Mr. Lasika Madhawa Munasinghe

Mr. Lasika Madhawa Munasinghe

Mr. Lasika Madhawa Munasinghe

M.Phil (USJ); M.Sc. Technology (Reading) (Aalto); B.Sc. Est. Mgt. & Val. (Special) (USJ); DABF (IBSL); AssocRICS; GREENSL® AP

Lecturer

(On Study Leave)

Contact Details

Tel/Fax: +94-11-2802004 (Office)

LinkedIn:  https://lk.linkedin.com/in/lasikamadhawa

Email: lasika@sjp.ac.lk

Academic qualifications

  • Master of Philosophy, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
  • MSc. Technology (Real Estate Economics) (Reading), Aalto University.
  • BSc. Estate Management & Valuation (Special), University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
  • Diploma in Applied Banking and Finance, Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Professional qualifications

  • Associate Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), United Kingdom
  • Associate Professional, Green Building Council of Sri Lanka

Teaching qualifications

  • Certificate Course in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) – USJ

Special achievements/ Awards/ Certifications/ Grants

  • Research Awards 2020 – Research Council, USJ
  • Co-investigator – Research Grant No. ASP/01/RE/MGT/2018/48) – USJ

Teaching Interests

  • Property Technology and Digital Solutions
  • Real Estate Finance and Investment
  • Real Estate Valuation
  • Real Estate Economics
  • Environment and Sustainable Real Estate

Research Interests

  • Digital Disruption & Digital Transformation in the Real Estate Industry
  • Platform Economics in Real Estate
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities

Research Publications/Presentations

Articles in Indexed Journals

  • Munasinghe, L. M., Gunawardhana, T., Wickramaarachchi, N. C., & Ariyawansa, R. G. (2023). Peer-to-Peer Accommodation User Experience: Evidence From Sri Lanka. SAGE Open, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231199324
  • Munasinghe, L. M., Gunawardhana, T., Wickramaarachchi, N. C., & Ariyawansa, R. G. (2022) ‘Platformization of Travel and Tourism Real Estate: A Study on the Operation of Online Tourist Accommodation Booking Platforms in Sri Lanka’. Tourism and Sustainable Development Review (TSDR), Vol. 3(2), 57-73. https://doi.org/10.31098/tsdr.v3i2.68
  • Munasinghe, L. M., Gunawardhana, T., Wickramaarachchi, N. C. and Ariyawansa, R. G. (2022) “Regulation of peer-to-peer tourist accommodation services: lessons from Asia Pacific countries for Sri Lanka”, Revista Produção e Desenvolvimento, 8(1), p. e593. http://dx.doi.org/10.32358/rpd.2022.v8.593
  • Munasinghe, L. M., Gunawardhana, T., Wickramaarachchi, N. C., & Ariyawansa, R. G. (2022). ‘Mapping the Operation of Airbnb in Sri Lankan Cities’. Geografia-Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 18(2), 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/geo-2022-1802-01
  • Munasinghe, L. M., Gunawardhana, T., Wickramaarachchi, N. C., & Ariyawansa, R. G. (2022). ‘Digital Micro-entrepreneurship in Peer-to-Peer Accommodation Sector: Evidence from Sri Lanka’. Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship Research, 2(2), 119-133. https://doi.org/10.34001/jmer.2021.12.02.2-22

Articles in Refereed Journals

  • Perera, T. G. U. P., Wickramaarachchi, N. C., Karunarathne, H. M. L. P., Munasinghe, L. M., & Rupasinghe, K. (2021). ‘COVID-19 Lockdown Home Gardening in the Western Province of Sri Lanka’. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review, 6(2), 79–105. http://doi.org/10.4038/jsshr.v6i2.63
  • Karunarathne, L. et al. (2020) ‘Undergraduates’ Perception on E-learning Readiness during COVID-19 : A case of a Selected University in Sri Lanka’, Sri Lankan Journal of Real Estate, 16 (June), pp. 51–77. https://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/SLJRE/article/view/4724

Abstracts/ extended abstracts/ full papers in conferences 

  • Munasinghe, H. V. and Munasinghe, L. M. (2023). ‘Reinventing Real Estate: Exploring the Dynamic Landscape of PropTech driven Digital Transformation in the Residential Sector – Lessons for Sri Lanka’, 23rd ICTer International Conference, pp. 18.
  • Gamage, S. et al. (2020). ‘Procedure to Allocate Units in a Condominium in an Urban Resettlement Project : A Scientific Approach’, 4th International Conference on Real Estate Management and Valuation (ICREMV), pp. 119–133. https://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/icremv/article/view/4953 
  • Chandraseka, G. et al. (2019). ‘Undergraduate Research Trends: A Study Based on Estate Management and Valuation Undergraduates’, 3rd International Conference on Real Estate Management and Valuation (ICREMV).
  • Munasinghe, L. M., Gunawardhana, T. and Ariyawansa, R. G. (2019). ‘Airbnb in tourist cities: Mapping peer-to-peer accommodation supply in Sri Lanka’, 6th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches, pp. 93–94. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3497358.
  • Priyantha, A. et al. (2018). ‘The Pricing and Investor Returns from Operations in Colombo Apartment Market ; the Supply Perspectives The Pricing and Investor Returns from Operations in Colombo Apartment Market ; the Supply Perspectives’, 2ndInternational Conference on Real Estate Management and Valuation (ICREMV), pp. 137–147.
  • Munasinghe, L. M., Gunawardhana, T. and Ariyawansa, R. G. (2018). ‘Green Rating Systems for Built Environment and its Implications for Real Estate Valuation : A Review of Literature, 2nd International Conference on Real Estate Management and Valuation (ICREMV), pp. 120–124.
  • Munasinghe, L. and Gunawardhana, T. (2017). ‘Digital Disruption in Cyclical Consumer Services in Sri Lanka; Reference to Peer to Peer Accommodation driven by Online Booking Platforms’, in 10th  International Research Conference ‘Changing Dynamics in the Global Environment: Challenges and Opportunities’ ; General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University. http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12093306.v1.

Other 

  • Munasinghe, Lasika. (2018). Digital Disruption and Digital Transformation in the Real Estate Industry. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme for Institute of Real Estate and Valuation (IREV) At Construction Equipment Training Centre (CETRAC), Colombo.