Lilantha Samaranayake
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Biography
Prof. Lilantha Samaranayake has been serving in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (FoE), University of Peradeniya (UoP), Sri Lanka since 2007. While in UoP, he has been a Research Fellow in the Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan in 2006 and also in the Advanced Vehicle Engineering Centre, in the Cranfield University, UK from 2014 to 2016. He served on National Service in the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) of the government of Sri Lanka as a Senior Scientist in the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) from 2009 to 2011. He is the Chair of the IEEE Sri Lanka Section in 2010 and is a Senior Member of IEEE. His research career at KTH started in the area of Distributed Control Systems, which is to deal with Networked Control Systems closed via stochastic communication networks. He moved into Soft Actuators research at KIT with a more material science and mathematical modelling flavor which paved the way for him to enter Nanotechnology. At SLINTEC, he worked on wearable medical devices for vital sign monitoring, Ceylon Vein Graphite inventing a process to produce Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) and a production process for inserting nano particles to slow releasing fertilizer nanomaterials, where he secured US patents on the same. He spent his first sabbatical leave as a Research Fellow in the Cranfield University, UK, where he worked for the EPSRC funded Developing FUTURE Vehicles (Fundamental Understanding of Technologies for Ultra Reduced Emission Vehicles) project, which is a consortium of 10 leading UK industries and leading UK universities such as the Imperial College, London, University of Oxford, etc. He focused on the degradation control of electric vehicle (EV) powertrain components such as the EV battery and the motor. He has made 16 indexed journal publications and 40 peer reviewed conference publications with google h10 index of 11.
Research interests are directed primarily towards Control, Robotics, Automation and Energy Systems research in a variety of interrelated areas:
⮚ Distributed Control Systems
⮚ Electric Vehicle Powertrains
⮚ Energy Storage Systems Control
⮚ Power Electronic Control
⮚ AI for Human Elephant Conflict Resolution
⮚ Industrial Robotics
⮚ Mobile Robot Design and Control
⮚ Stability of Renewable Energy Integrated Power Grids
⮚ BScEng Honors specializing in Electrical & Electronic Engineering with First Class from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in December 2000.
⮚ Technical Licentiate in Electrical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden in June 2003.
⮚ PhD in Electrical Engineering from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden in February 2006.
⮚ Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (SMIEEE), USA, Membership No. 41426829
⮚ Head - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya (from 21509.2022 to date)
⮚ Director – Multidisciplinary National Innovation Centre (MuNIC), University of Peradeniya (August 2021 to date)
⮚ Director – Engineering Technology Incubation Centre (ETIC), Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya. (February 2020 to date)
⮚ Director – Engineering Design Centre (EDC), University of Peradeniya. (July 2016 to December 2018)
⮚ Research Fellow – Centre for Automotive Engineering, Cranfield University, United Kingdom (March 2014 – May 2016)
⮚ Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (SMIEEE), USA, Membership No. 41426829
⮚ NVIDIA Advanced Research Applications Programme grant to expand the proof of concept of “Elephant Train Collision Prevention System” to pilot scale with Sri Lanka Railways and the Ministry of Transport of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Dialog Axiata PLC. Amount USD 30500, Year 2021
⮚ Special Interest Group of Humanitarian Technologies (SIGHT) grant of the Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), USA for the proof of concept of the project “Elephant Train Collision Prevention System” in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. Amount USD 4500, Year 2020
⮚ Lanka Transformers Limited grant to convert an Internal Combustion engine driven “three-wheeler” in to an electric motor driven “e-Wheeler” with Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS). Amount Rs. 1.7 million, Year 2018
⮚ University of Peradeniya Research grant for developing a Battery-Supercapacitor HESS control for electric vehicles. Amount Rs. 995,000, Year 2017
⮚ Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC), UK grant to the Development of a Controllable DC-DC Converter for Dual Energy Source Electric Vehicles. Amount GBP 29769, Year 2016
⮚ National Research Council of Sri Lanka grant for Efficiency enhancement of organic solar cells using nanotechnology. Amount Rs. 3.25 million, Year 2012
⮚ President’s award for the Scientific Publication – 2018 received in 2021 by the National Research Council of Sri Lanka, for the publication “Degradation Control for Electric Vehicle Machines using Nonlinear Model Predictive Control”, Lilantha Saramanayake, Stefano Longo, IEEE Transaction on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 26, Issue: 1, pp. 89 – 101, 2018.
