Yanni Bouras is a lecturer with the College of Engineering and Science at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. He has been at Victoria University since 2011 when he began his undergraduate studies in civil engineering. He then completed his PhD in structural engineering at Victoria University. His doctoral research investigated the thermal stability of concrete and concrete-filled steel tubular arches. In addition to structural mechanics, Yanni has research interests in sustainable construction and has initiated research projects on the development of building products containing recycled waste materials and infrastructure sustainability rating tools.