Dr. Katta Venkataramana is a Professor (Retired) at the Department of Civil Engineering at NITK Surathkal. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Mysore, his Master’s degree from Kagoshima University, Japan and his doctorate from Kyoto University, Japan. He carried out his post-doctoral research at the University of Oxford (UK). Dr. Venkataramana served at Kagoshima University Japan, as Assistant Professor and Associate Professor during 1991-2002. He joined NITK Surathkal as a Professor of Civil Engineering in 2002 and served till his superannuation in April 2024. Dr. Venkataramana’s research interests include structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, offshore structural engineering and disaster management and mitigation. Dr. Venkataramana has received several awards and honours during his professional career. In 2013, he was conferred Eminent Engineers’ Award, from the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India).Dr. N. C. Balaji is currently working as Associate Professor and HoD, at the Department of Civil Engineering, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru. He obtained Ph.D., from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore. He also worked in the industry as a structural consultant and as a senior research associate at ICER, IISc. His research area includes repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting of structures, built environment and energy-efficient buildings. He is a life member of The Institute of Engineers, The Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer, The Indian Society of Earthquake Technology, Solar Energy Society of India and many others. He is a reviewer for Construction and Building Materials, Case Studies in Construction Materials, Journal of Building Engineering, and others. He completed a project with BRNS on developing Software for Fire Safety Audit for buildings. He is a Principal Member of CED 45 & EED 07 (formerly CED 58) of Bureau of Indian Standards. Guided 1 Ph.D., 25 Masters and 16 UG projects. Published more than 25 articles in peer-reviewed journals & conferences, and has one Indian patent granted. Dr. Pavan G. S. is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal. He obtained his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from NITK Surathkal and his MSc (Engg) and PhD from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. His research interests include masonry structures, composite materials, finite element formulation of beams and plates. He has published research articles in reputed international journals and international conference proceedings. He is a life member of ICI, ISET and INCOLD. He is currently working on sponsored projects related to the stability of dams and heritage structures funded by government agencies and private organizations.
