Hicham Chaoui received a Ph.D. degree (Hons.) in electrical engineering from the University of Quebec, Trois- Rivières, QC, Canada, in 2011. His career has spanned both academia and industry in the field of control and energy systems. From 2007 to 2014, he held various engineering and management positions in Canadian industry. He is currently an Associate Professor with Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA, and Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. His scholarly work has resulted in over 200 journal and conference publications. His research interests include adaptive and nonlinear control theory, intelligent control, robotics, electric motor drives, and energy conversion and storage systems. Dr. Chaoui was a recipient of the Best Thesis Award, the Governor General of Canada Gold Medal Award, the Carleton’s Faculty of Engineering and Design’s Research Excellence Award, the Early Researcher Award from the government of Ontario, and the Top Editor Recognition from IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario. He is also an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, and several other journals.