Mahmoud, Karar: - Karar Mahmoud is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Aswan University, Egypt. From 2019 to 2023, he has been with Aalto University, as a Research Fellow with the Group of Prof. M. Lehtonen, Department of EEA, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, Finland. He has authored or co-authored several publications in top-ranked journals, including IEEE journals, international conferences, and book chapters. His research interests include power systems, renewable energies, smart grids, energy storage, and distributed generation. He was awarded the Prestigious Egyptian State Encouragement Award in the field of engineering sciences, in 2021, and honored by Egypt's Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). He holds the position of topic editor in four classified scientific journals, in addition to being a guest editor for more than 10 special scientific issues on advanced scientific engineering topics.