Zhi Cao received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2016 and 2022, respectively. He has been a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA, since October 2022. His main research interests include battery management systems, energy storage systems with renewable integration, electrical motors and drives, and magnetic bearing systems.