- Faculty of Architecture
- Department of Town & Country Planning
- Senior Lecturer Grade II
Contact information
Department of Town & Country Planning
Faculty of Architecture
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Spatial Information Systems -Undergraduate -2015
Remote Sensing II -Undergraduate -2016
Environmental Management Information Systems -Undergraduate -2015
Remote Sensing I -Undergraduate -2015
Planning Techniques -Undergraduate -2015
Disaster Management -Undergraduate -2015
Site Planning Group Project -Undergraduate -2016
Planning Techniques -Undergraduate -2016
Spatial Information Systems -Undergraduate -2016
Regional Planning and Design Studio -Undergraduate -2020
Spatial Information Systems -Undergraduate -2020
Planning Techniques -Undergraduate -2020
Geo-Spatial Analysis -Undergraduate -2020
Site Planning & Design Studio -Undergraduate -2020
Individually Supervised Research Project -Undergraduate -2020
Land Surveying and Leveling -Undergraduate -2020
Planning Techniques -Undergraduate -2021
Geo-Spatial Analysis -Undergraduate -2021
Remote Sensing I -Undergraduate -2021
Spatial Information Systems -Undergraduate -2021
Land Surveying and Leveling -Undergraduate -2021
Regional Planning and Design Studio -Undergraduate -2021
Site Planning & Design Studio -Undergraduate -2021
Individually Supervised Research Project -Undergraduate -2021
Environmental Planning Studio I (Regional Scale) -Postgraduate -2021
Water Resources Planning & Management -Postgraduate -2020
Planning for Risk and Uncertainty -Postgraduate -2021
Landscape Technology & Materials II -Undergraduate -2021
Academic Coordinator - Level I -Coordinating matters of the Level I students of the Honours Degree of BSc in Town & Country Planning Degree Program (2015 To 2016)
Planning Technology Stream Coordinator -Coordinating matters of the Planning Technology Stream (2015 To 2016)
LMS Coordinator -Coordination of all matters related to the Learning Management System of the University for the academic members, non-academic staff and the students of the Department (2021 To 2023)
Quality Assurance Coordinator - Coordinate all activities related to the quality assurance of the undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs, research and development works, consultancy projects and staff carrier development programs of the department (2023 To date)
Research Activities
Geoinformatics
Hydrological Modeling
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,2009 Honours Degree of B.Sc. in Town & Country Planning
Masters, University of Moratuwa ,2014 M.Sc. in Transportation
PhD, University of Moratuwa ,2020 Ph.D. in Geoinformatics and Hydrological modeling
Institute of Town Planners(2010 To date)
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science(2011 To date)
Federation of University Teachers' Association(2013 To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
Best Portfolio (Received 2014)
Outstanding research performance award (Received 2016)
Outstanding research performance award with distinction (Received 2017)
NRC Merit Award for Scientific Research (Received 2017)
Outstanding research performance award (Received 2018)
Outstanding research performance award with distinction (Received 2019)
Publications*
Senadheera, S. & Warusavitharana, E.,".A property valuation model to identify thriving real estate opportunities, based on spatial factors.",FARU 2022 - 15th International Research Conference,University of Moratuwa,2022,
Iddamalgoda, I.D.M.P. and Warusavitharana, E.,".Investigation of application of green infrastructure practices for storm water management in urban areas: A case study of Diyatha Uyana.",FARU 2022 - 15th International Research Conference,University of Moratuwa,2022,
Senadheera, S. and Warusavitharana, E.,".A property valuation model to identify thriving real estate opportunities, based on transport factors.",7th International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry (R4TLI 2022),Colombo,2022,20 - 22
