B. Don Russell is a distinguished professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at Texas A&M University. He is the director of the Power System Automation Laboratory. His research interests are in the application of advanced digital technologies to solve power system automation, control and protection problems. Russell is past president of the IEEE Power & Energy Society and IEEE Fellow. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas, vice president of the CIGRE U.S. National Committee and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.