1. Emerging HV Switching Technologies (such as high voltage vacuum switching technologies, SF6 alternatives, DC Circuit Breakers, etc.)
2. Apparatus for power flow control in smart distribution grid
3. Fault current limiting technology
4. Semi-conductor switching technology (including HV DC)
5. Switching phenomena in ultra-high voltage systems
6. Digital design technologies (CAE) in switchgears
7. Fundamental physics in Switchgear
