EDUCATION

• B.Arch., Regional Engineering College, Trichy, INDIA 2000
• M.Tech., (Civil Engineering) IIT Madras, INDIA 2002
• M.Sc., (Earthquake Engineering) ROSE School, University of Pavia, ITALY 2003
• Ph.D., (Earthquake Engineering) ROSE School, University of Pavia, ITALY 2007

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

July 2017 Present:

Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras

June 2010 July 2017:

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras

Feb 2010 May 2010:

Visiting Asst. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras

Dec 2007Dec 2009:

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Structural Mechanics, University of Pavia Researcher, Masonry & Monumental Structures Group, European Centre for Training & Research in Earthquake Engg. (EUCENTRE), Pavia, ITALY

Sep 2003Dec 2007:

Graduate Researcher, European School for Advanced Studies in Reduction of Seismic Risk (ROSE School), University of Pavia, ITALY

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Structural Conservation of Historical Monuments
• Seismic Response, Assessment and Retrofit of Masonry Structures
• Seismic Risk Assessment of Structures at Urban Scale
• Historical Seismicity and Seismic Hazard Analysis