This book compiles peer-reviewed articles presented at the 1st International Conference and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Structures (ICEAMS‑2025), held in Hyderabad, India, from 2 to 5 July 2025. Centered on the conference theme “Innovations in Advanced Materials and Structures-Innovations, Technologies and way forward” the volume explores diverse aspects of materials design, fabrication, characterization, and testing. The contributions focus on advanced materials and structural systems, including polymer matrix composites, metal matrix composites, ceramic matrix composites, and carbon/carbon composites. Special emphasis is placed on applications addressing the needs of the aerospace, defense, housing and infrastructure, automotive, and other industrial sectors.

Prof. Budaraju Srinivasa Murty is a distinguished metallurgical engineer and academic leader, currently serving as the director of the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) since August 2019. He completed his master's and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, in 1992. His research interests include nano-crystalline materials, high-entropy alloys, bulk metallic glasses, thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations, transmission electron microscopy, and atom probe tomography.

Dr. Manoj Kumar Buragohain is a senior scientist specializing in composite materials and structures. He currently serves as Scientist ‘H’/Outstanding Scientist and Associate Director at the Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Hyderabad, India. He earned his Ph.D. from IIT Madras and brings over three decades of extensive hands-on experience. Dr. Buragohain has played a pivotal role in the design and development of composite products, making significant contributions to the advancement of composite materials and their applications across critical sectors.

Dr. Anil Kumar is a researcher specializing in composite materials, with particular expertise in high-temperature carbon composites. His work spans the analysis and design of composite materials and structures, focusing on smart materials, structural buckling, and nonlinear vibration analysis. Through these research interests, he contributes to advancing the understanding and application of next-generation composite systems.

Prof. Suhash Ranjan Dey is currently serving as a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad). He holds a Ph.D. in materials science and physics from the University of Paul Verlaine—Metz, France. His research interests include: advanced multi-functional nano-structured materials, high entropy alloys, combinatorial alloy design, solar photovoltaics (CIGS, CZTSSe, and perovskite), additive manufacturing of Ti-based bio materials. His work primarily focuses on the combinatorial design of emerging materials with varied morphologies for applications in energy conversion, sensors, and biomedical devices.

Dr. Srinivas Kuchipudi is a senior scientist specializing in material characterisation and non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composite structures. He serves as Scientist ‘G’ and Deputy Technology Director at the Directorate of R & QA, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), DRDO, Hyderabad. He earned his Ph.D. from Osmania University and completed post-doctoral research at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. With expertise in solid-state NMR, microwave NDE, thermography, and ultrasonics, and over three decades of experience, he has advanced composite materials and their evaluation techniques.