Hicham Chaoui received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering (with honors) from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), QC, Canada. He is recipient of the Best Thesis Award (health, natural science and engineering) and the Governor General of Canada Gold Medal Award for his doctoral dissertation. His career has spanned both academia and industry in the field of intelligent control and renewable energies. Prior to his academic career, he held various engineering and management positions such as Vice-President Innovation and Technology Development. He is currently the Batten Endowed Chair & Inaugural Director of the Institute of Autonomous and Connected Systems at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA. His research interests include adaptive and nonlinear control theory, intelligent control, robotics, mechatronics, electric motor drives, energy storage and management, autonomous systems, and power systems. His scholarly work has resulted in over 250 conference and journal publications. He is also an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, and several other journals. Dr. Chaoui is a recipient of the FED Research Excellence Award and the Top Editor Recognition from IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.