Otavio Lopes Alves Esteves is a Ph.D. student in Nuclear Engineering and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science at the Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Canada. On a broader scope, his research interests include hybrid energy system design and applications for sustainable microgrids by using nuclear-renewable energy systems aiming at the electrical sector's decarbonization and resiliency. Otavio also has an M.Sc. degree in Energy Systems Planning from the State University of Campinas in 2018 and a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais in 2015, both in Brazil.