Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India. Dr. Ajay Kumar acquired his B.Tech degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Kurukshetra University, Haryana, in 2012. He received his M.Tech degree in Power Systems and PhD degree in Power Electronics and Renewable Energy from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India, in 2016 and 2020 respectively. Since February 2023, he has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. Prior to joining PEC, he worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi for one and half year. His research interests are in the areas of Distributed Generation, Integration of Renewable Energy Sources, Power Quality Improvement, and related fields. More specifically, his research spans theory and control structures of an electronically interfaced multifunctional photovoltaic (PV) system, with applications to science and technology. He is a Member of IEEE. Prof. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban is a full professor of electrical power engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics, at the University of South-Eastern Norway. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy. He also held positions at VIT University (India), National Institute of Technology (India), Qatar University, Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland), University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Aalborg University (Denmark), and Aarhus University (Denmark). He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K.

• 1. Advent of Electric Vehicles- Motivation and Technological Developments2. EV architecture, components, and technological options3. International standards and policies for EV implementation4. Electric Vehicle Integration in Smart Grid5. Electric Vehicle Scheduling – Technical aspects, modelling, and optimization methods. Case studies on the implemented systems in various parts of countries6. Electric vehicle batteries (LIB, Lithium Sulphur Batteries, Solid State Batteries), battery modelling, degradation and charging standards7. Electric Vehicles interaction to smart grid and Renewable Energy Sources: Relevant Case studies8. Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage System9. Electric Vehicle Global Market Survey10. Future trends and scope

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India. Dr. Ajay Kumar acquired his B.Tech degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Kurukshetra University, Haryana, in 2012. He received his M.Tech degree in Power Systems and PhD degree in Power Electronics and Renewable Energy from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India, in 2016 and 2020 respectively. Since February 2023, he has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. Prior to joining PEC, he worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi for one and half year. His research interests are in the areas of Distributed Generation, Integration of Renewable Energy Sources, Power Quality Improvement, and related fields. More specifically, his research spans theory and control structures of an electronically interfaced multifunctional photovoltaic (PV) system, with applications to science and technology. He is a Member of IEEE. Prof. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban is a full professor of electrical power engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics, at the University of South-Eastern Norway. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy. He also held positions at VIT University (India), National Institute of Technology (India), Qatar University, Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland), University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Aalborg University (Denmark), and Aarhus University (Denmark). He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K.

• 1. Advent of Electric Vehicles- Motivation and Technological Developments2. EV architecture, components, and technological options3. International standards and policies for EV implementation4. Electric Vehicle Integration in Smart Grid5. Electric Vehicle Scheduling – Technical aspects, modelling, and optimization methods. Case studies on the implemented systems in various parts of countries6. Electric vehicle batteries (LIB, Lithium Sulphur Batteries, Solid State Batteries), battery modelling, degradation and charging standards7. Electric Vehicles interaction to smart grid and Renewable Energy Sources: Relevant Case studies8. Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage System9. Electric Vehicle Global Market Survey10. Future trends and scope

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India. Dr. Ajay Kumar acquired his B.Tech degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Kurukshetra University, Haryana, in 2012. He received his M.Tech degree in Power Systems and PhD degree in Power Electronics and Renewable Energy from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India, in 2016 and 2020 respectively. Since February 2023, he has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. Prior to joining PEC, he worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi for one and half year. His research interests are in the areas of Distributed Generation, Integration of Renewable Energy Sources, Power Quality Improvement, and related fields. More specifically, his research spans theory and control structures of an electronically interfaced multifunctional photovoltaic (PV) system, with applications to science and technology. He is a Member of IEEE. Prof. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban is a full professor of electrical power engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics, at the University of South-Eastern Norway. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy. He also held positions at VIT University (India), National Institute of Technology (India), Qatar University, Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland), University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Aalborg University (Denmark), and Aarhus University (Denmark). He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K.

• 1. Advent of Electric Vehicles- Motivation and Technological Developments2. EV architecture, components, and technological options3. International standards and policies for EV implementation4. Electric Vehicle Integration in Smart Grid5. Electric Vehicle Scheduling – Technical aspects, modelling, and optimization methods. Case studies on the implemented systems in various parts of countries6. Electric vehicle batteries (LIB, Lithium Sulphur Batteries, Solid State Batteries), battery modelling, degradation and charging standards7. Electric Vehicles interaction to smart grid and Renewable Energy Sources: Relevant Case studies8. Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage System9. Electric Vehicle Global Market Survey10. Future trends and scope