Konstantin O. Papailiou

Konstantin O. Papailiou is President of CIGRE and a leading expert in Power Systems, specializing in Overhead Lines. He holds a Ph.D. from ETH Zürich and a habilitation from the Technical University of Dresden, where he is honorary professor. Former CEO of the Pfisterer Group, he has authored ~100 papers and several reference books. A CIGRE Fellow and Medal recipient, he chaired CIGRE’s Study Committee “Overhead Lines” (2010–2016).