Professor Carlo Alberto Nucci is Editor in Chief of Editor in Chief of of Electric Power Research Journal (EPSR), Elsevier since January 2010 (previously Regional Editor for Europe, Africa and Mid East since January 2005. He was the member of several working groups, such as CIGRE WG C4.401 'Lightning' (of which has been convener) from 1997 to 2007; CIGRE WG C4.107 'Power quality indices and objectives'; Joint CIGRE/CIRED WG on 'Protection of distribution networks against lightning'; chairman of CIGRE Study Committee C4 “System Technical Performance” for the period 2006-2012 when within CIGRE. He was the member of Working Groups “Lightning performance of distribution lines” and “Distributed Resources: Modelling and Analysis”, Chairman of the International Steering Committee of the International Conference IEEE PowerTech from 2002 to 2007, Chairman of the Italian PES Chapter from 2002 to 2007, and Chairman of the “IEEE PES Region 8 (Europe, Middle East and Africa)” for the years 2009 and 2010 when within IEEE. Prof. Nucci is a Fellow of the IEEE and of CIGRE, of which he is also honorary member, and has received some best paper/technical international awards, including the CIGRE Technical Committee Award. Prof. Nucci is doctor honoris causa of the University “Politehnica” of Bucharest and Member of the Bologna Science Academy. Since 2014, he is the IEEE PES representative in the IEEE Smart City Initiative.