Sinniah Ilanko is Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Waikato in New Zealand and is currently also the Head of School. His research interests include stability and vibration of structures, stress analysis, numerical modelling and engineering education. He teaches or has taught Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Structural Analysis, Numerical Analysis and Finite Element Method. He has been serving as a Subject Editor for the Journal of Sound and Vibration since January 2009.
Luis E. Monterrubio is Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Mathematics and Science at Robert Morris University, PA, USA. His research interests include stability and vibration of structures, stress analysis, numerical modelling and engineering education. He has work experience in testing, simulations and manufacturing in the automotive industry. He teaches Numerical Methods, Dynamics, Machine Design and Finite Element Method. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Yusuke Mochida currently holds a Postdoctoral Research/Teaching Fellowship at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. His research interests include vibration of structures, particularly plates, shells and solids and computational mechanics (Superposition Method, the Rayleigh-Ritz Method, Finite Difference Method). His current research focus is on developing a general analytical procedure for vibration analysis of complex structures, including the use of the concept of negative structures to represent voids.