Professional Activities

Invited Referee

  • Energy and Environment-SAGE Publications
  • IEEE Trans. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Part B-Cybernetics
  • Control and Intelligent Systems Journal-ACTA Press/IASTED
  • Applied Soft Computing-Elsevier
  • Neural Computing and Applications-Springer
  • IEEE Trans. Cybernetics
  • IEEE Trans. Intelligent Transportation Systems

International Program Committees

  • IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 2017, Banff, Canada
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 2016, Budapest, Hungary
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 2015, Hong Kong
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 2014, San Diego, California, USA
  • IEEE 9th Int. Conf. Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks, and Info Processing, Apr., 2014, Singapore
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 2013, Manchester, UK
  • IEEE 8th Int. Conf. Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks, and Info Processing, Apr., 2013, Melbourne
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Networking, Sensing, and Control, Apr., 2012, Beijing, China
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Networking, Sensing, and Control, Apr., 2011, Delft, The Nederlands
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 2011, Anchorage, Alaska
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Networking, Sensing, and Control, Apr., 2010, Chicago, IL, USA
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 2009, San Antonio, Texas
  • 4th Indian Int. Conf. Artificial Intelligence, Dec., 2009, Tumkur
  • 5th Int. Conf. Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, Dec., 2009, Melbourne
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2008, Singapore
  • 3rd Indian Int. Conf. Artificial Intelligence, Dec.,2007, Pune
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 2007, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Networking, Sensing, and Control, Apr., 2007, London, UK
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Networking, Sensing, and Control, 2006, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2nd Indian Int. Conf. Artificial Intelligence, 2005, Pune, India
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2005, The Big Island, HI, USA
  • IEEE Int. Conf. Networking, Sensing, and Control, 2005, Tucson, AZ, USA

Keynote/Invited Speeches

  • "Second-guessing: A Critical Attribute for Success in R&D in Engineering & Technology", International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation, and Control Technologies (ICICICT'17), Chemperi, Kannur, India, July, 2017
  • "Energy-based Automatic Control and Computing Technologies in Green Commercial Buildings", IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies, Apr., 2017, Vellore, India
  • "Control and Automation Technologies in Sustainable Resource Efficient Buildings", International Conference on Sustainable Aspects in Engineering Technology Management and Science, Feb., 2017, TN, India
  • "Energy Conservation Technologies in Modern Buildings", Energy Conservation Day - Jyothi Engineering College, Feb., 2017, Thrissur, India
  • "Intelligent Buildings: The Past and the Future", International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering & Technology, Dec., 2016, ACEW, TN, India
  • "Optimal Energy and Operational Management Technologies in Modern Commercial Buildings", Vidya Academy of Science & Technology International Seminar on Emerging Trends in Energy Management, Dec., 2016, KL, India
  • "Intelligent Buildings: The Past and the Future", IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technological Trends, Oct., 2016, KL, India
  • "Optimizing Green Design with Building Automation and Control Systems (BACSs)", International Conference on Soft Computing Systems, Feb., 2016, TN, India
  • "Second-guessing: A Critical Attribute for Success in R&D in Engineering & Technology", 9th IEEE ICOSST'15, Lahore, Dec., 2015
  • "Visual Servoing: Perception and Control", at the International Conference on Materials, Electronics, and Information Engineering (ICMEIE'15), June 2015, Rajshahi, B'Desh
  • "Modeling and Control of Vehicular and Robotic Systems", at the 17th IEEE Multi-topic Conference (INMIC'14), Dec 2014, Karachi, Pakistan
  • "Recent Advances in Visual Servo Control", at the Nirma University International Conference on Engineering(NUiCONE'13), Dec 2013, AMD, GJ, India
  • "The USA Principle as a Common Sense Approach to Automation Projects", at the International Conference on Instrumentation, Communication, Control, and Automation (ICICCA'13), Jan 2013, TN, India
  • "Active Vision: Modeling, Perception, and Control", at the International Conference on Computing, Electronics, and Electrical Technologies (ICCEETS’12), March 2012, TN, India
  • "Automated Vehicle Operation in Intelligent Transportation Systems'', at the International Conference on VLSI, Communication, and Instrumentation (ICVCI'11), April 2011, KL, India

Miscellaneous

  • Chairperson of IEEE Sri Lanka Section: 2008
  • Consultant/Resource Person
    • Green Building Council of Sri Lanka (GBCSL)
    • Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB)
    • Ministry of Power and Energy
    • Ministry of Higher Education
    • Arthur C Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies
    • Sri Lanka Inventors' Commission
  • Editorial Board Member-Int Journals
    • International Journal of Automation and Logistics
  • External Examiner for PhD Theses Evaluation
    • Visvesvaraya Technological University, India
    • Anna University, India
    • Nirma University, India
    • University of Technology, Sydney
    • Melbourne University
    • Deakin University, Australia
    • Nurrul-Islam University, India
    • Kalasalingam University, India
  • International Advisory Board Member
    • International Conference on Global Innovations in Technology and Sciences
    • Sustainable Energy and Intelligent Systems Conference
    • Nirma University International Conference on Engineering
    • International Conference on Materials, Electronics, and Information Engineering
    • IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Techniques in Control, Optimization and Signal Processing
    • IEEE International Conference on Circuits Systems
    • International Conference on Contemporary Topics in power Engineering and Aiding Technologies
    • IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Instrumentation, and Communications Engineering
  • Organizing Committee Chair
    • International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, Dec 2005, Dec 2006, Colombo; Dec 2007, Melbourne
    • IASTED International Conference on Engineering and Applied Sciences, Dec 2012, Colombo
  • On the Editorial Staff of IEEE SMCS eNewsletter, Apr. 2003 through Dec. 2005

Other Involvements at the University of Moratuwa

  • Director, Engineering Research Unit—2009-2010
  • Member of the Senate of University of Moratuwa
  • President, Univ Moratuwa Teachers’ Association—2008-2009
  • President, Electrical Engineering Society—2007-2009
  • Counselor—IEEE Student Branch of University of Moratuwa
  • Member, Senate Research Committee--2008-2010
  • Faculty Nominee-Eng, Senate Research Committee (Sep., 2007 through Dec., 2008).
  • Member, Higher Degrees Committee—Fac. Eng. (2008-2009)
  • Projects Coordinator, Dept Electrical Eng., 2005-2009
  • Member, International Relations Committee—Fac. Eng., 2007-2008
  • Academic Coordinator (Department of Electrical Engineering)—Level 4 (2006-2008)