Shreesha C is a Professor in the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering in Manipal Institute of Technology, India. Before joining MIT Manipal, he has worked at NMAMIT, Niite and served as HOD of E&E Engineering and Controller of Examinations. He received his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India for his work on Control Relevant Identification, and his research interests include linear, non-linear and optimal control, and Image Processing. Prof Shreesha is a Fellow of Institution of Engineers, India as well as a life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and the Indian Society of Lighting Engineers. He has published more than 60 research papers in national and international journals and conferences.
Ravindra Gudi is a Professor and Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering in IIT Bombay. After completing his B. Tech from IIT Bombay, he went on to do his PhD from the University of Alberta, Canada. His research areas include control relevant identification, nonlinear identification, scheduling and decision support, disturbance/ fault accommodation and optimal control of fermentation processes. He is the recipient of the Herdillia Award for Excellence in Basic Research by the Indian Institute of Chemical engineers, the Annual Technical Excellence Award in 2007 and 2008 by Honeywell, and the Manudhane Applied Research Award by IIT Bombay, among others. Prof Gudi holds 7 patents and has published 6 book chapters, and has more than 125 scopus indexed research publications.