Mr. Priyan Mendis is a Professor in the Department of Infrastructure Engineering in the Prestigious University of Melbourne and the Leader of the Advanced Protective Technology of Engineering Structures Group. He is also the Chairman of Structural Design Firm Civil and Structural Engineering Consultants (Pvt) Ltd. Colombo. He is also the Director of the ARC Centre for Advanced Manufacturing of Prefabricated Housing Research interests | Protective technology of structures | Smart Infrastructure, design, assessment and monitoring | Design of tall buildings and bridges | Disaster mitigation and management | Sustainable infrastructure