Research Interests

• Application of natural, steel and plastic fibres in advanced concrete such as Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC)
• Application of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcement in civil infrastructure to enhance sustainability
• Nonlinear analysis of Composite Structures
• Modular Structures
• Non-Destructive Evaluation of Concrete Structures for Corrosion

Teaching Interests

• Structural Analysis
• Structural Design
• Engineering Mechanics

Other Affliation

• University Associate - Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Australia, 2016 – date
• Senior Treasurer – Faculty of Engineering, SLIIT, 2013 – Date
• Structural Consultant - MVIVO (Pvt) Ltd., December 2018 – December 2022
• Visiting Senior Lecturer - Faculty of Engineering, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil, Sri Lanka, 2016 – 2019

Employment History

• Chief Technology Officer – MVIVO (Pvt) Ltd., October 2020 – October 2021
• Acting Head – Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, June 2016 – October 2016
• Research Engineer - Athlone Institute of Technology, Republic of Ireland, July 2011 – Nov. 2012
• Postgraduate Researcher – Queen’s University Belfast, Sep 2007 – Jan. 2010
• CAD Designer Intern - The Culver Group Inc., California, U.S.A., May 2007 – Sep. 2007
• Trainee Structural Engineering - Stems Consultants (Pte) Ltd., Sri Lanka, Feb. 2005 – Aug. 2005

• Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom, 2011
• B.Sc. Engineering (1st Honours) in Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2007 

• ORSAS Fellowship, Queen’s University Belfast (2007 - 2010)
• Best Civil Engineering Comprehensive Design Project, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2007)
• Deans List honor for outstanding GPA, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2004 - 2006)

• Natural fibres in cement-based composites
• Development of Bridge Health Monitoring System
• Numerical evaluation of FRP Reinforced Flexural Members.