Dr. Husam Samkari is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia. He is a licensed professional engineer (P.E.) at the California Board for Professional Engineers in the United States and the Saudi Council of Engineers. He is also a senior member of IEEE (SMIEEE).His research interests include renewable energy, inverter-based resources (IBR), and protection and control schemes for microgrid systems. He has published several papers in international journals and conferences in these areas.Dr. Samkari received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Idaho in the United States in 2021 and 2016, respectively. He received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Umm al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia in 2010.He worked as a distribution engineer at Saudi Electricity Company. He also worked as a teaching assistant at the University of Idaho and as an engineering intern at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. in the United States.Dr. Samkari received several awards for his academic and research achievements, including an academic certificate from the University of Idaho in Power Systems Protection and Relay in 2015, IEEE Palouse Distinguished Service Award in 2020, the Georgia Tech Clayton Griffin Best Student Paper Award in 2021, and the EMTP Research Contribution Prize for Best Paper Award in 2022.He is an active senior member of IEEE and has served as the Vice-Chair of the IEEE Palouse Section and the Chair of the IEEE Palouse Young Professionals for four years. Currently, he is the Counselor of the University of Tabuk IEEE Student Branch, where he mentors and guides student members in their academic and professional pursuits.