Vassiliki T. Kontargyri was born in Athens, Greece, in 1978. She received her Diploma in electrical and computer engineering and Ph.D. from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, in 2002 and 2007, respectively. She is an Assistant Professor of electric power systems in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of West Attica. From 2014 to 2024, she was a Laboratory Teaching Staff in the High Voltage Laboratory at the Division of Electric Power, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NTUA. During the period 2007-2014, she was an electrical and computer engineer at the same laboratory. Her area of expertise and research interests include topics on smart grids, high-voltage systems, electric power transmission and distribution systems, grounding systems, electrical insulation and simulation models. Her expertise is further demonstrated by her participation in over 30 national and European projects since 2002.