Dr. HRUDAYA KUMAR TRIPATHY is a Professor of the School of Computer Engineering, KIIT, Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India. He has completed a Doctorate in Computer Science from Berhampur University, Master in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati and a Post Doctoral Fellowship from the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. Dr. Tripathy has 24 years of teaching experience with post-doctorate research experience in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Soft Computing, Machine Learning, Speech Processing, Mobile Robotics, and Data Analytics. He had been a visiting faculty for a couple of years in Asia Pacific University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the Universiti of Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia. Dr. Tripathy was awarded a Young IT Professional Award in 2013 on a regional level by the Computer Society of India (CSI). Awarded as best visiting faculty by UUM, Malaysia in the year 2016, listed as the world’s top 2% scientists in the year 2023 by Stanford. He is a senior member of the IEEE Society, a life member of CSI & has membership in other professional bodies such as IET, IACSIT, and IAENG. Dr. Tripathy is the editor of 11 books under the publication houses of Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, and IGI Global. He has published more than 150 research publications in different national/international journals and conferences.