Gabriella Ferruzzi received a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Management at the University of Naples, Federico II, in 2013. She has been a permanent researcher at ENEA since 2021 in the Solar Thermal, Thermodynamic, and Smart Network Division. Until 2019, she worked with the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II, where she taught courses on General and Management Accounting, energy management systems, and Energy Economics. Her research focuses on the application of the SmartGrid to utility systems and economic issues which arise from the deregulated energy market. This work includes MicroGrids, Demand Side Management, Distributed Generation, Energy Policies, and Renewable energy sources. She is a Fellow of IEEE and AIEE.