Dr. Ting-Chia Ou is currently a Supervising Professor at the NET ZERO LAB within the Program on Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). He is the author of the book Renewable Energy Power Generation (2020) and has served as a guest editor for the Processes journal’s Special Issue on Sustainability in Electric and Power Systems, as well as the Energies journal’s Special Issue on Recent Progress in Virtual Power Plants. His research interests include smart energy and carbon management systems, virtual power plants, hybrid renewable energy control technologies, AI-based applications in energy, AI-driven recognition and optimization (including solar modules, microalgae, and electric vehicles), microgrids and smart grids, wave-wind hybrid energy systems, nuclear safety design, optimization of renewable energy and storage integration, hydrogen energy and fuel cells, net-zero and carbon neutrality technologies, Net-Zero Energy Buildings, ESG-based energy strategies, and sustainable manufacturing. Dr. Ou has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers and holds 40 patents in these fields. His contributions have been recognized with numerous national and international awards. For more information, please visit his research and awards pages. Research: https://nzl.ais2m.ncku.edu.tw/english/research Awards: https://nzl.ais2m.ncku.edu.tw/english/award https://publons.com/wos-op/awards/2018/esi/?esi=3&order_by=place