Prof. S. N. Panda, Director Research, Chitkara University is Ph.D. in Computer Science with more than 25 years teaching and research experience and working towards development of innovative technologies and product based on Internet of things. He has expertise in Cyber security, Networking, Advanced Operating System, he has published numerous papers based on these areas and produced 5 Ph.Ds and currently he is guiding 7 Ph.D. Scholars and 3 ME Scholars. He has filed 5 patents in the relevant area and involved in Internet of things healthcare devices like Portable Intensive Care Unit, Digital Laryngoscope etc. He has developed the prototype of Smart Portable Intensive Care Unit through which doctor can provide the immediate virtual medical assistance to emergency cases in ambulance and won prestigious Millennium Alliance Award from FICCI in 2017 and seed funding for his project. He is also working on a project “Cyber Technology Communication for Women Safety” which is funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. He has been bestowed with “Adroit Researcher Award” for the outstanding contribution in the field of Education and Research, during the “International Conference on “Interdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development (IRSD- 2016)” in NITTTR Chandigarh and COSMIC Outstanding Researcher Award from COSMIC Journal, Thailand. He is also proud recipient of Teacher’s Excellence Award from Chitkara University, Punjab INDIA. He received Certificate of Appreciation as Productive Member of International Reviewer Board, Informing Science, Vilnius, Lithuania (Europe) 2014 and Appreciation Award by ISI Florida, USA for excellent work as Member of International Board of Reviewer 2015. He represented Chitkara University in TiECON 2017, in Silicon Valley, California, USA.