Miguel A. Ortega-Vazquez (S’97-M’06-SM’14) received the B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in electrical engineering from Instituto Tecnologico de Morelia, Mexico, in 1999; the M.Sc. degree from Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 2001; and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Manchester (formerly UMIST), Manchester, U.K., in 2006. Each with an emphasis on power systems.

He was a Postdoctoral Scholar with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester from 2006 until 2010, and Assistant Professor with the Department of Energy and Environment, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, from 2010 until 2011. In 2012, he joined the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, as Research Assistant Professor and was appointed Assistant Professor in 2013. His current research interests include power system security, power system economics, integration of renewable energy sources, and the smart grid.

Dr. Ortega-Vazquez is an Editor of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SMART GRID.