Balaji Rao
Chief Scientist
CSIR -STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE
India
Biography
Dr K. Balaji Rao, completed his M.E and Ph D from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in the years 1984 and 1990 respectively. He joined CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Taramani, Chennai in the year 1990. Currently he is a chief scientist at CSIR-SERC and is a faculty of AcSIR. His research interests include stochastic mechanics, stochastic modelling of natural hazards, Markov chain modelling of engineering systems at different scales, vulnerability analysis of built environment and risk-consistent design of engineering structures. He has published a number of refereed journal and conference papers apart from number of R&D reports. He has visited USA, Japan, Libya, Hong Kong. He is currently working in the area of stochastic multi-scale modelling and sustainability-based design.
Research Interest
His research interests include stochastic mechanics, stochastic modelling of natural hazards, Markov chain modelling of engineering systems at different scales, vulnerability analysis of built environment and risk-consistent design of engineering structures. He has published a number of refereed journal and conference papers apart from number of R&D reports. He has visited USA, Japan, Libya, Hong Kong. He is currently working in the area of stochastic multi-scale modelling and sustainability-based design.