Dr. Bikram Kesharee Patra is an Assistant Professor at the International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, with research focused on seismic risk assessment and performance-based evaluation of dams. He has over 12 years of experience in dam safety, seismic analysis, and risk-informed infrastructure assessment across academia, research, industry, and government. Previously, he served as Deputy Director in India’s Central Water Commission, contributing to national dam safety initiatives and the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP). His current work focuses on seismic safety of dams, fragility assessment, structural dynamics, dam instrumentation, and digital-twin-enabled safety evaluation.