Larbi Djilali was born in Metlili Chaamba, Algeria, in 1987. He received the B.Eng. degree in maintenance in instrumentation from the University of Oran, Algeria, in 2010, the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering-control automatic from the National Polytechnic School of Oran (ENPO) in 2014, the first D.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Laghouat, Algeria, and in 2020, and a second the D.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the National Center of Research and Advanced Studies of National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV-IPN), Guadalajara Campus, Mexico. He is currently a professor of electrical engineering with the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico. His research interests include robust control, neural control, and their applications to renewable power systems, microgrids, power electronics converters, and electrical machines.