Dr. Kiran Kumar Shetty is Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal. His area of interest includes structural dynamics, earthquake engineering and concrete technology. He has guided doctorial research scholars and M. Tech students in the area of concrete sustainability. He has published several scientific articles in the field of alkali activated concrete, no aggregate concrete, industrial wastes as aggregates, durability of concrete, self-compacting concrete and helical piles.