Alaa is a professional engineer with over five years of experience in automation and control, holding professional certifications in AVEVA and Schneider software, and an MSc in Electrical Power and Energy Engineering. He is pursuing a PhD in Reinforcement Learning Control Applications in Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). His career spans smart applications in water and energy sectors, including hosting webinars on the Egypt Scholars platform and achieving academic recognition with AGFE and Erasmus fellowships, and a Fulbright scholarship nomination.