Dr. Gabbar is a Full Professor in the Department of Energy and Nuclear Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, at Ontario Tech University (UOIT). He has established the Energy Safety and Control Lab (ESCL), Smart Energy Systems Lab, and Advanced Plasma Engineering Lab. He is the recipient of the Senior Research Excellence Award for 2016, UOIT. He is recognized as being among the top 2% of worldwide scientists in the area of energy. He is a Fellow IET (FIET) and a Distinguished Lecturer—IEEE NPSS. He is leading national and international research in the areas of smart energy grids, nuclear–renewable hybrid energy systems, plasma-based waste-to-energy systems, energy safety and resiliency design, and intelligent control systems. Dr. Gabbar obtained his B.Sc. degree in 1988 with first-class honors from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University (Egypt). In 2001, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from Okayama University (Japan). From 2001 to 2004, he was a Research Associate at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan). From 2004 to 2008, he was an Associate Professor at Okayama University (Japan) in the Division of Industrial Innovation Sciences. From 2007 to 2008, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto. He also worked as a Process Control, Safety, and Automation Specialist in the energy and oil & gas industries. Dr. Gabbar has more than 270 publications, including patents, books/chapters, and journal and conference papers.