Dr. Ravi Kiran Yellavajjala is an associate professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and Built Environment at ASU and is the Principal Investigator (P.I.) for the Damage in Materials and Structures (DAMS) lab. He received his Ph.D. in structural engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2015. Among other awards, he received the 2022 AASHTO High-value research award, the 2021 NSF CAREER award, the 2014 O.H. Ammann structural engineering fellowship, and stood runner-up in the 2014 Computational Mechanics poster competition. Dr. Ravi’s research interests lie in the broad areas of damage mechanics and Artificial Intelligence with applications in civil and transportation infrastructure. He co-authored 53 journal articles, presented his research work in over 55 international conference venues, and delivered 17 invited talks. He currently serves as a P.I. on several externally funded research projects. He is an ad hoc reviewer for over 40+ journals and has served as an invited reviewer for several funding agencies. He is an associate editor for the ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, an editorial board member for the Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience, and served as Guest Editor for a couple of special issues devoted to steel structures research (Advances in Structural Steel Research, Sustainable, and Resilient Steel Structures). He is a faculty adviser for the ASU Steel Bridge Team. He is a member of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and is the President-Elect of the North Dakota ASCE Section. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Minnesota (License # 57807).