Our People


Professor Mike Kagioglou, Dean and PVC

profile photo of Mike Kagioglou

Professor Mike Kagioglou is Dean of Engineering, Design and Built Environment at Western Sydney University in Australia, and Pro-Vice Chancellor for Global Development (Europe and the UK). Mike was based in the UK for the past 25 years and was Dean of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield and prior to that at the University of Salford where he was the Head of the School of Built Environment. Mike's career spans Engineering, Manufacturing, Creativity, Design, Architecture and the Built Environment, engaged in inter and multi-disciplinary research at a global level.

Mike has taught in product design and development, manufacturing and production systems, lean construction/manufacturing/healthcare, requirements management, among other subject areas. He has been involved in more than £25m of research across many funding agencies in the UK and Europe. He was an Academic Director for the £11M EPSRC funded interdisciplinary IMRC in Health and Care Infrastructures Research and Innovation Centre (HaCIRIC) and was previously the Director of the £8M EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Salford Centre for Research and Innovation (SCRI) in the built and human environment. Mike has published more than 230 academic referred papers, industrial reports and two books, one of which in Healthcare infrastructure. His current research is around Healthcare infrastructure and better decision making in complex settings, following an outcomes/benefits based philosophy – benefits realisation. He is also working in diverse areas, such as living labs, location based and project planning, decision making, BIM and automated regulation capture.

Mike frequently acts as research proposal reviewer for all major UK research councils and has participated and lead international reviews in Civil Engineering in Holland and Greece and have reviewed proposals for EU, Denmark and other countries. Mike is board member of the Global Leadership Forum in Construction Engineering Management, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Key People in our School

Dean's Unit

Dean
Professor Mike Kagioglou

(02) 4736 0575
BE-Dean@westernsydney.edu.au

Deputy Dean
Professor Yang Xiang

(02) 4736 0395
y.xiang@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Deans

Associate Dean, Engagement
Professor Olivia Mirza

(02) 4736 0402
o.mirza@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Dean, Research and HDR
Professor Vivian Tam

(02) 4736 0105
v.tam@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Dean, International
Dr Payam Rahnamayiezekavat

(02) 9685 4625
p.zekavat@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching
Associate Professor Surendra Shrestha

(02) 4736 0007
s.shrestha@westernsydney.edu.au

Director, HDR and Honours
Associate Professor Kejun Dong

(02) 4736 0562
k.dong@westernsydney.edu.au

Research Centre Directors

Director, Centre for Infrastructure Engineering
Professor Vivian Tam

(02) 4736 0105
v.tam@westernsydney.edu.au

Director, Centre for Smart Modern Construction
Professor Srinath Perera

(02) 4736 0436
srinath.perera@westernsydney.edu.au

Discipline Leaders

Discipline Leader – Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor Sarah Zhang

(02) 4736 0916
sarah.zhang@westernsydney.edu.au

Discipline Leader – Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Associate Professor Gaetano Gargiulo

(02) 4736 0920
g.gargiulo@westernsydney.edu.au

Discipline Leader – Mechanical, Robotic & Mechatronic Engineering
Professor Richard Yang

(02) 4736 0112
r.yang@westernsydney.edu.au

Discipline Leader – Industrial Design
Professor Mike Kagioglou

m.kagioglou@westernsydney.edu.au

Discipline Leader – Construction Management
Professor Vivian Tam

(02) 4736 0105
v.tam@westernsydney.edu.au

Discipline Leader ‐ Architecture
Professor Greg Morrison

G.Morrison@westernsydney.edu.au

Directors of Academic Programs (DAP)

DAP - UG Engineering - Civil, Construction and Sustainability
Associate Professor Fidelis Mashiri

(02) 4736 0355
f.mashiri@westernsydney.edu.au

DAP - UG Engineering - Advanced Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical, and Robotic & Mechatronic
Associate Professor Ming Zhao

(02) 4736 0085
m.zhao@westernsydney.edu.au

DAP - UG Engineering - Electrical
Associate Professor Khoa Le

(02) 4736 0382
k.le@westernsydney.edu.au

DAP - Advanced Engineering and WSU-UNSW Collaborative Program
Dr Leigh Sheppard

(02) 9685 4618
l.sheppard@westernsydney.edu.au

DAP - UG Construction Management
Associate Professor Sepani Senaratne

(02) 9685 4624
s.senaratne@westernsydney.edu.au

DAP - UG Building Design Management, Construction Technology and WSTC Pathways
Dr Brendan Kirkland

