Anup Kumar Panda: Born in 1964. Received the B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Sambalpur University, India. Got the M.Tech in Power Electronics and Drives from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India in 1993 and Ph.D. in 2001 from Utkal University. Join as a lecturer in IGIT, Sarang under the Utkal University in January 1990. Served there for eleven years and then join National Institute of Technology, Rourkela in January 2001 as an assistant professor and currently continuing as an Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. . Till now published around thirty papers in national and international journals and conferences. Completed two MHRD projects amounting to twenty-one lakhs and currently handling a project of Thirty Five Lakhs sponsored by CDAC. Guided one Ph.D scholar and presently guiding Four scholars in the field of Power Electronics. Present interest of research areas are: Soft Switching Converters, Electrical Drives, Power Quality Improvement etc.