Professor Junwei Cao received the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in control theories and engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1998 and 1996, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Warwick, Coventry, U.K., in 2001. He was a Research Scientist for NEC Europe, Germany and MIT/LIGO, USA during 2002-2006. He is currently a Professor of Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Guan-Jun Zhang was born in Weifang, Shandong, China in 1970. He received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi’an, China, in 1991, 1994 and 2001, respectively. He is currently a full professor at School of Electrical Engineering, XJTU, China, and the director of Center for Advanced High Voltage and Plasma Technology. His main interests cover high voltage insulation and discharge characteristics, fault diagnosis and condition maintenance for power equipment, discharge plasmas and multi-disciplinary applications, etc. He has been visiting researcher at Tokyo Institute of Technology, visiting scientist at Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, JSPS fellow at Saitama University, and visiting professor at University of Southampton. He has published more than 200 papers and held 40+ patents. Dr. Zhang received the 2011 Distinguished Young Scholar of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2008 Chatterton Young Investigator Award at IEEE 23rd International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV), 2006 Fok Ying Tong Research Award for University Young Teachers of China Ministry of Education (MOE), and 2003 National Top 100 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of China MOE, etc. He can be touched at gjzhang@xjtu.edu.cn

Dr. Lefei Ge received the B.S. degree in measurement and control technology and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China, in 2013 and 2016, respectively, and the Dr.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering from RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, in 2020.
In September 2016, he became a Research Associate with the Institute of Power Electronics and Electrical Drives, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Since 2020, he has been an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University. His research interests include electrical machines and drives in more electric aircraft with emphasis on switched reluctance machines. On these topics, he has published more than 30 journal and conference papers, has written 1 technical book, and holds 10 Chinese issued/pending patents.

Fang Liu, PhD in engineering, an associate professor at Hefei University of Technology, IEEE senior member, a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011-2012 and a software engineer at Emerson Network Power (Xi’an) Co., Ltd in 2008-2009.
My research focuses on industry-academia cooperation and application in renewable energy power system control and stability, advanced power conversion technologies for renewable energy generation and high power bi-directional wireless power transfer technology. As the principal investigator, I have gained one National Natural Science Foundation of China, one sub-project of National Key Research and Development Plan, one sub-project of Science and Technology Project of SGCC (State Grid Corporation of China), and many other government-sponsored and commercial projects. Furthermore, I have won one Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, two Provincial First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Awards, one First Prize of State Grid Corporation Science and Technology Progress, one First Prize of Science and Technology Progress of China Electric Power Research Institute, and one High Impact Paper Award in Proceeding of CSEE. Up to now, I have granted more than 20 invention patents, published more than 20 SCI/EI high-level papers, and co-edited a book named New Energy Generation and Converter Technology.

Yang Qi received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China, in 2016, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2021. In 2019, he was a visiting Student with the Power Electronics, Microgrids, and Subsea Electrical Systems Center. Since 2021, he has been an Associate Professor with the School of Automation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China. His research interests include modeling and control of power-electronics-based power systems. Dr. Qi was the recipient of the Doctoral Research Excellence Award from Nanyang Technological University in 2021.

Yun Liu (Senior Member, IEEE) obtained the B.Eng. (First Class Hons.) and Ph.D. degrees from the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in June 2011 and June 2016, respectively. His work experience includes the University of Central Florida, Nanyang Technological University, and Shenzhen University. He is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Electric Power Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. Up to now, he has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and one book. He has also investigated several research projects. His research interests include cyber-physical smart grid, small-signal stability analysis, distributed control/optimization, and cyber security. Dr. Liu is an Associate Editor for IET Smart Grid.

Zhang Shiling, senior engineer, doctor of engineering. He has been engaged in scientific research and production of high voltage and insulation technology and physical and chemical detection technology for a long time. The development of UHV dry-type converter transformer bushing and SF6 gas insulated through wall bushing has been applied to the construction of UHV AC and DC projects in China. Presided over and completed the GIS fault detection sensing technology and system, won the excellent innovation achievement award of the international innovation and entrepreneurship Expo, and was awarded the title of excellent scientific and technological worker by Chongqing Institute of electrical engineering.
As the first author, he has published more than 90 SCI/EI search papers in domestic and foreign journals and international academic conferences, 19 Chinese Core Journals of Peking University, won 9 provincial and ministerial awards such as the first prize of Chongqing scientific and technological progress and the special first prize of China Water Conservancy and power quality management Association, authorized 1 international invention patent, 20 national invention patents and utility models, 18 software copyrights, and more than 20 reports of international and domestic conferences, As the project leader, he presided over 2 provincial and ministerial projects at the basic frontier and 3 science and technology projects at the headquarters of State Grid Corporation of China.