- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Senior Professor
Contact information
Department of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Control Systems I -Undergraduate -2016
Control Systems II -Undergraduate -2015
Electrical Engineering -Undergraduate -2016
Digital Control -Postgraduate -2016
Systems Control and Automation -Postgraduate -2016
Department representative -Academic Committee (2016 To date)
Counselor -Counselor -- IEEE Student Branch ( To date)
Research Activities
AI-Based Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring, Cybersecurity-Power Grid, Smart Battery Management Systems
Intelligent Autonomous Systems, System Modeling and Control, Building Automation and Control Systems, Power Systems Stability and Control, Renewable Energy Systems, Artificial Intelligence Applications
Education and Professional Affiliations
PhD, Saga National University ,2003
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,1996
Masters, Saga National University ,2000
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers(2003 To date)
SMIEEE( To date)
Career
* Distinguished Professor, Shanghai University of Electric Power
* Senior Professor in Electrical Engineering, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Univ (May 2021-Aug 2022)
* Endowed Professor in Artificial Intelligence, Exetel Aus/Sri Lanka Inst. IT
* Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NCTU Taiwan
* Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa
* Chairman of the Board of Governors of Arthur C Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies
* Chairperson of IEEE Sri Lanka Section: 2008
KEYNOTE/PLENARY SPEECHES
"Institutional Collaborations and End-user Involvement for Guaranteed Socio-Economic Empowerment Through Research and Innovations", Plenary Session of the KDU International Research Conference, Sep. 2021, Colombo
"Automatic Control Strategies in Smart Green Buildings", International Conference on Innovations in Power, Energy, and Intelligent Control Systems (IPEICS-19), August 2019, Guntur, A.P., India
"Smart Energy Efficient Buildings", International Conference on Smart Cities (ICSC 2k'18), August 2018, Nagercoil, India
"Second-guessing: A Critical Attribute for Success in R&D in Engineering & Technology", International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation, and Control Technologies (ICICICT'17), July 2017, Chemperi, Kannur, India
"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", International Conference on Materials, Electronics, and Information Engineering (ICMEIE'15), Apr 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", Nirma University International Conference on Engineering (NUiCONE'13), Dec 2013, AMD, GJ, India
"The USA Principle as a Commonsense 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
International Program Committees
2nd Asian Conference on Frontiers of Power & Energy, Oct., 2023, Chengdu, China
8th Int. Conf. Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems, May, 2019, Crete, Greece
12th Int. Conf. Sensor Technologies and Applications, Sep., 2018, Venice, Italy
IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 2018, Miyazaki, Japan
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.
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 Info Processing, Dec., 2009, Melbourne
IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 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, Apr., 2006, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA.
IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 2006, Taipei.
2nd Indian Int. Conf. Artificial Intelligence, Dec., 2005, Pune.
IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct., 2005, The Big Island, Hawaii.
IEEE Int. Conf. Networking, Sensing, and Control, Mar., 2005, Tucson, Arizona.
Consultant/Resource Person:
Visvesvaraya Technological University, India
University of Technology, Sydney
University of Wollongong, Australia
VIT University, India
Kalasalingam University, India
International Advisory Board Member:
International Conference on Global Innovations in Technology and Sciences
Int Conf on Emerging Technologies in Power Electronics for Green and Renewable Energy Systems
World Conference on Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology
International Conference on Contemporary Topics in power Engineering and Aiding Technologies
International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, Dec 2005, Dec 2006, Colombo; Dec 2007, Melbourne
On the Editorial Staff of IEEE SMCS eNewsletter, Apr. 2003 through Dec. 2005
Member of the Senate of University of Moratuwa
Director, Engineering Research Unit—2009-2010
Honours and Awards
National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Publications (Received 2010)
President's Award for Scientific Research Publications (Received 2009)
