Meet the editor

Mahmoud Ghofrani received a BSc and MSc in Electrical Power Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, and the University of Tehran, respectively. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 2014. Dr. Ghofrani is currently an associate professor at the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, University of Washington, Bothell. His research interests include power sys-

tems operation and planning, renewable energy systems, smart and micro-grids, electric vehicles, and electricity markets. He is the author and co-author of more than fifty publications in top-tier journals and conferences. He has also edited/ authored several books and chapters in the field of smart/micro-grids, pattern recognition, and its application in renewable energy forecasting, hybrid renewable energy systems, and more.

Contents

Solutions, and Opportunities *by Mahmoud Ghofrani*

*and Juan David Garcia Racines*

*by Kamlesh Kumar and Babu Jaipal*

xIoT-Based Converged 5G and ICT Infrastructure

*by Mike Mekkanen*

*by Ahmed Y. Hassebo*

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 5**

**Chapter 3 35**

**Chapter 4 59**

**Chapter 5 77**

**Chapter 6 93**

Introductory Chapter: Electric Grid Modernization - Challenges,

*by Saumen Dhara, Alok Kumar Shrivastav and Pradip Kumar Sadhu*

*by Javier Ferney Castillo Garcia, Ricardo Andres Echeverry Marstinez,* 

Advanced Communication and Control Methods for Future Smart Grid

The Role of Energy Storage with Renewable Electricity Generation

Smart Grid Modernization: Opportunities and Challenges

Smart Grid Project Planning and Cost/Benefit Evaluation

*Eduardo Francisco Caicedo Bravo, Wilfredo Alfonso Morales* 
