Senake Dias Bandaranayake (1938 – March 2, 2015) was a Sri Lankan archeologist, who served as emeritus professor and vice chancellor at University of Kelaniya.
His research was focused on architecture, art history, and ancient paintings of South Asia, including Sri Lanka.
[1] Prior to his retirement, he formed archaeological team at University of Kelaniya for graduate students to conduct research.
[1] He was one of the three final candidates nominated by the government of Sri Lanka for the post of Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The institute is claimed to be the premier training center of Sri Lanka for local and foreign archeological researchers.