Omar Pinzón-Ardila received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia, the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electronics and Control Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain. Currently, he holds the position of a Titular Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga. His research interest includes the application of power electronics in electric energy systems, with a particular interest in smart grids.