Dr. Vaclav Knap is currently an Assistant Professor in Electrotechnology at the Czech Technical University in Prague, leading the Battery and Energy Storage Systems group. He earned an M.Sc. degree in electrical power systems and high voltage engineering and a Ph.D. degree in advanced management systems for lithium–sulfur batteries from Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, in 2013 and 2017, respectively. His research interests encompass battery testing, modeling, and state estimation, focusing on diagnostics and prognostics. This spans various applications, including e-mobility, stationary storage, and aerospace, as well as the second-life reuse and recycling of batteries.