Research Areas
Dr. Pethigamage Lami Perera is a transdisciplinary academic with expertise in both information systems and social science and has worked at universities across three continents. His research spans Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, information behaviors and practices (local and global), information security, and social media, strengthening his reputation as a socio-technical and interdisciplinary researcher.
He is the creator of several influential ideas, including the ‘Global Review’ and ‘Negative Citation’ models for academic publishing. He also helped develop a blockchain-based process model for detecting superannuation (retirement fund) fraud in Australia. Dr. Perera has made notable contributions to understanding “site” and sense of place within information practice research. His concept of ‘Karmic Capital’ introduced a new research field known as cultural information science, placing him at the forefront of non-Western information practice studies.
He has supported the Australian Parliament in inquiries related to Artificial Intelligence in education, and his AI work continues to expand into new and underexplored directions. His research on social media use has also been recognized within the library and information science field. Dr. Pethigamage Lami Perera is a global scholar, educator, and innovator who welcomes research that builds knowledge.
Academic Degrees
Ph D, University of Technology, Australia
Masters, Central Queensland University, Australia
BSC MIS (Hons), University College Dublin, Ireland
Representative Publications
Gamage, N., P. Perera, S. Kutty, and R. Chugh. 2025. “ Exploring Social Media Use Among Academics: Through the Lens of Practice Architectures.” European Journal of Education 60, no. 4: e70325. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.70325.
Mahipala, C., Perera, P. Exploring information security compliant behaviors in healthcare Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPOs). BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 25, 394 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-03007-6
Mapa Mudiyanselage, C., Grandhi, S., & Perera, P. (2025, February). A Blockchain Technology Model for Detecting and Preventing Superannuation Fraud. In 15th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, https://doi.org/10.46254/AN15.20250215.
Perera, P. and Wathsala, A. (2025), AI in the House of God: Threat, Tool or Transformation?.
Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 62: 1051-1055.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.1338
Perera, Pethigamage and Perera, Ronan, "Global Review and Negative Citation System"
(2025). AMCIS 2025 TREOs. 117. https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_amcis2025/117
Perera, Pethigamage and Perera, Ronan, "Digital Leadership: University Administrators and Social Media" (2025). AMCIS 2025 TREOs. 116.https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_amcis2025/116
Kutty, S., Chugh, R., Perera, P., Neupane, A., Jha, M., Li, L., … Perera, N. (2024). Generative AI in higher education: Perspectives of students, educators and administrators. The Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching (JALT), 7. https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2024.7.2.27
Mapa Mudiyanselage, C.; Perera, P.; Grandhi, S. A Blockchain-Based Model for the Prevention of Superannuation Fraud: A Study of Australian Super Funds. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 9949. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13179949
P. Perera, "Uncovering the Malpractices in Publishing: A Global Review System Using Disruptive Technologies," 2023 IEEE/ACIS 23rd International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS), Wuxi, China, 2023, pp. 48-54, doi: 10.1109/ICIS57766.2023.10210243.
Yerbury, H., Olsson, M., & Perera, P. (2023). Capital as the outcome of information practices: a study of devotees and monks of a Theravada Buddhist Temple. Journal of Documentation. doi:10.1108/jd-01-2023-0008
Perera, P. Exploring Karmic Capital in the Context of Cultural Information Practices. Religions 2023, 14, 1133. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14091133
Perera, P., & Lankathilaka, M. (2023). AI in Higher Education: A Literature Review of ChatGPT and Guidelines for Responsible Implementation. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, VII(VI), 306–314. https://doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2023.7623
Perera, Pethigamage. 2023. “Enhancing Accountability, Quality, and Transparency in Publishing.” Https://Www.bsanz.org. The Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. November 27, 2023. https://www.bsanz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BSANZ-2023-Final-program-no-links-1.pdf
Perera, P., Olsson, M., & Yerbury, H. (2022). Conceptions of place in the information practices of the Mahamewnawa Asapuwa Temple community. The university of borås, sweden, Information Research International Electronic journal, 27(Special issue, October 2022), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.47989/irisic2237
Yerbury, H., Perera, P., Olsson, M., & Perera, P. (2022). Conceptions of place in the information practices of the Mahamewnawa Asapuwa Temple community. In Information Behaviour Conference (pp. 1-12). Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. https://edoc.hu-berlin.de/handle/18452/25966
Perera, P., & Ollson, M. (2021). Place, practice, and flow: Information practices. Data and Information Management, 5(1), 1-10. doi:10.2478/dim-2020-0049
Perera, P. (2020). Theoretical concepts Information Practices. (No. Of Pieces: 1). https://upslis.info/article/faculty-members-represent-upslis-in-asis-and-t-24-hour-global-conference
Professional Memberships
Senior Member and certified Professional. Australian computer Society - 2148580
Honors and Awards
Student Voice Award 2021, 2020 & 2019 CQUniversity Australia
Teaching Commendation 2020 – USC, Australia
Award - Research Supervision Level (Principal) – CQUniversity Australia