Sara Carcangiu is Assistant Professor of the Power System Group at the DIEE of the University of Cagliari, where she carried out research activities in the Circuit Theory Group from 2006 to 2022. Her research activity mainly concerned the following fields: optimization methods of electromagnetic devices and development of parallel computing algorithms, optimization and inversion methods based on neural networks, diagnosis using neural networks, synthesis algorithms of artificial neural networks, development of Bit Loading algorithms for the optimization of the modulated signal within broad band Power Line Communication (PLC) communication systems, study and development of innovative systems for the production of electricity, development of a system for the exploitation of wind energy in urban areas, classification, prediction and avoidance of destructive events and MHD instability in nuclear fusion reactors, signal processing techniques for non-intrusive monitoring of electrical loads. Her research activity currently focuses on the development of artificial intelligence techniques applied to distribution networks with particular attention to flexibility and participation in distributed resource service markets. She is co-author of more than 60 scientific papers published in international journals and in the proceedings of international, IEEE, and IMEKO and national conferences.

Augusto Montisci is associate professor of Circuit Theory at the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dept. (DIEE) of the University of Cagliari (Italy). He received his PhD in mechanical design from the same University. From 2002 he worked at DIEE as Researcher, and became Associate Professor in 2016. His scientific activity concerns Artificial Neural Networks, Optimization, Non-destructive testing, Fault diagnosis, Renewable energy sources, Magnetohydrodynamics. He is the author of about 100 indexed works, which received more than 700 citations, obtaining an h-index of 14 (Scopus database). He was chairman of the X International Conference on Fundamentals and Applied MHD (PAMIR 2016), and since then he is permanent member of the organizing committee of the conference. He was a member of the founding committee of the European Society of Magnetohydrodynamics (EuMHD) of which he currently holds the position of president.