⮚ National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Publication – 2015 by the National Research Council of Sri Lanka, for the publication titled “Incorporating semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes as efficient charge extractors in organic solar cells” in the Journal of Applied Physics Letters Vol. 106, Issue 12, Article No. 123305 (2015); doi: 10.1063/1.4916512
⮚ EE352 Automatic Control
⮚ EE353 Discrete Time Control Systems
⮚ EE501/402 Advanced Control Systems
⮚ EE594 Industrial Robotics and Automation
⮚ EE661 Power Systems Analysis
⮚ EE666 Industrial Control Systems
PUBLICATIONS
⮚ “Multi-terminal DC Grid with Wind Power Injection”, Lilantha Samaranayake, Carlos E. Ugalde-Loo, Oluwole D. Adeuyi, John Licari and Janaka B. Ekanayake, Accepted for publication in MDPI Journal of Wind [Online] Vol. 2, Issue 1, available at https://www.mdpi.com/2674-032X/2/1/2
⮚ Eshan Karunarathne, Anjana Wijesekera, Lilantha Samaranayake, Prabath Binduhewa, Janaka Ekanayake, On the implementation of hybrid energy storage for range and battery life extension of an electrified Tuk-Tuk, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 46, 2022, 103897, ISSN 2352-152X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103897. (Impact Factor 6.583)
⮚ “Control of a 6DOF Mobile Manipulator with Object Detection and Tracking Using Stereo Vision”, P.W.S.I. Wijethunga，I.A. Chandrawansa，B.M.D.T. Rathnayake，W.A.N.I.Harischandra，W.M.M.T.S. Weerakoon,，B.G.L.T. Samaranayake, Instrumentation Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, March. 2021, pp 01 – 13, [Online] http://www.instrumentationjournal.com/inst/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=20210101&flag=1
⮚ “Distance Estimation and Material Classification of a Compliant Tactile Sensory Probe by analyzing Vibration Modes and Support Vector Machine”, Shanaka Ramesh Gunasekara, HNTK Kaldera, Nalin Harischandra, Lilantha Samaranayake, Instrumentation Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, Jan. 2019, pp 34 – 47, [Online] http://www.instrumentationjournal.com/inst/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?flag=1&file_no=20190104&journal_id=inst
⮚ “Sensor-less Terrain Estimation and Torque Control of a Wheeled Mobile Robot”, J.D.C.C Rathnapala, M.U.B Jayathilake, R.M.U.K.H.M.K Rathnayake, B.G.L.T Samaranayake, Nalin Harischandra, Instrumentation Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, April 2019, pp 1 – 8. [Online] http://www.instrumentationjournal.com/inst/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?flag=1&file_no=20190205&journal_id=inst
⮚ “Novel Energy Management System for a dc MicroGrid”, Ashan Imantha M. H. Bandara, Prabath Binduhewa, Lilantha Samaranayake; Janaka Ekanayake, International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication (IJRITCC), vol. 5, Issue 10, pp 141-152, ISSN: 2321-8169.
⮚ "A Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Rig for Electric Vehicle Battery Management Algorithm Development," Abbas Fotouhi, Karsten Propp, Lilantha Samaranayake, Daniel J. Auger, Stefano Longo, International Journal of Powertrains (IJPT), Vol. 7, Issue 3, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPT.2018.090391
⮚ “Degradation Control for Electric Vehicle Machines using Nonlinear Model Predictive Control”, Lilantha Saramanayake, Stefano Longo, IEEE Transaction on Control Systems Technology (Impact Factor 5.485), Vol. 26, Issue: 1, pp. 89 – 101, 2018.
