Autorenportrait
Dr. Pala Gireesh Kumar, Head and Associate Professor of Department of Civil Engineering, Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women (Autonomous), Bhimavaram, has obtained his B.E (Civil Engineering) from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering Tirupati, India; Masters in Transportation Engineering and Management from National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT), India and Ph.D in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT), India. He was honored with a National Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu for the best project during the year 2014, Best Paper Award received for the Paper presented in International Conference (FEAST 2018), NIT Trichy, and also won the International Best Researcher Award of the year 2020 in the area of Terramechanics and Nano Materials in Pavements from Idamas Learning Center, Malaysia and World Research Council (WRC). He holds the position as a National Advisory Committee member of the International Conference on "Advancements and Innovations in Civil Engineering" (IC-AICE-2021). Dr. Pala was induced as the Editorial board member of Journal of Review in Science and Engineering and also a reviewer of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), International Journal of Engineering Sciences Advanced Computing & Bio-Technology (IJESACBT), Global Journal of Research in Engineering, USA, Silicon Journal and two more journals. Besides all, Dr. Pala is the Ambassador of PROCEDIA, the Conference Managing System, representing India. He has blazoned 18 publications at International Conferences, 15 plus at National Conferences, 30 plus Publications in well reputed International and National Journals, and a monograph titled "Speed Detection and Management- An ITS Application", with Lambert Publishers, UK and authored two book chapters as well. Dr. Pala successfully organized two editions of Conference Series on Sustainable Construction Technologies and Advancements in Civil Engineering and was the mastermind behind the milestone success. Dr. Pala's area of interest relates to Terramechanics and Nano Materials in Pavements, Traffic Safety, Pedestrian and Driver Behaviour Analysis, Self Healing Pavements, Pavement Evaluation, and Management, and Traffic Simulation. Prof. K. V. L. Subramaniam, Professor of Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, has obtained his B.E (Civil Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India; M.S from University of Toledo, Toledo, USA and Ph.D from Northwestern University, Evanston, USA. He was awarded Teaching Excellence Award in IIT Hyderabad (2011 and 2016), Outstanding Young Researcher Award & Catell Research Fellow award in 2006, Early Career Award from National Science Foundation of USA in 2003, ASCE Faculty Award from City College of New York in 2003, ACI - James Instrument Award in 1999 for research in Nondestructive Testing of Concrete and Walter P. Murphy Fellowship from Northwestern University (1995-1996). Prof. Subramaniam fashioned the position of Editorial Board Member of Cement and Concrete Composites (Elsevier), Associate Editor of Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE) from 2004 - 2010. 2018-current, Associate Editor of Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE) in 2009 and a Guest Editor of International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics in 2014. He has 45 publications at International and National Conferences, 90 plus Publications in well reputed International and National Journals and authored 2 book chapters as well. Prof. Subramaniam's areas of interest are behavior of concrete and masonry structures; alkali-activated binders and geopolymers; rheology control and 3D printing; fiber-reinforced concrete; sensor development for concrete structures and infrastructure monitoring; low-cost housing solutions with prefabricated elements; and repair systems and strengthening of concrete. Prof. S. Moses Santh
