Dr. Mukesh Sharma, a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India, is a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He is member of WHO advisory group on air pollution and UN Sustainable Development Goals. He obtained a Master’s degree from IIT Kanpur and a Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Guelph, Canada, and Kyoto University, Japan. His areas of research: air quality monitoring, modelling and management, exposure assessment. He has published/presented over 130 papers in journals, book chapters and conferences. His significant contributions include expert adviser to international agencies, WHO, International Council for Clean Transport, Clean Air Asia, UNEP and the World Bank and national agencies as Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Boards, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, DST and Ministry of Culture.