CAREER SUMMARY
- 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
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- AI and ML Applications in Power Engineering
- Imaging Applications in Power Engineering
- Statistics and Signal Processing Applications in Power Engineering
- RF and Microwave Engineering Applications
- Energy security, efficiency and pricing
- Power Systems Related Issues
- Condition Monitoring of Power Apparatus
- Lightning and Lightning Protection
- New alternative Insulation
Memberships
- Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (USA) and member of IEEE societies of Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation and Power and Energy from May 2010
- Fellow of Institution of Engineers (Sri Lanka) from April 2014
- Chartered engineer Institution of Engineers (Sri Lanka) from August 2008
- Life member, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), August 2008
- Life and corporate member, Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association (SLEMA) November 2008
Research Clusters
Energy and Sustainability
Interdisciplinary research on sustainable energy solutions, policy frameworks, and green technologies to combat climate change.
