Dr. Chinta Sankar Rao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal. His research interests include Process Modelling and Simulation, Process Dynamics and Control, System Identification, Process Optimization, AI & Machine Learning, Crystallization Systems Engineering, and Pyrolysis. He has published 45 research articles in international journals. Further, he has also authored a book titled ‘Subspace identification of dynamic systems’ in process control.