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Dr. G. Raghava is working as a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore since July 2019. Prior to that, he has served as a Chief Scientist at CSIR - Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai for a span of 34 years. At CSIR-SERC, he was involved in research and development in the areas of "fatigue and fracture behaviour of structural materials, components and structures"; "experimental investigations on large size structural components"; and R&D in in-house, sponsored and consultancy research projects including externally funded projects from public and private sector organisations/industry. From October 2006 to July 2017, he served as head of fatigue & Fracture Laboratory of CSIR-SERC and also supported the organisational management in various capacities. He completed his PhD in Structural Engineering from Anna University, Guindy, Chennai in 1999. His PhD thesis was "Corrosion fatigue behaviour of cathodically protected stiffened steel tubular T joints" and received the Best PhD Thesis Award from the Corrosion Society of India. He completed his MTech in Industrial Structures from NITK (KREC) Surathkal in 1984 and BTech in Civil Engineering from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering Mysore in 1980. His areas of interest are: fatigue behaviour of structures and structural components, fatigue/corrosion fatigue in steel offshore structures and power plant structures, design of structures for fatigue loads, experimental investigations on static and fatigue behaviour of large size structural components, fatigue and fracture investigations on structural components under low temperature and elevated temperature and internal pressure. Dr. Raghava has published 165 technical papers in reputed journals and proceedings of conferences. He has received many awards and recognitions during his academic and professional career, including awards for his technical papers. He has participated in the XXIII Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica during December 2003 to April 2004 and carried out "Structural assessment of the second Indian Research Station 'Maitri' in Antarctica". He was Chairman of the Technical Core Group for the construction of the third Indian Research Station 'Bharati' in East Antarctica. He is a member of several professional societies such as The Institution of Engineers (India), Indian Concrete Institute, Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing, Computer Society of India, Indian Structural Integrity Society, Society for Failure Analysis, Instrument Society of India, Indian Nuclear Society, Indian Society for Technical Education, Association of Consulting Civil Engineers, and Bamboo Society of India.

Dr. Shamsher Bahadur Singh is Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers (F.ASCE), Chartered Engineer (INDIA), and Fellow of Institution of Engineers (F.IE), and also holds a Professional Engineering (Civil) license from Michigan State, USA. Prof. Singh is recipient of several fellowships, e.g., Post-doctorate Fellowship from Lawrence Technological University USA, Quality Improvement Program (QIP) Fellowship at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Research fellowship at Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College Allahabad, as well as National Merit Scholarship from Regional Engineering College Warangal, and Integrated scholarship at schools. He has 235 publications to his credit which include more than 192 research papers, 6 books [two text books, one online book, and two edited books], 13 research reports and 19 book chapters, and 02 theses, and 3 Patents. Prof. Singh has executed 40 research and consultancy projects funded by various government and non-government organizations. He won a prestigious collaborative project in collaboration with IIT Delhi and sponsored by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) for development of blast resistant containers. He also wonUS-2020 partnership award from US Department of State with collaborations from MSU, USA and IIT Delhi; was awarded a project from US-India Education Foundation, Fulbright Specialist Program to host US Specialist, at BITS Pilani, for academic year 2022; received the Best Academician of the Year -2020 award by the honourable Governor of Rajasthan, India; was selected as a member of Construction Industry Development Council Academy of Construction Engineering; was awarded Bharat Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar and Certificate of Excellence from KTK Outstanding Achievers and Education Foundation, New Delhi; won the Best Paper Awards from The Indian Concrete Journal in 2020 and ACEE2015, Penang Malaysia, in 2015 and was appointed as associate member of ACI 440 and ACI 423 committees. Prof. Singh has had an opportunity to teach in some of the best universities in India and USA such as MNNIT Allahabad, NIT Warangal, BITS Pilani, and Lawrence Technological University (LTU), Southfield, Michigan, USA. Currently, Prof. Singh is working as Senior Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Rajasthan, India. Other achievements, awards, and recognitions from across the globe of Prof. Singh can be seen on his personal website linked to BITS Pilani.

Dr. A. S. Sajith is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at National Institute of Technology Calicut since 2002. He has completed his PhD in Structural Engineering from National Institute of Technology Calicut; M.E. in Structural Engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore and B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He has a vast range of interests in the field of engineering mechanics, engineering graphics, strength of materials, structural analysis, advanced structural mechanics, theory of plates and shells, advanced concrete design, structural dynamics and earthquake resistant design of structures. He has done extensive research in the areas of vibration control, structural dynamics and earthquake engineering. He has guided two PhD scholars till date and seven are in the process of completing PhD under him. He has guided more than 35 MTech students under him. He has published more than 15 papers in peer-reviewed Journals. He has presented papers in National/International Conferences. He has provided consultancy for varous projects such as Site Survey and Functional Design of 7 bridges in Wynad District, Structural Design of 5 bridges in Wynad District, Construction of the first floor over the existing Isotope laboratory of CWRDM, Calicut, Site Survey and structural design of two bridges in Melady block panchayath, Calicut, Kerala, Banasura Sagar irrigation project - Assessment of strength of main canal of BSP, and to name a few.