Thomas Strasser received a Master's and a PhD degree from the Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien), and he was awarded the venia docendi (habilitation) in the field of automation from the same university. For several years, he has been a senior scientist at the Center for Energy of the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT). His main responsibilities involve the strategic development of smart grid automation and validation research projects. He is also active as a docent at TU Wien.