Alessandro Burgio (1973, Italy) has over 25 years of experience as a consultant and independent researcher in the field of electric power systems, energy efficiency and reliability, power electronics' prototyping, and power conditioning and measurement. Since 2019, he has been an employee of the Evolvere S.p.A. Benefit Company; his current duties involve being an R&D specialist in energy communities and the management of distributed RES generation and energy storage systems. Before assuming his current duties, Dr. Burgio was a research fellow, a lecturer, and the manager of a National Operating Program project financed by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. Dr. Burgio also patented a device for the secure operation of uCHP generators, mounted with a free-piston Stirling Engine. Dr. Burgio is a member of various scientific and technical committees of esteemed journals and conferences. He has a master’s degree in management engineering and a Ph.D. in Computer and System Engineering from the University of Calabria, Italy.