Mohamed Abaas has a Ph.D. in sustainable engineering in 2023 from Villanova University. Mohamed is a chemical engineer that focuses on sustainability operations and strategies in the industrial sector. During his Ph.D., Mohamed worked with Several companies in developing waste management plans, lifecycle assessments for their paper products as well as renewable energy transition plans. On the other hand, Mohamed's core focus is on emerging tech applications in microgrids and published on Blockchain applications in smart grid systems as well as machine learning models for power outage prediction. Mohamed also received the Fulbright scholarship in 2017.