⮚ “DC Motor Torque Control using State Estimation”, Zanahul Farnaz, H.S. Sajith, A. Abeysekara, S. Welikala, P.J. Binduhewa, M.P.B. Ekanayake, B.G.L.T Samaranayake; ACTA Press Journal of Intelligent Control, Vol. 44, pp 130-138, No. 3, 2016, DOI: 10.2316/Journal.201.2016.3.201-2762.
⮚ “Simplified Controller for Three Wheeled Omni Directional Mobile Robot”, Isuru galgamuwa, Lilantha Samaranayake, Parakrama Ekanayake, Kaveen Liyanage; ACTA Press Journal of Intelligent Control, Vol. 44, No. 3, 2016, DOI: 10.2316/Journal.201.2016.3.201-2759
⮚ “Incorporating semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes as efficient charge extractors in organic solar cells”, Waranatha L. Abeygunasekara, Pritesh Hiralal, Lilantha Samaranayake, Chih-Tao Chien, Abhishek Kumar, Andrew J. Flewitt, Veranja Karunaratne, and Gehan A. J. Amaratunga, Journal of Applied Physics Letters (Impact Factor 3.791) 106, 123305 (2015); doi: 10.1063/1.4916512etc
⮚ “Self-Assembled Multilayer Graphene Oxide Membrane and Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized using a Rare Form of Natural Graphite”, A. R. Kumarasinghe, Lilantha Samaranayake, Federica Bondino, Elana Magnano, Nilwala Kottegoda, Elvio Carlino, U. N. Ratnayake, A. A. P. de Alwis, Veranja Karunaratne, and Gehan A. J. Amaratunga, Journal of Physical Chemistry (Impact Factor 4.189), 2013, 117 (18), pp 9507–9519 Publication Date (Web): April 4, 2013 (Article) DOI: 10.1021/jp402428j
⮚ “Dynamic Modeling of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite using Equivalent Passive Electric Network Components”, Lilantha Samaranayake, Gamage Preethichandra, Sanath Alahakoon, Keiichi Kanto, Journal of Advanced Materials Research, Chapter 9: Mechanical Science and Materials, Online since: January 2012
⮚ “Biologically Realistic Walking Pattern Emulator Using Linear Electro-Mechanical Actuators with Augmented Nonlinear Control”, Sanath Alahakoon, Lilantha Samaranayake, Proc. International Conference on Brain Monitoring with Information Technology (BrainIT), Japan, September 2006 and International Congress Series Published by Elsevier, Inc., October 2006.
⮚ “Speed Synchronized Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive Systems with Field-Weakening Capability”, L. Samaranayake, Y. K. Chin, Journal of International Review of Aerospace Engineering, 2014, vol. 7, issue 3, pp 108 - 115.
⮚ “Production of Carbon Nanotubes Using Vein Graphite”, Lilantha Samaranayake, Nilwala Kottegoda, A.R. Kumarasinghe, Veranja Karunaratne, International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology, Volume No.3 Issue No.5, pp : 454-457, May 2014.
⮚ “Technological feasibility and patient satisfaction with wireless ECG monitor for arrhythmia detection”, P. S. A. Wijewickrama, V. A. Jeewagan, A. D. Abeygunasekara, B. D. A. K. Fernando, L. Samaranayake, S. N. Wijesundara, G. R. Constantine, Ceylon Medical Journal, Vol. 57, Segment 1, pp 87, June 2012.
⮚ “Sensors and Actuators using Ionic Polymer Metal Composites for Micro Robot Applications”, Lilantha Samaranayake, Journal of Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, Vol. 40, pp 134-142, October 2007.
⮚ S. R. Gunasekara, L. Samaranayake and N. Harischandra, "Design of a Computed Torque Controller based Joint Controller for PUMA 560 Manipulator," 2021 IEEE 16th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), 2021, pp. 353-358, doi: 10.1109/ICIIS53135.2021.9660686.
