Deepti Kakkar was born in 1982, in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. She did her Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Himachal Pradesh University, India in 2003 and Masters of Engineering in electronics product design and technology from Punjab University, Chandigarh. Deepti did her PhD in Cognitive Radios from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India. She has a total academic experience of 15 years and at present she is ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in Electronics and Communication department with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India. Earlier, she had worked as lecturer in Electronics and Communication department with DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab. She has guided more than 40 post graduate engineering dissertations and several projects. She is currently guiding 3 PhD thesis. She has more than 30 papers in the proceedings of various International Journals and Conferences. Her recent research interests include cognitive neuroscience, neuro-developmental disorder, dynamic spectrum allocation, spectrum sensing, and Cognitive Radios.