Dr. Veerpratap Meena is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT). He holds key leadership positions within the IEEE Delhi Section and Rajasthan Subsection, including Chair of the IEEE Delhi Section Rajasthan Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Chapter and the IEEE Systems Council Joint Section Chapter. Dr. Meena’s research interests include microgrids, renewable energy integration, power electronics, optimization, artificial intelligence, machine learning, smart grids, net-zero energy systems, electric vehicles, control systems, peer-to-peer energy trading, and healthcare applications. He is currently working as an External Collaborator with the USD AI Research, University of South Dakota, USA, contributing to advanced interdisciplinary research initiatives in artificial intelligence and smart energy systems. J. Ramprabhakar is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Amrita School of Engineering, India. In addition, he is currently working on two government-funded projects sanctioned by Vision Group of Science and Technology, India, and DRDO-ARDB Delhi, India. R. Anand is an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the Amrita School of Engineering ofAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, India. His research interests include Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Renewable Energy Systems, Soft Computing, Machine Learning and Blockchain. 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. Josep M. Guerrero is Director, Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), Huanjiang Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Zhuji, China and a full professor with AAU Energy, Aalborg University, Denmark. He is the director of the Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM). His research interests focus on different microgrid aspects, including hierarchical and cooperative control, and energy management systems.

• Part I: Microgrid Clusters: Design, Control, and Optimization1. Introduction to microgrids2. Microgrid clusters3. Microgrid controls4. Microgrid protection5. Sensors in microgridsPart II: Microgrid Cluster Management Utilizing the Internet-of-Things6. Internet-of-Things framework for microgrid-cluster management7. Internet-of-Things-based smart power management system8. A microgrid cluster entity implementing Internet-of-Things' big data analytics9. Smart microgrid clusters: control and protection deploying Internet-of-Things technologies, frameworks, and applications10. Communication protocols11. Cybersecurity12. Case studies

Dr. Veerpratap Meena is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT). He holds key leadership positions within the IEEE Delhi Section and Rajasthan Subsection, including Chair of the IEEE Delhi Section Rajasthan Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Chapter and the IEEE Systems Council Joint Section Chapter. Dr. Meena’s research interests include microgrids, renewable energy integration, power electronics, optimization, artificial intelligence, machine learning, smart grids, net-zero energy systems, electric vehicles, control systems, peer-to-peer energy trading, and healthcare applications. He is currently working as an External Collaborator with the USD AI Research, University of South Dakota, USA, contributing to advanced interdisciplinary research initiatives in artificial intelligence and smart energy systems. J. Ramprabhakar is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Amrita School of Engineering, India. In addition, he is currently working on two government-funded projects sanctioned by Vision Group of Science and Technology, India, and DRDO-ARDB Delhi, India. R. Anand is an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the Amrita School of Engineering ofAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, India. His research interests include Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Renewable Energy Systems, Soft Computing, Machine Learning and Blockchain. 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. Josep M. Guerrero is Director, Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), Huanjiang Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Zhuji, China and a full professor with AAU Energy, Aalborg University, Denmark. He is the director of the Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM). His research interests focus on different microgrid aspects, including hierarchical and cooperative control, and energy management systems.

• Part I: Microgrid Clusters: Design, Control, and Optimization1. Introduction to microgrids2. Microgrid clusters3. Microgrid controls4. Microgrid protection5. Sensors in microgridsPart II: Microgrid Cluster Management Utilizing the Internet-of-Things6. Internet-of-Things framework for microgrid-cluster management7. Internet-of-Things-based smart power management system8. A microgrid cluster entity implementing Internet-of-Things' big data analytics9. Smart microgrid clusters: control and protection deploying Internet-of-Things technologies, frameworks, and applications10. Communication protocols11. Cybersecurity12. Case studies

Dr. Veerpratap Meena is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT). He holds key leadership positions within the IEEE Delhi Section and Rajasthan Subsection, including Chair of the IEEE Delhi Section Rajasthan Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Chapter and the IEEE Systems Council Joint Section Chapter. Dr. Meena’s research interests include microgrids, renewable energy integration, power electronics, optimization, artificial intelligence, machine learning, smart grids, net-zero energy systems, electric vehicles, control systems, peer-to-peer energy trading, and healthcare applications. He is currently working as an External Collaborator with the USD AI Research, University of South Dakota, USA, contributing to advanced interdisciplinary research initiatives in artificial intelligence and smart energy systems. J. Ramprabhakar is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Amrita School of Engineering, India. In addition, he is currently working on two government-funded projects sanctioned by Vision Group of Science and Technology, India, and DRDO-ARDB Delhi, India. R. Anand is an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the Amrita School of Engineering ofAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, India. His research interests include Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Renewable Energy Systems, Soft Computing, Machine Learning and Blockchain. 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. Josep M. Guerrero is Director, Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), Huanjiang Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Zhuji, China and a full professor with AAU Energy, Aalborg University, Denmark. He is the director of the Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM). His research interests focus on different microgrid aspects, including hierarchical and cooperative control, and energy management systems.

• Part I: Microgrid Clusters: Design, Control, and Optimization1. Introduction to microgrids2. Microgrid clusters3. Microgrid controls4. Microgrid protection5. Sensors in microgridsPart II: Microgrid Cluster Management Utilizing the Internet-of-Things6. Internet-of-Things framework for microgrid-cluster management7. Internet-of-Things-based smart power management system8. A microgrid cluster entity implementing Internet-of-Things' big data analytics9. Smart microgrid clusters: control and protection deploying Internet-of-Things technologies, frameworks, and applications10. Communication protocols11. Cybersecurity12. Case studies