Birgitte Bak-Jensen is a Professor in Intelligent Control of the Power Distribution System at the Department of Energy, AAU Energy, Aalborg University, where she has worked since August 1988. Her fields of interest are mainly related to the operation and control of the distribution network grid, including power quality and stability in power systems, and the integration of dispersed generation and smart grid issues like demand response. The interaction between the electrical grid and the heating and transport sector is also a key area of interest. She has participated in 30 national and international projects, e.g., the SuPREME, SmartC2net, and SMILE projects and is the project leader of the EU H2020 project SERENE and SUSTENANCE. She is also the project leader for several Danish research projects such as the just finalized SMARTCE2H project and the ongoing EFFORT project. She is the Vice Head of AAU Energy in the Area of Research and holds several positions in national and international organizations like IEEE and CIGRE.