Dr Ekanayake Mudiyanselage Anushika Chathurangi Ekanayake
Anushika is a Lecturer in Quantity Surveying at the Department for Built Environment. She holds a PhD in the field of construction management and engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and BSc in Quantity Surveying from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Her research interests include Supply Chain Resilience, Construction Industrialization, and data-driven methods in construction management. She has already published several papers in leading refereed journals, received research awards in renowned international conferences, and she has been a reviewer for several leading academic journals in the field of construction management. She would like to explore more data-driven methods to uptake supply chain resilience in modular construction projects. Further, she is experienced and interested in teaching Quantity Surveying and Construction Management modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Qualifications
PhD in Construction Management and Engineering, Dept. of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Hong Kong BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying, Department of Building Economics, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka First Class Honours, (Batch top)
Research
- Modular Construction
- Supply Chain Resilience
- Sustainable Construction
- Value Engineering
- Lean Construction
- Text Mining and Machine Learning in Construction
Publications
Research Publications: Peer Reviewed Journals
1. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G. and Kumaraswamy, M.M., 2021. Identifying supply chain capabilities of construction firms in industrialized construction. Production Planning & Control, 32(4), pp. 303-321, DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2020.1732494.
2. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., Kumaraswamy, M.M., Owusu, E.K. and Abdullahi, S., 2021. Modelling Supply Chain Resilience in Industrialized Construction: A Hong Kong Case. ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 147(11). 05021009-1-16, 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002188.
3. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., Kumaraswamy, M.M., Owusu, E.K. and Xue, J., 2021. Capabilities to Withstand Vulnerabilities and Boost Resilience in Industrialized Construction Supply Chains: A Hong Kong Study. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. DOI: 10.1108/ECAM-05-2021-0399
4. Xin, J., Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., and Shen, G.Q., 2021. Critical Policy Driving Forces in Modular integrated Construction Projects in Hong Kong. Building Research and Information. DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2021.2010030.
5. Jin, X., Shen, G.Q.P., Wang, Q.C., Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., and Fan, S. 2021. Promoting Construction Industrialisation with Policy Interventions: A Holistic Review of Published Policy Literature. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 12619. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312619.
6. Sirimewan, D.C., Samaraweera, A., Manjula, N.H.C., Rameezdeen, R., Rodrigo, M.N.N. and Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., 2021. Strategies for sustainable irrigation system management: a socio-technical system approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. DOI 10.1108/ECAM-06-2021-0521.
7. Xin, J., Shen, G.Q., and Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., 2021. Improving Construction Industrialization Practices from a Socio-Technical System Perspective: A Hong Kong Case. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 9017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179017.
8. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., and Kumaraswamy, M.M., 2021. A Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation of Capabilities for Improving Supply Chain Resilience of Industrialized Construction: A Hong Kong Case Study. Production Planning & Control. DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2021.1946330
9. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., Kumaraswamy, M.M. and Owusu, E.K., 2021. A Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation of Vulnerabilities Affecting Supply Chain Resilience of Industrialised Construction in Hong Kong. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. DOI 10.1108/ECAM-12-2020-1010.
10. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., and Kumaraswamy, M.M. 2020. Critical Capabilities of Improving Supply Chain Resilience in Industrialized Construction in Hong Kong. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. DOI 10.1108/ECAM-05-2020-0295.
11. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., Kumaraswamy, M.M. and Owusu, E.K., 2020. Critical Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Affecting Supply Chain Resilience in Industrialized Construction in Hong Kong. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. DOI 10.1108/ECAM-06-2020-0438.
12. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G. and Kumaraswamy, M. 2019. "Mapping the knowledge domains of value management: a bibliometric approach", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(3), pp. 499-514. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-06-2018-0252.
13. 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. DOI:10.1080/15623599.2020.1728487.
14. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., and Kumaraswamy, M.M. 2021. Supply Chain Resilience: Mapping the Knowledge Domains through a Bibliometric Approach. Built Environment Project and Asset Management Journal. DOI 10.1108/BEPAM-03-2020-0040.
15. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., and Sandanayake, Y.G. 2017. LiVE approach: Lean integrated Value Engineering for construction industry. Built Environment Project and Asset Management Journal, 7(5), pp.518-533.
