Karnataka Geotechnical Fusion (KGF) 2023 is a conference beingly jointly organized by IGS Bangalore chapter, IGS Surathkal chapter, IGS Hubli chapter and IGS Mysuru chapter as a fitting tribute to the contributions of Karnataka in shaping up the IGS to its current stature and to fuse the IGS chapters of Karnataka into synergetic collaborations towards solving important geotechnical problems of the state.