About the Author

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Prof. Chuzo Ninagawa is CEO of N Laboratory, Inc. and Professor of Smart Grid Power Control Engineering Joint Research Laboratory, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan. He has been Executive Chief Engineer of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., which is one of the largest hi-tech manufacturers in Japan. His research interests span various topics of smart grid, with special focus on virtual power plant (VPP) with a large-scale aggregation of fast automated demand responses. He has published over 110 academic papers and three advanced research books.