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Contact
+94710890709
sihara.g@sliit.lk
Ms. Sihara Gallage
Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering | Civil Engineering
Career Summary
Lecturer (Tenure-Track), Department of Civil Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology | May 2024 - Present
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology | Nov 2022 - April 2024
Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology | Aug 2022 - Nov 2022
Civil Engineer, Project Development Department, Access Engineering PLC, Sri Lanka | Oct 2021 - Aug 2022
Associate Project Planning Engineer, Pro Consultancy Int. Pvt. Ltd., Sri Lanka | July 2021 - Oct 2021
Trainee Civil Engineer, Urban Regeneration Project Division, Urban Development Authority | June 2019 Nov 2019
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Hons) specializing in Civil Engineering Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa | First Class Honors
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Dean’s honors list- Semesters 4,5, 6, 7, and 8 | Oct. 2016 – July 2021
Migara Trust Award for the Best Industrial Trainee – Participation Certificate | 2020 – 2021
Research Interests and Memberships
Research Interests
Construction project planning
Construction project monitoring
Construction risk management
Sustainable building design and construction
Triple bottom line analysis for building projects
Memberships
Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)- Associate Member
Engineering Council of Sri Lanka- Associate Engineer
Green Building Council Sri Lanka (GBCSL)- Associate Member
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science - Life Member
Ongoing Research
Development of a Framework for Triple Bottom Line Analysis for Sri Lankan Building Projects through a Systematic Literature Review (Faculty Advisor: Prof. Shiromi Karunarathne)
Systematic Literature Review on Challenges for Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment. (Faculty Advisor: Prof. Shiromi Karunarathne))
My Publications
Journal Publications
- Aaron Anil Chadee, Sihara Gallage, Hector Hugh Martin, Upaka Rathnayake, Indrajit Ray, Bimlesh Kumar, Parveen Sihag " "Minimizing Liability of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Construction Contracts—A Structural Equation Model for Risk Mitigation of Force Majeure Impacts" " Building, vol.13, Issue 1, 2023, pp.70, https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13010070,
- Aaron Chadee, Hanna Ali, Sihara Gallage, Upaka Rathnayake " "Modelling the Implications of Delayed Payments on Contractors’ Cashflows on Infrastructure Projects" " Civil Engineering Journal, vol.9, Issue 1, 2022, pp.52-71, 10.28991/CEJ-2023-09-01-05,