Ronald Plath was born in Berlin, Germany in 1962. He received his diploma and PhD in High Voltage (HV) Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany (TUB), in 1987 and 1994, respectively. From 1993 to 1997, he worked at CESI, Milan, Italy as a consulting engineer in the first prequalification tests of AC 380 kV XLPE cables. From 1997 to 2007 he was head of the HV laboratories at IPH Berlin, Germany (now part of the CESI group). From 1998 to 2013, he was a lecturer at TUB. From 2007 to 2010, he was responsible for the development of monitoring systems for HV devices and systems at OMICRON Berlin. Since 2010, he has been managing director of HPS Berlin with a focus on consulting and on-site HV testing worldwide. Since 2013, he has been a full professor of high voltage technology at TUB. His research interests include HV testing and diagnostics, especially partial discharge measurement and monitoring, HV cables, HVDC and power electronic insulation systems. He is a member of IEEE, CIGRE and VDE (DKE K124, German mirror committee of IEC TC 42, ETG Q2 Materials, Insulation Systems and Diagnostics and FNN project group "Deployment of 525 kV HVDC cables"). He was German member of CIGRE WG B1.06, B1.28 and B1.38 and is member of CIGRE German SC B1 mirror committee, corresponding member of CIGRE WG D1.54, JWG D1/B3.7, D1.66 and convener of CIGRE WG D1.63. He is member of Jicable International Scientific & Technical Committee. In 2021, he became a member of the Scientific Advisory & Project Board (SABP) of 50hertz, one of the four German TSOs. engineering at TUB in 2013. His research interest is in HV testing and diagnostics, especially in partial discharge (PD) measurements and monitoring, in HV cables, in HVDC and power electronic insulation systems. He is member of IEEE, CIGRE and VDE (DKE K124, German mirror committee of IEC TC 42, ETG Q2 materials, insulation systems and diagnosis and FNN project group „Deployment of 525 kV HVDC cables“). He was German member of CIGRE WG B1.06, B1.28 and B1.38 and is member of CIGRE German SC B1 mirror committee, corresponding member of CIGRE WG D1.54, JWG D1/B3.7, D1.66 and convener of CIGRE WG D1.63. He is member of Jicable International Scientific & Technical Committee. In 2021, he became member of the Scientific Advisory & Project Board (SABP) of 50hertz, one of the four German TSOs.