(02) 4736 0585
b.kirkland@westernsydney.edu.au

DAP - UG Industrial Design
Dr Sasha Alexander

(02) 9685 9747
s.alexander@westernsydney.edu.au

DAP - Project Management
Associate Professor Xiaohua (Sean) Jin

(02) 4736 0890
xiaohua.jin@westernsydney.edu.au

DAP - Architecture
Dr Mary Hardie

(02) 4736 0921
M.Hardie@westernsydney.edu.au

DAP - PG Engineering Programs
Dr Jeffery Zou

(02) 9685 4612
j.zou@westernsydney.edu.au

DAP - PG Construction Management Programs
Professor Srinath Perera

(02) 9685 0436
srinath.perera@westernsydney.edu.au

Academic Program Advisors (APA)

APA - First Year UG Construction Programs
Anthony Butera


A.Butera@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - First Year UG Engineering Programs
Dr Md Abdul Alim

(02) 4736 0763
m.alim@westernydney.edu.au

APA - UG Engineering - Civil, Construction and Sustainability
Dr Won Hee Kang

(02) 4736 0149
w.kang@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - UG Engineering - Electrical
Dr Qi Cheng

(02) 9685 4613
q.cheng@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - UG Engineering - Advanced Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical, and Robotic & Mechatronic
Dr Zhongpu (Leo) Zhang

(02) 4736 0945
leo.zhang@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - UG Advanced Engineering and WSU-UNSW Collaborative Program
Dr Ee Loon Tan

(02) 47360 991
e.tan@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - UG Construction Management - Parramatta
Dr Robert Osei-Kyei

r.osei-kyei@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - UG Construction Management - Penrith
APA - UG Construction Programs - Building Design Management, Construction Technology and WSTC Pathways

Dr Wenchi Shou

(02) 9685 4701
w.shou@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - Project Management
Dr Ali AI-Ashwal

(02) 4736 0933
a.al-ashwal@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - Industrial Design
Ms Karen Yevenes

(02) 9685 9746
k.yevenes@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - Architecture
Dr Mohammad Reza Razavi

(02) 9685 4621
R.Razavi@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - Construction Management Honours and Projects
Dr Peng Zhang

(02) 9685 4615
p.zhang@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - Engineering Honours and Projects
Dr Pan Hu


p.hu@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - PG Construction Management
Dr Grahame Douglas

(02) 9685 4605
g.douglas@westernsydney.edu.au

APA - PG Engineering Programs
Associate Professor Baolin Wang

(02) 4736 0567
b.wang@westernsydney.edu.au

Professorial Staff

Professor/Chair of Architecture and Design
Professor Michael Chapman


M.Chapman@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Mike Kagioglou

(02) 4736 0575
BE-Dean@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Yang Xiang

(02) 4736 0395
y.xiang@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Olivia Mirza

(02) 4736 0402
o.mirza@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Gaetano Gargiulo

(02) 4736 0920
g.gargiulo@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Richard (Chunhui) Yang

(02) 4736 0112
r.yang@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Vivian Tam

(02) 4736 0105
v.tam@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Hamid Ronagh


h.ronagh@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Gu Fang

(02) 9685 4606
g.fang@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Srinath Perera

(02) 4736 0436
srinath.perera@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Chin Jian Leo

(02) 9685 4610
c.leo@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Ataur Rahman

(02) 4736 0145
a.rahman@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor (Sathaa) Arumugam Sathasivan

(02) 4736 0941
s.sathasivan@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Bijan Samali

(02) 4736 0263
b.samali@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Zhong Tao

(02) 4736 0064
z.tao@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Sarah Zhang

(02) 4736 0916
sarah.zhang@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor
Professor Greg Morrison

g.morrison@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Yingbin Feng

(02) 4736 0468
y.feng@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Khoa Le

(02) 4736 0382
k.le@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Sepani Senaratne

(02) 9685 4624
s.senaratne@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Samanthika Liyanapathirana

(02) 4736 0653
s.liyanapathirana@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Mahmood Nagrial

(02) 4736 0827
m.nagrial@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Kejun Dong

(02) 4736 0562
k.dong@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Fidelis Mashiri

(02) 4736 0355
f.mashiri@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Ming Zhao

(02) 4736 0085
m.zhao@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Surendra Shrestha

(02) 4736 0007
s.shrestha@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Swapan Saha

(02) 9685 4601
s.saha@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Haiping Zhu

(02) 9685 4609
h.zhu@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
Associate Professor Baolin Wang

