Rupika Gandotra is currently doing a Ph.D. at Department of Electrical Engineering, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India. She received a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 2018, from Chandigarh University, India. She has published various research papers in reputed journals and international conferences. Her research areas are renewable energy systems, power system analysis and optimization algorithms, smart grid optimization, FACTS controllers, electric vehicles and soft computing techniques.Dr. Kirti Pal is presently working as Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering Department at School of Engineering, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India. She obtained her B.Eng. degree from Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal, India; her M.Eng. degree from Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior, India and her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India. She has over 19 years of academic experience and has published many research papers in various reputed national/international journals and conference proceedings. She has guided many B.Tech. and M.Tech. scholars, and two Ph.D Scholars. Dr. Pal has also been invited to deliver keynote and expert talks at several national/international conferences and workshops. She was a Guest Editor of the special issue on Advance Innovation and Technology with Sustainability Engineering for the International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IGI Global, USA). She has published three international books. She also serves as a reviewer for various international journals of repute. She is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education. Her areas of current interest include restructuring of power systems, power system analysis and optimization, renewable energy systems, EV parameter estimation and EV impact analysis on power systems.

• 1. Smart Grid Foundations: EVs, DG, and FACTS Integration 2. Technological Landscape: EVs, DG, and FACTS in Smart Grids 3. Multi-objective Metaheuristic Optimization Techniques for Smart Grids 4. Optimal DG Placement with EV Load in Smart Grids 5. Co-optimization of DG and FACTS Devices for EV-integrated Smart Grids 6. Smart Grid Futures: Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities

Rupika Gandotra is currently doing a Ph.D. at Department of Electrical Engineering, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India. She received a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 2018, from Chandigarh University, India. She has published various research papers in reputed journals and international conferences. Her research areas are renewable energy systems, power system analysis and optimization algorithms, smart grid optimization, FACTS controllers, electric vehicles and soft computing techniques.Dr. Kirti Pal is presently working as Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering Department at School of Engineering, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India. She obtained her B.Eng. degree from Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal, India; her M.Eng. degree from Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior, India and her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India. She has over 19 years of academic experience and has published many research papers in various reputed national/international journals and conference proceedings. She has guided many B.Tech. and M.Tech. scholars, and two Ph.D Scholars. Dr. Pal has also been invited to deliver keynote and expert talks at several national/international conferences and workshops. She was a Guest Editor of the special issue on Advance Innovation and Technology with Sustainability Engineering for the International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IGI Global, USA). She has published three international books. She also serves as a reviewer for various international journals of repute. She is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education. Her areas of current interest include restructuring of power systems, power system analysis and optimization, renewable energy systems, EV parameter estimation and EV impact analysis on power systems.

• 1. Smart Grid Foundations: EVs, DG, and FACTS Integration 2. Technological Landscape: EVs, DG, and FACTS in Smart Grids 3. Multi-objective Metaheuristic Optimization Techniques for Smart Grids 4. Optimal DG Placement with EV Load in Smart Grids 5. Co-optimization of DG and FACTS Devices for EV-integrated Smart Grids 6. Smart Grid Futures: Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities

Rupika Gandotra is currently doing a Ph.D. at Department of Electrical Engineering, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India. She received a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 2018, from Chandigarh University, India. She has published various research papers in reputed journals and international conferences. Her research areas are renewable energy systems, power system analysis and optimization algorithms, smart grid optimization, FACTS controllers, electric vehicles and soft computing techniques.Dr. Kirti Pal is presently working as Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering Department at School of Engineering, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India. She obtained her B.Eng. degree from Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal, India; her M.Eng. degree from Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior, India and her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India. She has over 19 years of academic experience and has published many research papers in various reputed national/international journals and conference proceedings. She has guided many B.Tech. and M.Tech. scholars, and two Ph.D Scholars. Dr. Pal has also been invited to deliver keynote and expert talks at several national/international conferences and workshops. She was a Guest Editor of the special issue on Advance Innovation and Technology with Sustainability Engineering for the International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IGI Global, USA). She has published three international books. She also serves as a reviewer for various international journals of repute. She is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education. Her areas of current interest include restructuring of power systems, power system analysis and optimization, renewable energy systems, EV parameter estimation and EV impact analysis on power systems.

• 1. Smart Grid Foundations: EVs, DG, and FACTS Integration 2. Technological Landscape: EVs, DG, and FACTS in Smart Grids 3. Multi-objective Metaheuristic Optimization Techniques for Smart Grids 4. Optimal DG Placement with EV Load in Smart Grids 5. Co-optimization of DG and FACTS Devices for EV-integrated Smart Grids 6. Smart Grid Futures: Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities