Prof. Józef Flizikowski is a professor at the Department of Engineering and Technical Systems of Renewable Energy Sources at the Bydgoszcz University of Technology. He obtained a PhD in engineering and technical sciences in the field of Drive Design and Advanced Processing Systems at the Gdańsk University of Technology and the University of Agriculture in Lublin. He is the author of over 280 publications and 15 books. His research interests include the development of innovative solutions in the field of power machinery; and optimization, product quality and the efficiency and harmlessness of energy processes in the environment. He is currently working on coordinated approaches to planning renewable energy production across multiple sites and active monitoring in flexible and reconfigurable technical systems.