Dr. Shareefraza J. Ukkund, B.E., M.Tech., PhD, is currently working as Asst. Professor in the dept. of Bio-Technology, P.A. College of Engineering, Mangalore. He has 8 years of teaching experience, worked as HOD, Dept. of Nano-Technology, SIT, Mangalore and also served as BoE, VTU, Belgaum. He has published 9 textbooks and 32 research articles.