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Thomas Andritsch received his Dipl.-Ing. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Graz University of Technology in 2006 and a Ph.D. degree in the field from Delft University of Technology in 2010. He is currently working as an Associate Professor at the University of Southampton, focusing on advanced materials for high voltage applications and related systems. His extensive expertise includes the preparation and testing of polymer-based electrical insulation materials, nanodielectrics, electroactive polymers, syntactic foams, and liquid insulation systems with nanofluids. Thomas serves as the chair of the UK & Ireland IEEE DEIS Chapter and was elected to the IEEE DEIS Administrative Committee in January 2019. As of summer 2022, he became a UK Regular Member of the CIGRE Study Committee D1, which is dedicated to materials and emerging test techniques. Additionally, he has received several awards for his academic contributions, including the Excellent Student Paper Award in 2019 and the Student Paper Award in 2023.