AboelsoodZidan(S’11) was born in Sohag, Egypt, in 1982. He received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from AssiutUniversity, Assiut, Egypt, in 2004 and 2007, respectively, both in electrical engineering. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. His research interests include distribution automation, renewable DG, distribution system planning, and smart grids.