**Eleftheria C. Pyrgioti**

Eleftheria C. Pyrgioti was born in Kanalia, Karditsa, Greece, in 1958. She received a diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept., University of Patras, Greece, in 1981 and 1991, respectively. She is a professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept., University of Patras. Her research interests concern high-voltage systems, lightning protection, high-voltage insulation, dielectric liquids' distributed generation, and renewable energy.
