Dr Ekanayake Mudiyanselage Anushika Chathurangi Ekanayake

Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying

Email:: anushika.mudiyanselage@bcu.ac.uk

Anushika is a Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying and Course Lead for MSc Construction Project Management programme, within the Department of Architecture and the Built Environment. She holds a PhD in Construction Management and Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Her research focuses on supply chain resilience, construction industrialisation, and data-driven approaches in construction management. She has published widely in high-impact refereed journals, received multiple research awards at reputable international conferences, and actively contributes to the scholarly community as a reviewer for leading academic journals.

Anushika currently serves as Assistant Editor and Editorial Review Board Member for the Built Environment Project and Asset Management (BEPAM) journal, and has also acted as a Guest Editor for several special issues in recognised journals. She supervises undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral research students. She is currently an Academic Lead for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (MKTP) project, and collaborates on a National Highways-funded research initiative. Her ongoing work aims to advance supply chain resilience in modular construction through innovative digital and analytical techniques.

Alongside research, Anushika is passionate about teaching Quantity Surveying and Construction Management modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is committed to developing industry-ready graduates and nurturing the next generation of construction professionals and researchers to address future challenges within the built environment.

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Research Publications: Peer Reviewed Journals and Book Chapters

J. Xue, E. M. A. C. Ekanayake and Q. -C. Wang, 2025, "Modeling Stakeholder Resilience in Relationship Management in a Changing Environment of Megaprojects," in IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 72, pp. 730-750, 2025, doi: 10.1109/TEM.2025.3538073.
Jin X, Chen Z, Ekanayake A, Li B, Shen G, Fan H, Luo Y (2025;), "Invigorating modular integrated construction uptake in Hong Kong: a system dynamics model for simulating policy-driving forces". Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-04-2024-0480
Thennakoon, P.N., Jayasena, S., Rathnasinghe, A.P. and Ekanayake, A. (2025), "Regulatory framework for unsolicited PPPs in infrastructure developments: barriers and strategies", Construction Innovation, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-08-2024-0257
Ekanayake, E. M. A. C. 2024. ‘Construction Supply Chain Resilience - Building Capabilities and Withstanding Vulnerabilities’ in Routledge Handbook of Construction Project Procurement and Delivery edited by M Kumaraswamy, Taylor & Francis publishers:UK, Chapter 18, Available at: https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Construction-Project-Procurement-and-Delivery-Fundamentals-Trends-and-Imperatives/Kumaraswamy/p/book/9781032389981
Mayouf, M.; Jones, J.; Elghaish, F.; Emam, H.; Ekanayake, E.M.A.C.; Ashayeri, I., 2024. Revolutionising the 4D BIM Process to Support Scheduling Requirements in Modular Construction. Sustainability 2024, 16(2), 476; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020476
Jayasena, N.S., Chan, D.W., Kumaraswamy, M.M., Seidu, S., Ekanayake, E.M.A.C. and Siu, F.M., 2024. Adoption of public-private partnership (PPP) in smart infrastructure development projects in developing nations: An explorative structural equation modelling analysis. Cities, 152, p.105232.
Mahboob, A.; Rathnasinghe, A.; Ekanayake, A.; Tennakoon, P. (2024) Evaluating BIM’s Role in Transforming Cash Flow Forecasting Among Construction SMEs: A Saudi Arabian Narrative. Sustainability 2024, 16, 10221. https://doi.org/10.3390/su162310221
Hunt, B.E.; Mayouf, M.; Ashayeri, I.; Ekanayake, E.M.A.C.; Nikologianni, A., 2023. Managing Facilities in Historic Buildings: A Stewardship-Based Strategy for Long-Term Socio-economic Value. Land 2023, 12, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112020
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.
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.
Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., Kumaraswamy, M.M., Owusu, E.K. and Xue, J., 2022. Capabilities to Withstand Vulnerabilities and Boost Resilience in Industrialized Construction Supply Chains: A Hong Kong Study. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 29(10), 3809-3829, DOI: 10.1108/ECAM-05-2021-0399
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. 50(4), pp.467-484, DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2021.2010030.
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.
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. 30(2), pp.436-455, DOI 10.1108/ECAM-06-2021-0521.
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.
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. 34(7), pp.623-640, DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2021.1946330
Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., Kumaraswamy, M.M. and Owusu, E.K., 2022. A Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation of Vulnerabilities Affecting Supply Chain Resilience of Industrialised Construction in Hong Kong. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 29(6), 2358-2381, DOI 10.1108/ECAM-12-2020-1010.
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. 28(10), 3236-3260, DOI 10.1108/ECAM-05-2020-0295.
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. 28(10), 3041-3059, DOI 10.1108/ECAM-06-2020-0438.
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.
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, 22(8), pp.1464-1477. DOI:10.1080/15623599.2020.1728487.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

Mohammad, M., Ekanayake, E. M. A. C., Ashayeri, I., and Shelbourn, M. (2023) ASC Conference Proceedings: Thematic Review of Considerations, Contributions and Capturing Trends in Academia and Industry. Proceedings of the ASC Conference, 3-5 April 2023, Liverpool, UK, pp.445-453.http://ascpro.ascweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ASC-2023-Draft-Proceedings.pdf
Sandeepani, T.A.S., Ekanayake, E. M. A. C., and Ashayeri, I. 2023. Modelling design stage risks in modular integrated construction projects in Sri Lanka. In: Sandanayake, Y.G., Gunatilake, S. and Waidyasekara, K.G.A.S. (eds). Proceedings of the 11th World Construction Symposium, 21-22 July 2023, Sri Lanka.
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.
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/
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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)