Born in Egypt, Sherif Fahmy pursued his bachelor and master’s studies at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. He studied Electrical Engineering and specialized in smart-grids & technologies during his master’s years. 

After graduating in 2017, he directly started a Ph.D in the Distributed Electrical Systems Laboratory (DESL) at EPFL, headed by Prof. Mario Paolone. He successfully defended his Ph.D thesis entitled: “Efficient Methods for the Operation of Active Distribution Networks in Unsymmetric and Uncertain states“ in November 2022.

He now serves as the Technical Sales Manager at Zaphiro Technologies, a Swiss-based deep-tech company specializing in smart grid solutions leveraging synchrophasors for distribution grids.