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Research Groups of Faculty of Engineering

The research groups in the Faculty of Engineering focus on various areas of engineering covered by its departments. They serve as a platform for collaboration among staff and students from different departments within the engineering faculty and other faculties. The aim is to address modern engineering problems and needs, which often require an interdisciplinary approach.

The scope of this research group includes:  Innovative electrical drivers,  Renewable energy and grid integration,  EV battery chargers,  Micro grids 

Areas: Power Electronics and Energy Systems 

Group Leader

Dr. Ruwan Chandrasena

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering
Group Members

Ms. Thanushika Jathunga

Lecturer
Electrical & Electronic Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Anuradha Suramya

Instructor
Electrical & Electronic Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr Shalitha Jayasekera

Lecturer
Electrical & Electronic Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Areas: Wireless sensor networks, Vision based tracking, Assistive Robots

Group Leader

Dr. Lasantha Seneviratne

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering
Group Members

Dr. Lakmini Malasinghe

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Nushara Wedasingha

Lecturer
Electrical & Electronic Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Thermal Engineering Research unit deal weight thermal energy storage and utilization effectively. Further research on use of renewable energy for local engineering application. Heat and mass transfer studies are carried out on simulation basis to implement innovative heating and cooling technologies and their application engineering processes involve heat transfer.

Group Leader

Dr. W. K. Wimalsiri

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
Mechanical Engineering View Profile
Group Members

Prof. Rahula Attalage

Pro Vice - Chancellor (Academic)
SLIIT View Profile Officers of the University

Dr. Priyantha Bandara

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
Mechanical Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Areas: Automation and Control Systems

Group Leader

Prof. Migara Liyanage

Head | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering View Profile
Group Members

Mr. Madhawa Herath

Senior Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering View Profile

Dr. Thilini Rajakaruna

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
Mechanical Engineering View Profile

Prof. Chandimal Jayawardena

Pro Vice - Chancellor
Computer Systems Engineering View Profile Faculty of Computing

Dr. Dharshana Kasthurirathna

Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Software Engineering View Profile Faculty of Computing

Ground improvements/Ground investigations Secondary consolidation of organic soils Design of rock socketed piles/Rectification of piles

Group Leader

Prof. Saman Thilakasiri

Dean/Engineering & Senior Professor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering
Group Members

Prof. Anurudda Puswewala

Professor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Sanathanan Velauthapillai

Senior Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Himasha Abeysitiwardana

Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Sarala Gunathilaka

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Dinitha Vidurapriya

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Phapetha Thadsanamoorthy

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Dhammika Silva

Senior Lecturer
Computer Systems Engineering View Profile Faculty of Computing

The transportation engineering research group is a multidisciplinary research unit that investigates sustainable and safe mobility covering land, water, and air transportation. Current research focuses on intelligent transportation systems which provide innovative services for road users enabling more coordinated, safer, and 'smarter' use of transport networks.

Possible mitigating options for traffic congestion in the urban road network and asset management systems focusing road rehabilitation and maintenance works are being studied

Areas: Modeling and simulation of Transportation systems, Traffic Engineering, Pavement materials and structural design, Traffic safety, Human Factors, Infrastructure engineering, Urban engineering

Group Leader

Prof. Niranga Amarasingha

Associate Professor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering
Group Members

Dr. Rohana Thilakumara

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Prof. Pradeep Abeygunawardhana

Dean - International
Computer Systems Engineering View Profile Faculty of Computing

Ms. Malika Lakmali

Lecturer
Department of Mathematics and Statistics View Profile Faculty of Humanities & Sciences

Ms. Sarala Gunathilaka

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Dinakara Gunarathna

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Isuru Madhushan

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Kelum Sandamal

Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Sachini Madushani

Instructor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Sudara Withana

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Areas: -

Group Leader

Prof. Rahula Attalage

Pro Vice - Chancellor (Academic)
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Group Members

Prof. Migara Liyanage

Head | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Prof. Shiromi Karunaratne

Professor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Prof. Chandana Perera

Senior Professor
Mechanical Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Prof. Sujeewa Hettiwatte

Assistant Professor
Electrical & Electronic Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Gayashika Fernando

Senior Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Madhawa Herath

Senior Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering
Group Leader

Prof. Ayantha Gomes

Head | Department of Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering
Group Members

Ms. Devki Dewanga Perera

Research Assistant
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Tharaka Jayathilaka

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Charuni Madhushani

Instructor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Sanathanan Velauthapillai

Senior Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Sanjana De Zoysa

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Hydraulics and ecohydrology of rivers (including ephemeral streams) and Environmental pollution assessment and mitigation are the key domains in this group. Study areas cover all types of land uses: pristine, rural to urban. This group has collaborations with the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Irrigation Department, Sichuan University, and Saitama University. 

