Abraham Alem Kebede has completed his Bachelor degree in Electrical and Electronics Technology at Adama science & technology University and his master’s degree in Electrical power engineering at Bahir Dar Technology Institute, Bahir Dar University. Since 2014, he has worked as a researcher and lecturer at Jimma University, Technology Institute, under the faculty of Electrical and computer engineering. In October 2018 he Joined Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium, to pursue his doctoral degree. After pursuing his study in MOBI’s Energy Storage Battery Innovation Centre, he completed his study with the greatest distinction and received his doctorate degree in January 2023 from VUB. His research interest focuses on Renewable energy technologies, Battery energy storage systems, Lifetime characterization and modeling of Lithium-ion batteries and in particular on second-life battery utilization for grid-scale stationary applications. Moreover, research interest includes integrated distribution system planning and integration of distributed energy resources (DERs), Electric vehicles, V2G for stable and resilient grid systems.