Jorge Luis Maldonado Correa holds a Ph.D. in Sciences and Technologies Applied to Industrial Engineering from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). He currently works as a Professor and Researcher in the Electromechanical Engineering undergraduate program at the National University of Loja (Ecuador), where he also serves as Director of the Master's Program in Energy Conversion and Sustainability. His research interests focus on renewable energy systems, with special emphasis on condition monitoring and fault diagnosis in wind turbines, as well as the development of sustainable energy transition models. He has extensive experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in areas related to basic sciences and energy conversion. Dr. Maldonado has published numerous scientific articles on renewable energy in high-impact journals and has led and participated in several research projects. He has completed research stays and training periods in Cuba, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, and China. He is the Director of the Renewable Energy Research Group (GIER-UNL) and a member of the Center for Technology and Energy Research (CITE). He has received recognition for his scientific contributions.