He received the bachelor’s in electronics and communications engineering in 1981 from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Hyderabad, AP India. He received both his master’s and doctorate in electronics and communications engineering in 1985 and 1996, respectively, from Osmania University, Hyderabad, AP India. Dr. Nelatury is a life member of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), New Delhi, India, and the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), Calcutta, India. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and its Communication Society, Signal Processing Society, and Antennas and Propagation Society. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).