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Acknowledgments

Although I am the sole author of this book, the content is the product of my work experience and learning from discussions with colleagues and friends about various topics and projects at work, interactions with researchers at conferences and workshops, meetings and presentations provided by professional societies, my published research works, presentations and talks at conferences, teaching courses in the university, leading research projects with students, meetings with IEEE members, etc.

Besides these, I have been inspired by Dr. Martha Evens' strength and dedication to seek new work and educate others. Dr. Martha Evens encouraged me to pursue a doctoral degree in Artificial Intelligence, after I accomplished an MS in computer science at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA. Still after several decades, Dr. Evens (now emeritus professor) provided advice on how to manage the writing of this book. She always encouraged me to pursue my own research interests.

The chosen topic – cybersecurity for the Smart Grid and distributed energy resources – is the result of my own decision, after I learned about threats to power grid and the need for providing more information on security matters to engineers.

I thank Dr. Simone Taylor for reading my book proposal and offering the opportunity to publish this book. My thanks also go to reviewers, Antony Sami, Brett Kurzman, Kari Capone, Sarah Lemore, and the team of editors and managers from Wiley. Their support and advice in completing the writing task are very much appreciated.

Mariana Hentea 28 November 2019