Our people
Meet our experienced team of leaders, academic staff and PhD students.
Leadership team
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Professor Jay Sanjayan
DirectorCentre for Sustainable Infrastructure and Digital Construction -
Professor Pat Rajeev
Chair, Department of Civil and ConstructionDepartment of Civil and Construction Engineering
Academic staff
| Name |
Position |
Contact |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Riadh Al-Mahaidi | Professor in Structural Engineering Director, Smart Structures Laboratory |
EN713c | |
| Professor Arul Arulrajah | Professor in Geotechnical Engineering | ATC742 | |
| Professor Hussein Dia | Professor in Future Urban Mobility | ATC743 | |
| Professor Saman Fernando | Professor in Sustainable Infrastructure | +61 3 9214 4879 msfernando@swinburne.edu.au |
ATC712 |
| Professor Emad Gad | Professor in Structural Engineering Dean, School of Engineering |
EN713 | |
| Professor Nicholas Haritos | Professor in Structural Engineering | nharitos@swinburne.edu.au | |
| Professor Monzur Imteaz | Head, Water Engineering Group | ATC725 | |
| Professor Allison Kealy | Professor Director, Innovative Planet Research Institute |
akealy@swinburne.edu.au | |
| Professor Lam Pham | Professor in Sustainable Infrastructure | lpham@swinburne.edu.au | ATC726 |
| Professor Pat Rajeev | Professor in Civil Infrastructure Engineering Department Chair |
ATC713 | |
| Professor Jay Sanjayan |
Professor in Structural Engineering Director, Centre of Sustainable Infrastructure and Digital Construction |
ATC716 | |
| Professor Hing-Ho Tsang | Adjunct Professor in Structural Engineering | htsang@swinburne.edu.au | |
| Associate Professor Palaneeswaran Ekambaram | Associate Professor | ATC738 | |
| Associate Professor Shirley Gato-Trinidad |
Associate Professor, Associate Dean, Education | ATC727 |
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| Associate Professor Javad Hashemi |
Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Smart Structures Laboratory |
ATC720 | |
| Associate Professor Rayya Hassan |
Associate Professor (Road and Transport Engineering) |
ATC717 | |
| Associate Professor Robin Kalfat | Associate Professor in Structural Engineering HDR Advisor |
ATC721 | |
| Associate Professor Jessey Lee | Associate Professor in Structural Engineering | ATC735 | |
| Dr Kamiran Abdouka | Senior Lecturer | ATC740 | |
| Dr MD Morshed Alam | Senior Lecturer | ATC734 | |
| Dr Peter Allen | Education Specialist in Construction Engineering | pnallen@swinburne.edu.au | |
| Dr Anita Amirsardari | Research Fellow | aamirsardari@swinburne.edu.au | |
| Dr Robert Evans | Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering | ATC737 | |
| Dr Mohammad Fardipour | Teaching Specialist in Civil Engineering | mfardipour@swinburne.edu.au | ATC732.5 |
| Dr Mohamed Gomaa | Lecturer in Architectural Engineering | mgomaa@swinburne.edu.au | |
| Dr Iqbal Hossain | Lecturer | ATC728 | |
| Dr Amanda (Mengqi) Huang | Lecturer in Construction Management | ATC722 | |
| Dr Lily Li | Lecturer Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow – Women in STEM |
EN705a | |
| Dr Farshid Maghool | Senior Engineer Geotechnical Laboratory Manager |
AMDC102 | |
| Dr Nas Meftahi | Research Fellow, Innovative Planet Institute | nmeftahi@swinburne.edu.au | |
| Dr Scott Menegon | Senior Lecturer in Civil and Construction Engineering |
smenegon@swinburne.edu.au |
ATC730 |
| Dr Janitha Migunthanna | Education Specialist in Civil and Construction Engineering | jmigunthannakariyaka@swinburne.edu.au | |
| Dr Tilak Pokharel | AEFAC National Technical Manager | ATC712 | |
| Dr Scott Rayburg |
Senior Lecturer (Water, Environment and Sustainability) |
ATC729 | |
| Dr Xiangzhe Weng | Research Fellow | xweng@swinburne.edu.au |
PhD staff
| Name | Name Thesis/Project title |
|---|---|
| Rusul Abduljabbar | Development and evaluation of predictive traffic intelligence models |
| Ammar Abed | Ultra-high strength double skin composite tubular systems |
| Pradhan Akinapalli | Evaluation and enhancement of road safety using surrogate safety indicators |
| Affifa Akram | Long-term improvement performance of concrete buried pipes |
| Besan Alagawani | Investigation of deterioration due to the combined effects of ASR and chloride‐induced corrosion in prestressed concrete structures |
| Bahaa Al-Atta | Development of efficient anchorage systems for strengthening of concrete structures using FRP materials |
| Ali Al-Attraqchi | Collapse assessment of bridge piers through multi-axis hybrid testing |
| Ali Al-Dujaili | 3-D printing of functionally fibre-reinforced graded concrete |
| Khattab Al-Ghrery | Behaviour of curved soffit RC girders strengthened with CFRP |
