Sankar Nath Shome a 1980 mechanical engineering graduate from Bengal Engineering College (Now IIEST), Shibpur, India received the MTech degree from IIT, Kanpur, India and the PhD degree in mechanical engineering from National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India. He is working as a chief scientist at CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur and a professor in the engineering science faculty of AcSIR, India and acting as coordinator and dean of the academic unit at CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur. He initiated various programmes on intelligent robotics and successfully implemented several projects related to robotics. His areas of interest include robotics, mechanisms, control, motion planning and autonomous underwater vehicle technologies. Presently he is involved in the design and development of hybrid modular AUV with cooperative modules.
