Prof. Srinath Perera

Prof. Srinath Perera is the Chair Professor of Built Environment and Construction Management and the founding Director of the Centre for Smart Modern Construction (c4SMC) at Western Sydney University, Australia. He joined WSU in June 2016 after serving as a Professor of Construction Economics at Northumbria University, Newcastle, in the UK. He is a Board member and the chair of the Future Leaders Committee of CIB the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. Prof. Perera is the current President of the Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN) and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Building. He is a Chartered Surveyor and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS), and the Australian Institute of Project Management. He has over 30 years’ experience in academia and industry and has worked as a consultant Quantity Surveyors and Project Manager in the construction industry. Prof. Perera is a pioneer in construction informatics integrating AI technologies into construction and project management. He has authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications. His current research leads work in Blockchain and IoT applications in construction, BIM, Digital Twin, offsite construction, construction business models, and construction performance leading to Industry 4.0.