Dr. M. Balakrishnan obtained his B. Tech. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and subsequently obtained his Ph D from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. Currently Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Deli, he ahs been actively involved in teaching and research both in India and abroad. He ahs played a pinoeering role in modernizing curriclum related to digital design, introducing FPGAs in the laboratory as well as introducing both theoretical as wel...