Dr. (CEng.) Samudaya Nanayakkara

Academic | Researcher in Digital Technologies

Western Sydney University, Australia

“If you don’t get it or need to know more about blockchain, I’m always ready to help.”

National Engineering Excellence Award - 2013

Experienced researcher in blockchain and novel DigiTech. Competed for a PhD in Engineering at Western Sydney University. Having over 25 research publications in high-ranked journals and reputed conferences. Having over 15 years of research and working experience and provided DigiTech expertise for over 30 national and large-scale projects. Delivered over 25 keynote, conference, and public presentations. Over ten years of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and Western Sydney University, Australia. A recipient of many national and international awards, including the National Engineering Excellence Award.

Education Qualifications

PhD in Engineering - Western Sydney University, 2018–2022.
MSc in Computer Science - University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2007–2010.
Bachelor of Information Technology - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2003–2008.
BSc Engineering (Honours) - University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2002–2006.

Research Interests

Cutting-edge Digital Technologies
Blockchain and Smart Contracts
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Professional Affiliations

2012 - Present Chartered Engineer (CS) in Sri Lanka
2013 - Present Member of CSSL (The Computer Society of Sri Lanka)
2012 - Present Corporate Member of IESL (The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka)
2011 - Present Professional Member of BCS (The British Computer Society)
2010 - Present Global Member ISOC (The Internet Society)
2009 - Present Professional Member of ACM (The Association for Computing Machinery)
2011 - 2019 Member of IET (The Institution of Engineering and Technology)
2010 - 2019 Member of IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
2008 - 2012 Associate Member of IESL (The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka)

I am a passionate traveler having around 40 foreign visits.

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