Muryllo Amalio de Souza is the new technologies research engineer for transmission lines at Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel). With the utility for 16 years, his current responsibilities include research on new materials and technologies for 69-kV and 138-kV transmission lines, including the development of standards for these transmission lines. de Souza also has prepared and presented articles in many Brazilian and international technical conferences, including the CIGRÉ 2018 session.