• Professor on Contract, SLIIT, Malabe from May 2024 – todate
• Senior Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sep 2016 – todate
• Chairman and Member, Public Utilities Commission, Sri Lanka (PUCSL), June 2023 - July 2024
• Head, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sep 2016 –  Sep 2022
• Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sep 2008 – September 2016
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Jan 2000 – September 2008
• Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, June 1994 – December 1999

• PhD in High Voltage Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, December 1999, Dissertation: Performance of Non-ceramic Insulators in Tropical Environments

• Lic. Tech. in Electrical Plant Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, May 1997, Thesis: Studies of Polymeric Insulator Performance in Laboratory and Tropical Field Conditions with Special Emphasis on Leakage Current Measurements
• BSc. Eng. (Hons), First Class in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, May 1993

Honours

• Invitee (from Sri Lanka), India Energy Week (IEW), Goa February 2024,
• Guest Speaker, 15th IEEE ICIIS Conference, IIT Ropar, India, title "Advances in Response Measurements for Condition Assessments of Power Apparatus", November 2020
• Guest Lecture, 14th IEEE ICIIS Conference, University of Peradeniya, title "Tutorial on Software Techniques for Lightning protection applications – Lightning Protection Basics”, December 2019,
• Erasmus+ Staff mobility, University of Brescia, Italy, May 2017
• Guest lecture, Prof. R.H. Paul Memorial Lecture, IESL February 2016  
• Guest of Honour, International Conference on Computation, Communication Control and Nanotechnology, ICN2010 REC Bhalki, India, October 2010
• Visiting Scientist, Uppsala University, Sweden, August 2009
• Commonwealth fellowship for postdoctoral studies, Manchester University, United Kingdom (2006/2007)
• Visiting scholar, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, January 2006
• Visiting scholar, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, March 2003
• Scholar, Sida/SAREC scholarship for doctoral studies at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, December 1994 – May 1997.
• Scholar, Sida/SAREC scholarship for doctoral studies at Royal Institute of Technology,  Sweden, June 1997 – December 1999.
• Chief Guest, Wimalasurendra day, Energy Management Branch, CEB, Kandy, November 2014

Awards

• Teir 4* Research Award- 2020, University Research Council, University of Peradeniya, July 2021 based on Google Scholar Citation.
• NRC Merit award for Scientific Publications in Sri Lanka -2016, Awarded in 2018   
• IEEE PES Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award, Awarded in 2016
• President’s award for Scientific Publications in Sri Lanka -2013, Awarded in 2015 
• NRC Merit award for Scientific Publications in Sri Lanka -2010, Awarded in 2014.
• Best research paper award at Vidulka National Energy Symposium 2013 Orgenized by Sustainable Energy Authority, Sri Lanka
• Commendable papers at University research sessions, University of Peradeniya (three papers)  in 2003
• Commendable papers at University research sessions, University of Peradeniya in 2000
• Ceylon Electricity Board Gold Medal and Prize for best performance in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1993.

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