Dr. Dipak Gade is a distinguished Research Scholar, well known Author, and SME in the Software Engineering field. He is Doctorate and Post Doctorate Fellow in Computer Science and Engineering and also an alumnus of the prestigious IIM Calcutta. He has authored the first Reference Book in the world on Assurance Driven Software Design and is the first person in India who has completed his Doctoral Research on Assurance Driven Software Design. He has Authored 20+ Research papers and also Book Chapters in various reputed engineering books. He is having around 22 Years of Research and Development experience in Software Design, Development, Testing, Review, Delivery, Systems Engineering, and Program Management. He has handled various projects in IT, Embedded Software, Industrial Automation, Mining, M2M, Digital Manufacturing, IoT, Aerospace, and Defence Domains. In past, he has worked with reputed organizations like DRDO, BEL, TATA, Patni Computers, Capgemini, Schindler Elevators, Rio Tinto, Konecranes, etc. He is honored with a reputed AWSAR Award in PDF Category by the Government of India in the year 2020. He has also achieved the Best Researcher Award for his Ph.D. Research and Research Excellency Award from various reputed institutions around the world. He is a recipient of the GATE Scholarship and Merit Scholarship and also has the honor of securing the first position in the Centre for SSC Examination. He has also bagged National R&D Award by DSIR for his Project RVG while he was working with Defence PSU BEL. He is on the editorial board of 15+ high impact factor International and National Research Journals. He has filed 2 Patents and has been granted 5 Copyrights in India.