T Palanisamy Editor

Dr. Osman Gencel is working as a professor in the Civil Engineering Department faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Design Bartin University, 74100 Bartin, Turkey. He graduated B.Sc. at Firat University, a Master’s from Afyoun Kocatepe University, a Ph.D. at Suleyman Demirel University, a Ph.D. in Studies, and a Postdoctorate from the University of North Texas. He listed the world’s top 2% of scientists as 275 in 2020, 174 in 2021, and 117 in 2022 at Stanford University. According to Web of Science, he had an H-index of 33. He has research interests in cement-based composites, foam concrete, lightweight concrete, radiation shielding concrete, polymer concrete, geopolymer concrete, fiber-reinforced concrete, mortar, Gypsum-based composites, phased change materials, energy storage, smart buildings, recycling and sustainability, 3D printing concrete, and nanomaterials. He had published more than 170 papers in SCI and SCI-E journals and published 5 books and has duties in 4 respective scientific journals.

Dr. M. Balasubramanian has fourteen years of diverse experience in academics and industrial projects. He completed his B.E. in Civil Engineering at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, M. Tech, in Construction Engineering and Management, and Doctorate of Philosophy in SRM Institute of Science and Technology. He has published more than 50 research articles in SCI and Scopus-indexed journals, he filed and published eight patents, and he has four funded projects for the various research streams, such as special concrete, energy efficiency buildings, and construction project management, and his current research topics include the energy efficiency construction material, IoT in construction, and artificial Intelligence in smart buildings. He served as the panel member of international and national conferences, an editorial board member, and a reviewer of several journals. He is a member of Institution of Engineers (M.I.E), Indian Concrete Institute (ICI), Indian Society for Technical education, and other technical membership communities.

Dr. T. Palanisamy is currently working in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NIT K), Surathkal, India. He specialized in Structural Engineering and areas of interest in bio-concrete, concrete battery, micro-characterization of concrete, beam-column joint, and artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in beam-column joint. He obtained B.E. (Civil) at Government College of Engineering Erode from Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, India, an M.E. (Structural Engineering) at Government College of Engineering, India, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering–Structural Engineering from Govt. College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nādu, under Anna University, Chennai, India. He has a total of 20 years of teaching experience and has published 35 research articles in journals and 45 in conferences. He published 7 books/chapters and E-learning materials developed. He acts as an editor of two international publication books. He has registered 17 patents and 3 have been granted. He has received 16 awards for his contribution including the “Young Concrete Engineer and Vishwakarma Award” and completed three R&D-sponsored projects with a total value of around 55 lakhs.