Dr. Elissaios Sarmas is a research associate at the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). He graduated with honors (9.1/10) in ECE (NTUA, 2020) and is completing his PhD on artificial intelligence models and optimization algorithms for energy systems. His expertise includes AI, data science, and optimization, with a focus on energy flexibility and efficiency in microgrids. Dr. Sarmas has co-authored the book Multicriteria Portfolio Construction with Python and has published over 20 papers on machine learning and AI applications in energy and decision support systems. He has contributed to more than 10 EU-wide projects, providing technical solutions to organizations including DSOs, TSOs, and energy providers among others.