
- Faculty of Architecture
- Department of Town & Country Planning
- Lecturer (Probationary)
Contact information
Department of Town & Country Planning
Faculty of Architecture
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Communication Technologies -Undergraduate -2022
Planning and Design Studio -Undergraduate -2022
Programming GIS -Undergraduate -2021
Urban Planning and Design Studio -Postgraduate -2022
Social Work -Undergraduate -2022
Environmental Region Studio -Postgraduate -2022
Level Coordinator - Level III - (2021 To date)
Research Activities
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, Department of Town & Country Planning, University of Moratuwa ,2015
PhD, Queensland University of Technology ,2022
Career
§ Lecturer : University of Moratuwa 2021-Present
§ Doctoral Student : Queensland University of Technology 2018 - 2021
§ Sessional Academic : Queensland University of Technology 2019 - 2021
§ Research Assistant : Queensland University of Technology 2020 - 2021
§ Lecturer : University of Moratuwa 2016 - 2018
§ Lead Research Assistant : Asian Development Bank Jan 2017 – Dec 2017
§ Intern: UN Habitat Mar 2014 – Apr 2014
Honours and Awards
Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award – 2022 (Received 2022)
High Achiever Award – 2021 (Received 2021)
Best Individually Supervised Research Project 2013/2014 Academic Year (Received 2015)
Award for the Superior Academic Performance in all Semesters (Received 2015)
Publications*
Tan Yigitcanlar,".Urban Analytics with Social Media Data: Foundations, Applications and Platforms.",CRC Press.,2023
Tharushi Abeynayake, Lakshika Meetiyagoda, Nayomi Kankanamge, Palpola Kankanamge Senevirathne Mahanama,".Imageability and legibility: cognitive analysis and visibility assessment in Galle heritage city.",Journal of Architecture and Urbanism,46/2,2022
Yigitcanlar, T., Regona, M., Kankanamge, N., Mehmood, R., D’Costa, J., Lindsay, S., ... & Brhane, A,".Detecting natural hazard-related disaster impacts with social media analytics: the case of Australian states and territories.",Sustainability,14,2022
Kankanamge, N., Yigitcanlar, T., & Goonetilleke, A. ,".Gamifying Community Education for Enhanced Disaster Resilience: An Effectiveness Testing Study from Australia.",Future Internet,14,2022
Yigitcanlar, T., Kankanamge, N., & Vella, K. ,".How are smart city concepts and technologies perceived and utilized? A systematic geo-Twitter analysis of smart cities in Australia.",Journal of Urban Technology,28,2021
Kankanamge, N., Yigitcanlar, T., & Goonetilleke, A,".Public perceptions on artificial intelligence driven disaster management: Evidence from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.",Telematics and Informatics,65,2021
Yigitcanlar, T., Kankanamge, N., Inkinen, T., Butler, L., Preston, A., Rezayee, M., ... & Senevirathne, M. ,".Pandemic vulnerability knowledge visualisation for strategic decision-making: A COVID-19 index for government response in Australia. .",Management decision,60,2021
Kankanamge, N., Yigitcanlar, T., Goonetilleke, A., & Kamruzzaman, M,".Determining disaster severity through social media analysis: Testing the methodology with South East Queensland Flood tweets.",International journal of disaster risk reduction,42,2020
Yigitcanlar, T., Kankanamge, N., Regona, M., Ruiz Maldonado, A., Rowan, B., Ryu, A., ... & Li, R. Y. M. ,".How are they perceived and utilized in Australia?. .",Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity,6,2020
Kankanamge, N., Yigitcanlar, T., & Goonetilleke, A. ,".How engaging are disaster management related social media channels? The case of Australian state emergency organisations.",International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction,48,2020
Kankanamge, N., Yigitcanlar, T., Goonetilleke, A., & Kamruzzaman, M. ,".How can gamification be incorporated into disaster emergency planning? A systematic review of the literature.",International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment,11,2020
Kankanamge, N., Yigitcanlar, T., Goonetilleke, A., & Kamruzzaman, M. ,".Can volunteer crowdsourcing reduce disaster risk? A systematic review of the literature.",International journal of disaster risk reduction,35,2019