Tomonobu Senjyu (Fellow) received B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of the Ryukyus, in 1986 and 1988, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Nagoya University, in 1994. Since 1988, he has been at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, the University of the Ryukyus, where he is currently a professor. His research interests include the areas of power system optimization and operation, advanced control, renewable energy, the IoT for energy management, ZEHs/ZEBs, smart cities, and power electronics. He is a fellow member of the IEEE.