**Adel El-Shahat**

Dr. Adel El-Shahat is an Assistant Professor of Energy Technology, School of Engineering Technology at Purdue University, USA. He is the Founder and Director of Advanced Power Units and Renewable Distributed Energy Lab (A PURDUE). He holds full-time academic positions at Purdue University, Georgia Southern University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Ohio State University in the USA and at Suez University in Egypt. He received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Zagazig University, Egypt, in 1999; his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Power and Machines) from Zagazig University, Egypt, in 2004; and his Ph.D. degree (Joint Supervision) from Zagazig University, Egypt, and The Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, OH, USA, in 2011. His research focuses on Modeling, Design, Optimization, Simulation, Analysis, and Control of various aspects such as Renewable Energy Systems; Smart Nano and Micro-Grids; Electric Mobility and Transportation Electrification; Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles; Climate Change; Electric Vehicles; Special Purposes Electric Machines; Deep Learning Techniques; Distributed Generation Systems; Thermoelectric Generation; Special Power Electronics Converters; Power Systems; Energy Storage and Conservation; and Engineering Education. So far, he has published 10 books, 5 chapters in books, 70 journal papers, 73 conference papers, and 106 other publications with his collaborators and students on topics related to his research interests. Additionally, he has distinguished professional training, and he is a Senior Member of the IEEE and IRED institutions along with 21 professional memberships in other societies. He served as a book editor for 6 books and a reviewer for 9 books. He is a guest editor and editor-in-chief for two international journals. Additionally, he is a reviewer for 35 other international journals. Moreover, he served as an invited conference session chair and reviewer for 33 international conferences along with other community and academic services.
