Prof. M K Giridharan had his education at REC Calicut from 1963 to 68 and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur from 1973 to 75.  He has served as Professor in Electrical & Electronics Engineering at College of Engineering, Trivandrum, as Joint Director (Engineering Consultancy), LBS Centre for Science & Technology, Trivandrum and as Electrical consultant to Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum. He has about 40 years of experience in teaching and consultancy services. His areas of interest include Power Systems Operation, Electrical Systems Design and Network analysis.