**About the Editor**

#### **Arshad Arshad**

Dr. Arshad has over 11 years' experience of working in industry and academia in the UK, Pakistan and Canada. He is currently a Lecturer in Electrical Power Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University where he led various courses on power system design, renewable power integration and high voltage engineering.

Arshad has a PhD in high voltage engineering from Glasgow Caledonian University and MSc in electrical power system from University of Strathclyde with distinction. Since completion of his PhD in 2017, he has been involved in various projects with Whittaker Engineering, University of Strathclyde, and University of Quebec Chicoutimi. While working for University of Strathclyde, Arshad was involved in the design, development and deployment of a novel data acquisition and instrumentation system for HVDC substations. Arshad has over 50 publications to his name in prestigious conferences and peer-reviewed journals.

In 2020, Arshad was recognized as Global Talent in Electrical Power Engineering by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for his critical contribution to the EPSRC project on DC Networks, Power Quality and Plant Reliability. He has been awarded grants by National ICT R&D Pakistan, Quebec Research Council Canada, Santander Universities Europe and IEEE USA.
