Dr. Sandeep Kumar Panda is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India. He has completed his Doctor of Philosophy in microbiology from Utkal University, India. He has conducted research with prestigious research organizations like ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute and CSIR- Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar. Dr. Panda did his post- doctoral research at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His broad area of research has been in applied microbiology, biotechnology and food technology.