Lauri Kumpulainen received the M.Sc. degree and the Licentiate degree in electrical engineering from Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland, in 1987 and 2000, respectively. In 2016 he received D.Sc. (Tech.) from University of Vaasa. He has extensive experience in power engineering. From 2006 to 2012 he was Research Director with Vamp Ltd, and from 2012 to 2013 he was Program Director with Oy Merinova Ab, acting as the national coordinator of the Energy Cluster in the Finnish national Centre of Expertise Programme. He is currently Professor with University of Vaasa, Finland. Dr. Kumpulainen has authored a number of conference and journal papers, particularly related to arc-flash protection, future power systems, and the impact of distributed generation.