⮚ S. Gunasekara, M. Jayasuriya, N. Harischandra, L. Samaranayake and G. Dissanayake, "A Convolutional Neural Network Based Early Warning System to Prevent Elephant-Train Collisions," 2021 IEEE 16th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), 2021, pp. 271-276, doi: 10.1109/ICIIS53135.2021.9660651.
⮚ H. E. Udawatte, R. V. A. S. Rajapaksha, W. K. A. D. Warnakulasuriya, P. J. Binduhewa, L. Samaranayake, S. G. Abeyratne, J. B. Ekanayake "Optimized LCL Filter Design for Single Phase Solar Inverter," 2021 IEEE 16th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), 2021, pp. 251-255, doi: 10.1109/ICIIS53135.2021.9660653.
⮚ M. A. R. P. Mataraarachchi, S. J. N. P. Marthinu, H. J. Munasinghe, W. L. Abeygunasekara and L. Samaranayake, "Numerical Modeling of Nano Structure Enhanced Organic Solar Cells for Better Optical Performance," 2021 IEEE 16th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), 2021, pp. 330-335, doi: 10.1109/ICIIS53135.2021.9660633.
⮚ I. A. Premaratne, B. G. L. T. Samaranayake and P. J. Binduhewa, "An Analytical study on Methods to Detect Degraded Cells in a Multi-Cell Lithium-ion Battery Pack," 2020 IEEE 15th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), RUPNAGAR, India, 2020, pp. 59-64, doi: 10.1109/ICIIS51140.2020.9342642.
⮚ "Simulation of a Three-Port Bi-Directional Converter for an Electric Vehicle Application," E. Karunarathne, L. Samaranayake, P. Binduhewa and J. Ekanayake, 2019 14th Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Kandy, Sri Lanka, 2019, pp. 220-225, doi: 10.1109/ICIIS47346.2019.9063324.
⮚ “Development in the ionic liquid based electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries”, Ewelina Bolimowska, Lilantha Samaranayake, Hamed Yahoui, Hélène Rouault, and Catherine C. Santinia, Proc. IEEE 12th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Dec. 2017, DOI: 10.1109/ICIINFS.2017.8300394.
⮚ “Design of a Dual Energy Storage Power Converter for a Small Electric Vehicle”, Nuwan Herath, Prabath Binduhewa, Lilantha Samaranayake, Janaka Ekanayake, Stefano Longo, Proc. IEEE 12th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Dec. 2017, DOI: 10.1109/ICIINFS.2017.8300393.
⮚ “Autonomous Exploration Planning Strategy for a Reconnaissance Agent”, Nilanga Thelasingha, Sachini Ekanayake, Bavantha Udugama, G.M.R.I. Godaliyadda, M.P.B. Ekanayake, B.G.L.T. Samaranayake, J.V. Wijayakulasooriya, Proc. IEEE 12th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Dec. 2017, DOI: 10.1109/ICIINFS.2017.8300386.
⮚ “Yaw and Pitch control of a Twin Rotor MIMO System”, Jagannath Wijekoon, Yasitha Liyanage, Shirantha Welikala, Lilantha Samaranayake, Proc. IEEE 12th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Dec. 2017, DOI: 10.1109/ICIINFS.2017.8300405.
⮚ “Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Traction Motor Degradation Minimization”, Lilantha Samaranayake, Stefano Longo, accepted to 54th IEEE Conference on Decision Control (CDC), Dec. 2015, Yokohama, Japan, DOI: 10.1109/CDC.2015.7402790.
