Dr. Basavannadevaru Shivamurthy received a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mysore, India, in 1991 and an M.Sc. (Engineering) Research Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, India, in 2008. He obtained a Ph.D. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka in 2014. He is currently working as a Professor at the Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India. From 1991 to 2001, he worked with polymer engineering industries in production and R&D in various sectors, such as the development of polyester films, thermosets, and thermoplastic composites for various applications. He also executed the selection and installation of plants and machinery. Furthermore, since 2001, he has been working as an engineering faculty member and researcher in India. He also worked as a program coordinator at the Manipal School of Engineering and IT in Dubai. His research interests include polymer composites, nanohybrid composites for electronics, and biomedical and engineering sectors.