Giovani Manassero Junior holds a BSc (1999), MSc (2001), and PhD (2006) in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (EPUSP), with an emphasis on power systems. He is currently an Associate Professor at EPUSP and the coordinator of the research group at the Laboratory for Research in Protection and Automation of Electric Power Systems (LPROT). His research focuses on protection, control, and automation of electric power systems, and he has participated in more than twenty research projects funded by granting agencies and by the R&D program of the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL). He is the author and reviewer of articles published in peer-reviewed journals as well as national and international conferences. He currently contributes to research on time-domain protection of electric power systems, particularly for transmission lines, reactive power support equipment, and distribution networks within the context of smart grids. In addition, he investigates the impact of power electronic converters on the performance of protection and automation systems. His work also includes the development of new solutions for fault location in transmission lines and electrical distribution networks, including high-impedance faults. In the broader context of power system modernization and digitalization, he is interested in asset management and in studying the impact of emerging technologies on system operation.