Chua Zheng Shawn graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore with an MSc in information systems management and a BEng in electrical and electronics engineering (first class honors), respectively. During his undergraduate studies, he researched on power systems and renewable energy, attained the Dean's List, and was the best final year student from his cohort, being awarded the IEEE Power Engineering Chapter (Singapore) Gold Medal cum book prize upon graduation. He joined SP Group as an engineer in 2020 and is actively involved in the Smart Grid Index.