Dr Shivaprasad Shridhara Bhat is a non-destructive testing (NDT) researcher with over a decade of experience spanning academic and industrial R&D. He is currently with the Metrology and NDT group at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, United Kingdom as an Advanced Research Engineer.

He earned his MS-PhD dual degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), where his research focused on developing advanced numerical models for ultrasonic wave propagation in polycrystalline materials. Following this, he joined the Ultrasonics and Non-destructive Testing (UNDT) group at the University of Bristol as a post-doctoral researcher. There, he investigated ultrasonic array imaging approaches for sizing non-sharp defects and their impact on structural integrity assessments.

His work at MTC is centred on creating innovative inspection solutions for critical industries including the built environment, nuclear and aerospace sectors. His expertise spans a broad spectrum of NDT techniques, including conventional and nonlinear ultrasonics, array imaging, laser ultrasonics and numerical modelling of elastic waves in complex media. He has published over 12 peer-reviewed journal articles and 22 conference publications.