CAREER SUMMARY
Migara Liyanage is serving as an Associate Professor attached to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Sri Lankan Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT). His area of expertise is Mechatronics. He is working on developing high speed industrial automation systems for product inspection and defect removal. His work involves high speed robotic manipulators, novel sensors and embedded systems using Field Programmable Gate Array technology. He has authored a book and several publications in peer reviewed journals and international conferences. He is a member of Professional Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. Dr. Migara has been a visiting lecturer at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Doctor of Philisophy, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
- Masters in Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
- Bachelors in Engineering (Hons), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Mechatronics; Integrated and Automated Design
- Control Sensors and Actuators
- Embedded Systems
- Energy-Environmental Modelling
Memberships
- Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (PEGNL) – Registration # 08236.
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- Shrestha Ram. M., Malla Sunil, Liyanage Migara H., "Climate Policy and Energy Development in Thailand - An Assessment"
- Liyanage M.H., Krouglicof N. "An Embedded System for a High-Speed Manipulator With Single Time Scale Visual Servoing"
- Shrestha Ram M., Anandarajah Gabrial, Liyanage Migara H. "Factors Affecting CO2 Emissions from the Power Sector in Selected Countries of Asia & the Pacific"
- Shrestha Ram M., Pradhan Shreekar, Liyanage Migara H. "Effects of Carbon Tax on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Thailand"
- Shrestha Ram. M., Malla Sunil, Liyanage Migara H. "Scenario-based Analyses of Energy Systems Development & its Environmental Implications in Thailand"
- Fernando Gayashika L., Liyanage Migara H. and Samarasekara Ganga N. "Energy and Environmental Implications of Green House Gas Mitigation Policies in the Transport Sector of Sri Lanka"
- Sekaran H., Liyanage Migara H., Krouglicof N. "Optimization of Controller Gains for FPGA-Based Multivariable Motion Controller Using Response Surface Methodology"
- Liyanage Migara H., Krouglicof N. "A Single Time Scale Visual Servoing System for a High Speed SCARA Type Robotic Arm"
- Liyanage Migara H., Rideout G., Krouglicof N. "Modeling and Analysis of the Dynamic Performance of a High Speed Selective Compliant Assembly Robotic Arm (SCARA) on a Compliant Support"
- Liyanage Migara H., Krouglicof N., Gosine R., 2011 "Development & Testing of a Novel High Speed SCARA Type Manipulator for Robotic Applications"
- Liyanage Migara H., Krouglicof N., Gosine R. "High Speed Electro-Hydraulic Actuator for a SCARA Type Robotic Arm"
- Liyanage Migara H., Krouglicof N., Gosine R. "Design & Control of a High Performance SCARA Type Robotic Arm"
- Malla Sunil, Shrestha Ram. M., Kumar Sivanappan, Liyanage Migara H. "Energy System Development & Environmental Implications Under CO2 Emission Reduction Targets in a Developing Country"
