Sanjay Sharma is an Associate Professor of intelligent autonomous control systems and PGR coordinator at the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (SECAM), Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth, UK. He is also the Head of the Autonomous Marine Systems (AMS) Research Group, formerly known as the Marine and Industrial Dynamic Analysis (MIDAS) Research Group, SECAM, University of Plymouth. He completed his Ph.D. in systems and control engineering at the University of Sheffield and his Master of Technology degree with distinction in control systems (electrical engineering) at the Institute of Technology-BHU (IT-BHU), India. He is also a board member of the IMechE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers) Mechatronics, Informatics & Control Group, a member of IFAC TC 7.5 on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles, and the AMS representative to UKACC (United Kingdom Automatic Control Council).