Bio-Inspired Structures

Srinivasan Chandrasekaran is currently a Professor with Higher Academic Grade in the Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras and a Visiting Professor in the Department of Structural Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Italy. He holds the prestigious Fellowship conferred by the Ministry of Italian University Research (MiUR Fellow). He commands a rich experience in teaching, research, and industrial consultancy of about 30 years. He is also a Visiting Professor at the faculty of International Maritime Studies, Kasetsart University, Sri Racha campus, Thailand. He has supervised many sponsored research projects and offshore consultancy assignments, both in India and abroad. His active research areas include dynamic analysis and design of offshore structures, structural health monitoring of ocean structures, risk and reliability, fire‐resistant design of structures, and the use of functionally graded materials (FGM). He was a visiting fellow under the MiUR invitation to the University of Naples Federico II for 2 years. During his stay in Italy, he researched the advanced nonlinear analysis of buildings under earthquake loads and other impact loads with experimental validation on full‐scaled models. He has authored about 170 research papers in peer‐reviewed international journals and refereed conferences organized by professional societies worldwide. He has authored 22 textbooks, which various publishers of international repute publish. He is an active member of several professional bodies and societies, both in India and abroad. He has also conducted about 30 engineering courses on structural engineering for the National Program on Technology‐Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), Government of India. He is a vibrant speaker and delivered many keynote addresses at international conferences, workshops, and seminars organized in India and abroad. He holds lifetime membership of many national and international professional societies.

Basanagouda I Patil is an Assistant Professor at at KLE Technological University, Hubli, with 8 years of academic experience. He integrates teaching and research, mentoring students in advanced structural analysis and ocean engineering. His research aspires to develop sustainable, resilient infrastructure inspired by nature for future energy and coastal systems. Dr. Basanagouda I Patil is a Prime Minister’s Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, specializing in structural engineering with a focus on bioinspired offshore and renewable energy systems. He earned his Ph.D. in 2025 for pioneering work on the TSUSUCA‐DOLPHIN platform, a patented multi‐utility floating structure for wave energy harvesting and tsunami mitigation. Prior to his doctoral research, he completed his M.Tech. in Structural Engineering from KLSGIT Belagavi and B.E. in Civil Engineering from BVBCET Hubli. Dr. Patil has co‐authored multiple high‐impact publications in reputed journals such as Energy, Journal of Marine Science and Technology, and Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy. His work bridges marine bioinspiration, structural dynamics, and renewable energy, employing advanced computational tools and experimental methods. He has presented at premier international conferences, including OMAE and ICSOS, and holds patents and trademarks for innovative marine energy devices.