MD MAINUL ISLAM received his B.Sc. degree from the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, in 2008, and his M.Sc. degree from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, in 2016. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree from the School of Engineering, Design and Built Environments, Western Sydney University, Australia. His current research interests include renewable energy technologies, artificial intelligence, and microgrid optimization and energy management systems.