Priyadarshni goes by Priya. Growing up in India, she was fascinated by the intricate (timeless) architectures of the Temples and Sustainable Civilization surrounding them and wondered how to conceive and architect such societies. In alignment with her passion, she did her undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering.Priya has always been aspiring to continue her studies, but after completing her undergraduate in Civil Engineering, she decided to work for a few years to get some industry exposure. She was thrilled to see various course works she did in her Civil Engineering being put to practice in fields like Quantity Surveying, Cost Estimation, BBS Calculation, and Quantity Estimation. After completing a year at work, she did her post-graduation in Construction Engineering & Management learning more about management-related concepts of construction. With a blend of Industrial and Educational credentials, she started to work as an Assistant Professor. Over the last 5 years, she has taught several courses for undergraduate and post-graduate students and published several technical papers in various fields related to Environmental Engineering and Construction Management. She also kept her appraised on other latest developments in Civil Engineering like Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality, Building Information Modeling, Satellites/Drones in Surveying, and Emerging Trends in Smart Materials.Priya always wanted to get into a role where she can nurture an Industry-Academic partnership. Being an academician she has explored topics like BIM, AR, and VR in Construction, and Safety in Construction which has kindled her curiosity to learn about future trends and this ascertains that she needs a transition to the education-industry hybrid sector.