Dr. Chandra Sekhar Das is a Postdoctoral fellow at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 2025. He completed his B.Tech from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad in 2019 and was a Mitacs Globalink Internship awardee at the University of Victoria, Canada. His current research focuses on the fundamentals of reinforcement corrosion and concrete durability in coastal climates. Dr. Das has authored 12 Q1 journal articles, contributed to multiple Hong Kong Government infrastructure projects, and secured entrepreneurial funding from the Hong Kong Science Park. Additionally, he is active in RILEM and ACF technical committees and reviews for leading scientific journals.