Dr Keerthan Poologanathan is currently a Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering at Northumbria University. Dr Poologanathan has more than 10 years of experience in R&D in steel structures (cold-formed and hot-rolled), thin-walled structures, the optimization of steel sections, hollow flange beams, innovative steel products as well as systems, fire safety of buildings, light gauge steel frames, stainless steel, aluminium structures, lightweight concrete, enhanced plasterboard, phase change materials, thermal as well as mechanical properties at elevated temperatures, modular building systems, advanced numerical modeling, genetic algorithm, energy performance of buildings, and fibre composites for the retrofitting as well as rehabilitation of structures.