Dr. Sudharshan N. Raman is a Civil Engineering academic specialising in Structures and Materials. His research interests focuses on decarbonisation actions and efforts in the construction industry, with a focus on materials and construction systems, delivering impact pathways towards reduced carbon emission and healthy living of humans (low-carbon living). He is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Monash University Malaysia, and serves as the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, in Monash Malaysia School of Engineering. He also co-founded and leads the Monash Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Research Hub (M-CRInfra), which missions to be a platform to develop innovative solutions integrating state-of-the-art technologies, circular practices, collaborative expertise, and outreach strategies that support, educate on, and enhance the resilience of the built infrastructure to climate actions.

Dr. Raman completed his PhD at The University of Melbourne, Australia, with a focus in structural engineering and infrastructure protective technology. He has successfully led and contributed to multiple externally funded ( from Government, Industry, and International sources) research projects, amounting to more than MYR20mil (USD$4mil); and has supervised thirteen (13) PhD and five (5) Master (by research) candidates to completion. Dr. Raman was the President of the Malaysian Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (Malaysia Chapter – ACI) for the 2018-2020 Session, and has subsequently served as the Immediate Past President and Director of the Chapter. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK (AdvanceHE); Fellow of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), UK; a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); a Member of American Concrete Institute (ACI); a Senior Member of RILEM, and a Committee Member of the Civil & Structural Engineering Technical Division of The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM). 

Over the years, Dr. Raman has built his reputation as a researcher in concrete structures and materials, and infrastructure protective technologies. His research work has created impact in sustainable and resilient construction by advancing low-carbon concrete construction systems, structural retrofitting solutions, and circular construction innovations. His work directly addresses global decarbonisation and infrastructure resilience challenges, translating cutting-edge materials and structural system research into practical applications through industry and policy engagement. He has served as a Reviewer for prestigious journals in Civil & Structural Engineering, and the Built Environment; and currently sits on the Editorial Boards of three international journals. Dr. Raman has also been involved with numerous consultancy projects in structural engineering and infrastructure resilience, within the public and private sectors, both locally and internationally.

Dr. Raman is also active in standards development activities, both locally and internationally. At present, he is serving in the following Technical Committees (TC) and Working Groups (WG) responsible for the drafting and development of Malaysian Standards under the Department of Standards, Malaysia (DSM) of the Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).

• TC/D/13 - Technical Committee on Bricks and Blocks
• TC/D/25 - Technical Committee on Cement
• WG/D/21-8 - Working Group on Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) Structures

In addition, he is serving in the following Technical Committees under the American Concrete Institute (ACI).

• Member, ACI Subcommittee 239-0F – UHPC Sustainability
• Associate Member, ACI Committee 239 - Ultra-High Performance Concrete
• Associate Member, ACI Committee 549 - Thin Reinforced Cementitious Products and Ferrocement

Dr. Raman is currently inviting Graduate (Research) Candidates and Post-Doctoral Fellows to join the Concrete Engineering and Structural REsilience (CoRE) Research Group that he leads at Monash University Malaysia.

1. Concrete engineering and technology;

2. Decarbonisation action and efforts in construction;

3. Circular economy in construction; Circular and sustainable design;

4. Structural resilience;

5. Sustainable infrastructure and building materials;

6. Asset utilisation and regeneration of building elements