2009 PAL, Nikhil Ranjan (b. 1959) PhD,FNAE,FNA,FIFSA,FTWAS,FIEEE, Professor, ECSU, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B.T. Road, Kolkata – 700108; Res. Pragatinagar,Chinsurah (R.S.), Hooghly – 712102; Tel: (033) 25752906(O), 25444365(R), 09433905237(M); Fax: 25752914; Email: ; ; Sp. Computational Intelligence/Pattern Recognition/MachineLearning.