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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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A Single Time Scale Visual Servoing System for a High Speed SCARA Type Robotic Arm
Liyanage Migara H., Krouglicof N., (2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA))
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Optimization of Controller Gains for FPGA-Based Multivariable Motion Controller Using Response Surface Methodology
Sekaran H., Liyanage Migara H., Krouglicof N., (28th Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE’2015))
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Energy and Environmental Implications of Green House Gas Mitigation Policies in the Transport Sector of Sri Lanka
Fernando Gayashika L., Liyanage Migara H. and Samarasekara Ganga N., (ICUE 2018 on Green Energy for Sustainable Development)
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Scenario-based Analyses of Energy Systems Development & its Environmental Implications in Thailand
Shrestha Ram. M., Malla Sunil, Liyanage Migara H., “Energy Policy” , pp. 3179-3193
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Effects of Carbon Tax on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Thailand
Shrestha Ram M., Pradhan Shreekar, Liyanage Migara H., “Climate Policy” , pp. 140-155
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