Plamen Antonov Stanchev is an Associate Professor at the Department of Intelligent Technology in the Industry, Technical University of Sofia. Since he completed his PhD in power systems, he has led numerous projects and has published articles in various journals. His research focuses on modern methods for optimization, simulation, and artificial intelligence in power grids. His teaching disciplines and interests are related to the reliability of photovoltaic inverters, energy efficiency in small and medium-sized enterprises, reinforcement learning-based controllers for distributed generation, and technical and economic assessments of storage systems, such as lithium-ion, lead-acid, and hydrogen technologies.