Dr Amila Jayasinghe is a Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire. His research focuses on sustainable construction methods and optimisation of structural designs. 

He was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Cambridge (Oct 2022-May 2025) for the EPSRC-funded project 'SHUTTERING' where he was exploring the use of participating formwork for shape optimised concrete elements, in collaboration with the University of Exeter. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge (Oct 2018 - Sept 2022) for the thesis titled 'Minimising embodied carbon in concrete floors'. Beyond research, Amila is an Accredited Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), has supervised visiting PhD scholars at Cambridge, and has mentored undergraduate research at the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka.

His contributions have been recognised through several accolades, such as being a finalist for the 2021 Adam Neville Prize for Best PhD in Cement and Concrete Research and representing the UK in the 2025 fib Achievement Award for Young Engineers. He was also a recipient of the Churchill Jafar Studentship during his doctoral studies.

• Structural Optimisation
• Digital Tools for Optimisation
• Embodied Carbon
• Shape Optimisation
• Structural Form Finding
• Circular Economy
• Life Cycle Analysis
• Decarbonising Construction

• Civil Engineering Materials
• Fundamentals of Structural Analysis
• Principles of Sustainable Design and Construction
• Research Methods

Peer Reviewe Contributions for:

• Jornal of Cleaner Production
• Structures
• Energy and Buildings
• Scientific Reports
• Developments in The Built Environment
• Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems
• Asian Journal of Civil Engineering
• Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) 2023