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Associate Professor Raj Prasanna PhD
Associate Professor
Doctoral Supervisor School of PsychologyA.Prof. Raj Prasanna is an expert in Technology and Systems for supporting Emergency Management. He graduated from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 1995 in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering. He also obtained an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka in 2000 and an MSc in Information Technology from the University of Colombo in 2005. Raj is also a qualified chartered engineer in Information Technology. Raj has been a full-time academic and a researcher since 2004 and obtained his PhD from Loughborough University, UK in 2010 in Information Systems supporting Emergency Response. Raj's current research interests include the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) for Disaster Management, Distributed Warning System Architectures, AI-Driven Data Fusion, Human-Computer Interface supporting Emergencies and Cognitive Requirements Capturing Techniques for Emergencies. He currently leads pioneering research work in community-engaged low-cost earthquake early warning in New Zealand. His previous work on fire emergency systems had been integrated into the processes of UK Fire and Rescue Service, to develop information systems supporting fire emergency response. Since 2011 Raj has been attached to the Joint Centre for Disaster Research, at Massey University. He teaches Emergency Management, Advanced Leadership and Incident Command Systems and coordinates the Emergency Management Program at Massey. Previously he served as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management of Technology, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. He also served as a part-time lecturer and a visiting academic at Loughborough University, UK. He has also served as a visiting lecturer for the Sri Lankan affiliations of Massey University, Sheffield Hallam University, UK and RMIT University Australia. Prior to his academic career, Raj worked in the industry for nearly nine years in different managerial and technical job roles, including a top managerial position in a Sri Lankan office of one of the Fortune five hundred manufacturing companies. Raj is also a professional consultant in many IS/IT-related projects in top business ventures in Sri Lanka and Europe.
Raj is an expert in Technology and Systems for supporting Emergency Management.
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: +6448015799 Ext: 62167
Location: T28, T28
Campus: Wellington
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy - Loughborough University (2010)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
Raj's current research interests include big data analytics and deep learning applications for emergency situation awareness, Internet of Things (IoT) for Disaster Management, Human-Computer Interface supporting Emergencies and Cognitive Requirements Capturing Techniques for Emergencies.
Research Opportunities
- Early Career Research Fund (March 2014) Research on Emergency Operation Centre Software Usability
- Massey University Research Fund (01/01/2015) An exploratory study of information requirements for emergency operation centre personnel
- Massey University Research Fund (01/01/2016) Defining Collaborative Working Accountability in Natural Disasters: The Case of Earthquake Disasters in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Massey University Research Fund (01/01/2017) An exploratory study of information requirements for emergency operation centre
- Massey University Research Fund (01/01/2018) A framework to manage data quality for disaster management information systems
- Massey University Strategic Investment Funding (01/01/2020) Research on Building a Community of Practice Towards the Conceptualisation of Citizen-led Low-cost Early Warning Systems
- EQC Biennial Contestable Grant Programme 2020 (01/01/2020) Community-led low-cost micro-seismic (MS) sensor network applications for Earthquake Early Warning (EEW)
Thematics
Resource Development and Management, Design – for Commerce, Community and Culture, Health and Well-being
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Cognitive Sciences (170200):
Computer Perception, Memory and Attention (170201):
Computer Software (080300):
Computer System Architecture (080302):
Computer-Human Interaction (080602):
Decision Support and Group Support Systems (080605):
Engineering (090000):
Information And Computing Sciences (080000):
Information Systems (080600):
Interdisciplinary Engineering (091500):
Psychology And Cognitive Sciences (170000):
Risk Engineering (excl. Earthquake Engineering) (091507):
Software Engineering (080309):
Technology (100000)
Keywords
IS for Emergency Response, Internet of Things, AI-driven data fusion, Decentralized Sensor Networks, Disaster/Emergency Management, IT, MIS, Situation Awareness, Cognitive Task Analysis, Interpretive Case Study Research
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Becker, J., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M., Vinnell, L.
[Journal article]Authored by: Becker, J., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M., Vinnell, L.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Becker, J., Brown, A., Kenney, C., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K., Tan, M.Contributed to by: Brown, A.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Becker, J., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stewart, C.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K., Tan, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Becker, J., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K., Tan, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Kenney, C., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K., Tan, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K., Tan, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
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[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
Book
[Chapter]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Chapter]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Chapter]Authored by: Becker, J., Brown, A., Kenney, C., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K., Tan, M.
Thesis
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Masters Thesis]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Masters Thesis]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Masters Thesis]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
Conference
[Conference]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Conference]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Becker, J., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Conference]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K.
[Conference]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Becker, J., Brown, A., Johnston, D., Kenney, C., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K., Tan, M.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Becker, J., Hudson-Doyle, E., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Tan, M.
[Conference]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K., Tan, M.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Hudson-Doyle, E., Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K.
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Conference]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
Other
[Internet publication]Authored by: Becker, J., Brown, A., Kenney, C., Parkin, T., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R., Stock, K., Tan, M.
[Internet publication]Authored by: Johnston, D., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Other]Authored by: Adank, R., Kremer, K., Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.Contributed to by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.Contributed to by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Other]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Other]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.Contributed to by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rahubadde Kankanamge, R.
Consultancy and Languages
Languages
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English
Last used: Daily
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent -
Sinhalese
Last used: Daily
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent -
Japanese
Last used: Not Often
Spoken ability: Needs work
Written ability: Needs work
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Statement
Massey University Emergency Management Academic Programme Coordinator
130.201 Introduction to (Civil Defence) Emergency Management in New Zealand
130.202 Introduction to Emergency Management
130.301 Incident Command Systems
130.705 Emergency Management
Graduate Supervision Statement
PhD Supervision Success at Massey
- Usability of disaster apps: Understanding the perspectives of the public as end-users
- Modelling Earthquake Hazard Preparedness in Recovery Period in Nepal
Postgraduate Supervision Successes at Massey
- Community-based Disaster Response Teams for Vulnerable Groups and Developing Nations: Implementation, Training, and Sustainability
- Water Supply Dependency on Other Lifelines for Function and Repair After an Earthquake in Wellington
- Is the Coordinated Incident Management System, appropriate for a para-military organisation, such as the New Zealand Police?