16. Sirimewan, D.C., Samaraweera, A., Manjula, N.H.C. and Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., 2020. A guideline for sustainable irrigation water management: a case of a developing country. Intelligent Buildings International, 13(2), pp.129-141. DOI: 10.1080/17508975.2020.1809982.
17. 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. ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(9), p.04020103.
18. 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. 27(7), pp.1505-1531, DOI: 10.1108/ECAM-07-2019-0353.
19. 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. 47(11), pp.1297-1309.
Research Publications – Conference Papers and Other
1. Ekanayake, E. M. A. C., Xue, J, Shen, G.Q. and Kumaraswamy, M.M. (2021) Dynamic Supply Chain Vulnerability Analysis of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Construction: A Topic Modelling Approach In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (Eds) Proceedings of the 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-7 September 2021, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, pp. 491-500.
2. Ekanayake, E. M. A. C., Xue, J., Shen, G. Q. P. and Kumaraswamy, M. 2021. Dynamic supply chain capability analysis of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge construction: A topic modeling approach. In: Sandanayake, Y.G., Gunatilake, S. and Waidyasekara, K.G.A.S. (eds). Proceedings of the 9th World Construction Symposium, 9-10 July 2021, Sri Lanka. [Online]. pp. 268-279. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31705/WCS.2021.23. Available from: https://ciobwcs.com/papers/
3. Ekanayake, E. M. A. C., Shen, G. Q. P. and Kumaraswamy, M. 2020. Resilient Supply Chains in Industrialized Construction: A Hong Kong Case Study. In proceedings of the CRC2020 Conference. 08-10 March 2020 at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. The USA.
4. Ekanayake, E. M. A. C., Shen, G. Q. P. and Kumaraswamy, M. 2019. Managing Vulnerabilities and Capabilities for Supply Chain Resilience in Industrialized Construction. In proceedings of the ARCOM2019 Conference. 02-04 September 2019 at Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom. pp.811-820.
5. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., and Sandanayake, Y.G. 2016. Synergy between Lean and Value Engineering Concepts: Sri Lankan construction industry perspective. In proceedings of the Fifth World Construction Symposium: Greening Environment, Eco Innovations & Entrepreneurship. 29-31 July in Colombo, Sri Lanka. pp 498-506
6. Athapaththu, A.M.K.I, Karunasena, G., and Ekanayake, E.M.A.C. 2016. Sustainable construction practices of Sri Lankan contractors. In proceedings of the Fifth World Construction Symposium: Greening Environment, Eco Innovations & Entrepreneurship. 29-31 July in Colombo, Sri Lanka. pp 489-497
7. Jayalath, S.D.L.D., Sandanayake, Y.G., and Ekanayake, E.M.A.C. 2016. Factors contributing to non-value adding activities in Sri Lankan quarry industry. In proceedings of the 11th International Research Conference on Management & Finance. 09th December in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pp253-268
8. Hemal, R.M.N., Waidyasekara, K.G.A.S. and Ekanayake, E.M.A.C. 2017. Integrating ‘Design Freeze’ in large scale construction projects in Sri Lanka. In proceedings of the 3rd International Multidisciplinary Engineering Research Conference. 30 - 31 May 2017 at University of Moratuwa. pp.259-264
9. Gunasekara, P.T.N., Sandanayake, Y.G. and Ekanayake, E.M.A.C. 2017. A TRIZ-DR model for dispute resolution in construction industry. In proceedings of the Sixth World Construction Symposium: What's New and What's Next in the Built Environment Sustainability Agenda?, 30 June - 02 July 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pp. 466-475
10. Mendis, K.S.L., Waidyasekara, K.G.A.S. and Ekanayake, E.M.A.C. 2017. Hybrid renewable energy as a solution for energy crisis in Sri Lanka. In proceedings of the Sixth World Construction Symposium: What's New and What's Next in the Built Environment Sustainability Agenda? 30 June - 02 July 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pp. 232-242
11. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., & Sandanayake, Y.G. (2016). Causation of Contractor -Subcontractor Disputes: A Study of Sri Lankan Construction Projects. In proceedings of the IQSSL Annual Technical Sessions (Pp. 08-11)
12. 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)
13. Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., & Sandanayake, Y.G. (2017). Lean integrated Value Engineering: LiVE Approach. Construction Today magazine, (Published at 6th World Construction Symposium 2017), Ceylon Institute of Builders. Issue 01(July-Sep-2017). (Pp. 44-46)