F.D. Minuto completed his PhD in Physics of Complex Systems from Università della Calabria in 2015 after receiving his Master’s degree in Physics in 2012 from the same institution. He worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Università della Calabria in 2016. In 2017, he joined the Energy Department at Politecnico di Torino for a post-doctoral position (2017–2021), and in 2022, he was promoted to Assistant Professor. His research focuses on hybrid storage systems, Li-ion batteries, flow battery technology, hydrogen systems, and renewable energy balancing within energy communities.