Claudio Cañizares has done pioneering work in the field of stability analysis and control of power systems, helping electric utilities worldwide to understand and avoid stability problems in power grids. His current work with a variety of industry partners on smart grids and energy systems concentrates on the modeling, analysis and control of the users' energy demand and supply and its interactions with the overall energy system to reduce peak demand, energy consumption and overall costs, while considering the proper utilization and integration of renewable resources. He is widely acknowledged as a leading power systems' researcher and educator in Canada and worldwide. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Royal Society of Canada as well as a Professor at the University of Waterloo.