Dr V Kamaraju obtained his PhD in High-Voltage Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He was formerly the Professor of EEE and the Principal at the JNTU College of Engineering, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. He was a visiting professor at Middle East Technical University, Gaziantep, Turkey, during 1981-92. He has done extensive research in the area of liquid and solid dielectrics, composity insulation and partial discharge. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India). He has published many research papers and has been a consultant to various industries and to the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board. He has published Electrical Distribution Systems and Linear Systems: Analysis and Applications during 2006-2008. He received the Best Teacher Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India, in 2001. At present, he is Professor and Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Mahavir Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad, India.