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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

Prof. WDAS Wijayapala has been appointed as the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering

Prof. WDAS Wijayapala has been appointed as the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering to succeed Prof. Udayanga Hemapala, with effect from 20th October 2022.
Prof. Wijayapala graduated from University of Moratuwa in 1991 specializing in Electrical Engineering. He has over 25 years of experience in the electrical engineering industry in Sri Lanka. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka and an International Professional Engineer.

Published on
2022/10/22 - 00:38
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Dr. R M M Ruwanthika Resumed Duties After Study Leave

Dr. R M M Ruwanthika resumed duties in the post of Lecturer (Probationary) in the Department of Electrical Engineering with effect from 10th August 2022. The department would like to congratulate her for successful completion of PhD degree under the supervision of Prof. Seiichiro Katsura at the Department of System Design Engineering, Keio University, Japan. Her PhD research focused on excess force reduction in bilateral control for precise and safe operation. Dr R M M Ruwanthika received the B.Sc.

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2022/10/20 - 09:40

Dr. Asanka Rodrigo has been appointed as a Member of the Jury of "Presidential Awards for Innovations"

Dr. Asanka Rodrigo has been appointed as a Member of the Jury of the "Presidential Awards for Innovations" by the H.E. the President of Sri Lanka. The Presidential Awards for Innovations is organised by the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC) and awarded to 14 technical fields.

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2022/10/20 - 09:33