⮚ “Simplified Controller for Three Wheeled Omni Directional Mobile Robot”, G. I. R. K. Galgamuwa, L. K. G. Liyanage, M. P. B. Ekanayake, B. G. L. T. Samaranayake, Proc. IEEE 10th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Dec. 2015, Pages: 314 - 319, DOI: 10.1109/ICIINFS.2015.7399030
⮚ “Optimising Electric Vehicle Powertrain Components for Enhanced Performance”, A.Jeevithan, M.M.M Ahamed, M.P.B. Ekanayake, B.G.L.T. Samaranayake, Proc. IEEE 10th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Dec. 2015, Pages: 199 - 204, DOI: 10.1109/ICIINFS.2015.7399010
⮚ “Low Cost Torque Estimator for DC Servo Motors”, A.H. Z Farnaz, H. S. Sajith, P. J. Binduhewa, M. P. B. Ekanayake, B. G. L. T. Samaranayake, Proc. IEEE 10th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Dec. 2015, Pages: 187 - 192, DOI: 10.1109/ICIINFS.2015.7399008
⮚ “Generation Profile Shape Dependent Performance of Mobility Imbalanced Organic Solar Cells”, Waranatha Abeygunasekara, Lilantha Samaranayake, Veranja Karunaratne, Gehan Amaratunga, Proc. IEEE 10th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Dec. 2015, Pages: 354 - 359, DOI: 10.1109/ICIINFS.2015.7399037
⮚ “Numerical Modelling of Zinc Oxide Nanowire Anti Reflective Coatings”, Waranatha Abeygunasekara, Lilantha Samaranayake, Veranja Karunaratne, Gehan Amaratunga, Proc. IEEE 10th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Dec. 2015, Pages: 244 - 249, DOI: 10.1109/ICIINFS.2015.7399018
⮚ “Cost Functions for Degradation Control of Electric Motors in Electric Vehicles”, Lilantha Samaranayake and Stefano Longo, Proc. European Control Conference (ECC), July 2015, Linz, Austria, DOI: 10.1109/ECC.2015.7330617.
⮚ “Fuzzy Logic Control for Energy Saving in Autonomous Electric Vehicles”, A. O. Al-Jazaeri, L. Samaranayake, S. Longo, D. J. Auger, Proc. IEEE International Electric Vehicles Conference, Dec. 2014, Florence, Italy, DOI: 10.1109/IEVC.2014.7056100.
⮚ “Development of a Wearable Remote Health Conditions Monitoring System”, Sameera Nanayakkara, Lilantha Samaranayake, Proc. IEEE 8th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, 2013, DOI: 10.1109/ICIInfS.2013.6731967.
⮚ Smart Distribution Transformer for Efficient Utilization of Solar Power (No. 20679) effective for 20 years from 13th Feb. 2023
⮚ A process for preparation of Carbon Nanotubes from Vein Graphite: US 20130062195 A1 United States Patent Office Publication Date: 14.03.2013
⮚ A Cellulose based sustained release macronutrient composition for fertilizer application: US 20110296887 A1 United States Patent Office Publication Date: 08.12.2011
⮚ Nanotechnology based sensor unit: National Patent Office filing date: 16.05.2011
⮚ Low Cost Automated Real-Time Wireless Monitoring and Controlling System using GPRS Network and Mobile Phones: SLIPO Patent Number: 15247, Received date: 2010-11-08
⮚ Chapter on “ICT Infrastructure and Cyber-Security” in the Smart Electricity Distribution Networks book authored by Chengshan Wang, Jianzhong Wu, Janaka Ekanayake, Nick Jenkins and published by CRC Press. ISBN 9781482230550 - CAT# K22671
⮚ “Advances in Continuum Mechanics, Materials Science, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology”, K.R.B. Herath, H. Abeyruwan, S. Maithripala, R. M. G. Rajapaksha, K. Premaratne, S. R. Herath, B. G. L. T.
⮚ “Distributed Control of Electric Drive Systems via Ethernet” by Lilantha Samaranayake, PhD Thesis, KTH publications, ISBN 91-7178-245-1, Feb 2006.
⮚ Independent Committee Report on Investigating the Power System Failure in the Sri Lankan Power Network on the 29th November 2021 and 3rd December 2021.
⮚ Recommendations for amendments to Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No.20 of 2009 and Electricity Act (amendment) No 31 of 2013.
⮚ “Technical Guidelines and Minimum Standards for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Sri Lanka” for the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka
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