Dr. Unni Kartha G is Dean (Academics) and Professor of Civil Engineering at FISAT. He holds a Ph.D. in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering from CUSAT, an M.E. in Structural Engineering with First Rank from GCT Coimbatore (2002), and a B.Tech in Civil Engineering with Honours from NSSCE Palakkad (1999). He began his career as Lecturer at Amrita Institute of Technology (2002–2004) and joined FISAT in 2004, later serving as the founding Head of the Civil Engineering Department (2011–2021).
He played a central role in establishing Civil Engineering programs, labs, and placement activities, serving as Placement Officer from 2006–2023. His research interests include Seismic and Wind Analysis, Soil–Structure Interaction, FEM, Parallel Computing, Machine Learning, and Teaching–Learning Processes. He is a life member of IGC, ISET, ISTE, and an affiliated member of ASCE.
Dr. Kartha has received the Best Teacher Award (2011), published 25 papers, guided projects and FDPs, and actively contributed to accreditations, ISO, consultancy for industries, and infrastructure development at FISAT. He is also a recognized Ph.D. guide at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.