Dr. Madhabananda Das is working as a Senior Professor in the School of Computer Engineering at KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha with 38 years of working experience which includes 23 years of teaching and research experiences and 15 years of industry experience. He holds a PhD degree in Computer Science and Engineering (KIIT University), and M. Sc. (Engineering) in Electronics Systems and Communication (Sambalpur University) and PGDBM (Xavier Institute of Management) degrees. He was a faculty member at the University College of Engineering, Burla in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from 1981 to 1987. He was with the Orissa State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (an Odisha State Government Undertaking) from 1987 to 2002. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Soft Computing and Machine Learning. He has published or contributed more than 40 research papers in refereed journals and conferences.