Abdul Gafoor Shaik is a B.Tech. graduate from NIT Warangal (formerly known as REC Warangal) in Electrical Engineering with Gold Medal. He topped in his master's degree (M. Tech). at IIT Kanpur with specialization in Power Systems. He completed Ph.D. from NIT Warangal in the area of Wavelet Based Protection Schemes for power system components. He has been serving various academic positions followed by industrial experience. He is currently affiliated to Electrical Engineering Department of IIT Jodhpur in the capacity an Associate Professor. He is actively engaged in teaching basic and advanced courses which was recognized by Teaching Excellence Award at IIT Jodhpur. His research contributions include supervision of several Ph.D theses and publications in reputed journal and conferences in the areas of Multi Agent System based Smart Grid Protection, Power quality detection and mitigation to enhance Renewable Energy penetration, AI based V2G technologies and Economic Emission Dispatch and EV charging Infrastructure. His research has been recognized at institute by C V Raman Gold medal for his Ph.D. supervision. He has been recognized among top 2% researches of 2024 globally.