Zhao-Xia Xiao received her B.S. degree in electrical engineering and automation from the Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China, and her M.S. degree in control theory and control engineering and Ph.D. degree in the power system and its automation from Tianjin University, Tianjin, in 2002, 2005, and 2008, respectively. From 2007 to 2008, she studied at The University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K., as a Ph.D. Guest. Since 2009, she has worked at Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, where she was an Associate Professor and a Full Professor from 2011 to 2018. From September 2012 to December 2012, she was a Visiting Scholar with Fraunhofer IWES, Germany. From December 2016 to January 2018, she was a Visiting Scholar with the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. She has authored or co-authored more than 30 technical articles in microgrids journals and conferences. Her research interests include ac/dc microgrids with renewable energy, maritime microgrids, and the planning of distribution networks.