Nnamdi Nwulu, Ph.D., is Director of the Centre for Cyber-Physical Food, Energy and Water Systems at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a Professional Engineer registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), Editor in Chief of the Journal of Digital Food, Energy and Water Systems (University of Johannesburg), and Associate Editor of IET Renewable Power Generation (Wiley) and African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (Taylor and Francis). He is a co-author of five books and has written numerous academic papers.

Uyikumhe Damisa, Ph.D., is a research scholar at the Centre for Cyber-Physical Food, Energy and Water Systems, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and a recipient of the Global Excellence Stature Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Award. He has co-authored journal publications in the fields of renewable energy optimization and blockchain-based P2P energy trading.