Received his B.E. degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from RECT(NITT) in 1983. He obtained his Ph.D. at University of Central Florida Orlando, USA. He is Professor in Department of Computer Science & Engg., University of South Florida, USA. He has obtained 7 US Patents. He has received Sigma Xi Tampa Bay Chapter outstanding Faculty Researcher Award, USF Theodore and Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar Award, USF President’s Award for Faculty Excellence, and USF Division of Sponsored Research Outstanding Research Achievement Award. He has served as Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems and IEEE Liaison and Publications Chair. He is Associate Editor of ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, IEEE Trans. on Circuits & Systems, IEEE Trans. on CAS for Video Technology, Pattern Recognition Journal and Editorial Board, International Journal of VLSI Design. He has six editorial articles in IEEE International journals. He is Co-PI, the IGERT SKINS Project. He has supervised 18 PhD scholars and authored 4 books and contributed chapters in 4 books. Has 75 international journal publications, most of them in IEEE transactions, and 168 papers in International Conference (IEEE) Proceedings. Got four Best paper awards. He has designed 34 VLSI chips.