Sustainable Interdependent Networks II: From Smart Power Grids to Intelligent Transportation Networks: 186 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control)

M. Hadi Amini is currently a Ph.D. Candidate with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, where he received the M.Sc. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2015. Prior to that, he received the B.Sc. degree from the Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2011, and the M.Sc. degree from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, in 2013, both in Electrical Engineering. He serves as reviewer for several high impact journals, and international conferences and symposiums in the field of power systems. He serves as technical program committee of IEEE Int'l. Conf. on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST 2019). He has published more than 50 refereed journal and conference papers in the smart energy systems and transportation network related areas. He serves as the lead Editor for Sustainable Interdependent Networks . He is the recipient of the best paper award of Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy in 2016, best reviewer award of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid from the IEEE Power & Energy Society in 2017, outstanding reviewer award of IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy in 2017, and the dean's honorary award from the president of Sharif University of Technology in 2007. Hadi is a member of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) Sigma Chapter, the honor society of IEEE. He ranked 26th among about 270,000 participants in the Nationwide University Entrance Exam for B.Sc. degree in 2007. His current research interests include interdependent networks, distributed/decentralized optimization algorithms in energy systems, electric vehicles, and state estimation.

Kianoosh G. Boroojeni has a PhD in computer science. He received his B.Sc degree from University of Tehran in 2012 and his M.Sc degree from Florida International University in 2016. His research interests include smart grids and cybersecurity. He is the author/co-author of three books published by MIT Press and Springer. During his PhD years, he published more than thirty publications in the form of book chapters, peer-reviewed journal papers and conference papers. He is currently collaborating with Dr. S. S. Iyengar to study some network optimization and security problems in the context of smart urban development.

S. S. Iyengar is a Distinguished Ryder Professor and Director of the School of Computing and Information Sciences at the Florida International University and is the founding Director of the FIU-Discovery Lab. Iyengar has published over 500 research papers and has authored/co-authored/edited 18 books published by John Wiley & Sons, Prentice Hall, CRC Press, Springer Verlag, etc. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of IEEE, a Fellow of ACM, a Fellow of AAAS, and a Fellow of Society of Design and Process Program (SPDS), Fellow of Institution of Engineers (FIE), awarded a Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and was awarded the IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement for the contributions to sensor fusion algorithms, and parallel algorithms. He is a Golden Core member of the IEEE-CS and he has received a Lifetime Achievement Award conferred by the International Society of Agile Manufacturing (ISAM). He has served on many National Science Boards such as NIH - National Library of Medicine in Bioinformatics, National Science Foundation review panel, NASA Space Science, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Naval Security, and many others. He is also the founding Editor of International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. He has been the Editor for many IEEE Journals. He is presently the Editor of ACM Computing Surveys and other journals. Also he is the founding director of the FIUs Discovery Laboratory.

Panos M. Pardalos serves as Distinguished Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida. Additionally, he is the Paul and Heidi Brown Preeminent Professor in Industrial & Systems Engineering. He is also an affiliated faculty member of the Computer and Information Science Department, the Hellenic Studies Center, and the Biomedical Engineering Program. He is also the Director of the Center for Applied Optimization. He has co-authored and co-edited more than 30 books, as well as publishing more than 600 journal articles and conference proceedings. Prof. Pardalos is a Fellow of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), and EUROPT. He is a Distinguished International Professor by the Chinese Minister of Education; Honorary Professor of Anhui University of Sciences and Technology, China; Elizabeth Wood Dunlevie Honors Term Professor; Honorary Doctor, V.M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Foreign Associate Member of Reial Academia de Doctors, Spain; and Advisory board member of the Centre for Optimisation and Its Applications, Cardi University, UK. He is also the recipient of UF 2009 International Educator Award; Medal (in recognition of broad contributions in science and engineering) of the University of Catani, Italy; EURO Gold Medal (EGM); Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada; Senior Fulbright Specialist Award; University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship; and IBM Achievement Award.

Frede Blaabjerg is a professor at Aalborg University, Department of Energy Technology. He became a Visiting Professor with Zhejiang University in 2009 as well he is guest professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, Shandong University and Shanghai Maritime University. He has published more than 1000 scientific papers. He has published four edited books in power electronics and a monograph will appear in September from Wiley. In 2014, 2015 and 2016 he was among the most 250 cited in Engineering (Thomson Reuter). He has received 17 awards for best papers published and received more than 15 other national and international awards for his research contributions. He was Editor-in-Chief of IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS and Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and for the IEEE Industry Applications Society. He was Chairman of EPE in 2007 and IEEE PEDG'2012 in 2012 held in Aalborg. He is elected as Vice-President of the Academy of Technical Sciences in Denmark. He has been awarded Annual Teacher at the Energy Sector, Aalborg University.

Asad M. Madni served as President, COO & CTO of BEI Technologies Inc. from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. He led the development & commercialization of intelligent micro-sensors, systems, and instrumentation for which he has received worldwide acclaim. Prior to BEI he was with Systron Donner Corporation for 18 years in senior technical & executive positions, eventually as Chairman, President & CEO. Here, he made seminal and pioneering contributions in the development of RF & Microwave Systems & Instrumentation which significantly enhanced the capabilities of the US Tri-Services and allies. He is currently, an Independent Consultant, Distinguished Adjunct Professor/Distinguished Scientist at UCLA ECE Department, Faculty Fellow at the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Adjunct Professor at Ryerson University, and Executive Managing Director & CTO of Crocker Capital. He received an A.A.S. from RCA Institutes Inc., B.S. & M.S. from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Ph.D. from California Coast University, S.E. from MIT Sloan School of Management, D.Sc. (h.c.) from Ryerson University, D.Eng. (h.c.) from Technical University of Crete, Sc.D. (h.c.) from California State University and California State University Northridge, and Ph.D. degrees (h.c.) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. He is also a graduate of the Engineering Management Program at the California Institute of Technology, the Executive Institute and Director's College at Stanford University, and the Program on Negotiation for Senior Executives and Promoting Innovation and Organizational Change at Harvard University. He is credited with over 170 refereed publications, 69 issued or pending patents, and is the recipient of numerous national and international honors and awards including, UCSD Gordon Medal for Engineering Leadership, Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman Gold Medal, Ellis Island Medal of Honor, IET (UK) J.J.Thomson Medal, IEEE Millennium Medal, TCI College Marconi Medal, UCLA Professional Achievement Medal, UCLA Engineering Alumnus of the Year Award, UCLA Engineering Lifetime Contribution Award, UCLA EE Distinguished Alumni Award, IEEE-HKN Vladimir Karapetoff Award, IEEE AESS Pioneer Award, IEEE HKN Eminent Member Award, IEEE IMS Career Excellence Award and Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2011 he was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering for contributions to development and commercialization of sensors and systems for aerospace and automotive safety . In 2014 he was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for demonstrating a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society . He is a Fellow/Eminent Engineer of 15 of the world's most prestigious professional academies and societies and has been awarded six honorary professorships.