Dr. Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani currently works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education. He conducts research on composite materials. He has worked on a project titled '"PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATION OF GREEN COMPOSITE - A FORMULATED MICROBIAL ORGANISM BASED NOVEL BIO-RESIN" sponsored by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). Currently, he is working on natural fiber characterization and hybrid composites. He is the author of 114 publications in peer-reviewed journals with 1725 citations and an h-index of 25 (Scopus, 01 June 2024). He has edited 13 books published by reputed publishing houses such as Elsevier, Springer, Taylor and Francis, and Wiley. He has also authored 45 book chapters and served as a reviewer for 20+ international journals.