Nikolas Flourentzou is a Senior Associate Scientist at the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute. He received a BEng degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of Birmingham, UK, a joint MSc degree in Power Electronics and Drives from the University of Birmingham and the University of Nottingham, UK, and a PhD degree in Power Systems from the University of Sydney, Australia. He received the First Prize in the ElectricaAwards2010 International Innovation contest for the future of electricity networks by AREVA T&D (former ALSTOM Grid and now known as General Electric Grid Solutions) and the Best Paper Award at the 8th international conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IEEE PEDS'09). His fields of interest are High-Voltage DC Power Transmission Systems, Electric Vehicle Chargers, IoT integration, Maritime Digital Transformation, and Offshore Renewable Energy. His research expertise includes Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cyber-Physical Systems, Voltage-Source Converter topologies, Selective-Harmonic Elimination PWM methods, and Power Electronics for Electrical Power Systems.