Santiago Grijalva

Santiago Grijalva is a distinguished expert in Future Grid Control and Management Architectures, Real-Time Power System Operation and Control, Decentralized Power Control Protocols, Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, Prosumer-Based Energy Systems, Electricity Markets, Industry Business Models, and Renewable Energy Integration into the Grid.

His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, an M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Energy Systems from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also holds an MS Certificate in Information Systems from Escuela Politécnica del Ejército and studied Electric Power Systems Engineering at Escuela Politécnica Nacional.

Santiago Grijalva has held key positions in various organizations, serving as the Chairman at ProsumerGrid, Inc. He was also the Associate Director for Electricity-Strategic Energy Institute and the Georgia Power Distinguished Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Additionally, he served as the Power Systems Engineering Center Director at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and as a Senior Consultant at PowerWorld Corporation.