Dr. Utpal Chandra De graduated with a Ph. D. in Computer Science & Engineering from Sri Sri University (SSU). He has worked in industry/teaching at the UG and PG levels for over 25 years. He was a Head Learning and Development at ISDAC (ATC of C-DAC), Bhubaneswar. He began working at KIIT University on July 09, 2009, and has since advanced from Assistant Professor-I to Assistant Professor-II. He also oversees SCA's Labs and is actively involved in academic mentoring, lesson planning, and curriculum development. In addition to his many other responsibilities at KIIT University, he also develops educational content and plans structured lessons. He also helps students with their research and academic mentoring. He has a number of papers to his name in prestigious conferences and journals that are listed in Scopus.