Prof. Pranab Dey, MD, FRCPath (UK), MIAC, is a distinguished cytopathologist, academic, author, and researcher with more than 35 years of experience in diagnostic cytology, pathology education, and biomedical research. He has served as Professor of Cytology at PGIMER, Chandigarh, and is currently Professor of Oncopathology at Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, New Chandigarh, India. He holds an MD in Pathology from PGIMER and FRCPath in Cytopathology from the Royal College of Pathologists, London. His major academic interests include cytomorphology, fine-needle aspiration cytology, immunocytochemistry, liquid-based cytology, flow cytometry, image cytometry, artificial neural networks, artificial intelligence, and computational cytology. He has made pioneering contributions to the application of image analysis, artificial neural networks, and computational approaches in cytology. His recent work particularly focuses on AI-assisted cytology and the integration of digital pathology with computational methods. Prof. Dey has authored or edited 14 books, including major titles published by Springer Nature and Jaypee, notably Diagnostic Cytology, Color Atlas of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology, Diagnostic Flow Cytometry in Cytology, and Computational Cytology. He has published more than 670 scientific papers, with an H-index of 46 and an i10-index of 210. He has been recognized among the world's top 2% of scientists in recent years.