Warusavitharana, E. J., Sudantha, B. H., Ratnayake, G. R., Mahanama, P. K. S., Cannata, M., & Strigaro, D. ,".Open technologies based hydrological model for reservoir management.",2020 International Conference on Image Processing and Robotics (ICIPRoB),Negombo,2020,1-7
Strigaro, D., Cannata, M., Warusavitharana, E., Sudantha, B.H. and Ratnayake, R. ,".An Open drought monitoring system for the Deduru Oya basin in Sri Lanka in the context of the 4ONSE project.",FOSS4G Asia 2019 conference (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial),Bucharest, Romania,2019,
Warusavitharana, E.J., Sudantha, B.H., Ratnayake, R., Mahanama, P.K.S., Warusavitharana, R.J., Cannata, M. and Strigaro, D. ,".Assessment of open technologies based measurements as a potential dataset for hydrological modelling in Deduru Oya river basin of Sri Lanka.",7th International Symposium on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development (ACEPS 2019),University of Ruhuna,2019,
Sudantha, B.H., Warusavitharana, E.J., Ratnayake, R., Mahanama, P.K.S., Warusavitharana, R.J., Tasheema, R.P., Cannata, M. and Strigaro, D. ,".4ONSE as a complementary to conventional weather observation network.",4th International Conference on Information Technology Research (ICITR),University of Moratuwa,2019,
Sudantha, B.H., Warusavitharana, E.J., Ratnayake, R., Mahanama, P.K.S., Cannata, M. and Strigaro, D. ,".Appropriateness of low cost sensor network for environmental monitoring in a tropical country: Experience and Lessons learnt from real world deployment.",5th Open Source Geospatial Research and Education Symposium (OGRS 2018),Lugano, Switzerland,2018,
Warusavitharana, E., Ratnayake, R., Mahanama, S. and Cannata, M. ,".An approach to determine the optimum spatial distribution of hydrometeorological stations for hydrological modelling: 4ONSE deployment.",39th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2018),Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,2018,
Sudantha, B.H., Warusavitharana, E.J., Ratnayake, G.R., Mahanama, P.K.S., Cannata, M. and Strigaro, D.,".Is non-conventional low-cost weather station a sustainable monitoring system?.",FOSS4G Asia 2018 conference (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial),University of Moratuwa,2018,
Sudantha, B.H., Warusavitharana, E.J., Ratnayake, G.R., Mahanama, P.K.S., Cannata, M. and Strigaro, D. ,".Building an open-source environmental monitoring system – A review for state-of-the-art and directions for future research..",3rd International Conference on Information Technology Research (ICITR),University of Moratuwa,2018,
Warusavitharana, E.J., Ratnayake, R., Cannata, M. and Mahanama, P.K.S.,".4 times Open & Non- conventional technologies for Sensing the Environment (4ONSE): An approach for hydrological forecasting in Deduru Oya river basin.",14th International Congress of Asian Planning School Association (APSA) – Asia: Reshaping Urban & Rural Development through Planning.,Beijing, China,2017,
Ratnayake, R., Mahanama, P.K.S., Warusavitharana, E.J., Weerasinghe, S.N., Warnakulasooriya, K.M.H.K., Sudantha, B.H. and Jayasuriya, Y.P. ,".4ONSE – 4 times Open and Non-conventional technology for Sensing the Environment: An integrated low cost Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) for Developing Countries.",2nd International Conference on Information Technology Research (ICITR),University of Moratuwa,2017,69 – 74
De Silva, C.S., Warusavitharana, E.J. and Rathnayaka, R. ,".Application of open source hardware and software in assessing the varying levels of perceived safety in cities..",at 9th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU) – Building the future – sustainable and resilient environments,Colombo,2016,236 – 249
Warusavitharana, E.J. Bandara, D.M.P.D. and Rathnayaka, R. ,".Modeling the spatial distribution of Greenhouse Gas emissions in urban areas of Sri Lanka.",SAITM 6th Annual International Research Symposium on Engineering Advancements,SAITM, Malabe,2016,
