Marius Paulescu is a Professor at the Faculty of Physics, West University of Timisoara, in Romania. He completed his habilitation in 2016 with a thesis on the estimation and forecasting of output power of PV systems. His research interests include physics of radiative transfer in the atmosphere, solar radiation modeling and forecasting, and photovoltaic conversion of solar energy. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 1 book, and 9 book chapters, all in the fields of solare radiation and photovoltaics. In 2015, he received the Romanian Academy “Anghel Saligny” Prize for the book Weather Modeling and Forecasting of PV Systems Operation. He is a member of the Renewable Energy Committee of the Romanian Academy and the International Solar Energy Society.