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.
卡塔·文卡塔拉馬博士（Dr. Katta Venkataramana）是NITK Surathkal土木工程系的退休教授。他在邁索爾大學獲得土木工程學士學位，並在日本鹿兒島大學獲得碩士學位，隨後在日本京都大學獲得博士學位。他在英國牛津大學進行了博士後研究。文卡塔拉馬博士於1991年至2002年間在日本鹿兒島大學擔任助理教授和副教授。2002年，他加入NITK Surathkal，擔任土木工程教授，並於2024年4月退休。文卡塔拉馬博士的研究興趣包括結構動力學、地震工程、海上結構工程以及災害管理與減緩。他在職業生涯中獲得了多項獎項和榮譽。2013年，他獲得了印度土木工程顧問協會頒發的傑出工程師獎。
N. C. 巴拉吉博士（Dr. N. C. Balaji）目前擔任邁索爾國立工程學院土木工程系的副教授及系主任。他在印度科學院（IISc）班加羅爾獲得博士學位。他曾在業界擔任結構顧問及印度科學院ICER的高級研究助理。他的研究領域包括結構的修復、重建和加固、建築環境及節能建築。他是工程師學會、印度熱質傳遞學會、印度地震技術學會、印度太陽能學會等多個組織的終身會員。他是《建築與建材》、《建材案例研究》、《建築工程期刊》等期刊的審稿人。他完成了一個與BRNS合作的項目，開發建築消防安全審核軟體。他是印度標準局CED 45和EED 07（前CED 58）的主要成員，指導過1位博士生、25位碩士生和16個本科專案。他在同行評審的期刊和會議上發表了超過25篇文章，並獲得了一項印度專利。
帕萬·G·S博士（Dr. Pavan G. S.）目前在NITK Surathkal土木工程系擔任助理教授。他在NITK Surathkal獲得土木工程的B.Tech學位，並在印度科學院（IISc）班加羅爾獲得碩士（工程）和博士學位。他的研究興趣包括砌體結構、複合材料、樑和板的有限元素公式。他在知名國際期刊和國際會議論文集中發表了研究文章。他是ICI、ISET和INCOLD的終身會員。目前，他正在進行與政府機構和私營組織資助的有關大壩和文化遺產結構穩定性的贊助項目。
