Amir Shahirinia (S’05–M’14) received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2014. He also performed postdoctoral studies with the power electronics group at Rockwell Automation (Allen Bradly) from 2014 to 2016. He is an Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia, Washington D.C. He is the director of the Smart Grids and Artificial Intelligence (SGAI) lab and the Center of Excellence for Renewable Energy (CERE) at UDC. His research background encompasses the areas of power systems, power electronics, artificial intelligence, smart grids, and renewable energy.