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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Inauguration of MSc / PG Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Installations, Industrial Automation and PG Certificate Programs of 2022/23 intake was held on Friday, 9th December 2022 at the Seminar room of the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa.
Dr. Asanka S. Rodrigo has been promoted to the post of Professor in Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering (on merit) with effect from 23rd June 2021.
Phase-1 of the Technology-Enhanced Electrical Engineering Teaching Lab was opened by the Vice Chancellor, University of Moratuwa, on the 30th of November, 2022.
The technical paper titled “Low-Cost Ensembling for Deep Neural Network-Based Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM)” based on the work of the undergraduate project team, B. Gowrienanthan, K. D. I. S. Ratnayake, and N. Kiruthihan, jointly supervised by Dr. V. Logeeshan and Prof. Sisil Kumarawadu in the Department of Electrical Engineering has won the Best Paper Award in the category of Neural Networks at the IEEE World Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Congress held in Seatle, USA, 6-9 June, 2022.
The final report of “Safety and Technical Management Plan of Electricity Licensees” to ascertain the Safe Electrical Practices in the Electricity Sector was handed over to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka by Dr. Asanka Rodrigo. Representatives from CEB and LECO were also present at this event.