Usman Masood is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering and a research assistant at UAE University. He earned his Master's degree in Computational Science and Engineering in 2021 from NUST. During his master's, Usman's research interests were focused on Nonlinear control, Electric vehicles, Smart grids, and Machine learning. Currently, he is devoted to exploring the district cooling system efficiency enhancement using thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs), research interests also include designing energy-efficient buildings. With a strong background in the computational field, Usman has gained valuable experience and skills in data analysis, simulation, and optimization, which he continues to apply in his research.