Dr. Alavikunhu Panthakkan is a dynamic research scientist in electronics engineering and image signal processing. His research interests are in the areas of engineering education, copyright protection, authentication, medical image processing, video signal processing and artificial neural network. He received bachelor degree (B.Tech) in electronics and communication engineering, master degree (M.Tech) in electronics engineering and Ph.D. in electronics engineering. He has 4 years industrial experience and 7 years of teaching/research experience. He has published 20 papers in international conferences and journals. He is a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), member of Institution of Engineers (India) (MIE), member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG), member of International Association of Computer and Information Technology (IACSIT) and member of Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors (IRED).