Dr. S. M. Mahfuz Alam is a Professor at the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology. He received his MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Memphis. His current research interests include advanced machine drives, smart grids, smart home energy management systems, new load forecasting and scheduling methods for smart buildings, data analytics control of smart residential loads, power electronics, control system applications in smart grid and conventional power system.