Dr. M. K. Mandal received his Master Degree in Physics from Burdwan University, India in 2000. He also gained his Ph.D. from the same University in 2008. Since 2003 he has been with the Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Durgapur as an Assistant Professor. He has published more than 20 research publications in various National and International Journals and conference proceedings. His research interests include Design of Electronic Circuits & Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos, Cryptography and Image Processing. He is a life member of IETE, IPS and IAPT.