Vijay K. Sood obtained his Ph.D. in power electronics from the University of Bradford, England in 1977. From 1969-76, he was employed at the Railway Technical Centre, Derby, U.K. From 1976-2007, he was a senior researcher at IREQ (Hydro-Québec) in Montreal, Quebec. In 2007, he joined Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario where he is now the department chair. He is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), a life fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), a fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) and emeritus fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). His research interests are in the monitoring, control, and protection of power systems. Dr. Sood has published over 200 articles, 10 book chapters and written two books on HVDC transmission and edited various other books.