Luiz Fernando Freitas-Gutierres serves as a professor in the Department of Electromechanics and Power Systems (DESP) at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), situated in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. His academic background encompasses a bachelors degree (2010), a masters degree (2013), a teaching license (2013), and a doctoral degree (2018) in electrical engineering, all acquired from UFSM. His primary research interests revolve around the modeling and analysis of electromagnetic transients, industrial cybersecurity, and automation of electrical power systems. Presently, he actively participates as a member of the Laboratory for Analysis and Protection of Electrical Systems (LAPES) at UFSM. In this role, he engages in various research endeavors, while also making significant contributions to technological innovation projects related to advancements in the electrical sector. During the period spanning from February 2018 to December 2019, he occupied the position of professor in the Undergraduate Course in Energy Engineering at the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), specifically at its Bagé Campus, where he also led the Group of Advanced Studies in Energy Engineering (GrEEn). In 2017, as a recipient of the CAPES Doctoral-Sandwich Program scholarship, he engaged in research activities at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) in Barcelona, Spain. Furthermore, from March 2013 to December 2014, he assumed the position of substitute professor at the Technical Industrial College of Santa Maria (CTISM), within UFSM. In 2010, he pursued specialized training in analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design through National Program CI-Brazil, backed by CNPq. Luiz Fernando Freitas-Gutierres, as a faculty member at UFSM, imparts his expertise in the fields of electromagnetism, transformers, and electromechanical energy conversion to undergraduate students at the Technology Center of UFSM. Additionally, he plays a vital role within the Academic Committee on Energy (CAE) of the Association of Montevideo Group of Universities (AUGM) since February 2023.