Mahendrini Ariyachandra

Dr Mahendrini Ariyachandra is a Lecturer in Building Information Modelling and Management at the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London. She holds an Orcid identifier (0000-0002-9654-9289) and has extensive experience in digital construction technologies.

• PhD in Civil Engineering (University of Cambridge, 2024)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (University of Cambridge, 2025)
• BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka)

Her research focuses on Digital Twins, BIM, and Smart City Development, with applications across roads, bridges, and buildings. She integrates IoT and 3D Reconstruction to enhance infrastructure resilience and energy efficiency.

Recent publications emphasize advancing geometric digital twinning for railways using LiDAR data and developing smart technology frameworks for infrastructure sustainability. Her work spans automated modeling, information interoperability, and AR/VR/MR applications.

• Cambridge Trust Scholarship (PhD funding)
• RisingWISE Fellow at Oxbridge STEM Women's Network
• Fellow (HEA) and Associate Fellow (AFHEA) from Advance HE

As a co-investigator in the Horizon Europe-funded BUILDSPACE project, she contributes to energy-efficient building research. She leads digital education initiatives at UCL and chairs the CSIC Early-Career Academics and Professionals Panel at Cambridge.