Ahmed Y. Hatata received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt, in 2002, 2007, and 2012, respectively. He became an Assistant Professor in 2012 in Mansoura University and an Associate Professor in 2019. He is currently working as associated professor in College of Engineering, Shaqra University, KSA. His research interests are in the operation, control and protection of distribution system, power quality, power system optimization, renewable energy sources, micro grids, and smart grids.