Research interests

• Climate Change Adaptation
• Construction Management
• Disaster Risk Reduction in the Built Environment
• Disaster Resilient Building Codes
• Infrastructure Resilience
• Financial Incentives and Enablers
• Post-disaster reconstruction
• Nature Based Solutions and Bio-mimicry concepts
• Business Continuity Planning

Invited speeches

·       Invited Speaker of the Pre-Conference Webinar: Strategic Disaster Risk Reduction Towards Climate and Environmental Resilience; Thushara Kamalrathne (Invited speaker), Georgina Clegg (Invited speaker), Shavindree Nissanka (Invited speaker) & Asitha De Silva (Invited speaker) on 11th August 2023

·       One of the Speakers at the SURGE-CRS joint workshop on Current Challenges and Future Opportunities, organised by the University of Huddersfield on the 14th of September 2023.

·       Plenary presentation at the International Symposium on Tackling Climate Change as an Underlying Disaster Risk Driver, 26 – 27 June 2023, on the theme “Key findings of the Built Environment Learning for Climate Adaptation Research Project”.

·        One of the Speakers on the theme “Roles and Responsibilities of Built Environment Stakeholders in Climate Change Adaptation” at the International Workshop on the Construction Industry and the Built Environment - and Climate Change Adaptation in Malta. (The Minister for Public Works and Planning Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi opened the Workshop with a keynote presentation. It included key presentations by international partners from the University of Huddersfield project leader, University of Malta, University of Moratuwa-NDT, University of Colombo, UC University of Cantabria Spain, and University of Lund Sweden. Leading entities in Malta presented their strategic action on Climate Change Adaptation in the Built Environment: Building and Construction Authority, Building Industry Consultative Council, Ministry for Energy and Enterprise, Environment and Resources Authority, Infrastructure Malta, Malta Council for Economic and Social Development, Malta Climate Action Board, Malta Chamber of Commerce, Nature Trust Malta, MCCM, Professionals and Academia).

Invited international Panel leadership/moderator roles, a panellist of international panels.

·       Panellist at the Panel discussion on “How can we adapt the built environment to mitigate the effects of climate change during design, construction, and retrofitting?” at the 13th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment 2022 (ICSBE) from 16-18th December 2022.

·        One of the Speakers on “Review on climate change impacts in the coastal regions” at the Round Table discussion on “Climate Change and its Impact on the Built Environment” held as a part of the BEACON project on 22nd March 2022. (Colombo Sri Lanka-55 Participants)  

·       Co-Chaired the Session on “Communicating Climate Change Adaptation and Climate Change Education” at the International Research Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation in the Coastal Built Environment, to be held at IH Cantabria (Santander) on 19 and 20 June 2023.

·       One of the Speakers on the theme “Roles and Responsibilities of Built Environment Stakeholders in Climate Change Adaptation” at the International Validation workshop on the Role of Built Environment Stakeholders in Climate Change Adaptation in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Monday, 13th March 2023.

·       Participated in a Collaboration workshop and training sessions at the Centre for Disaster Management Research, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University in Sri Lanka.

·       One of the Speakers on “Review on climate change impacts in the coastal regions” at the Round Table discussion on “Climate Change and its Impact on the Built Environment” held as a part of the BEACON project on 22nd March 2022. (Colombo Sri Lanka-55 Participants)

·       One of the Speakers on “Review on climate change impacts in the coastal regions” at the Stakeholder Seminar on “Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; The Case for Policy Coherence” held as a part of the BEACON project on 11th February 2022. (Virtual seminar via Zoom-95 Participants)

·       One of the Session Facilitators at the Business Continuity Training - Aitken Spence PLC on the topic of “The Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction Private sector’s/businesses engagement in the implementation of DRR initiatives” on 21st March 2022.

Editorial and Refereeing Activities

• Provided input as a reviewer for the journal manuscript " Evolutionary Resilience in the Housing Sector: Requirements Proposal" for the International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment.
• ·Provided input as a reviewer for the journal manuscript " A Pathway Toward Urban Resilience: Investigating Green Open Space Priority to Mitigate Urban Heat Island Phenomenon in Samarinda City, Indonesia”.
• Provided input as a reviewer for the journal manuscript " Study of spatial peri-urban villages organisation affected by urbanisation the case of Lai Yen village, Hoai Duc, Hanoi”.
• Provided input as a reviewer for the journal manuscript " Climate Changes Impact on sea-level in Coastal Area: Case Study of Mehdya Shoreline in Morocco”.
• Provided input as a reviewer for the journal manuscript " Towards Resilient Development in Rural Area: Some Strategic Recommendations based on Contextual Findings in Bhokardan Block, Jalna”.
• Provided input as a reviewer for the journal manuscript " Inclusive Planning for Climate Change Resilient Cities”.
• Provided input as a reviewer for the journal manuscript " Resilience Assessment of Healthcare Facilities within Urban Context: Learning from a Non-profit Hospital in Tehran, Iran”.
• Provided input as a reviewer for the journal manuscript " Resilience in Urban Areas – Developing a Resilience Framework to Strengthen the Resilience of Residential Buildings in Medellín, Colombia”.
• Provided input as a reviewer for the journal manuscript " Evolutionary resilience in the housing sector: requirements proposal”.

• Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants- CIMA UK,(ACMA, CGMA)
• Finalist at the Financial Accountancy from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Graduate Member- Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka (IQSSL)