Dr Arif Ali Baig Moghal is a Distinguished Researcher and a Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Warangal (NITW). Dr Arif received his PhD in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Prior to joining NITW, he had worked at the Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils at King Saud University, Riyadh as 'Assistant Professor' and as 'Associate Professor'. He has over 18 years of research, teaching and consulting experience within the broad fields of Civil, Geotechnical, Geoenvironmental Engineering addressing the nexus between sustainability and the environment. His research was funded by KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia) and DST, India. Dr Arif is the author of 76 Journal Papers, 2 Edited Books, 15 Book Chapters, 34 ASCE Geotechnical Special Publications, 29 full conference papers and has 5 Patents. Dr Arif has given 20 invited presentations in India and Saudi Arabia. He is a Fellow of the Indian Geotechnical Society (FIGS), a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, India (FIE) and a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (MASCE).  Dr. Arif is listed among the top 2% cited scientists compiled by Stanford University for September 2022 and October 2023. Dr. Arif is an 'Associate Editor' for 5 International Journals and an Active Reviewer for 87 International Journals.