Er. Rakesh Kumar Parida is a faculty member in the Electrical Engineering Department at DRIEMS Polytechnic, with 4.6 years of experience in academia and 3 years and 11 months in industry. He holds an M. Tech in Power System Engineering from VSSUT, Burla, a B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from IGIT, Sarang, and a Diploma in BOSE from Cuttack. His research interests include renewable energy systems, and he has published an article in IEEE on a PEM fuel cell-based PV/Wind hybrid energy system. Er. Parida's dedication to teaching and research makes him a valuable asset to the academic community at DRIEMS.