Welcome Session

C.Y. Chung
PES President
Prof. C.Y. Chung is the Head of Department and Chair Professor of Power Systems Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU). He received his B.Eng. (with First Class Honors) and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from HKPolyU. He has worked in Canada for the University of Saskatchewan; Powertech Labs, Inc.; and the University of Alberta. He has provided consultancy services to both government agencies and well-known private companies. He has also served as an editor for nine international power and energy systems journals. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, CAE, EIC, IET, HKIE, and AAIA.

Konstantin O. Papailiou
President of CIGRE
Konstantin O. Papailiou is President of CIGRE and a leading expert in Power
Systems, specializing in Overhead Lines. He holds a Ph.D. from ETH Zürich and a habilitation from the Technical University of Dresden, where he is honorary professor.
Former CEO of the Pfisterer Group, he has authored ~100 papers and several reference books. A CIGRE Fellow and Medal recipient, he chaired CIGRE’s Study Committee “Overhead Lines” (2010–2016).