Rohan Soman received a BS from the University of Pune in 2009 and an MS from the University of Manchester in 2010. From 2010 to 2013, he worked as a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher within the frame of the EU-FP7 project. He later joined the Department of Intelligent Structures at the Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences (IMP PAN), where, in 2016, he secured his PhD in Mechanics. He currently works as an Adiunkt (Assistant Professor) in the Mechanics of Intelligent Structure Department at the IMP PAN. His efforts have been recognized, having been the recipient of several national and international awards, including the Achenbach medal in 2024, which is given to the top young researcher in the field of structural health monitoring. Currently, his scientific interests are mainly focused on the following: guided wave-based damage detection using FBG sensors, the optimization of sensor placement for different SHM applications, strain-based SHM using FBG sensors, vibration-based SHM in offshore structures, the electromechanical impedance technique, and baseline-free damage detection in structures.
Dr. Kara Peters is a Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University. In addition to her
duties as Distinguished Professor, Dr. Peters also serves as The College of Engineering’s Associate Dean for Graduate Programs. She served as the program director for the Mechanics of Materials and Structures program at the National Science Foundation from 2015 to 2018. She is an Associate Editor of the journal Smart Materials and Structures and Systems and the journal Applied Optics. Dr. Peters’ long-term goal is to contribute to the advancement of nondestructive evaluation and structural health monitoring techniques for composite aerospace structures.
