Saiju Aravind, Thought Leader and Educationist, is a Post Graduate from IIT, Delhi. He served as a Senior Scientist in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for over two decades. He has won the ‘Tukral Memorial Award’ and ‘Commodore Garg Silver Medal’ at IIT, Delhi, Chief of Naval Staff Commendation and other Awards. While at DRDO, he imparted training to Undergraduate and Post Graduate Engineering Students. He is a member of the Institute of Defence Scientists & Technologists (IDST) since 2014 and has published over 10 International Papers in Science & Technology.