CAREER SUMMARY
- Professor- Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)- November 2024 to date
- Professor (Contract)- Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)- September 2022 to October 2024
- Professor- Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Peradeniya, October 2020 to October 2024,
- Director- Engineering Design Centre, University of Peradeniya, April 2019 to March 2022.
- Head of the Department- Mechanical Engineering, University of Peradeniya, November 2012 to November 2018
- Director- Motor Vehicle Repair Unit (MVRU), University of Peradeniya (2013-2016)
- Acoustic Design Engineer- Optima International LLC , UAE, 2008 ( Sabbatical)
- Senior Lecturer- Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, April 2004–September 2020
- Lecturer- Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, November 1995 to March 2004
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- BScEng.(Hons) (Mechanical Engineering) University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 1994
- MEng (Mechanical Engineering) Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan 2001, Ocean Wave Energy
- · Dr.Eng. (Production and Information Systems Engineering) Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan 2004- Non-liner dynamics
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Honours
- President (Founder) - Sri Lanka Marine Renewable Energy Association (SLMREA)- 2017 to date
- Committee member on Skills Development of the Marine & Offshore sector, Sri Lanka Export Development Board, 2021 ongoing
- SOP review committee on "Automobile Manufacturing/Assembling Industry and Automobile Component Manufacturing Industry in Sri Lanka, Ministry of Industry, 2021
- Organizing committee member – Asia Wave and Tidal Energy Conferences (AWTEC)- 2016 Singapore, 2018 Taiwan, 2020 Australia, 2024 South Korea.
- International Advisory Committee Member- Asia Forum of Renewable Energy (AFORE), Korean Society of New and Renewable Energy (KSNRE), 2017 to 2019.
- Member, Research Advisory Committee of National Institute of Post-Harvest Management (NIPHM), 2020 to date
- Invited speaker- 7th Asia Pasicific Wave, Tidal and Offshore Wind Energy Conference (AWTEC 2024), Busan, South Korea, October 2024.
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Reviewer of journals (indexed)
Ocean Engineering: 2017, 2018,2021, 2023,2024, Renewable Energy: 2016,2017, 2018,2019,2020, Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2021, IESL Engineer Journal, Energy Strategy Reviews- 2024
Awards
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Presidential award for scientific publications,2021, National Research Council, Sri Lanka ( Selected to be awarded)
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Presidential award for scientific publications,2020, National Research Council, Sri Lanka,
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Presidential award for scientific publications- 2019, National Research Council, Sri Lanka
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Best Paper Award, 2nd International Conference on Advanced Convergence Engineering – ICACE August 28 - 30, 2019, Vietnam
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Merit Award for Scientific Publications, National Research Council, Sri Lanka, 2016
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Mombugakusho scholarship recipient, Ministry of Education, Japan 1997.
Undergraduate supervision – Awards
- Best undergraduate project on Energy Studies – Platinum Award – 2023 , Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association (SLIMA), Sri Lanka
- Best undergraduate project on Energy Studies – Platinum Award – 2022 , Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association (SLIMA), Sri Lanka
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Ocean renewable energy systems
- Offshore wind-wave hybrid systems
- Green hydrogen adoptations
- Digital twin and reduduced order modelling
- Noise and vibration
Memberships
- Member - Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka MIESL CEng (M6224).
- Member- Engineering Council Sri Lanka ( Reg. No 103725)
- Registered Consultant - Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA)
ONGOING RESEARCH
- Development of HRWEC wave energy device
- Assesment of wind-wave combined potential in sothern costal zone in Sri Lanka
- Green hydrogen adoptations for ship navigation ( in collaboration with KMOU Korea)
- Digital twin and reduced order modelling of pump-turbine for pump hydro application ( in collaboration with MNU Korea)
- Develoment of hydraulic power take off (PTO) system of wave energy device
- Traffic noise modelling