Prof. dr hab. Valeriy Kuznetsov is a Professor at the Electric Energy Department, Railway Research Institute. He completed his PhD in Electric Transport at the Dniepropietrowsk National University of Railway Transport in 2002. Currently, he is working on issues in the field of traction power supply systems: dynamic cooperation between pantographs and contact lines, energy storage devices, reliability of power supply, etc. He is also the Director's Proxy at the Railway Research Institute, representative of Railway Research Institute in Organisation for Co-operation between Railways (OSJD)