Lieven Vandevelde (1968, Eeklo, Belgium) is senior full professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Ghent University, Belgium. He graduated in electrical & mechanical engineering (main subject: electrical power engineering) at Ghent University in 1992 and has been with the Energy & Systems Lab (EnSy), Department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering, at Ghent University since then. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical & mechanical engineering from Ghent University in 1997 and has conducted research in various domains of electrical power engineering. Since 2004, he has been member of the professorial staff and has been coordinating research on electric power systems at EnSy. In this research, grid integration of renewable energy, electric flexibility and power system control play a prominent role.