Dr. Gokulnath C is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Palakkad. He graduated B. Tech. in Civil Engineering from College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University and his post-graduated M. Tech. in Structural Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras. His doctorate degree PhD in Structural Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. His research areas such as Constitutive modelling, Continuum Mechanics, Finite element modelling and Experimental mechanics.