Gonzalo Arturo Alonso Orcajo was born in Gijón, Spain, in 1965. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Oviedo, Gijón, Spain, in 1990 and 1998, respectively. In 1992, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Oviedo, where he is currently an associate professor. His main research interests include power quality in industrial power systems. In recent years, he has focused on the detection and location of faults in distribution systems and on reactive power-compensation systems.