Jaycees Top Outstanding Young Persons Award 2009: Academic Leadership and Accomplishments (Received 2009)
Outstanding Research Performances Award, 2009, 2008, Univ Moratuwa (Received 2009)
Best Paper Award Runner-up: IEEE ICNSC 2004, Taipei (Received 2004)
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship by National Science Council, Taiwan: (Received 2005)
Japanese Government Fulbright Scholarship for postgraduate studies (Received 2003)
Professor Ted Parish Award (Highest Overall GPA-Electrical Eng.), Univ. Moratuwa-. (Received 1996)
Paper Award Nominee, Best Paper Award (Finalist)- SCIS & ISIS, 2004, Yokohama (Received 2004)
Paper Award Nominee, Shimemura Young Author Price - Asian Control Conference, 2002, Singapore (Received 2002)
Publications*
Dayaratne M. A. S. P., Jayathillake M. S. M., Bandara R. M. V. A., Velmanickam L, Sisil Kumarawadu, and C. Wanigasekara,".Deep Learning-based Cyber Attacks Detection in Power Grids with Increasing Renewable Penetration.",2024 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT),Seattle, USA,2024,
Jehan S.K., Saravanan S., Kumarasiri H.P, Sisil Kumarawadu, Velmanickam L, and C. Wanigasekara,".Maximizing Efficiency in Commercial Power Systems with an Optimized Load Classification and Identification Method Using Deep Learning and Ensemble Techniques.",2023 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT),Seattle, USA,2023,
Senaratna S.I., Prashani L.A.U., Wimalarathne D., Velmanickam L., Sisil Kumarawadu, and C. Wanigasekara,".A Data-Driven Approach Based on Artificial Neural Networks for the Detection and Classification of Bearing Anomalies in Power Generation Plants.",2023 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT),Seattle, USA,2023,
Sisil Kumarawadu, V Logeeshan,".Low-Cost Ensembling for Deep Neural Network Based Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring.",IEEE Word Congress on Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (IEEE AIIOT 2022),USA,2022,
Sisil Kumarawadu, V Logeeshan,".Non-intrusive Load Monitoring for High Power Consuming Appliances Using Neural Networks.",3rd International Conference on Electrical, Control and Instrumentation engineering (ICECIE), Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia,2021,
Sandali Walgama, Sisil Kumarawadu, Chandima Pathirana,".Indoor and Outdoor Conditions Utilized Energy Saving Scheme for HVAC Cooling Water Systems in Smart Commercial Buildings.",IEEE Canada Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC),Canada,2021,
1. M.J.S. Kulathilaka, S. Saravanan, H.D.H.P. Kumarasiri, V. Logeeshan, Sisil Kumarawadu, C. Wanigasekara,".NILM for Commercial Buildings: Deep Neural Networks Tackling Non-Linear and Multi-Phase Loads.",Energies (Section F: electrical engineering),17(15),2024
5. B. Gowrienanthan, N. Kiruthihan, K. D. I. S. Rathnayake, S. K, V. Logeeshan, Sisil Kumarawadu, C. Wanigasekara,".Deep Learning-based Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring for a Three-Phase System.",IEEE Access,11,2023
4. Akila Jayasinghe, Nuwantha Fernando, Sisil Kumarawadu, Liuping Wang,".Review on Li-Ion Battery Parameter Extraction Methods.",IEEE Access,11,2023
Sandali Walgama, Sisil Kumarawadu, Chandima Pathirana,".A Stepwise Approach-Based Optimal Energy Utilization Scheme for HVAC Secondary Chilled Water Pumps in Commercial Buildings.",International Energy Journal 22,,2022
Books
1. Sisil Kumarawadu, Control Systems: Theory and Implementation, Alpha Science International, Oxford/Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 2009
2. Sisil Kumarawadu, Modeling and Control of Vehicular and Robotic Systems, Alpha Science International, Oxford/Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 20083. Tharangika Bambarawanage, Asanka Rodrigo, and Sisil Kumarawadu, Modeling, Simulation, and Control of a Medium Scale Power System, Springer-Singapore, 2017
Monographs
1.K.S.K. Weranga, Sisil Kumarawadu, D.P. Chandima, Smart Metering: Design and Applications, Springer Briefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, Springer-Singapore, 2013
Refereed International Journals
1. Nuwantha Fernando and Sisil Kumarawadu, "Discrete-Time Neuroadaptive Control Using Dynamic State Feedback with Application to Vehicle Motion Control for IVHS,'' Control Theory & Applications, IET, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp. 1465--1477, Aug. 2010.2. Sisil Kumarawadu and Tsu-Tian Lee, "Neuroadaptive Output Tracking of Fully Autonomous Road Vehicles with an Observer,'' IEEE Trans. Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 335--346, June, 2009.
3. S R Ranatunga and Sisil Kumarawadu, "Cooperatively Controlled Collision Evasive Emergency Maneuvers," Control and Intelligent Systems, ACTA Press/IASTED, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 330--339, 2008.
