Transactions on Environment and Electrical Engineering

Emanuel J. Llanos-Perez
University College of London
United Kingdom

Emanuel Llanos was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, in 1988. He received the B.S degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universidad del Norte, in 2011, and an M.S. in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment the from University College of London (UCL), United Kingdom, in 2016. From 2010 to 2012, Emanuel was working in the electrical Transmission and Distribution, as an operations intern and a telemetry analyst, respectively. Then, Emanuel worked in the construction industry in the largest energy project built in Colombia, the expansion of Cartagena Refinery, as a construction planner. After this, he worked in the largest thermo electrical company of Colombia, Termobaranquilla S.A, as a regulation and Electrical/Gas Analyst.
Mr. Llanos was a recipient of the International Chevening Scholarship Award financed by the Foreign Common Wealth in order to study his master degree. During the bachelor degree he received the Silver Medal, an academic excellence award for performing the best GPA among its fellows classmates.

Laura M. Hinestroza-Olascuaga
ORCID iD Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon
Portugal

Laura M. Hinestroza O. received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia, in 2011, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota D.C., Colombia, in 2014. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in engineering and public policy at Technical University of Lisbon-IST, Portugal.
From 2012 to 2014, he was a research assistant with the research group in electrical machines and drives- EM&D, at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota D.C., Colombia. Then, she went to the academia as an auxiliary professor at Universidad de la Costa and Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia. Her research interest includes the study and application of microgrids to enable access to electricity in rural areas and energy planning for sustainable development.
Mrs. Hinestroza’s awards and honors include the Roberto Rocca fellowship (Tenaris-Tubocaribe Group), in 2011, and the National scholarship to pursue her Ph.D., financed by the Colombian Government through the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation-COLCIENCIAS, in 2015.