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Iony Patriota de
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Iony Patriota de Siqueira holds a D.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from UFCG, an M.Sc. in Operations Research from UFPE, and an MBA in Information Systems from UNICAP. He is a member IEEE and IEC-TC 57 and the Chairman of CIGRE Study Committee B5 on Protection and Automation. A former convener of CIGRE WG B5.32 on Functional Testing of IEC 61850 Based Systems and JWG BR-B5/B3/A2.01 on Reliability-Centered Maintenance, he is a recipient of CIGRE Technical Committee Award in 2009, CIGRE-Brazil best Paper Award in 2005, CIER Special Award in 2003, and the Brazilian Engineering Premium in 2012 for his contributions to Energy Sustainability. He has authored two books about Maintenance and Management Science and co-authored one book on Operations Research. Currently he is the Chairman of CIGRE Study Committee B5 - Protection and Automation, Chairman of Brazilian Technical Committee of IEC TC 57, an adviser for the Brazilian Maintenance Association, Managing Director of Tecnix Engineering and Architecture Ltd, and a post-graduation teacher at two Brazilian universities.