Samudaya Nanayakkara is now an Academic and Researcher in Digital Technologies at Western Sydney University. He also serves as the Director of AR Project Management Services (Pvt) Ltd and is a manager at the Centre for Smart Modern Construction. He earned a BS in Engineering and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Moratuwa and a PhD in Engineering from Western Sydney University. He has published more than 25 research publications in high-ranked journals and reputed conferences and has been awarded the CSSL ICT Student Award–Postgraduate Category from the National ICT Awards. His research interests are cutting-edge digital technologies, blockchain and smart contracts, enterprise resource planning, management information systems, and supply chain management.