Babak Badrzadeh holds BSc, MSc and PhD all in the area of electrical power systems. Prior to joining Aurecon in March 2021, he was with AEMO as the Manager of Operational Analysis and Engineering team. He is currently the Technical Director, Power Systems with Aurecon, and an Adjunct Professor with Monash University. His focus area is power system modelling and analysis, including the impact of grid-connected and distributed inverter-based resources from operational, connections and planning perspectives. He has played a key role in the worldwide establishment of wide-area electromagnetic transient (EMT) modelling, and the overarching area of system strength. Babak is currently the Convener of CIGRE Working Groups C2.26, having successfully convened working groups B4.83 and C4,56. In January 2021 Babak was appointed as a Distinguished Lecturer by IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES). He is also a recipient of 2019 ESIG Engineering excellence award. In March 2021 Babak was appointed as the chief editor of CIGRE Green Book on ‘’Power system dynamic modelling and analysis in evolving networks”.