Zulkurnain Abdul-Malek (Senior Member, IEEE) received a B.E. degree from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, in 1989, and an M.Sc. degree in electrical and electromagnetic engineering with industrial applications and a Ph.D. degree in high-voltage engineering from Cardiff University in 1995 and 1999, respectively. He has been with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia for 31 years, where he is currently a Professor and the Director of the Institute of High Voltage and High Current. He has published more than 150 papers in various technical journals and conference proceedings. His research interests include surge arrester intelligent condition monitoring, lightning-related EMC, warning systems, lightning protection systems, electrical discharge, condition monitoring, and nanodielectrics. He is actively involved in many national and international committees.