Djaffar Ould Abdeslam received the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France, in 2002. He received a Ph.D. degree in 2005 and the Habilitation degree in electrical engineering in 2014 from the University of Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse, France. Since 2007, he has been an associate professor at the University of Haute-Alsace. His research interest includes artificial neural networks applied to power systems, signal processing for power quality improvement, smart metering, smart building, and smart grids. He holds the PES, Allowance for Scientific Excellence, given by the French Ministry of Education in 2012 and in 2018.