Prof. Dr. Michela Robba is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics, and Systems Engineering, University of Genoa. She received a degree in environmental engineering and Ph.D. degree in electronic and computer engineering from the University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, in 2000 and 2004, respectively. Her research focuses on the development of methods and models for environmental and energy systems planning, management, and control through the methodologies of operations research, automation, and systems analysis. Prof. Dr. Michela Robba is the President of the Liguria Region Energy Consortium, a Chair of the IFAC TC 6.3 Power and Energy Systems, and a member of the Scientific Committee of the National Cluster on Energy.