| Aziz Alhelal | Use of nano-cement adhesive in strengthening of RC beams using FRP |
| Mustafa Al-Mashaykhi | Energy-based seismic damage index for steel structures subjected to long duration earthquakes |
| Aya Alothman | Seismic performance of precast concrete buildings in regions of lower seismicity |
| Rania Al-Taie | Evaluate a new type of steel micropile footing system |
| Dia Alwash | Structural health monitoring of CFRP retrofitted bridges using optical fibre technology |
| Shirin Aminzadeh Bostani Taleshani | The interaction between a micropile footing system and expansive soils |
| Ravendran Arunothayan | Investigation of ultra high-performance concrete for 3D construction printing |
| Hamidreza Askarieh Yazdi | Collapse assessment of concrete-filled steel tube columns through multi-axis hybrid simulation |
| Hooman Baghban Asghari Nejad | Thermo-geomechanical behavior of demolition wastes in geothermal pavements |
| Samira Bayatkashkooli | Structural performance of 3D-printed concrete components under hybrid extreme loading |
| Behnam Beheshtian | The research will be centered on the risk analysis of the built-environment in the face of extreme events |
| Shin Bong | Production of porous lightweight geopolymeric specimens |
| Andrew Danylec | Develop and establish augmented reality tools in high capacity metro train for productivity and quality enhancements |
| Shyan Devapriya | Assessment of phase change material installation in AMDC building |
| Rijwana Esha | Numerical investigations of seawater intrusion and effects on aquifer storage and recovery |
| Ali Fouad | Characterisation of granular pavement materials |
| Shan Gao | Critical success factors and framework for quality assurance in transnational higher education |
| Meysam Ghamariadyan | Contaminants transported from recycled materials due to sea-level rise using suitable DQM scheme |
| Behnam Ghorbani | Experimental and numerical analysis of recycled demolition materials in geothermal pavements |
| Na Guo | Development of automated and integrated 3D modelling tool for virtual reality and 3D printing applications |
| Russel Haque | A study on flood forecasting constrained by remote sensing data |
| Khulood Hwayyis | Modelling performance of bituminous surfaces |
| Farhana Islam | Long-term seasonal rainfall forecasting for Western Australia using artificial neural network (ANN) and multi-model ensemble (MME) approach |
| Maheshbabu Jallu | Development of fly ash stabilized recycled base material for sustainable design of pavements |
| Johana Jaramillo Restrepo | Optimization of the mixture of concrete with regards to its CO2 balance |
| Roshan Jayathilakage | Numerical (discrete particle modelling) modelling of concrete flow characteristics in 3D printing applications |
| Reem Jumaah | Anchorage systems in PT beams strengthened in shear with fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites |
| Fatima Juveria | Assessment of defects that affects failure of pipes and accurate prediction of remaining life using development of analytical and finite element model |
| Bhargav Karnam Prabhakara | Axial and Transverse pullout studies on reinforcement embedded in different fill materials |
| Mohammad Khan | Investigating suitability of reusing recycled plastic nanocomposites to produce automotive parts using 3D printing |
| Rose Khorsandi | Impacts of climate change on land use changes in Victoria |
| Dhasindrakrishna Kitnasamy | Investigation of geopolymer based foam concrete for fire and acoustic rated walls |
| Mithaq Kohees | Constitutive behaviour of geopolymer and cement-based composites under triaxial loads |
| Sai Konala | Sesimic behaviour of bridges subjected to forward directivity ground motions simulated by slip mechanism of simple and complex fault geometrics with implication to SSFI |
| Sai Kondepudi | Development of 3D printable mortars |
| Sneha Kulkarni | Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR) |
| Dhirendra Kumar | A framework for efficient condition assessment of the local government buildings leading to prediction of future capital works programs |
| Dileep Kumar | Economical and environmental impacts of energy use in Australian building stocks |
| David Leonard | Integrating the flood mitigation and water saving benefits of rainwater harvesting practice with onsite detention (OSD) design |
| Ting Li | Development of an intelligent assistive technology for vision impaired personnel mobility freedom |
| Sohani Liyanage | Estimation and prediction of dynamic origin-destination demands for transportation networks |
| Mohammed Madi | Investigating the use of technology and innovation to ease traffic congestion in emerging global cities |
