A team of delegates from the East China University of Science and Technology, China visited the University of Moratuwa on 9th January 2020 to discuss possible collaborations. The team consisted of Prof. Ms. Luan Weiling, Vice Dean of Graduate School, Prof. Liu Dianhua, Vice Dean of School of Chemical Engineering, Prof. Zhang Lehua, Professor, Department Head, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Prof. Xu Yisheng, Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Mr.
Chapa Sirithunge, a final year PhD student at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa attended and presented at the 14th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS 2019) which was held from December 18-20, 2019 at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya. Chapa is a member of the Intelligent Service Robotics Group led by Dr. Buddhika Jayasekara and Dr. Chandima Pathirana. She presented the work titled “A Space-Filler Mechanism to Recognize Hand Pose” and this work was about the development of Cognitive models for assistive robots/machines utilized in social environments to recognize various human hand poses. ICIIS is being held in Sri Lanka and India alternatively annually and has a history of more than 14 years. The presented work was funded by the Senate research council, University of Moratuwa. This work is a collaboration of five members of the Intelligent Service Robotics Group including Chapa Sirithunge, Sahan Priyanayana, Ravindu Bandara, Dr. Buddhika Jayasekara and Dr. Chandima Pathirana.
