Dr. E.S. Gopi has authored eight books, of which seven have been published by Springer. He has also contributed 9 book chapters to books published by Springer. He has several papers in international journals and conferences to his credit. He has 20 years of teaching and research experience. He is the coordinator for the pattern recognition and the computational intelligence laboratory. He is currently Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India. His books are widely used all over the world. His research interests include machine intelligence, pattern recognition, signal processing and computational intelligence. He is the series editor for the series “Signals and Communication Technology”, Springer publication. The India International Friendship Society (IFS) has awarded him the “Shiksha Rattan Puraskar Award” for his meritorious services in the field of education. The award was presented byDr. Bhishma Narain Singh, Former Governor, Assam and Tamil Nadu, India. He is also awarded with the "Glory of India Gold Medal" by International Institute of Success Awareness. This award was presented by Shri Syed Sibtey Razi, Former Governor of Jharkhand, India. He was also awarded with "Best Citizens of India 2013" by The International Publishing House.