Prof. S. Kalyan Yadav was born in Malur, Kolar district, Karnataka, India. He completed his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering in 2011 from South East Asian College of Engineering & Technology, Bengaluru, affiliated with VTU. He earned his M.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering in 2013 from MVJ College of Engineering, Bengaluru. With over a decade of teaching and research experience, he is currently an Assistant Professor in Aeronautical Engineering at MVJ College of Engineering. His academic interests include thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, structures, and fluid-structure interaction, with a strong focus on hands-on learning and modern teaching methods.