K.U. MUTHU, Ph.D., is Dean and Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Brindavan College of Engineering, Bangalore. Earlier, Dr.Muthu was the professor and head in Civil Engineering Department, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He has 32 years of teaching and research experience and guided 10 Ph.D. on date. Professor Muthu has published over 120 papers in international conferences and peer refereed international journals. He was the co-recipient of Nicholoides award by Institution of Engineers (India) twice for the best publication. Dr.Muthu has co-authored three books Numerical Methods for Civil Engineering Problems, Basic Structural Analysis and Indeterminate Structural Analysis. He is a member of ISIE, ICCTDC and IACT.
AZMI IBRAHIM, Ph.D.,is Dean of Civil Engineering, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, UiTM in Selangor, Malaysia. Dr. Ibrahim has about 30 years of teaching experience and has organized several international conferences and published numerous technical papers in materials and structures. His research interest includes composite materials and structures, use of fibre reinforced polymers and engineering wood products.
MAGANTI JANARDHANA YADAV, Ph.D., is Professor in Civil Engineering at JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad. Dr.Janardhana has about two decades of teaching and research experience and published several papers in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings. His research interests include earthquake resistant design of structures and concrete technology. He is a member of the professional bodies, viz. ISTE, ISET, ICI and IEI.
M. VIJAYANAND is a faculty in the Department of Architecture, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He won the gold award for the best publication in ICCBT, Malaysia. His research interests are innovative materials and structural concrete.