Hossein Askarian Abyaneh Senior Member, IEEE, received the B.S. degree from Iran University of Science and Technology, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the university of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, U.K., in 1985 and 1988, respectively. He is currently a professor of Amirkabir University of Technology. He has contributed to numerous papers in international journals and conferences. His research interests are power system protection, power quality and smart grid. Reza Mohammadi Chabanloo received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from IUST and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from AUT. He is currently an associate professor of Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, working in the area of the power system protection, distributed generation, and smart grid. Vladimir Terzija is a Full Professor at the School of Engineering, Newcastle University, in the United Kingdom. He was previously a Full Professor and the Head of Laboratory of Modern Energy Systems with Skoltech, Russian Federation, EPSRC Chair Professor in power system engineering at the University of Manchester, UK, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Belgrade. Additionally, he was a Senior Specialist for switchgear and distribution automation with ABB, in Germany. His research interests include smart grid applications, wide-area monitoring, protection and control, multi-energy systems, switchgear and transient processes, ICT, data analytics, and digital signal processing applications in power systems. Prof. Terzija was the recipient of the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems. Mahdi Ghotbi-Maleki received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tabriz and M.Sc. and Ph. D degree in electrical engineering from Shahid Beheshti University. His research interests include power system protection, voltage stability, and optimization algorithms.

• 1. An Introduction to the Protection Future Vision in Smart Grid2. Wide Area Protection of Transmission Network: Advantages and Schemes3. Wide Area Frequency and Voltage Load Shedding4. Wide Area Fault Location Methods5. Protection of Smart Transmission Grid Equipped with Inverter-Based Resources6. Active Distribution Network Protection Challenges and Solutions7. Adaptive Overcurrent Protection in Smart Distribution Grid8. AC Microgrid Protection Schemes9. DC (or Hybrid) Microgrid Protection Schemes10. Cyber Security of Modern Power System Protection11. Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Power System Protection12. Protection of HVDC Networks13. New Fault Diagnose Approaches for Power System Equipment

Hossein Askarian Abyaneh Senior Member, IEEE, received the B.S. degree from Iran University of Science and Technology, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the university of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, U.K., in 1985 and 1988, respectively. He is currently a professor of Amirkabir University of Technology. He has contributed to numerous papers in international journals and conferences. His research interests are power system protection, power quality and smart grid. Reza Mohammadi Chabanloo received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from IUST and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from AUT. He is currently an associate professor of Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, working in the area of the power system protection, distributed generation, and smart grid. Vladimir Terzija is a Full Professor at the School of Engineering, Newcastle University, in the United Kingdom. He was previously a Full Professor and the Head of Laboratory of Modern Energy Systems with Skoltech, Russian Federation, EPSRC Chair Professor in power system engineering at the University of Manchester, UK, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Belgrade. Additionally, he was a Senior Specialist for switchgear and distribution automation with ABB, in Germany. His research interests include smart grid applications, wide-area monitoring, protection and control, multi-energy systems, switchgear and transient processes, ICT, data analytics, and digital signal processing applications in power systems. Prof. Terzija was the recipient of the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems. Mahdi Ghotbi-Maleki received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tabriz and M.Sc. and Ph. D degree in electrical engineering from Shahid Beheshti University. His research interests include power system protection, voltage stability, and optimization algorithms.

• 1. An Introduction to the Protection Future Vision in Smart Grid2. Wide Area Protection of Transmission Network: Advantages and Schemes3. Wide Area Frequency and Voltage Load Shedding4. Wide Area Fault Location Methods5. Protection of Smart Transmission Grid Equipped with Inverter-Based Resources6. Active Distribution Network Protection Challenges and Solutions7. Adaptive Overcurrent Protection in Smart Distribution Grid8. AC Microgrid Protection Schemes9. DC (or Hybrid) Microgrid Protection Schemes10. Cyber Security of Modern Power System Protection11. Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Power System Protection12. Protection of HVDC Networks13. New Fault Diagnose Approaches for Power System Equipment

Hossein Askarian Abyaneh Senior Member, IEEE, received the B.S. degree from Iran University of Science and Technology, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the university of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, U.K., in 1985 and 1988, respectively. He is currently a professor of Amirkabir University of Technology. He has contributed to numerous papers in international journals and conferences. His research interests are power system protection, power quality and smart grid. Reza Mohammadi Chabanloo received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from IUST and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from AUT. He is currently an associate professor of Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, working in the area of the power system protection, distributed generation, and smart grid. Vladimir Terzija is a Full Professor at the School of Engineering, Newcastle University, in the United Kingdom. He was previously a Full Professor and the Head of Laboratory of Modern Energy Systems with Skoltech, Russian Federation, EPSRC Chair Professor in power system engineering at the University of Manchester, UK, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Belgrade. Additionally, he was a Senior Specialist for switchgear and distribution automation with ABB, in Germany. His research interests include smart grid applications, wide-area monitoring, protection and control, multi-energy systems, switchgear and transient processes, ICT, data analytics, and digital signal processing applications in power systems. Prof. Terzija was the recipient of the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems. Mahdi Ghotbi-Maleki received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tabriz and M.Sc. and Ph. D degree in electrical engineering from Shahid Beheshti University. His research interests include power system protection, voltage stability, and optimization algorithms.

• 1. An Introduction to the Protection Future Vision in Smart Grid2. Wide Area Protection of Transmission Network: Advantages and Schemes3. Wide Area Frequency and Voltage Load Shedding4. Wide Area Fault Location Methods5. Protection of Smart Transmission Grid Equipped with Inverter-Based Resources6. Active Distribution Network Protection Challenges and Solutions7. Adaptive Overcurrent Protection in Smart Distribution Grid8. AC Microgrid Protection Schemes9. DC (or Hybrid) Microgrid Protection Schemes10. Cyber Security of Modern Power System Protection11. Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Power System Protection12. Protection of HVDC Networks13. New Fault Diagnose Approaches for Power System Equipment