De Silva, C.S. Warusavitharana, E.J. and Rathnayaka, R. ,".An examination of the temporal impacts of environmental cues on pedestrians’ feelings of safety.",International symposium on IT for sustainable smart cities,Colombo,2016,21
Bandara, D.M.P.D., Warusavitharana, E.J. and Mahanama, P.K.S.,".Application of ArcGIS Model Builder and Python Scripting for Urban Flood Modeling.",FARU International Research Symposium, Practice based research: Exploring built environment through evidence,Koggala,2014,
Warusavitharana, E.J. and Bandara, J.M.S.J.,".A model for Evacuation Risk Assessment on Transportation Networks.",FARU Research Symposium on Planning, Designing and Building for Tomorrow,Hambanthota,2013,109-124
Ranasinghe, T.K.G.P., Warusavitharana, E.J. and Mahanama, P.K.S. ,".Stakeholder Perception based Approach to Vulnerability Assessment: Case of Rathnapura Municipal Council Area.",FARU Research Symposium on Planning, Designing and Building for Tomorrow,Hambanthota,2013,393-406
E.J. Warusavitharana and Ranasinghe, T.K.G.P.,".Use of Mathematical Modeling for Planning Municipal Solid Waste .",FARU Research Symposium on Reflections of culture, technology and politics in space,Galle,2012,
Warusavitharana, E.J. and Mahanama, P.K.S.,".Analysis of green space system of city of Colombo using Remote Sensing Technique..",National Geography Conference,University of Sri Jayawardenapura,2011,
E.J. Warusavitharana,".Analysis of relationship between Urban Thermal distribution &Morphological Aspects in Colombo city using Thermal Remote Sensing. .",Joint International Symposium on Social Management Systems,Colombo,2011,
Warusavitharana, E.J., Gunawardena, G.M.W.L. and Mahanama, P.K.S.,".Analysis of urban morphology using Spectral Mixture Analysis (SMA) technique in Remote Sensing.",6th National Symposium on Geoinformatics,Colombo,2009,
Warusavitharana, E., Mahanama, P.K.S., Cannata, M., Ratnayake, R., Sudantha, B.H. and Strigaro, D. ,".Evaluating the potential of an open sensor network to support reservoir pre-release decision making..",Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka,50(3),2022
David, A.J. and Warusavitharana, E.,".Application of Landscape Metrics to Quantify the Magnitude and Patterns of Urban Expansions: Central Fragile Area, Sri Lanka.",Cities People Places: An international Journal on Urban Environments,5(2),2021
E.J. Warusavitharana,".Semi-distributed parameter optimization and uncertainty assessment for an ungauged catchment of Deduru Oya Basin in Sri Lanka.",International Journal of River Basin Management,18,2020
Warusavitharana, E.J. ,".Semi-distributed parameter optimization and uncertainty assessment for an ungauged catchment of Deduru Oya Basin in Sri Lanka.",International Journal of River Basin Management,,2020
Sudantha, B.H., Warnakulasooriya, K.M.H.K., Jayasuriya, Y.P., Warusavitharana, E.J., Ratnayaka, G.R., Mahanama, P.K.S. and Weerasinghe, S.N. ,".Open-source implementation of an integrated, low-cost Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) for developing countries.",Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal,6(1),2018
De Silva, C.S., Warusavitharana, E.J. and Ratnayake, R. ,".An examination of temporal effects of environmental cues on pedestrian’s feelings of safety.",Computers, Environment and Urban System,64,2017
Ranasinghe, G., Amarawickrama, S. and Warusavitharana, E.J.,".An approach to assess the urban management performance of municipalities in Sri Lanka.",International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability,3(1),2016
Warusavitharana, E.J. and Bandara, J.M.S.J.,".A model for Evacuation Risk Assessment on Transportation Networks.",FARU Journal,5,2013
Ranasinghe, T.K.G.P., Warusavitharana, E.J. and Mahanama, P.K.S. ,".Stakeholder Perception based Approach to Vulnerability Assessment: Case of Rathnapura Municipal Council Area.",FARU Journal,5,2013