Muthaiah Rajappa is a Professor & Associate Dean, IT & ICT in the School of Computing, SASTRA (Deemed to be University), Thanjavur, India. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from Annamalai University in the year 1989.He completed his Master’s degree in Power Electronics from Shanmuga College of Engineering in the year 1997. He was awarded Ph.D. in the area of Image Compression by SASTRA (Deemed to be University) in the year 2008. Dr. Muthaiah has published more than 100 research articles in many reputed journals. He also has contributed through paper publications, review and chairing sessions in many conferences. He has completed multiple funded projects from organizations of high repute and national importance.