Research Student

Biography

Anushika Ekanayake holds first-class honours in Quantity Surveying from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and currently a recipient of the Hong Kong PhD fellowship Award. She has worked as a lecturer attached to the  Department  of  Building  Economics,  University  of Moratuwa,  Sri  Lanka.  Her  research  interests  include Sustainable Construction, Lean Construction and Value Engineering with a current focus on the “supply Chain Resilience in Industrialized Construction’.

Supervisor

Prof Geoffrey QP SHEN

Area of Research

Research Scope

Research Methodology

Prizes and Awards

• The Hong Kong PhD fellowship award 2017/2018
• Deshamanya  Dr.  Roland  Silva  Award  for  the Most  Outstanding  Faculty  of  Architecture  Graduand of  the  Year 2015(Among 500 undergraduates)
• Gold Medal for the Quantity Surveying Graduand who has obtained the highest Overall Grade Point Average of 3.8 or above at Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying Examinations, donated by Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka (IQSSL)in year 2015
• Emerald Built Environment Project and Asset Management (BEPAM)Highly Commended Paper Award for Paper titled as “Synergy between Lean and Value Engineering Concepts: Sri Lankan Construction Industry Perspective”.(Please refer the link for further details;http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/BEPAM.htm)

Publication List

• 1.Ekanayake,  E.M.A.C.,  Shen,  G.  &  Kumaraswamy,  M.M.,(2020).  Identifying  supply  chain  capabilities  of  construction firms  in  industrialized  construction,Production  Planning  &Control, DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2020.1732494
• 2.Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., Kumaraswamy, M.M.and Owusu, E.K., (2020). Identifying supply chain vulnerabilities in industrialized construction: an overview.International Journal of Construction Management, pp.1-14.
• 3.Ekanayake, E., Shen, G. and Kumaraswamy, M. (2019),"Mapping the knowledge domains of value management: abibliometric approach",Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(3), pp. 499-514.https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-06-2018-0252
• 4.Xue,J., Shen, G.Q., Yang, R.J., Zafar, I. and Ekanayake,E.M.A.C., 2020. Dynamic Network Analysis of Stakeholder Conflicts in Megaprojects: Sixteen-Year Case of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.Journal of Construction Engineering and Management,146(9), p.04020103.
• 5.Xue, J., Shen, G.Q., Yang, R.J., Zafar, I., Ekanayake,E.M.A.C., Lin, X. and Darko, A., 2020. Influence of formal and informal stakeholder relationship on megaproject performance: a case of China.Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management.
• 6.Zafar, I., Shen, G.Q., Zahoor, H., Xue, J. and Ekanayake,E.M.A.C., 2019. Dynamic Stakeholder Salience Mapping Framework for Highway Route Alignment Decisions: China Pakistan Economic Corridor as a Case Study.Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, (ja).
• 7.Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., & Sandanayake, Y.G. (2017). LiVE approach: Lean integrated Value Engineering for constructionindustry.Built Environment Project and Asset Management Journal, 7(5), pp.518-533.
• 8.Ekanayake, E. M. A. C., Shen,G. Q. P. and Kumaraswamy, M. 2020. Resilient Supply Chains in Industrialised Construction: A Hong Kong Case Study. Inproceedings of theCRC2020Conference. 08-10 March at Arizona State University, Tempe, USA.
• 9.Ekanayake, E. M. A. C., Shen, G. Q. P. & Kumaraswamy,M. (2019). Managing Vulnerabilities and Capabilities for Supply Chain Resilience in Industrialised Construction. Inproceedings of theARCOM2019 Conference. 02-04September 2019 at Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom. pp.811-820.
• 10. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., & Sandanayake, Y.G. (2016).Synergy between Lean and Value Engineering Concepts: SriLankan construction industry perspective. In proceedings ofthe Fifth World Construction Symposium: Greening Environment, Eco Innovations & Entrepreneurship. 29-31 Julyin Colombo, Sri Lanka. pp 498-506
• 11. Athapaththu, A.M.K.I, Karunasena, G., & Ekanayake,E.M.A.C. (2016). Sustainable construction practices of SriLankan contractors. In proceedings oftheFifth World Construction Symposium: Greening Environment, EcoInnovations & Entrepreneurship. 29-31 July in Colombo, SriLanka. pp 489-497
• 12. Jayalath, S.D.L.D., Sandanayake, Y.G., & Ekanayake,E.M.A.C. (2016). Factors contributing to non-value addingactivities in Sri Lankan quarry industry. In proceedings ofthe11th International Research Conference on Management &Finance. 09thDecember in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pp253-268
• 13. Hemal, R.M.N., Waidyasekara, K.G.A.S. & Ekanayake,E.M.A.C. (2017). Integrating ‘Design Freeze’ in large scale construction projects in Sri Lanka. In proceedings ofthe 3rdInternational Multidisciplinary Engineering Research Conference.30-31 May 2017 at University of Moratuwa.pp.259-264
• 14. Gunasekara, P.T.N., Sandanayake, Y.G. & Ekanayake,E.M.A.C. (2017). A TRIZ-DR model for dispute resolution inconstruction industry. In proceedings ofthe Sixth World Construction Symposium: What's New and What's Next in the Built Environment Sustainability Agenda?30 June-02 July2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pp. 466-475
• 15. Mendis, K.S.L., Waidyasekara, K.G.A.S. & Ekanayake,E.M.A.C. (2017). Hybrid renewable energy as a solution for energy crisis in Sri Lanka. In proceedings ofthe Sixth World Construction Symposium: What's New and What's Next in the Built Environment Sustainability Agenda?30 June-02 July2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pp. 232-242
• 16. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., & Sandanayake, Y.G. (2016).Causation of Contractor-Subcontractor Disputes: A Study ofSri Lankan Construction Projects. In proceedings of theIQSSL Annual Technical Sessions (Pp. 08-11).
• 17. Wickramaarchchi, H.R., Sandanayake, Y.G. &Ekanayake, E.M.A.C. (2017). The Perception of Quality Assurance & Total Quality Management in Sri Lankan Construction SMEs.FOCUS-Quarterly E-journal of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka.6(01) July (Pp.5-6).
• 18. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., & Sandanayake, Y.G. (2017). Lean integrated Value Engineering: LiVE Approach. Construction Today magazine, (Published at 6thWorld Construction Symposium 2017), Ceylon Institute of Builders. Issue 01(July-Sep-2017).(Pp. 44-46).

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