Prof. Dr. Sarmila Sahoo received her Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) from Bengal Engineering College (D.U.), Shibpur (presently Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur); Master of Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) from Jadavpur University; and Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) from Jadavpur University. A national scholarship holder throughout her career, she was the recipient of a GATE fellowship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development and a Senior Research Fellowship from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India. She has worked in the Design and Development Unit at Conveyor and Ropeway Services Pvt. Ltd. She earlier taught Civil Engineering at Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology, Kolkata. Presently, she is working as Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata. Her research interests are the finite element method, vibration of plates and shells, composite materials, and the prevention of corrosion in construction steel. She is actively engaged in research and has supervised a number of research students for their doctoral thesis. She has published over 100 research articles in international journals and conference proceedings. She has two books published by Springer, Singapore, to her credit. She is associated with the editorial and review board of several international journals. She is a member of the International Association of Engineers.