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Mohan Kumaraswamy

Short Bio:

Dr. Mohan Kumaraswamy teaches and researches at the Dept. of Civil Engineering of The University of Hong Kong, where he has been since 1992. After his BSc. (Eng.) in Civil Engineering from Sri Lanka in 1976, he worked on designs, construction and construction management in Sri Lanka and Nigeria, before earning an M. Sc. in Construction Management, and then a Ph.D., both from Loughborough University, U. K.

He led many innovative construction project management assignments and internationally funded consultancies, before coming to Hong Kong. He has been active (and held key posts) in many Professional Institutions, including the Chartered Institute of Building, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the Asian Construction Management Association. He contributes widely to Industry Development/ Link Bodies in Hong Kong, such as the Provisional Construction Industry Co-ordination Board, the Construction Industry Institute Hong Kong, and the Center for Infrastructure & Construction Industry Development (CICID), where he is the Honorary Executive Director.

Link to CICID homepage: http://www.hku.hk/cicid/

Link to Departmental homepage: http://www.hku.hk/civil/

Link to Personal Page: http://www.hku.hk/civil/staff/kumara.html

E-mail address: mohan@hkucc.hku.hk

Areas of specialization: Decision Support systems for Infrastructure Project Management, innovative Construction Procurement systems, Public-Private Partnerships, Construction Claims Management, Quality Management, Technology Exchange, Construction Industry Development.