(02) 4736 0576
b.wang@westernsydney.edu.au

Adjunct Professor
Phillip Arnold


p.arnold@westernsydney.edu.au

Adjunct Professor
David Chandler


d.chandler@westernsydney.edu.au

Adjunct Professor
Gabrielle Wallace


gabrielle.wallace@westernsydney.edu.au

Adjunct Professor
John Gal

(02) 4736 0943
j.gal@westernsydney.edu.au

Visiting Professor
Associate Professor Alireza Keshavarzy

(02) 4736 0563
a.keshavarzy@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturers

Senior Lecturer
Dr Dharma Hagare

(02) 4736 0134
d.hagare@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Dr Ali Hellany

(02) 4736 0126
a.hellany@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Dr John Zhang

(02) 9685 4604
j.zhang@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer 
Dr Ranjith Liyanapathirana

(02) 4736 0082
r.liyanapathirana@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Mr John Smolders

(02) 9685 4603
j.smolders@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Dr Kejun Dong

(02) 4736 0562
k.dong@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Dr Pejman Sharafi

(02) 4736 0342
p.sharafi@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Dr Chunwei Zhang

(02) 4736 0182
chunwei.zhang@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Dr Won Hee Kang

(02) 4736 0149
w.kang@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Dr Maria Rashidi

(02) 4736 0183
m.rashidi@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Dr Ali AI-Ashwal

(02) 4736 0933
a.al-ashwal@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Dr Robert Osei-Kyei

r.osei-kyei@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Dr Mohammad Reza Razavi

(02) 9685 4621
r.razavi@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Dr Ursa Komac

(02) 9685 4766
U.Komac@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturers

Lecturer
Dr Keivan Bamdad

K.Bamdad@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Dr Jonathan Vincent

(02) 4736 0008
j.vincent@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Dr Krisanthi Seneviratne

(02) 4736 0114
K.Seneviratne@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Mr James Berry

(02) 9685 9745
j.berry@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Dr Matt Stevens

(02) 9685 4617
Matt.Stevens@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Don Mason

(02) 4736 0584
donald.mason@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Dr Sameera Pathirana

(02) 4736 0979
I.Pathirana@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Dr Wenchi Shou

(02) 9685 4701
W.Shou@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
James Berry

(02) 9685 9745
J.Berry@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Jean Payette

(02) 9685 9760
J.Payette@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Mark Crowley

(02) 4736 0924
M.Crowley@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Mauricio Novoa

(02) 9685 9757
M.Novoa@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Alan Toddhunter

(02) 4736 0315
A.Todhunter@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Dr Peng Zhang

(02) 9685 4615
P.Zhang@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Dr Aso Haji Rasouli

A.HajiRasouli@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Angelo Korsanos

A.Korsanos@westernsydney.edu.au

Lecturer
Rob Meyerson

R.Meyerson@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Lecturers

Associate Lecturer
Chris Nash

(02) 4736 0960
C.Nash@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Lecturer
Dr Md Abdul Alim

(02) 4736 0763
m.alim@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Lecturer
Dr Md Kamrul Hassan

(02) 4736 0114
k.hassan@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Lecturer
Anthony Butera


A.Butera@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Lecturer
Dr Laura de Almeida


L.Almeida@westernsydney.edu.au

Associate Lecturer
Dr Parisa Ziaesaeidi


P.Ziaesaeidi@westernsydney.edu.au

Professional Staff

School Manager
Jodie Clark

(02) 4736 0929
j.clark@westernsydney.edu.au

Executive Assistant
Trish Saladine

(02) 4736 0620
t.saladine@westernsydney.edu.au

Executive Project Officer
Kim Vincent

(02) 9685 9650
k.vincent@westernsydney.edu.au

Business Coordinator
Tracey Crofts

(02) 4736 0288
t.crofts@westernsydney.edu.au

Student Placement and Industry Liaison Officer
Rita Mifsud

(02) 4736 0144
r.mifsud@westernsydney.edu.au

Senior School Administrative Officer, Research Services
Cheryl Murray

(02) 9685 9234
c.murray@westernsydney.edu.au

Project Officer
Sara Baker

sara.baker@westernsydney.edu.au

Governance and Compliance Officers
Ruby Liu

Tracey Hanson


r.liu@westernsydney.edu.au


t.hanson@westernsydney.edu.au

Engagement

pooled-engagement@westernsydney.edu.au

Research and HDR Administration Officer
Felicity Koulouris

(02) 4736 0707
f.koulouris@westernsydney.edu.au

Project Manager
Robert Marshall

(02) 4736 0304
r.marshall@westernsydney.edu.au

 


Industry Engagement Officer
Alyce Coleman



a.coleman3@westernsydney.edu.au