Kyppy Simani was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1993. He received a BEng. in electronic engineering from the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2018. He is currently an electrical engineering MSc. candidate at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has worked as a software developer specializing in digital communications services. Since 2022, he has been conducting research on the application of machine learning to optimize energy trading using grid-tied, residential PV systems. His research interests include energy trading, energy management, and machine learning.