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Academic Staff

Dr Chandana Siriwardana
Research Group Lead and Senior Lecturer
Senior Lecturer and Subject Lead in Construction Management, School of Built Environment, Massey University.
Dr Harold Aquino
Lecturer
School of Built Environment, Massey University.
Dr Elrasheid Elkhidir
Lecturer in Built Environment
School of Built Environment, Massey University.
Dr Zhenan Feng
Senior Lecturer
School of Built Environment, Massey University.
Dr Don Samarasinghe
Senior Lecturer
School of Built Environment, Massey University.
Dr Wajiha Shahzad
Senior Lecturer in Construction Management
School of Built Environment, Massey University.
Dr Hennie Van Heerden
Senior Lecturer
School of Built Environment, Massey University.
Dr Kelvin Zuo
Senior Lecturer
School of Built Environment, Massey University.

PhD Students

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Beatrice Zhou
PhD candidate
Thesis: Bridging Culture and Practice in Disaster Risk Reduction: A Two-Way Interaction Framework for Culturally Adaptive, Community-Based Resilience
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Helen Pokkayil Eldho
PhD candidate
Thesis: AI-Integrated Construction Project Management, Infrastructure Damage Assessment and Disaster Risk Financing Framework for Resilient Infrastructure
Kristel Aquino
PhD candidate
Thesis: Empowering Aotearoa: A Framework for Resilient Power Transmission System
Litong Zheng
PhD candidate
Thesis: Smart Property-Scale Sustainable Drainage for Multi-Hazard-Resilient Homes in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Integrated GIS, Hydrological Modelling and Explainable Machine Learning Approach
Pasindu Galgomuwa
PhD candidate
Thesis: A Privacy-Preserving Digital Twin for Real-Time Prediction of Worker Silica Dust Exposure on New Zealand Construction Sites
Rida Lodhi
PhD candidate
Thesis: Improving Disaster Preparedness in New Zealand: A Machine Learning Approach to Multi-Hazard Risk Perception
Samindi Perera
PhD candidate
Thesis: Investigating the Effectiveness of Integrating Resilience into Green Buildings with the focus of Construction Practices in the Construction Industry

Collaborators

Professor David Proverbs
Visiting Professor, Massey University
Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise and Business Innovation), De Montfort University, UK; Editor in Chief, Journal of Flood Risk Management.
Professor Srinath Perera
Professor of Built Environment and Construction Management
Director, Centre for Smart Modern Construction (c4SMC), Western Sydney University, Australia.
Dr Samudaya Nanayakkara
Lecturer in Construction Management and Digital Technologies
Manager, Centre for Smart Modern Construction (c4SMC), Western Sydney University, Australia.
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Associate Professor Tariq Maqsood
Associate Professor
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Urooj Raza Khan
Senior Lecturer (Teaching & Research), Digital Health
Digital Health Postgraduate Courses Lead, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Ravi Reddy
Senior Lecturer in Occupational Health and Safety
School of Health Sciences, Massey University.

Building a collaborative research community.

We welcome collaboration with researchers, doctoral candidates, built environment professionals, government agencies, and community organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.

Research collaboration
PhD supervision
Industry partnerships
Guest seminars

Discuss a partnership

Academic Staff

Dr Chandana Siriwardana

Dr Harold Aquino

Dr Elrasheid Elkhidir

Dr Zhenan Feng

Dr Don Samarasinghe

Dr Wajiha Shahzad

Dr Hennie Van Heerden

Dr Kelvin Zuo

PhD Students

Beatrice Zhou

Helen Pokkayil Eldho

Kristel Aquino

Litong Zheng

Pasindu Galgomuwa

Rida Lodhi

Samindi Perera

Collaborators

Professor David Proverbs

Professor Srinath Perera

Dr Samudaya Nanayakkara

Associate Professor Tariq Maqsood

Dr Urooj Raza Khan

Dr Ravi Reddy

Building a collaborative research community.