**About the Editors**

#### **Luis Hern ´andez-Callejo**

Professor Dr. Luis Hernandez Callejo is a professor and researcher at the University of ´ Valladolid. His areas of interest are: renewable energy, microgrids, photovoltaic, wind, smart cities, and artificial intelligence.

#### **V´ıctor Alonso G ´omez**

Professor Dr. V´ıctor Alonso Gomez is a professor and researcher at the University of Valladolid. ´ His areas of interest are: renewable energy, microgrids, photovoltaic, wind, smart cities, and artificial intelligence.

#### **Sergio Nesmachnow**

Sergio Nesmachnow, is a full professor and researcher at Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay. ´ His main research areas: scientific computing, high-performance computing, metaheuristics, and smart cities. He has had more than 300 articles published in scientific journals and conferences.

#### **Vicente Leite**

Vicente Leite received his diploma, MSc and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering, from the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, in 1993, 1997 and 2004, respectively. He became an Assistant Professor at the School of Technology and Management (ESTiG) of Polytechnic Institute of Braganc¸a (IPB) in 1994 where he is a professor in the field of Electronics, Power Electronics and Converters, Electrical Drives and Photovoltaic Systems. Currently, he is a sub-director of the ESTiG-IPB. Previously, he was President of the Scientific Council, President of the Assembly of Representatives, and Coordinator of the Electrical Engineering Department. He is the author of more than three dozen publications in his research fields, namely: power electronic converters; system identification, control and condition monitoring of electric machines and drives; renewable energies systems. He has participated in four projects funded by the European Community.

#### **Javier Prieto**

Dr. Javier Prieto earned his PhD in Information and Communication Technologies and the Extraordinary Performance Award for Doctorate Studies from the University of Valladolid in 2012. At this university, he also received a Telecommunication Engineer degree (2008) and the Marketing Research and Techniques degree (2010). Since 2007, he has worked with different public and private research centers, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Currently, he is a distinguished researcher of the University of Salamanca. He has published more than 85 research papers, participated in more than 50 research projects, and co-authored 2 Spanish patents. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the *Smart Cities* journal for its *Internet of Things* section, as an associate editor for the IEEE Communications Letters and for the *Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing* journal. His research interests include artificial intelligence, signal processing and blockchain.

## **Angela Ferreira ˆ**

Angela Paula Barbosa da Silva Ferreira received a PhD degree in Electrical and Computer ˆ Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the Oporto University, Portugal, in 2012. Since 1997, she has been with the Polytechnic Institute of Braganc¸a, where she is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering. She is a member of the Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics (CeDRI). Her research interests are focused on the design and modelling of novel permanent magnet machines and the optimization of energy conversion systems using renewable energy sources.
