Mahmoud is passionate about using renewable energy sources and microgrids as a means for a sustainable and just future. He was awarded the 2016 IEEE Philadelphia Young Electrical Engineer of the Year Award. Mahmoud holds a PhD degree in Engineering and was presented with the College of Engineering Outstanding Doctoral Student Award from Villanova University. He also holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University along with an Engineer Diploma from the Lebanese University in Beirut, Lebanon. His areas of expertise are electric power systems, power electronics and microgrids.