Prof. Paul Arévalo was born in Ecuador. He received a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cuenca, Ecuador, in 2015. He received an M.Sc. in renewable energy management and an M.Sc. in renewable energies from the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid and from the University of Jaén, Spain, respectively. In 2021, he received a Ph.D. in advances in materials engineering and sustainable energies. His current research includes the planning and optimization of renewable energy systems, power systems, energy control, and demand forecasting.
Prof. Francisco Jurado was born in Linares, Jaén, Spain. He received his M.Sc. and Dr. Ing. degrees from the National University of Distance Education, Madrid, Spain, in 1995 and 1999, respectively. Since 1985, he has been a Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Jaén, Jaén. His research activities have been devoted to several topics, including power systems, and renewable energy. He is the author of more than 450 papers in journals included in the Journal Citation Report (JCR), about 220 papers in the proceedings of International Conferences, and 6 books. He has been involved in research projects funded by Spanish Ministries and European Commission. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a researcher among those that are the most influential in the world according to a classification made by Stanford University (USA).
