CAREER SUMMARY
- Dean / Academic - (1st April 2024 – Present) - SLIIT Kandy Uni
- Senior Lecturer (5th January 2012 – Present) - Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
- Principal Consultant (5th November 2000 – Present) – Global Eye International (Private) Limited
- Project Director (Consultant) (5th May 2012 – 4th May 2014) – Spence Engineering and Constructions (Private) Limited.
- Head of Corporate Solutions (3rd Nov 2011 – 30th April 2012), Etisalat Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd.
- Head of Program / Project /PMO Management (1st August 2008 – 31st October 2011), Etisalat Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Ph.D. in the Field of Artificial Intelligence for Energy Optimization – Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, 2018-2024
- Master of Business Administration, Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2009-2011.
- B.Sc. (Engineering) Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (1st Class), University of Moratuwa, 2001-2005.
- Project Management Professional (PMP®), Project Management Institute, United States of America, 2011 Up-to-date
- Engineering Charter in the field of Electronics and Telecommunications, Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 2012
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt – Caterpillar, 2021
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Energy Optimization
- Deep Learning
- Reinforcement Learning
- Disaggregation Techniques
- Project Management
Memberships
- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2005 – 2017,
- Membership No : 80464700
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2005 – 2017,
- Membership No : 9710408
- The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL), 2006 – 2017,
- Membership No : M 6143
- Project Management Institute (PMI), 2011-2017,
- Membership No : 1837199
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- M. Herath, C. J. Angammana and M. Liyanage "A Study of the Effects of Appliance Energy Signatures on Different Neural Network Types in Nonintrusive Load Monitoring"
- G. M. Herath, T. D. Thilakanayake, M. H. Liyanage, and C. J. Angammana "Analysis of Artificial Intelligence-based Methods for Sensorless Disaggregation of the Residential Electric Power Signals"
- M. Herath, T. Jayathilaka, Y. Hoshino, and U. Rathnayake "Deep Machine Learning-Based Water Level Prediction Model for Colombo Flood Detention Area"
- M. Herath, T. Jayathilaka, H.M. Azamathulla, V. Mandala, N. Rathnayake, and U. Rathnayake "Sensitivity Analysis of Parameters Affecting Wetland Water Levels: A Study of Flood Detention Basin, Colombo, Sri Lanka"
- G. M. Herath, T. D. Thilakanayake, M. H. Liyanage and C. J. Angammana "Appliance Anomaly Detection as an Extension of Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring"
- N.W. Herath, G. M. Herath, T. D. Thilakanayake, M. H. Liyanage and C. J. Angammana "An Image-Based Disaggregation Study of Time Series Energy Data Using Gramian Angular Field"
- G. M. Herath, M. H. Liyanage and C. J. Angammana "Assessment of Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring as a Blind Source Separation Problem"
- P. M. L. Liyanage, G. M. Herath, T. D. Thilakanayake and M. H. Liyanage "Novel Image Based Method Using V-I Curves with Aggregate Energy Data for Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring Applications"
- M. Senarathna, M. Herath, T. D. Thilakanayake, M. H. Liyanage and C. J. Angammana "An Image Based Approach of Energy Signal Disaggregation Using Artificial Intelligence"
- D. V. J. Dhanawansa, G.M. Herath, T. D. Thilakanayake, M.H. Liyanage, C.J. Angammana "An investigation of the effects of kernel tuning on the performance of convolution neural network architectures: a case study of non -intrusive load monitoring applications"
- G. M. Herath, T. D. Thilakanayake, M. H. Liyanage, and C. J. Angammana "Comprehensive analysis of convolutional neural network models for non-intrusive load monitoring"
