Dr.-Ing. Michael Beltle received his Dipl.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany in 2009 determining degrading effects of electrostatic discharges on microcontrollers in automotive applications and his Dr.-Ing. degree I electrical engineering in 2020 on power transformer monitoring. He has been an academic researcher at the Institute of Power Transmission and High Voltage Technology, University of Stuttgart, where he was involved in the field of power transformer diagnostics and determined the long-term development of partial discharges and investigates the mechanical vibrations of active parts of transformers. Since 2017 he is head of the University’s high voltage laboratory and responsible for the Institute’s department of electromagnetic compatibility. His current research interests include diagnostic and monitoring of power transformers, HVDC GIS, MV switchgear, development of high-voltage measurement technique, especially alternative gases and aspects of automotive electromagnetic compatibility focusing on e-mobility and autonomous drives. He is a member of CIGRE where he is involved in different working groups and a member of the German Power Engineering Society VDE-ETG where he is part of standardisation groups of DKE / IEC.