Prof. Ir. A.N. Afandi, ST, MT, MIAEng, MIEEE, Ph.D., is a full professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Universitas Negeri Malang (UM), Indonesia, who graduated with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from GSST Kumamoto University. Currently, he is a Liaison Professor of Kumamoto University (Japan) and also a Senior Member as the Chair of the Power and Energy Society (PES) Chapter (Indonesia) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is currently serving as Vice Rector of UM. Professionally, he is a senior researcher who leads as the Director for the Smart Power and Advanced Energy Systems (SPAES) Center, the Intelligent Power and Advanced Energy Systems (IPAES) Research Group, and the Power and Energy System Controls (PESC) Laboratory. Scientifically, he is interested in power & energy systems, smart grid & hybrid systems, intelligent computation & engineering optimization, and autonomous control and industrial processes. Academically, he has various experiences in teaching, research, industrial projects, etc. In 2024 (August), he has authored and co-authored works that are recorded in many databases for journals and conferences within Scopus (h-index=17) and Google Scholar (h-index=24).