Wasana Bandara

Wasana Bandara is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Systems at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Specializing in Business Process Management (BPM) and Information Systems (IS), he leads research on human-centric BPM and co-leads QUT’s 'Enfranchising Enterprises' program. He has over 120 refereed publications and has won best paper awards at ICIS and PACIS. Recognized as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), he has 20+ years of teaching experience in BPM and IS education, focusing on authentic learning and work-integrated pedagogy.

• Affiliations: Centre for Future Enterprise, QUT
• Education: PhD (QUT), Master of Information Systems (Griffith), Bachelor of Commerce (Griffith)

Research Interests: Human-centric BPM, enterprise architecture, process improvement, and BPM education. His work emphasizes BPM leadership, training, and stakeholder management, with collaborations at Commonwealth Bank, Services Australia, and Bank of Queensland.

Awards: Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation (2009), QUT VC Team Performance Award (2010), and multiple teaching excellence awards. Supervised 17 successful HDR students, including two ACPHIS Doctoral Thesis Award winners.

Grants & Partnerships: Australian Research Council reviewer, guest editor for journals like Communications of AIS, and co-chair of BPM education symposia. Collaborated with industry leaders on BPM governance, RPA, and process portfolio management.

Labs/Teams: Leads BPM research groups at QUT, focusing on enterprise-wide process management and digital readiness initiatives.