Dr Kaushal Keraminiyage

BSc (QS) Programme Director

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I am currently the programme director for the BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying programme in the School of the Built Environment.  I gained a first class BSc (Hons) degree in Quantity Surveying in 2001 and hold a PhD from the University of Salford in the area of construction process improvements. I am a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.

I have over 10 years of experience as an academic in the Higher Education sector both in the UK and in Sri Lanka. I am currently teaching Quantity Surveying related subject modules both at Masters and Undergraduate levels. I am also an experienced researcher within both the disaster management and collaborative environments subject domains.  My research publications include book chapters, refereed journal and refereed conference papers and various high impact reports. I am active in competitive research bidding and am a co-investigator of the LLP funded BELLCURVE project and TEMPUS funded CENEAST project. During the last few years I have actively been engaged in organizing high profile research conferences at various international locations creating strong links with various Built Environment and Disaster Management experts and stakeholders. I am currently supervising number of PhD students at the University of Salford, and am engaged in conducting PhD assessments.  I have been invited to conduct number of guest lectures at international academic and practitioner forums and facilitated number of doctoral training programmes both nationally and internationally and am very much keen to utilise my knowledge to create better collaborative environments to address teaching, learning and research needs in the field.

• Construction Economics – Level 5 undergraduate
• QS in Construction – Level 7 Masters
• Finance and Risk Management  - Level 7 undergraduate

• Collaborative environments for construction education and research,
• Use of ICT for improved disaster resilience
• Virtual Learning and Research Environments for the Built Environment

PhD in construction process improvements, University of Salford, UK

PGCert (Academic Practice) University of Salford, UK

BSc (first class Hons) in Quantity Surveying, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Felllow, UK Higher Education Academy

Some of my recent publications are as follows:

Keraminiyage, K 2013, 'In-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes: the case of multidisciplinary projects', International Journal of Strategic Property Management (in press). 

Siriwardena, M & Malalgoda, C & Thayaparan, M & Amaratunga, D & Keraminiyage, K 2013, 'Disaster resilient built environment: role of lifelong learning and the implications for higher education', International Journal of Strategic Property Management (in press).

Keraminiyage K, Piyatadsananon, P (2013), Achieving success in post-disaster resettlement programmes through better coordination between spatial and socio-economic/cultural factors, International Journal for Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment (in press).

Keraminiyage, K 2011 'Restoration of Major Infrastructure and Rehabilitation of Communities', in: Amaratunga, D & Haigh, R (eds.), Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment: Rebuilding for Resilience, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK, pp.236-250.

Piyatadsananon, P & Keraminiyage, K & Amaratunga, D 2012, Socio-economic and spatial aspects in post-disaster resettlement programmes, in: '6th International Conference on the Built Environment in Developing Countries - Fragmented futures: the built environment in a volatile world', School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. Conference details: 4 - 5 December 2012, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.

Piyatadsananon, P & Amaratunga, D & Keraminiyage, K 2012, The capability of spatial analysis in planning the accessibility for hazard community from debris-flow events, in: 'International Conference on Disaster Management, The 8th Annual International Conference of the International Institute for Infrastructure, Renewal and Reconstruction (IIIRR)', Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. Conference details: August 2012, Kumamoto, Japan.

Thayaparan, M & Siriwardena, M & Amaratunga, D & Malalgoda, C & Keraminiyage, K 2011, Lifelong Learning and the Changing Role of Quantity Surveying Profession, in: '15th Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors Congress: Cost management in a real world emerging from adversity', Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka (IQSSL), Colombo, Sri Lanka. Conference details: 23rd - 26th July, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Piyatadsananon, P & Amaratunga, D & Keraminiyage, K 2011, Resettlement activities through spaces and time, in: 'Proceedings of International conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities', University of Salford, Salford, UK. Conference details: Heritance Kandalama, Sri Lanka 19th - 21st July 2011.

Keraminiyage, K 2011, Can the game theory concept be applied affectively in post disaster reconstruction decision making?, in: Amaratunga, D & Haigh, R & Keraminiyage, K & Pathirage, C & Kulatunga, U (eds.), 'Proceedings of the Conference on Disaster Resilience', University of Salford, Salford, UK. Conference details: International Conference on Disaster Resilience, Kandalama, Sri Lanka 19th - 21st July 2011.

Piyatadsananon, P & Amaratunga, D & Keraminiyage, K 2010, The role of spatial analysis in resettlement programme, in: 'Proceedings of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction, Building and Real Estate International Research Conference (COBRA)', RICS, Paris, France. Conference details: Université Paris-Dauphine in Paris, France, 2-3 September 2010.

Amaratunga, D & Pathirage, C & Keraminiyage, K & Thayaparan, M 2010, Advancement of Built Environment Higher Education through Lifelong Learning, in: 'Proceedings of the International Research Conference on Sustainability in Built Environment', C.A.S.L.E and BEMRU, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Conference details: Galle Face Hotel, June 18th & 19th, Colombo, Sri Lanka.