Biography: Prof. C.Y. Chung is the Head of Department, Chair Professor of Power Systems Engineering, and Founding Director of Research Centre for Grid Modernisation in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU), Hong Kong, China. Before re-joining the department, Prof. Chung was the NSERC/SaskPower Senior Industrial Research Chair in Smart Grid Technologies, and the SaskPower Chair in Power Systems Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a prominent leader for advancing academic activities and applied research in power systems engineering development in the province. He led a research team, supported by SaskPower and NSERC of Canada, to conduct cutting-edge and long-term smart grid research for SaskPower and address critical technical issues associated with smart grid technologies and their applications to real power systems.

     Prof. Chung has been very active in professional societies. He is the 2014-2015 IEEE PES President-Elect. He was the Member-at-Large (Smart Grid) and Member-at-Large (Global Outreach) of IEEE PES Governing Board, the IEEE PES Region 10 North Chapter Representative, and a member of IEEE PES Fellow Evaluation Committee. He has been a Senior Editor of “IEEE Transactions on Power Systems”, a Consulting Editor of “IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy”, a Vice Editor-in-Chief of “Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy”, and a Subject Editor of “IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution”.