Prof. Vijay Kumar Sood obtained his doctoral degree in power electronics in 1977 from Bradford University, UK. From 1969 to 1976, he was employed at the Railway Technical Centre, Derby, UK. From 1976 to 2007, he was a senior researcher at IREQ (Hydro-Québec) in Montreal, Canada. In 2007, he joined Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario, where he is presently an Associate Professor. He is a registered professional engineer, a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (2006), a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (1999), and an Emeritus Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineers (2010). He is the recipient of the following awards: the 1998 Outstanding Service Award from IEEE Canada and the 1999 Meritas Award from the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec; the IEEE Third Millennium Award (2000); the IEEE Regional Activities Board Achievement Award (2001); and the CP Railway Engineering Medal from the Engineering Institute of Canada (2002). He was the Managing Editor of the IEEE Canadian Review (a quarterly journal for IEEE Canada) from 1996 to 2006 and the Editor of the Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He served as a director of the IEEE Canadian Foundation until 2012. He also served as an editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery for two terms. Dr. Sood has published over 44 journal papers, 115 conference papers, two textbooks on high-voltage DC transmission, and numerous other book chapters.