- Emergo Train System (ETS) New Zealand: An analysis of the exercise tool from 2009 to 2014
- Application of Unified Control in New Zealand
- Managing and Maintaining Relationships between Regional and Local Emergency Coordination Centres
Research Supervision Successes Overseas
- Fostering knowledge transfer through closure and brokerage: A case study of flood resilience in Sri Lanka - PhD
- Integrating Information Strategies with the Business Strategy under changing business Conditions: A contingency model - PhD
- Study on end-user acceptance of ERP systems in manufacturing organizations in Sri Lanka.
- The impact of effective decision making on project success in virtual software development projects in Sri Lanka.
- Study on the influence of Enterprise 2.0 tools on knowledge sharing practices in Sri Lankan software firms
- Virtual collaboration and application support teams - A study of productivity and job satisfaction
- Gender equivalency in resource allocation for ERP implementations in Sri Lanka.
- Analysis of the impact of IT helpdesks on labor productivity of diversified holding companies in Sri Lanka.
- Virtual collaboration and application support teams: A study of productivity, effectiveness and satisfaction.
- Managing IT based ISs in Sri Lankan small & medium manufacturing organizations.
- The impact of ERP in an apparel manufacturing company.
- Adaptability of CRM in Sri Lankan commercial banking industry.
- Implementation of data warehouse based enterprise decision support system.
- Assessment of controls of information system function in auditing perspective in organizations of Sri Lanka.
- Learning organizations: Research on its application to Sri Lankan apparel industry.
- The readiness of Sri Lankan banks towards a shared ATM network.
- IT disaster recovery readiness of Sri Lankan banks.
- Use of B2B eBusiness tools in export-oriented manufacturing industries of Sri Lanka.
- The role of CAD/CAM products to be competitive in the global apparel market.
- Barriers to use IT for medium and small-scale apparel firms in Sri Lanka.
Associate Professor Raj Prasanna is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Main Supervisor | 4 | 4 |
Co-supervisor | 6 | 2 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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Malintha Mahinda Kumarage
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Doctor of Philosophy
Leveraging Machine Learning for Micro-scale Flood Impact Forecasting -
Danuka Ravishan Dissanayaka Mudiyanselag
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Doctor of Philosophy
Design and Optimization of Machine Learning Models for Resource-Constrained Devices in On-site Earthquake Early Warning Systems -
Alfredo Jaramillo Velez
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Doctor of Philosophy
An evaluation of Citizen Science approaches to monitor landslides and reduce the associated community risk in coastal cliff environments -
Chanthujan Chandrakumar
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Doctor of Philosophy
Development of a Community-Engaged, Low-Cost Earthquake Early Warning System Using MEMS-Based Sensors: Enhancing and Adapting the PLUM Algorithm with
Co-supervisor of:
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Kasuni Adikari Appuhamilage
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Doctor of Philosophy
Advancing Earthquake Resilience in Aotearoa New Zealand - A Multi-Modal Approach to Analysing Human Behaviour -
Kianoush Rostami
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Doctor of Philosophy
Differences in Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) in countries with earthquake-resilient buildings versus more vulnerable building stock -
Aneesha Weerawarnakurukulasooriya Boosab
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Doctor of Philosophy
Developing Methods to Georeference New Zealand’s Biota from Text -
Sameeah Hameed
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Doctor of Philosophy
Geo-spatial Situational Awareness of Disasters Through Social Media Text and Authoritative Data -
Sajan Neupane
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Doctor of Philosophy
Understanding human behaviour following damaging earthquakes in Aotearoa New Zealand: Using citizen science information to inform earthquake resilience - view more...
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Annal Dhungana
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Doctor of Philosophy
Communicating uncertanities of scientifc models - view less...
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2023
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Rangika Hewa Algiriyage
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Doctor of Philosophy
Multi-source Multimodal Deep Learning to Improve Situation Awareness: An Application of Emergency Traffic Management -
2022
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Sara Harrison
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Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring the Data Needs and Sources for Severe Weather Impact Forecasts and Warnings -
2021
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Yasir Imtiaz Syed
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Doctor of Philosophy
Development of a Decision Support System through Modelling of Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies -
2020
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Marion Lara Tan
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Doctor of Philosophy
Usability of disaster apps: Understanding the perspectives of the public as end-users
Co-supervisor of:
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2021
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Hayley Squance
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Doctor of Philosophy
Enhancing Multiagency Collaboration in Animal Welfare Emergency Management -
2018
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Mina Adhikari
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Doctor of Philosophy
Modelling Earthquake Hazard Preparedness in Recovery Period in Nepal
Media and Links
Other Links
- Google Scholar - Research Contributions
- linkedin profile
- Discussion on Earthquake Early Warning on RNZ Nights Show
- Inaugural ISCRAM Asia Pacific 2018 Conference in Wellington
- Affordable, community engaged earthquake warning system subject of research project
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- Sri Lankan Delegation from Colombo Municipal Council to Massey
- Massey Research Team Award 2019
- QuakeCoRE Webinar
- Your mobile phone could soon warn you of earthquakes. How does it work?
- New Kiwi research uncovers important gap in knowledge about early earthquake warning
- Low-cost earthquake warning project gains significant momentum
- Kiwi earthquake tech goes global
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