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Electrical Engineering Project Secures 3rd Place at SLEMA Awards

The Department of Electrical Engineering is proud to announce that the final year undergraduate project titled “Automated Volt-Var Control based on Predictive Analytics,” supervised by Dr. W.D. Prasad and Dr. C. Pathirawasam, has won 3rd place in the Annual Research Award for the Most Outstanding Undergraduate Energy Research 2024. This prestigious award was presented by the Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association (SLEMA).

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2024/08/14 - 12:17

Department of Electrical Engineering Students Recognized at Migara Ranatunga Trust Awards

The Department of Electrical Engineering is pleased to announce that Mr. J.M.B.P. Jayasundara (190267G) has been awarded a Merit Certificate at the Migara Ranatunga Trust Awards for Industrial Training for University Undergraduates for 2022/2023, presented by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL). Additionally, Mr. W.H.A.S. Lakshitha (190345U) and Mr. P.N. Madhushan (190371U) have been honored with Certificates of Participation. These achievements reflect the dedication and hard work of our students in their respective industrial training programs.

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2024/08/14 - 12:14

Six Student Groups Honored with Eng. E.W. Karunarathna Award for Best Undergraduate Project in Electrical Engineering

The Department of Electrical Engineering is delighted to announce that six student groups have been awarded certificates by the Eng. E.W. Karunarathna Award for the Best Undergraduate Project in Electrical Engineering for 2022/2023. This prestigious recognition was presented by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL).

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2024/08/14 - 12:09

Prof. Lidula N. Widanagama Arachchige received the President’s Award for Scientific Research

Prof. Lidula N. Widanagama Arachchige received the President’s Award for Scientific Research at the President’s Award Ceremony held on 21st November 2023 at the BMICH, Colombo 07. She received the Award for highly rated scientific research as evaluated by peers and published in 2020. The recognized paper was on “Protection and grounding methods in DC microgrids: Comprehensive review and analysis” published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2020, vol. 120, 109631.

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2024/02/06 - 13:15

The Modern Power System Simulation Facilities in the Department of Electrical Engineering

Real Time Digital Simulation (RTDS) is an advanced technology that performs real time simulations in power systems. This allows interfacing the simulation output with external hardware such as protective relays, phasor measurement units, etc., and performing hardware-in-the-loop simulations. Many top ranked universities are using the facility to train power engineering students on real time simulations. On the other hand, utilities can also use this to see the power system behavior in near real time as well.

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2024/02/06 - 10:17

Guest Talk by Prof. Udaya Annakkage

Prof. Udaya Annakkage, a senior professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada visited the Department of Electrical Engineering and delivered a guest talk on “Learning from Everything: The Art of Continuous Growth.” During this talk, Prof. Annakkage shared insights and pieces of advice gathered over his professional life with the final year undergraduate students.

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2024/02/06 - 10:12

Prof. Buddhika Jayasekara Elected as the Chair IEEE Sri Lanka Section for 2023/2024

Department of Electrical Engineering Congratulates Prof. Buddhika Jayasekara for his recent appointment as the Chair of IEEE Sri Lanka Section 2023/2024. He was an active member of various IEEE related activities before this appointment. He served as the Vice chair of IEEE Sri Lanka section for 2022/2023 period and as the treasurer of the section during 2014. Prof. Jayasekara is also an active member of the IEEE Robotics and Automation society.

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2023/04/20 - 10:01