Alfonso Damiano received the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, in 1992. In 1994, he joined as an Assistant Professor the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, where since 2018, he has been a Full Professor of Electrical Machines and Energy Management. His current research interests include electrical machines and drives, energy management, and control of electric vehicles, power electronic systems for microgrids, and energy storage systems.