Dr. Ozkul is a senior member of International Society of automation, (ISA) and a practicing engineer with years of design experience. He has worked in industry and academia in computer and electrical engineering related positions. He has been teaching undergraduate and graduate engineering students how to design Fieldbus networks for the last 7 years. Over the years, he has developed a unique approach to teaching Fieldbus, which starts by establishing fundamental design principles and progressively gets more detailed as the network environment becomes hazardous and complicated. With all the recent developments in intrinsically design practices, designing Fieldbus networks is not a simple task anymore. He uses many realistic design examples to drive home the fundamental principles of design. His conversational style of explaining design examples guides the reader step by step, and teaches not only the know-how but also the know-why part of the design process. Design principles used in the design examples are the exact same design rules being practiced in oil and gas installations so the reader can learn the most recent and realistic design practices in use. Being not sponsored by any manufacturer, the approach developed in his book is unbiased, objective and informs readers about all aspects of the particular design approach used in the design process.