Vishnu Pandi Chellapandi is currently a Senior Technical Specialist with the Connected and Intelligent Systems Group at Cummins Research and Technology, Columbus, IN, USA. He received his B.E. degree from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, India, his M.S. degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, and his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. His research interests include federated learning, connected vehicles, distributed optimization, and intelligent systems. Dr. Chellapandi serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Internet of Things Journal and the SAE Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles.