Dr. Pramod Gopinath is currently Professor of Photonics at International School of Photonics and was earlier a faculty member at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (Department of Space, Government of India), Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram, during the period 2007-16. He received his Master of Science degree from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam in Physics-Materials Sciences and was awarded Ph.D. degree under the Faculty of Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, for the thesis entitled “X-ray and Optical Emission Processes from Laser Produced Plasma”. Dr. Pramod Gopinath is a member of the Board of Studies in Photonics at CUSAT and also serves as a Member of Board of Studies in Physics at Maharajas College (Ernakulam), Sacred Heart College (Thevara) and St. Albert’s College (Ernakulam). Dr. Pramod Gopinath also serves as a Member of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of CUSAT. He is a Life Member of Kerala Academy of Sciences, Indian Physics Association, Indian Laser Association, Plasma Science Society of India, Optical Society of India, Photonics Society of India and Indian Science Congress Association. His research interests include Emission Spectroscopy of Laser Produced Plasma, Nonlinear Optics and Nanophotonic materials and devices.