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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.
Research Clusters
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Advancing autonomous systems and robotic technologies for industrial, healthcare, and exploratory applications through AI-driven innovation.
Energy and Sustainability
Interdisciplinary research on sustainable energy solutions, policy frameworks, and green technologies to combat climate change.
PUBLICATIONS
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Energy System Development & Environmental Implications Under CO2 Emission Reduction Targets in a Developing Country
Malla Sunil, Shrestha Ram. M., Kumar Sivanappan, Liyanage Migara H., (27th USAEE/IAEE Conference)
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Design & Control of a High Performance SCARA Type Robotic Arm
Liyanage Migara H., Krouglicof N., Gosine R., (22nd IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical & Computer Engineering)
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High Speed Electro-Hydraulic Actuator for a SCARA Type Robotic Arm
Liyanage Migara H., Krouglicof N., Gosine R., (IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots & Systems (IROS) 2010)
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Development & Testing of a Novel High Speed SCARA Type Manipulator for Robotic Applications
Liyanage Migara H., Krouglicof N., Gosine R., 2011, (2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA))
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Modeling and Analysis of the Dynamic Performance of a High Speed Selective Compliant Assembly Robotic Arm (SCARA) on a Compliant Support
Liyanage Migara H., Rideout G., Krouglicof N., (10th International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling And Simulation (ICBGM))
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