Vijay Shanker Tripathi received his B.Tech. from the J.K. Institute of Applied Physics and Technology, the University of Allahabad, in 1988. He did his M.Tech. and Ph.D. from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad in 1999 and 2007, respectively. Presently, he is a Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at MNNIT Allahabad. He has published more than 70 research papers in reputed refereed international journals and conferences. He has guided 07 Ph.D. scholars and more than 15 M.Tech. scholars. His area of specialization includes Antenna, SDR, and Non-invasive RF Sensors.
Yogendra Kumar Prajapati received his Ph.D. degree from the Electronics Engineering Department, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, in 2010. He is currently an Associate Professor at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Yogendra has made a significant contribution to experimental and theoretical research in the areas of Photonics. He has completed several R & D projects sponsored by government funding agencies such as DST, BRNS, etc. He has published more than 120 SCI research papers in peer-reviewed journals and 40 International Conference proceedings. He is a recipient of the Sir Visvesvaraya Young Faculty Research Fellowship Award 2016, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, New Delhi, India, and a teaching fellowship from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow in 2007. Also, Dr. Yogendra is a recipient of the Young Scientist Award by DST, SERB New Delhi in 2014. His research interests include Optical Communication, Optical Fiber Sensors, Photonic Spin Hall Effect, and Fabrication and characterization of SPR sensors. He is an active reviewer of many scientific sensors-related journals, and Associate Editor of the IEEE Access and Frontiers in Physics- Optics and Photonics.