Gyung-Suk Kil received his B.Eng., M.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees from Inha University, Korea in 1984, 1987, and 1996, respectively. Since then, he has been a professor at the Division of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University (http://www.kmou.ac.kr). He worked as a visiting professor at Cardiff University in 2003. His research interests are in the area of high voltage engineering, condition monitoring and diagnosis of power facilities, and lightning protection.