Dr B K Panigrahi is presently working as a professor in the Electrical Engineering Department and head of Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART), IIT Delhi, India. Prior to joining IIT Delhi in 2005, he has served as a faculty in Electrical Engineering Department, UCE Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha, India from 1992 to 2005. His research interest includes application of AI and ML tools and techniques to power system planning, operation, control, protection and management. His research also focuses on various domain of Smart Grid and Micro grid. Professor Panigrahi is presently also looking into the issues of EV charging infrastructures and the impact of fast charging infrastructure on the grid, Battery management system, Battery pack design and Battery swapping stations is another focus research domain. He has served as the editorial board member / associate editor/ special issue guest editor of different international journals published by IEEE, IET, Elsevier, Springer etc. He is also associated with various international conferences in various capacity. Dr Panigrahi has published more than 600 research papers in various international and national journals and conference proceedings. He is a fellow of INAE, NASI and Senior member of IEEE.