A. B. Bhattacharyya is an Emeritus Professor at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology and has been involved in research in the area of microelectronics technology, device modeling and CMOS analog design for about 40 years. His current research interest are nanoscale CMOS Design and VLSI interconnect modeling. He has taught in VLSI subject areas for over 30 years, supervising over 30 Phd students. He was formerly a Professor at the Centre for Applied Research in Electronics, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, where he was also Dean of Industrial Research Development and Coordinator of the university's microelectronics program for 25 years. Bhattacharyya has published 150 papers in major journals and 40 conference papers, and has conducted tutorials at IEEE VLSI conferences. He is a Fellow at the Indian National Academy of Sciences, a Founder Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow at the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (India). National awards include Vikram Sarabhai, Vasvik, Khosla and S.N.Mitra Memorial Awards. Visiting assignments include University of Southampton, University of Rochester, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Twente, (Netherlands), University Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris), and the Moscow Power Institute.