electronics and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, from the Politehnica University of Timisoara-RO. Since 2016, he has worked as Full Professor in Energy Technology at Oestfold University College in Norway. Dr. Lucian Mihet-Popa has published more than 150 papers in national and international journals and conference proceedings, and 12 books. Since 2017, he has been a Guest Editor for five Special Issues for the MDPI *Energies* and *Applied Sciences* Journals. Professor Mihet-Popa has participated in more than 15 international grants or projects, such as FP7, EEA, and Horizon 2020, and has been awarded more than 10 national research grants. He is also the head of the Research Lab "Intelligent Control of Energy Conversion and Storage Systems" and one of the Coordinators of the Master Program in Green Energy Technology.
