Kamalachandran Katpakanathan is Principal Tunnel Engineer currently working in Jacobs. He received a BSc in Civil Engineering with honours from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2004 and MSc in Geotechnical Engineering from National University of Singapore in 2009. He has worked wide range of tunnel projects including TBM driven tunnels, microtunnelling, cut and cover tunnels and temporary excavation support systems for underground metro stations in Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and India.