Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar pursued an M.Tech from IIT Kanpur, and a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). He served as a member of the International Research Staff at UPC BarcelonaTech Spain. He is presently the Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India. Dr Sreevalsa has authored five books that are currently in university libraries worldwide, including MIT and Stanford. He has edited 16 book volumes and published over 100 research papers. He is Associate Editor of two International Journals and he has acted as a reviewer for many. His research interests include Seismic Hazard Assessment, Local Site effects, Disaster Risk Reduction, Earth reinforcement, and Water geotechnics. He is currently the Secretary for the Indian chapter of the International Association for Coastal Reservoir Research (IACRR), and an Executive Committee Member of the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET). In 2017, The New Indian Express honored Dr. Sreevalsa with South India's Most Inspiring Young Teachers Award. He is the recipient of the 2018 ISET DK Paul Research Award from the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET). He is on the roster of two technical committees of the ASCE Geo-Institute. Dr. Sreevalsa received the "IEI Young Engineers Award" by The Institution of Engineers (India) in recognition of his contributions to the field of Civil Engineering.