Sunitha K Nayar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Engineering Centre at Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad. She completed her B. Tech in Civil Engineering at N. S. S. Engineering College Palakkad, Calicut University, Kerala, India, M. Tech in Structural Engineering at National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India, Ph. D. in Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. Her research areas in Physical and mechanical characterization of construction materials and systems Fatigue characteristics of concrete Characterization of special concretes Use of ANN in material modelling for construction materials Design of FRC systems Modeling mechanical performance parameters for construction materials and systems Long-term performance of FRC.