Brandon Cortés-Caicedo was born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1999. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas in Bogotá, Colombia, and his Master’s degree in Industrial Energy Management from Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano in Medellín, Colombia. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. He is a full-time professor at Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo in Medellín. He is a member of the Grupo de Investigación e Innovación Ambiental (GIAM) at Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo and also part of the Grupo de Compatibilidad e Interferencia Electromagnética (GCEM) at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. His research interests include optimization applied to the planning and operation of electrical distribution systems.
