Dr Julian de Hoog is a Research Staff Member at IBM Research - Australia, working on a variety of projects in the energy space, across renewables, storage, and electrified transport. Julian was formerly a Research Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne and now continues to be involved with the University as an Honorary Research Fellow in graduate student supervision and joint research. His research expertise covers electric vehicles, smart charging, management of distribution networks, and smart grid applications