Dr. Rana Chattaraj has completed his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from NIT Calicut and M.E in Geotechnical Engineering from Jadavpur University. He has completed his PhD from IIT Kharagpur in the field of Geotechnical Engineering. Presently he is working in KIIT Deemed to be university. His area of research include ground improvement, small strain and large strain dynamic properties of soil and liquefaction.