Personal profile
Research interests
- Energy Transition
- Systems of Systems Approach
- Infrastructure Governance
- Energy Justice
- Public Values
Career
Shakya Wickramanayake is a Sri Lankan lawyer, currently pursuing a PhD in law & regulatory governance at the Tilburg Institute of Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) in Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Her Phd is part of the Dutch Research Council funded project ‘Via Augusta’, which explores the potential for leveraging a system of systems approach to infrastructure management. Her research focuses on uncovering legal limitations and obstacles under the current EU legal framework that may potentially prevents system integration between infrastructure systems & operators and in turn prevent full realisation of the energy transition.
Previously she worked as lecture at Tilburg University, teaching tech-regulation and regulatory governance to bachelor and master students. Prior to which she worked as a civil & corporate litigation lawyer in Sri Lanka. She received her Bachelors in Law from the University of London, and her Masters in Law & Technology from Tilburg University.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cross-sectoral collaboration: Challenges and opportunities of 'joint' action
Ruhela, S. (Editor), van der Valk, W. (Editor), Wickramanayake, S., Wodak, D. & Aben, T., 2025, Tilburg: Open Press Tilburg University. 47 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Navigating the legal uncertainty around the governance of an integrated energy system using the values of the energy transition and energy justice
Wickramanayake, S., Nov 2024, In: REVIEW OF EUROPEAN COMPARATIVE & INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. 33, 3, p. 462-473 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Comments on Nationaal Plan Energiesysteem or National Energy System Plan (NPE): For the Mining Council or De Mijnraad
Ruhela, S. & Wickramanayake, S., 2023Research output: Book/Report › Report
Activities
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REVIEW OF EUROPEAN COMPARATIVE & INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (Journal)
Wickramanayake, S. (Reviewer)
16 Jan 2026 → 28 Feb 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
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Forum on Comparative and European Energy Law 2025
Wickramanayake, S. (Contributor)
13 Oct 2025 → 14 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course etc. › Scientific
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Climate & Energy Day Fall 2025
Wickramanayake, S. (Contributor)
7 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course etc. › Professional
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NGinfra Roadmapwerksessie
Wickramanayake, S. (Contributor)
25 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course etc. › Professional
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Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning (Journal)
Wickramanayake, S. (Reviewer)
1 Aug 2025 → 14 Sept 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
Projects
- 1 Active
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VIA AUGUSTA: Leveraging the potential of a System-of-Systems approach to infrastructure management
van der Valk, W. (Principal Investigator), Lavrijssen, S. (Principal Investigator), Ou, C. (Principal Investigator), Akkermans, H. (Co-Investigator), Groenleer, M. (Co-Investigator), Wodak, D. (AIO), Aben, T. (Researcher), Wickramanayake, S. (AIO), Ruhela, S. (Researcher), Khodabandeh Amiri, A. (Researcher) & Oh, H. K. (Researcher)
1/10/22 → 31/10/26
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Nomination 2025 Tilburg University Impact Award for NWO/NGinfra VIA AUGUSTA project
van der Valk, W. (Recipient), Aben, T. (Recipient), Wodak, D. (Recipient), Ruhela, S. (Recipient) & Wickramanayake, S. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Other marks of recognition
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Tilburg University Impact Awards 24-25: 2nd prize
van der Valk, W. (Recipient), Wodak, D. (Recipient), Wickramanayake, S. (Recipient), Aben, T. (Recipient), Ruhela, S. (Recipient), Akkermans, H. (Recipient) & Ou, C. (Recipient), 26 Mar 2026
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