Hannu Laaksonen received his M.Sc. (Tech.) degree in 2004 in electrical power engineering from the Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland, in 2004 and his Ph.D. (Tech.) degree in electrical engineering from the University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland, in 2011. His employment experience includes working as a research scientist at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and at the University of Vaasa. He has previously worked as a principal engineer at ABB Ltd. in Vaasa. He is currently a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Vaasa. He is also the manager of the Smart Energy Master’s Program. His field of interests include the protection of low-inertia power systems (including microgrids), active management of distributed and flexible energy resources in future smart energy systems as well as future-proof technology and market concepts for smart grids.