Canada’s aging electrical power grid was designed to power homes, businesses and industry, long before electric vehicles hit the road. Over the past decade, a major shift in the electric power distribution grid has seen renewable energy and the electrification of the transportation sector, including cars, trucks, buses and trains, emerge. The demand to establish an electric vehicle charging infrastructure and energy storage systems has raised concerns over electrical grid sustainability and security. Dr. Walid Morsi Ibrahim, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Ontario Tech University. His latest research aims to address critical issues of resiliency and cybersecurity within the electrical power grid. Awarded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Dr. Morsi's research will explore ways to safeguard Canada’s electrical grid operation in the event of a natural disaster or cyberattack. An expert in smart grid design and analysis, his robust research agenda focuses on the smooth integration of renewable energy and transportation electrification into the electrical power grid to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Situated in Canada’s energy hub, Dr. Morsi joined Ontario Tech University in 2010 as an Assistant Professor. He has collaborated on the development of Ontario Tech University's unique Smart Grid specialization for third-year students in the Electrical Engineering undergraduate program. Dr. Morsi is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. In 2016, he was named Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to the advancement of power systems and smart grid technology. He has received numerous awards for his work including Best Paper Award, IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems. Inspired by engineering design, he earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from Suez Canal University in Ismailia, Egypt. He moved to Canada and completed his Doctorate in Electrical Engineering at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2009, at a time when interest in power systems and smart grid technology was gaining ground. Dr. Morsi was previously appointed Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick.