Manuel S. Alvarez-Alvarado received the degree in Electrical Engineering with major in Power System in 2011 and master's degree in Physics Teaching (ranking # 1) in 2013, both awarded by the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador; and the degree of M.Sc. in Power and Power Systems (ranked # 1) in 2015 awarded by the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA. In addition, he achieved the degree of Ed.D. with a major in Physics from the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico and a Ph.D. in Power Systems with the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. His research areas include educational physics, quantum mechanics, renewable energy, electric trains, smart grids, and reliability of electrical systems.