Nigar Shaikh is a conservation engineer from Ahmedabad and an alumnus of FT, CEPT University. She completed her Bachelors in Construction Technology from CEPT in 2016. She has an MSc in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Construction, a dual degree from the University of Minho, Portugal, and Czech Technical University, Czech Republic. She is also the Conservation Lab In charge at CEPT University. She is an active member of The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and is also the present COMOS India West Zone representative for the Emerging Professionals Working Group (EPWG).