• BE (Electronics and Comm. Engineering) Mysore University, 1989.
• M.Tech. (Biomedical Engineering) Mangalore University, 1994.
• Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2001

• Lecturer in the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davangere from 02-11-1988 to 02-08-1989.
• Lecturer in the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal from 08-08-1989 to 31-10-1996.
• Senior Lecturer in the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal from 01-11-1996 to 14-02-1999.
• Reader in the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal from 15-02-1999 to 08-08-1999.
• Reader in the department of Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal from 09-08-1999 to 04-10-2002.
• Professor in the department of Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal from 05-10-2002 till date.

• In-charge MIT HAM Club, department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, MIT,Manipal, from 12-12-1995 to 03-07-1997.
• In-charge System Administrator (Additional), MIT Computer Center from 02-11-2000 to 02-10-2001.
• Secretary, Biomedical Engineering Society of India (BMESI), from 01-12-2002 till date.
• Head of the department of Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal from 01-11-2002 to May 31, 2006.
• Associate Director (R&D), Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal from 01-07-2005 till date.

• First Rank (Mangalore University) in M.Tech. program (1994) in Biomedical Engineering at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal.
• Ph.D. Research Scholar, Biomedical Engineering Division, Department of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras for the year 1997-2000.
• Best paper award in the Dr. TMA Pai Birth Centenary Student Paper Competition in Postgraduate category held during National Conference on Biomedical Engineering NCBME, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. April 9-11, 1998.
• The second prize (co-author) in the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for the research paper presentation in the graduate studies category held during the International Conference, BIOVISION-2001, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, December 21-24, 2001.
• Best paper award (Project guide) in the PGFEST-2003, State Level PG Technical Fest conducted at NMAMIT, Nitte, July 25-26, 2003.
• Best paper award (Project guide) in the PGFEST-2004, State Level PG Technical Fest conducted at NMAMIT, Nitte, May 7-8, 2004.
• Best paper award (Project guide) in the CISCON-2004 National Level Control Instrumentation System Conference, CISCON 2004 held at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, November 05-06, 2004.
• Best paper award (Project guide) in the PGFEST-2006, State Level PG Technical Fest conducted at NMAMIT, Nitte, April 28-29, 2006.
• Shri Shyam Lal Saxena Memorial Award 2006-2007 for the best published work in the field of Biomedical Engineering, conferred by National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) at Academy's convocation held at Hyderabad on October 28, 2006.

Date of Birth: October 29, 1966