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The Business Research Unit (BRU) of University of Moratuwa proudly organizes the 7th International Conference on Business Research on December 2024 at University of Moratuwa.
Chief Information Officer (CIO), MAS Holdings, Sri Lanka
Mr. Jayantha Peiris is a distinguished management professional with over 30 years of comprehensive experience across commercial operations, technology, supply chain, and enterprise resource planning (ERP). Currently, he serves as a Council Member at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and VOCAL Council, as well as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director at MAS Holdings. His career is marked by influential roles, including Project Director at MAS Capital (Pvt) Ltd and various directorial positions at MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd and Slimline (Pvt) Ltd.
A Fellow Member in Accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Mr. Jayantha Peiris also holds a Master of Science in Management from University College Dublin. He is a Certified FICO Consultant from SAP AG and has completed executive education programs from top-tier institutions. Mr. Jayantha Peiris has a proven track record in managing global businesses in apparel, textiles, and retail multinationals, successfully implementing SAP in large organizations, driving digital transformations, and leading robotic process automation initiatives. Known for his ability to build high-performing teams and drive organizational change, Mr. Jayantha Peiris consistently delivers impactful business outcomes.
Chair Professor, Operation and Maintenance Engineering & Director, Luleå Railway Research Center, Sweden
Prof. Uday Kumar is the Chair Professor of Operation and Maintenance Engineering and Director of the Luleå Railway Research Center at Luleå University of Technology (JVTC). With over 30 years of experience, he has held esteemed academic positions globally, including at Imperial College London and Tsinghua University. Prof. Kumar has significantly contributed to the field of maintenance engineering, authoring over 350 papers and several books, and serving as Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of System Assurance and Management.
His advisory roles span across major industrial projects, including Chinese High-Speed Trains and Coal India Ltd, and he has been a key figure in EU framework programs. Prof. Kumar has also been involved in numerous international delegations and served on various prestigious boards, including the Luleå University Management Board and the National Swedish Maintenance Society.
Recognized for his impactful work, he has received numerous awards, such as the Nordea Science Foundation Award and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT BHU India. Prof. Kumar is a Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).
Dean and Professor, College of Engineering at Utah State University
Dr. Jagath Kaluarachchi is the Dean of the College of Engineering at Utah State University (USU) and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Kaluarachchi has a PhD in Environmental Sciences and Engineering from Virginia Tech. He has been active in the area of hydrology, water resources, and water quality for more than 25 years. He has published close to 80 journal publications in reputed scientific journals and more than 100 conference proceedings and presentations. He taught many short courses related to hydrology and water resources to proposal writing in Europe, Middle East and Asia. He was a visiting professor at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland and Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Dr. Kaluarachchi has conducted many international development projects related to water management in arid regions including Iraq, Ethiopia, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Jordan among many other countries. Dr. Kaluarachchi’s accomplishments include Fellow recognition from both ASCE and EWRI, and Diplomate in Water Resources Engineering from the American Academy of Water Resources Engineering and numerous research awards from USU including the Robin’s award for Outstanding Faculty Researcher in 2007. Dr. Kaluarachchi has delivered invited presentations in many parts of the world and served in EWRI and ASCE in variety of roles including the chair of the watershed council for three years. He is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Utah. The USU College of Engineering has more than 3,000 students and 105 faculty across six departments. The college has seven ABET accredited program and enrollments are increasing on average around 2-3% over the past few years. The research expenditures are increasing and now at 18 million dollars. Dr. Kaluarachchi is very passionate on both undergraduate and graduate education and very much interested in undergraduate innovation and industry collaboration with active participation of minority and under-represented student groups. Dr. Kaluarachchi has graduated 18 PhD students and 16 MS students as the major advisor and few post‐doctoral researchers as well.
We warmly welcome high-quality research findings and updates on ongoing research work in the following areas: