He received the B. Tech degree in electronics and communication engineering from North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India, M. Tech degree in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Ph.D in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA in 1996, 1998 and 2001, respectively. His research interests include Security and Anomaly Detection in Computer Networks, Protocols for Computer Networks, Smart Grid and Green Networks, Network Modeling and Analysis, and Biologically Motivated Models for Computer Networks. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, DARPA, Intel Corporation and WiMAX Forum. Biplab Sikdar is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi and served as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Communications from 2007-2012.