Areas: Solving real-world problems of lotic and lentic waters and contributing to the fundamental understanding of lotic and lentic waters and their interaction with land/catchment  

Group Leader

Prof. Ayantha Gomes

Head | Department of Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering View Profile
Group Members

Ms. Devki Dewanga Perera

Research Assistant
Civil Engineering View Profile

Dr. Nandika Miguntanna

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Tharaka Jayathilaka

Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile

Ms. Charuni Madhushani

Instructor
Civil Engineering View Profile

Ms. Sanjana De Zoysa

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile

Mr. Susantha Wanniarachchi

Senior Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Sangeeth Dharmasiri

Instructor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

The built environment touches all aspects of our lives, encompassing the buildings we live in, the distribution systems that provide us with water and electricity, and the roads, bridges, and transportation systems we use to get from place to place. Our research group focuses on research areas such as whole building life cycle assessment, Life cycle costing and Life cycle data for construction materials, Green buildings and sustainable building material research, sustainable management of wastewater and solid waste, drinking water treatment, air pollution and control etc. 

Areas: Building Life cycle assessment, circular economy in construction, Sustainability assessment of buildings, building materials, machinery, and transportation Wastewater management, Drinking water treatment, solid waste management, air and noise pollution, water sensitive urban design, water pollution mitigation and management

Group Leader

Prof. Shiromi Karunaratne

Professor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering
Group Members

Mr. Priyan Hettipathirana

Senior Lecturer
Architecture View Profile School of Architecture

Mr. Sanathanan Velauthapillai

Senior Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Isuru Madhushan

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Sihara Gallage

Instructor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Thushanthan Kannan

Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Dr. Dhammika Dharmaratne

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Chamari Allis

Lecturer
Quantity Surveying View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Tilanka Wijesinghe

Head | Department of Quantity Surveying
Quantity Surveying View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Priyanwada De Silva

Lecturer
Quantity Surveying View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Nishanthi Gunarathana

Lecturer
Quantity Surveying View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Areas: Concrete Engineering, Structural Engineering, Composite construction, Advanced materials, Sustainable construction materials

Group Leader

Dr. Janaka Perera

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering
Group Members

Mr. Parameswaranathan Thisovithan

Instructor
Electrical & Electronic Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Shayanthan Ranjan

Instructor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Prof. Priyan Dias

Consultant Professor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Pamodh Alwis

Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Vajira Edirisinghe

Senior Lecturer
Quantity Surveying View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Phapetha Thadsanamoorthy

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Thushanthan Kannan

Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Dr. Dhammika Dharmaratne

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Sajani Gamage

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Shayanthan Ranjan

Instructor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

The built environment is prevalent for living and working. SIPM is a multi-disciplinary research group looking to identify, articulate and address the challenges faced by the construction industry and built environment.  The research group works across various subject areas to identify how we design, deliver, and utilise built environment assets and infrastructure differently, considering challenges that impact both locally and globally.  Research group work covers infrastructure, project management, digital transformation, and engineering economics to address wider questions of how we create a resilient infrastructure and built environment in the face of local & global changes. New ideas and approaches require new skills for the construction industry; we work with construction companies to look at new delivery modes and support the development of the professions to meet these new requirements. The research group signifies the convolution of the questions posed for the construction industry and recognises that for research to have an impact, it must be driven by collaboration with all stakeholders to improve the well-being of citizens, ensuring that buildings and infrastructure can meet current and future needs.  

Areas: Feasibility of projects, Real estate Economics, Project management, Dispute Resolution and arbitration, Digital Transformation - BIM, Digital Twin

Group Leader

Mr. Hemantha Bandara

Senior Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering
Group Members

Prof. Saman Bandara

Consultant Professor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Prof. Ayantha Gomes

Head | Department of Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Tilanka Wijesinghe

Head | Department of Quantity Surveying
Quantity Surveying View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Kumari Wijekoon

Senior Lecturer
Quantity Surveying View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Felix Weerakkody

Visiting Consultant
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Pamodh Alwis

Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Isuru Madhushan

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Sudara Withana

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Sihara Gallage

Instructor
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Shanika Manamperi

Assistant Lecturer
Civil Engineering View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Mr. Pramuditha Coomasaru

Lecturer
Quantity Surveying View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Priyanwada De Silva

Lecturer
Quantity Surveying View Profile Faculty of Engineering

Ms. Nishanthi Gunarathana

Lecturer
Quantity Surveying View Profile Faculty of Engineering
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