Dr. Sukanta Das received the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, Jalpaiguri, India, in 2002, and the Masters of Engineering and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Bengal Engineering and Science University (now known as the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology), Howrah, India, in 2004 and 2013, respectively.

Dr. Das is currently an Associate Professor & Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India. Apart from teaching regular courses on Electrical Machines & Drives, he is actively involved in Research & Development work. He has accomplished a few projects sponsored by SERB, DHI etc. and is also currently involved in other Industry projects with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. India. Till date, Prof. Das has guided 8 students towards their Ph.D degrees. Moreover, 26 students have completed their M.Tech. dissertations under his supervision. He has authored /coauthored about 60 publications in journals /conferences. 

His current research interests include fault-tolerant control of induction motor drives, energy efficient operation of induction motor drives, predictive control of machine drives, fast charging of electrical vehicle and other aspects of electrical machine drives. Presently, Dr. Das is a Senior Member of IEEE and Member of IEI.