Peter Tavner is an emeritus professor at Durham University, UK. He has held a number of senior research and technical positions in the electrical supply and manufacturing industries, including two of the UK's large electrical machine manufacturers. He was professor of new & renewable energy at Durham University for 8 years, president of the European Academy of Wind Energy from 2010-2012, and winner of the Institution Premium of the IEE in 1988.

Christopher Crabtree is an honorary professor of the Department of Engineering at Durham University, UK. He was previously professor of wind energy systems at Durham University. Christopher's research focuses on operation and maintenance aspects of wind energy systems and electrical machines with the aim of improving reliability, raising availability and reducing the cost of energy from wind. His primary research interests have been in the development of condition monitoring techniques and power conversion system reliability.

Behzad Kazemtabrizi is an associate professor at Durham University, UK. His research focuses on electrical power systems optimisation, reliability assessment, and the integration of renewable energy. He has contributed to computational tools for hybrid AC/DC grids and HVDC transmission for robustness and efficiency of transmission networks. He has also been incorporating machine learning and data-driven methods into power system studies. He has served as director of education in the Department of Engineering since 2023.

Li Ran is a professor at Warwick University, UK and Chongqing University, China. After his PhD he participated in the commissioning of Gezhouba-Shanghai HVDC System. Between 1992 and 1999, he was a postdoctoral research fellow with the Universities of Aberdeen, Nottingham and Heriot-Watt. He became a chair at Durham University in 2010 and joined the University of Warwick in 2012. He was a deputy director for the State Key Laboratory in Power Transmission Equipment and System Security, China.