Erik Maqueda Moro – Industrial Engineer from E.T.S.I. Bilbao with a Master’s Degree in Data Science from Aston University (United Kingdom) and currently conducting a PhD at the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU) on the application of artificial intelligence techniques for optimizing the demand response of distributed electrical resources to provide flexibility to the grid. He works as a senior researcher in the Digital Energy team in the Energy, Climate, and Urban Transition division at Tecnalia, where he has participated in various projects for the development of machine learning models such as demand prediction models, virtual sensors, and optimization algorithms. He has the ability to act as a translator between electrical/business experts and data scientists. Previously, he worked for 4 years in the predictive maintenance department for gas turbines at Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom) and as a researcher for Lufthansa Technik.