Dr. Y Chalapathi Rao has received Ph.D in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Currently he is working as an Associate professor in Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He has over 19 years of teaching and research experience in Electronics, Signal and Image Processing, Embedded Systems, VLSI, and LIDAR System. His interdisciplinary work spans across laser imaging systems, LiDAR, sensor networks, and machine learning for biomedical applications. He has led multiple collaborative research initiatives, including DRDO-funded projects in laser-based imaging systems for Homeland Security and other Surveillance applications in defence. He was supervised 12 M.Tech scholars and One Ph.D scholar. He was published more than 40 papers in various reputed Journals/Conference proceedings and 8 patents are Published/Granted. His research interests include Laser and Optics, Wireless Sensor Networks, Wireless Communications, Signal Processing, VLSI System Design, Internet of Things, and gesture applications in smart devices.