4. Sisil Kumarawadu, Keigo Watanabe, and Tsu-Tian Lee, "High-Performance Object Tracking and Fixation with an Online Neural Estimator,'' IEEE Trans. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics--Part B: Cybernetics, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 213--223, Feb. 2007.
6. Sisil Kumarawadu and Tsu-Tian Lee, "Neuroadaptive Combined Lateral and Longitudinal Control of Highway Vehicles Using RBF Networks,'' IEEE Trans. Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 500--512, Dec. 2006.
7.Sisil Kumarawadu, Keigo Watanabe, Kazuo Kiguchi and Kiyotaka Izumi, "Neural Network-Based Optimal Adaptive Tracking Using Genetic Algorithms,'' Asian Journal of Control, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 372--384, Dec. 2006.
8. Sisil Kumarawadu, Keigo Watanabe, Kazuo Kiguchi and Kiyotaka Izumi, "Self-daptive Output Tracking with Applications to Active Binocular Tracking,''International Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Vol. 36, pp. 129--147, 2003.
9. Sisil Kumarawadu, Keigo Watanabe, Kazuo Kiguchi and Kiyotaka Izumi, "An Active Binocular Robotic Head, Derivation of its Kinematics and Equations of Motion,'' Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers International Journal--Series C, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp.754--765, 2003.
10. Nuwantha Fernando and Sisil Kumarawadu, "Miltirate Controller-Observer Schemes for Fully Automatic Vehicle Control," in review IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology.
Fully Refereed International Proceedings
1. Sisil Kumarawadu et al., "A Portable Remote Medical Consultation System for the Use of Distant Rural Communities," Proc of Int Conf on Materials, Electronics, and Information Engineering (ICMEIE'15), Rajshahi, B'Desh, June, 2015.2. T. Bambaravanage, A. Rodrigo, Sisil Kumarawadu, and L. N. Widanagama Arachchige, "Under-frequency Load Shedding for Power Systems with High Variability and Uncertainty," Proc of IEEE Int Conf on Signal Processing, Computing, and Control (IEEE ISPCC'13), Waknaghat, HP, India, Sep., 2013.
3. R. Senanayake and Sisil Kumarawadu, "Vision-based Hand Gesture Recognition System for Appliance Control in Smart Homes", Proc. of IEEE Int Conf Signal Processing, Communications, and Computing, Hong Kong, Aug., 2012.
4. K. S. K. Weranga, D. P. Chandima, and Sisil Kumarawadu, "A Short-term Electricity Demand Forcasting Method for Smart Meters," Proc. of IEEE Int Conf Information and Automation for Sustainability, Beijing, China, Aug., 2012
5.K. S. K. Weranga, D. P. Chandima, and Sisil Kumarawadu, "Smart Metering for Next Generation Energy Efficiency and Conservation," Proc. of Asia Conference of Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (IEEE PES ISGT 2012), Tianjin, China, May, 2012.
6. G Jayendra, Sisil Kumarawadu, and L Meegahapola, ``A GA-based Approach to LV Radial Distribution Feeder Load Configuration,” Proc. 6th IEEE Int. Conf. Industrial and Information Systems, Aug., 2011.
7. L Samarakoon, Sisil Kumarawadu, and K Pulasinghe, ``Automated Question Answering for Customer Helpdesk Applications,” Proc. 6th IEEE Int. Conf. Industrial and Information Systems, Aug., 2011.
8. Sisil Kumarawadu and K.J.C Kumara, ``Intelligent Control of Vehicles for 'ITS for the Sea' Applications,'' Proc. of 3rd Int. Conf. Information and Automation for Sustainability, Melbourne, Dec. 2007.
9. Sisil Kumarawadu and K.J.C Kumara, ``On the Speed Control for Automated Surface Vessel Operation,'' Proc. of 3rd Int. Conf. Information and Automation for Sustainability, Melbourne, Dec. 2007.
10. G Jayendra, J R Lucas, Sisil Kumarawadu, L Neelawala, C Jeewantha, P Dharmapriya, ``Intelligent Lightning Warning System,'' Proc. of 3rd Int. Conf. Information and Automation for Sustainability, Melbourne, Dec. 2007.
11. Geeth Jayendra, Sisil Kumarawadu, Ravi Ranatunge, and Samitha Ransara, ``Interactive Intelligent Collision Avoidance Control: Theory and Experiments,'' Proc. of Int. Conf. Information and Industrial Systems,Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Aug. 2007.
