Robert Smolenski was born in 1973 in Krosno Odrzanskie, Poland. He obtained his M.Sc., Ph.D. and post-doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Zielona Gora. He is currently a professor and Head of the Institute of Automatics, Electronics and Electrical Engineering at the University of Zielona Gora, and Deputy Chair of Joint IEEE IES/PELS Poland Chapter, as well as Member of the Electromobility Board of the National Centre for Research and Development. Robert Smolenski has over twenty years of experience in the development of practical solutions to EMC and PQ related problems and has worked on many national and international research projects. His research focuses on issues linked with the assurance of power quality as well as the interoperability of power systems involving power electronic interfaces and control arrangements.