Foreword: Special Issue on ESDA 2022.

This document is a foreword for a special issue of the journal Microsystem Technologies. The special issue features selected papers from the 5th International Conference on Energy Systems, Drives and Automations (ESDA2022) held in Kolkata, India. The conference covered various interdisciplinary areas such as electrical, mechanical, computer, electronics, and medical electronics. The papers included in this special issue have undergone a rigorous review process and were selected by guest editors. The foreword expresses the hope that readers will find the papers informative. [Extracted from the article]