12. Geeth Jayendra, Sisil Kumarawadu, and Lasantha Meegahapola,``RFID-Based Anti-Theft Auto Security System with an Immobilizer,'' Proc. of Int. Conf. Information and Industrial Systems, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Aug. 2007.
13. Sisil Kumarawadu et al.,``Intelligent Controller (Adaptive Fuzzy) for High Performance Power Electronic Converters,'' Proc. of Int. Conf. Information and Automation, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Dec. 2006.
14.Sisil Kumarawadu et al.,``Practical Design Considerations of a Low Cost Variable Speed Drive,'' Proc. of Int. Conf. Information and Automation, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Dec. 2006.
15.Ravi Ranatunge, Sisil Kumarawadu, Pawan Lingras, and Tsu-Tian Lee, ''A New Paradigm for Intelligent Collision Avoidance via Interactive and Interdependent Generic Maneuvers,'' Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 2006.
156.Sisil Kumarawadu, Jau-Woei Perng, and Tsu-Tian Lee, "Exponentially Stabilizing Output Tracking of Fully Autonomous Passenger Cars with an Observer,'' Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. Networking, Sensing, and Control, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, Apr. 2006, pp. 562-566.
17. Tsu-Tian Lee, Sisil Kumarawadu, and Jau-Woei Perng,"Direct-Adaptive Neurocontrol of Robots with Unknown Nonlinearities and Velocity Feedback,'' in Proc. of the IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, The Big Island, Hawaii, Oct. 2005, pp2073-2077.
18. Sisil Kumarawadu and Tsu-Tian Lee, "Combined Controller-Observer Design with Guaranteed Closed-Loop Stability for Automated Vehicle Operation,'' in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Networking, Sensing and Control, Tucson, AZ, USA, Mar. 2005, pp. 294--298.
19.. Sisil Kumarawadu and Tsu-Tian Lee, "On the Speed Control for Automated Vehicle Operation,'' in Proc. of the 5th IEEE World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Hangzhou, China, June 2004, pp. 2443--2448.
20. Sisil Kumarawadu and Tsu-Tian Lee, "A Model-Based Neurocontrol Approach for Car-Following Collision Prevention,'' in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Networking, Sensing and Control, Taipei, Mar. 2004, pp. 152--157.
21. Sisil Kumarawadu, Keigo Watanabe, Kazuo Kiguchi and Kiyotaka Izumi, "A Neural-Net Switching Controller for Partly Known Robot Systems with Guaranteed Tracking Performance,'' in Proc. of 8th Int. Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB'03), Oita, Japan, Jan. 2003, pp. 613-616.
22. Sisil Kumarawadu, K. Watanabe, K Kiguchi and K Izumi, "Neural Network-Based Optimal Adaptive Tracking Using Genetic Algorithms,'' in Proc. of the 4th Asian Control Conference (ASCC'02), Singapore, Sep. 2002, pp. 105-110.
23. Sisil Kumarawadu, K Watanabe, K Kiguchi and K Izumi, "Partitioned NN-Based Control with Guaranteed Tracking Performance'', in Proc. of International Symposium on Advanced Control of Industrial Processes (AdCONIP'02)}, Kumamoto, Japan, June 2002, pp. 507-512.
24. Sisil Kumarawadu, K Watanabe, K Kiguchi and K Izumi, "Adaptive Output Tracking of Partly Known Robotic Systems Using SoftMax Function Networks'', in Proc. of IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 2002. pp. 483-488 (IJCNN'02).
25. Sisil Kumarawadu, K Watanabe, K Kiguchi and K Izumi, "Growing Neural Networks for Compensating Dynamic Uncertainties in Visual Tracking Problem'', in Proc. of 7th Int. Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB'02), Oita, Japan, Jan. 2002, pp. 409-412.
26. Sisil Kumarawadu, K Watanabe, K Kiguchi and K Izumi, "An application of Active Vision Head Control Using Model-based Compensating Neural Networks Controller'', in Proc. of Int. Conf. on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), Cheju, Korea, Oct. 2001, pp. 879-882.
27. Sisil Kumarawadu, K Watanabe, K Kiguchi and K Izumi, "Resolved Velocity Controller with an Online RBF-NNs Compensator for Controlling a Binocular Active Vision Head'', in Proc. of 40th SICE Annual Conference, Nagoya, Japan, July 2001, Int. Session Papers, Paper ID. 114 A-2 (CD-R).
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