| Abdulrahman Mahmood | Assessing economic and environmental impact of using reclaimed materials in road related application |
| Vinayak Malaghan | Evaluation of highway design consistency conformance with driver's expectations |
| Taylor Marchment | Development of suitable concrete for 3D printing technology |
| Janitha Migunthanna Kariyakaranage | Structural health monitoring and seismic risk assessment of existing reinforced concrete structures |
| Muhammad Moniruzzaman | Analysis of rainwater tank variables using daily water balance model – a case study for Sydney |
| Mahamat Moussa Adam | Study of extruder design parameters on flow characteristics of concrete |
| Tariq Munir | Development and evaluation of policy frameworks for sustainable urban mobility |
| Ali Murtaza | Effect of quality water content on engineering and index properties of soil |
| Shravan Muthukrishnan | PhD in print head design and material rheology |
| Mahdi Naeini | Cyclic performance of recycled demolition wastes in railway ballast/sub-ballast |
| Sahan Narayana Mudiyanselage | Non-destructive condition assessment technology for timer pole system |
| Pooshan Navathe | Management of risk and uncertainty in aeromedical decision making |
| Ehsan Negahban | Functionally graded properties of geopolymer concrete |
| Thien Phuc Nguyen | Strengthening steel structure using adhesively bonded CFRP |
| Michael Notini | Blind bolted connections for hollow sections in residential structures |
| Osamah Obayes | Tensile behaviour of post installed mechanical anchors in early age concrete |
| Mooi Ong | Management of closed landfills – a case study in Victoria, Australia |
| Rajesh Parla | Site city effects on ground motion and amplification of seismic waves in alluvial basins |
| Upendra Paudel | Reliability of rainwater harvesting system for meeting the non-portable water demand in three different places of Nepal |
| Weerakkody Perera | Applicability of recycled plastic and demolition wastes as pavement base/subbase materials |
| Van Phung | Managing construction and commissioning related risks resulting in energy performance gap in commercial buildings |
| Savalan Pour Akbarkhiavi | Application of artificial neural network modelling in urban water reticulation system planning |
| Parisa Rahimzadeh Oskooei | Long term performance of demolition wastes using numerical analysis and experimental methods |
| Akilesh Ramesh | Innovative construction materials and technologies, sustainable building materials, repair and rehabilitation of reinforced cement concrete (RCC) and prestressed structures and earthquake engineering |
| Nalin Randeniya | Augmented reality-based manufacturing and maintenance module development for high capacity metro trains |
| Saim Raza | Performance based plastic design (PBPD) on reinforced concrete frames |
| Haifa Saleh | Punching strengthening of reinforced concrete slabs with CFRP |
| Seyed Samaei | Design and development of membrane based for the treatment of mining industry wastewater |
| Mustafa Shamsah | - |
| Fida Siddiqui | BIM-enabled construction for enhancing project productivity |
| Smita Singh | Post-earthquake fire resistance of concrete-filled tabular steel columns |
| Sriskanthan Srisangeerthanan | Development and assessment of inter-module connection for modular buildings |
| Mohammadalmas Surti | Development of reconfigurable mould for 3D concrete shell fabrication |
| Nikesh Thammishetti | Seismic behavior of reinforced concrete square columns with pattern specific reinforcement under combined actions including torsion |
| Duc Phu Tran | The effectiveness of geotechnical seismic isolation made of rubber material on centrifuge shaking table tests |
| Xiaodong Wang | Experimental and theoretical research on application of magnesium phosphate cement-based materials in 3-dimentional printing of building and construction |
| Hendrik Wijaya | Application of distributed optical fibre sensing for condition monitoring of mining conveyor |
| Xiaoxiao Xu | Analysis of building energy consumption by using data mining and complex system dynamics modelling: Australia vs China |
| Shiwei Yu | Development of concrete suitable for 3D printing |
| Alireza Zabihi Shahri | Seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete beam-column joints using diagonal haunch |
| Muhammad Zafar | Investigation of modern techniques used for simulation of rainfall runoff and their accuracy |
| Jiaolan Zhu | The influence of the energy-using behavior on campus teaching building energy consumption in hot summer and warm winter zone |
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