Dr. O. G. Kakde received Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Power Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (formerly Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering), Nagpur, India and Master of Technology degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India in 1986 and 1989 respectively. He received Ph.D. from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India in 2004. His research interest includes theory of computer science, language processor, image processing, and genetic algorithms. He is having over 25 years of teaching and research experience. He worked as Professor and Dean, Research and Development at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India. Presently he is working as Director at Veermata Jijabai Technical Institute, Mumbai, India. He is the author or co-author of more than thirty scientific publications in international journals, international conferences, and national conferences. He also authored five books on data structures, theory of computer science, and compilers. He is the life member of Institution of Engineers, India. He also worked as the reviewer for international and national journals, international conferences, and national conferences and seminars.