Rodrigo Trentini received a BSc in control and automation engineering from the Instituto Superior Tupy in Joinville, Brazil, an MSc in electrical engineering from the University of the State of Santa Catarina in Joinville, Brazil, and a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Hannover in Germany in 2010, 2012, and 2017, respectively. Since 2018, he has been an adjunct professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina's campus in Jaraguá do Sul (Rau), Brazil. His research interests include power systems modelling and control, renewable energy, control theory, and mechatronics.