Dr. Pal pursued his graduation in Pharmacy from the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India, in the year 2002, followed by post-graduation in Biomedical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, in the year 2004. Later, he completed his Ph.D. in Materials Science at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, in the year 2006. Subsequently, he joined Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, as a post-doctoral fellow in the year 2007. During his tenure at Ryerson University, he served as Vice-Chair (Elect) of HQPA, AFMNet Network of Excellence, Canada. He joined the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India, in the year 2009 as an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Currently, he is a Professor of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering and also serves as the Professor-in-Charge of the Medical Electronics and Instrumentation Laboratory at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India. His major research interests revolve around Biomedical Signal Processing and Biomedical Equipment Design. He is also working in the fields of soft materials and controlled drug delivery. Dr. Pal has published more than 100 publications in SCI-cited journals of high repute, book chapters, edited books, and papers in peer-reviewed conferences.