Luciano Martini is the Director of the “Transmission and Distribution Technologies” Department at RSE whose activities include, among others, T&D components lab testing, HVDC and hybrid AC/DC lines, innovative components, power electronics, electromobility, applied superconductivity and pilot applications of smart grids. Luciano Martini has more than 25 years’ experience on Research & Development activities dealing with renewable energies integration, applied superconductivity, and smart grids. He is the Chair and Italian delegate within the Executive Committee of the IEA TCP ISGAN, the International Smart Grid Action Network, a member of the Governing Board of the European Technology and Innovation Platform ETIP SNET, and member of several international working groups.