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CENTRE DIRECTOR

Dr. Janaka Wijesundara
PhD(Germany), MSc(Arch), PGDpl(ACOMOS), BSc(BE) FIA(SL), MITP(SL), MCIP(Canada)

jawij@yahoo.com

• Fellow Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
• Corporate member of Institute of Town Planners Sri Lanka
• Full Member of Canadian Institute of Planners, Canada
• Member of International Council of Monuments and Sites
• Urban Design and Urban Conservation research specialist
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ
• Director, Masters Program of Urban Design, Department of Architecture, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ
• Research Ambassador, German ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Exchange Service

Dr. U. D. G. Weerasinghe
PhD (Calgary), MSc (Arch), BSc(BE)

gamini.weerasinghe@gmail.com

• Associate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
• Research expert on Sustainable Built Environments
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ
• Former Head of the Department of Architecture, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Dr. D. P. Chandrasekara
PhD (UoC), AIA(SL), MACOMOS, MSc (Arch), BSc(BE)

dpcha@uom.lk

• Associate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
• Member of International Council of Monuments and Sites
• Research expert on heritage conservation
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ
• Former Head of the Department of Architecture, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Prof. Samitha Manawadu
D Eng (Kyoto); M.Sc (Arch), BSc (BE) Hons, FIA (SL), MAiJ, MCPIj

samithama@gmail.com

• Fellow Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
• Member of International Council of Monuments and Sites
• Senior Professor, Department of Architecture, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Dr. Nayanthara  De Silva
BSc (Hons) Eng., MSc (Building), PhD, C.Eng., MIESL, FIFMSL

endds@uom.lk

• Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Economics, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ
• Director Quality Assurance Cell, Faculty of Architecture
• Programme coordinator of MSc/PG Dip. in Occupational Safety and Health Management programme, Department of Building Economics, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Dr.  K. A. K. Devapriya  
B.Sc. (QS) Hons; PhD (HKU); MAACE

kakdevapriya@uom.lk

• Urban Management and finance
• Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Building Economics, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Prof. Shirani Balasuriya
FIA(SL), FLA(SL), M Phil in Landscape Architecture, IFLA, 

shirob@sltnet.lk

• Landscape specialist,
• Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

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Prof. R. U. Halwatura 
PhD, B.Sc .Eng (Hons),  C.Eng, MIESL, AMSSE

rangikauh@gmail.com

• Materiel expert, Sustainable materials, ecology
• Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering Department, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Dr. M.F.M Firdhous     
BSc Eng., MSc, MBA, DipISA, PhD, CEng(IT), MIE(SL), MIET(UK), MIEEE(USA), MIAENG(Hong Kong), MIACSIT(Singapore), MIEICE (Japan), CCNA  

mfirdhous@gmail.com

• Research on Information technology, Smart cities
• Director, Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Information Technology, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Mr. P. M. Karunaratne
MBA, MSc, B.Sc. Eng.  

karupmk@gmail.com

pmkaru@itfac.mrt.ac.lk

• Research on Information technology, Smart cities
• Dean, Faculty of Information Technology, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Prof. T S G Peiris     
B.Sc, M.Sc (Statistics), Ph.D (Applied Statistics), Professor in Applied Statistics  

sarathp@uom.lk

• Research expert on mathematical modeling
• Head, Department of Mathematics
• Course Coordinator - M Sc/PG Diploma (Business Statistics), Faculty of Engineering, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Archt. Sithumini Rathnamalala    
MSc(Arch), BSc(BE), M.A. (Linguistics), PG Dip. (Counselling), Dip. (Cinematography)

sithuminir@gmail.com

• Integrated Design specialist
• Head, Department of Integrated design, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Prof. Ranjith Perera
BSc Eng(S.Lanka), Dip.Ing(Aachen), Dr.Ing(Aachen), CEng, MIE(Sri Lanka)

hyrp@uom.lk

• Research expert in urban systems - specially electrical grid, supply, etc.
• Senior Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Eng. Plnr. Ananda Gamage
BSc (Eng.), Msc (T&CP), M Phil, PG Dip. (Env.Eng & Mgt.), C Eng.MIE (SL), FITP (SL)

anandagamage1@gmail.com

• Urban Planner
• Senior Lecturer, Industrial Training Division, Faculty of Engineering, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ
• Director, Industrial Training Division, Faculty of Engineering, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

Dr. Ranjith Dayaratne
FIA(SL)

kdayaratne@uob.edu.bh

• Fellow Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
• Involves with urban architectural research and place studies
• Associate Professor of Architecture, Chairman, Dept. of Architecture and Interior Design, PO Box 32038, University of Bahrain, Bahrain.
• Coordinator and the publication manager of isvs e-journal.

Mr. Susil Siriwardena

• Policy Maker, Researcher on Urban Housing and settlements.
• Senior Advisor, National Housing Development Authority, Sir Chitampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, P.O Box 1826, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka

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Prof. Sasanka Perera
PhD in Social Anthropology, M.A. in Social Anthropology

sasankaperera@soc.sau.ac.in

• Urban Sociologist, Society and space
• Vice President, Professor, Department of Sociology, South Asian University, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi  110021, India

Prof. Prishantha Gunawardhana
B.A., M.Phil.(Kel'ya),Cert,in Cultural asset. (Shiga) Ph.D. (Kelaniya), FSLCA

prishanthagunawardhana@yahoo.com

• Researcher on urban heritage and built heritage conservation
• Director General, Central Cultural Fund, 212/1, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka