CURRICULUM VITAE Sisil Kumarawadu, PhD ( www.elect.mrt.ac.lk/sisil) PERSONAL Name Address (Office) : : Sisil Kumarawadu. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Telephone: 94-11-2640405; Fax: 94-11-2650325. E-mail:
[email protected] [email protected] Professor of Electrical Engineering Systems Control, Power Electronics, Robotics and Vehicular Systems, Power quality Sri Lankan Position Specialities Nationality : : : ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1. 2. 3. Ph.D. in Robotics and Intelligent Systems–Saga University, Japan, 2003. M.Sc in Advanced Systems Control Engineering–Saga University, Japan, 2000. B.Sc. Eng. (Hons) with First Class Honours–University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1996. AWARDS AND HONORS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Jaycees Top Outstanding Young Persons Award, 2009: Academic Leadership and Accomplishments Outstanding Research Performances Award of the University of Moratuwa, 2008, 2009 Marquis Who's Who in the World–Biographized in Marquis Who's Who 25th Silver Anniversary Edition of Who's Who in the World® Postdoctoral Research Fellowship by National Science Council of Taiwan, Apr 2003—July 2005 Japanese Government Fulbright Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies, Sep 1997—Mar 2003 Professor Ted Parish Award for the Highest Overall GPA (Electrical Engineering), Univ Moratuwa, 1996 Paper Awards–International Conferences - Best Paper Award–IEEE ICNSC 2004, Taipei (Runners up) - Best Paper Award–SCIS & ISIS 2004, Yokohama (among 3 finalists) - Shimemura Young Author Price–Asian Control Conference, 2002, Singapore (among 10 finalists) ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE June, 2009 -- to date: Professor in Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa. November, 2007-- June, 2009: Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa. August, 2005 – Nov., 2007: Senior lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa. • Current and Recent (Major) Projects and Research at the University of Moratuwa: • PhD Supervision: 1] Design and Realization of Switched-Capacitor-Based High-performance compact Power Supplies for Communication Applications 1 • • • MPhil Supervision: 1] A Monocular Vision System for Attentive Remote Sensing, 2] Embedded Inertial/GPS Navigation Aid System for General Aviation Aircrafts, 3] Intelligent Collision Avoidance for Surface Vehicles: Theory and Experiments (completed), 4] A Robust Automated Natural Language Dialog System for Customer Helpdesk Applications MSc (by Research) Supervision: Intelligent Collision Avoidance via Interactive and Interdependent Generic Maneuvers (completed). Sri Lanka Inventors' Commission: 1] Intelligent Anti-theft Auto Security System with an Immobilizer (completed), 2] In-Advance Collision Warning System for Right Angle Bends (completed). May 2010—Todate: Visiting Lecturer, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology. April 2003—July 2005: Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Electrical and Control Engineering, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan. • • Research on Modelling and Online Adaptive Control of Vehicles for Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHSs) Applications. Research on Vehicle Onboard Sensor Systems and Options and On-road Sensors in Structured Road Environments for IVHSs. September 1996—September 1997: Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa. • • Teaching undergraduate courses: EE201 Theory of Electricity for Second Year Course (Final Part-I) for 200 Computer Science & Eng., Electronics & Telecom., Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering students. DEE202 Power Systems for National Diploma in Technology Second Year Course. December 1996—September 1997: Visiting Lecturer, The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka. • 208 Electrical Machines and Drives' and tutorial and laboratory classes for Final Part-II Electrical Eng. students taking institution examinations. Visiting Lecturer, Kothalawala Defence University, 2008-2009. • AYNYAF/2/EE/04 Electrical Properties of Materials (Electrical and Electronics Engineering—Part II). OTHER ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA • • • • • • • • • • Director, Engineering Research Unit—2008-2010. President, Univ Moratuwa Teachers’ Association—2008-2009 President, Electrical Engineering Society—2007-2010 Counselor—IEEE Student Branch of University of Moratuwa Faculty Nominee-Eng, Senate Research Committee (Sep., 2007 through Dec., 2008). Member, Higher Degrees Committee—Fac. Eng. Member, International Relations Committee—Fac. Eng. Coordinator—MSc/PG Diploma in Industrial Automation--2007. Academic Coordinator (Department of Electrical Engineering)—Level 4. Projects Coordinator (Department of Electrical Engineering). 2 GOVERNMENT ASSIGNMENTS Member of the Steering Committee/Research Advisor, Center for Research and Development, Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order, Sri Lanka Member of the Panel of Experts, Appointed by the Ministry of Power and Energy PROFESSIONAL BODIES • • • • 2008 – Chairman, IEEE SL Section (Sri Lanka Section, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., USA). Counselor, IEEE Student Branch of University of Moratuwa 2005-to date – Executive Committee Member, IEEE SL Section. 2003-2005 – Editorial Staff Member, eNewsletter, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS • Referee • IEEE Trans. Intelligent Transportation Systems. • IEEE Trans. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Part B-Cybernetics. • Control and Intelligent Systems Journal-ACTA Press/IASTED. International Program Committees • 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. Committee Chair (International Conferences) • IASTED Int. Conf. Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2012, Colombo • Int. Conf. Information and Automation, in 2005 and 2006, Colombo. • Int. Conf. Information and Automation for Sustainability, 2008, Colombo, 2007, Melbourne. Keynote Speeches • International Conference on Communication and Instrumentation (ICVCI’11), Kottayam, KL, India • International Conference on Computing, Electronics, and Electrical Technologies (ICCEETS’12), TN, India • • • 3 PUBLICATIONS Books: 1. Sisil Kumarawadu, Control Systems: Theory & Implementation, Alpha Science International Ltd., Oxford: Narosa Publishing House, India, 2010. Sisil Kumarawadu, Modeling and Control of Vehicular and Robotic Systems, Alpha Science International Ltd., Oxford, Narosa Publishing House, India, 2008. 2. Refereed International Journal Papers: 1. Nuwantha Fernando and Sisil Kumarawadu, ``Discrete-Time Neuroadaptive Control Using Dynamic State Feedback with Application to Vehicle Motion Control for IVHS,'' IET Control Theory & Applications, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp. 1465--1477, Aug. 2010. 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. 335-345, June, 2009. Ravi Ranatunge and Sisil Kumarawadu, `` Cooperatively Controlled Collision Evasive Emergency Maneuvers,'' Control and Intelligent Systems Journal--IASTED/ACTA Press(Canada), Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 330--339, 2008. Sisil Kumarawadu, Keigo Watanabe, and Tsu-Tian Lee, ``High-Performance Binocular Tracking with an Online Neural Estimator,'' IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics--Part B: Cybernetics, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 213--223, Feb. 2007. Sisil Kumarawadu and Tsu-Tian Lee, ``Neuroadaptive Combined Lateral and Longitudinal Control of Highway Vehicles Using RBF Networks,'' IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 500--512, Dec. 2006. 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. Sisil Kumarawadu, Keigo Watanabe, Kazuo Kiguchi and Kiyotaka Izumi, ``Self-Adaptive Output Tracking with Applications to Active Binocular Tracking,'' International Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Vol. 36, pp. 129--147, 2003. 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. Nuwantha Fernando and Sisil Kumarawadu, `` Miltirate Controller-Observer Schemes for Fully Automatic Vehicle Control," in review IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5. 6. 7. 8. 4 International Conference/World Congress papers: 1. G Jayendra, Sisil Kumarawadu, and L Meegahapola, ``A GA-based Approach to LV Radial Distribution Feeder Load Configuration,” in Proc. 6th IEEE Int. Conf. Industrial and Information Systems, Peradeniya, Aug., 2011. L Samarakoon, Sisil Kumarawadu, and K Pulasinghe, ``Automated Question Answering for Customer Helpdesk Applications,” in Proc. 6th IEEE Int. Conf. Industrial and Information Systems, Aug., 2011. Sisil Kumarawadu and K. V. C. Kumara, ``Intelligent Control of Vehicles for 'ITS for the Sea' Applications,'' in Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. Information and Automation for Sustainability, Melbourne, Dec. 2007. Sisil Kumarawadu and K. V. C. Kumara, ``On the Speed Control for Automated Surface Vessel Operation,'' in Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. Information and Automation for Sustainability, Melbourne, Dec. 2007. G Jayendra, J R Lucas, Sisil Kumarawadu, L Neelawala, C Jeewantha, P Dharmapriya, ``Intelligent Lightning Warning System,'' in Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. Information and Automation for Sustainability, Melbourne, Dec. 2007. Geeth Jayendra, Sisil Kumarawadu, Ravi Ranatunge, and Samitha Ransara, ``Interactive Intelligent Collision Avoidance Control: Theory and Experiments,'' in Proc. of Int. Conf. Information and Industrial Systems, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Aug. 2007. Geeth Jayendra, Sisil Kumarawadu, and Lasantha Meegahapola,``RFID-Based Anti-Theft Auto Security System with an Immobilizer,'' in Proc. of Int. Conf. Information and Industrial Systems, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Aug. 2007. Sisil Kumarawadu et al.,``Intelligent Controller (Adaptive Fuzzy) for High Performance Power Electronic Converters,'' in Proc. of Int. Conf. Information and Automation, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Dec. 2006. Sisil Kumarawadu et al.,``Practical Design Considerations of a Low Cost Variable Speed Drive,'' in Proc. Of Int. Conf. Information and Automation, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Dec. 2006. Ravi Ranatunge, Sisil Kumarawadu, Pawan Lingras, and Tsu-Tian Lee, ``A New Paradigm for Intelligent Collision Avoidance via Interactive and Interdependent Generic Maneuvers,'' in Proc. Of IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 2006. Sisil Kumarawadu, Jau-Woei Perng, and Tsu-Tian Lee, ``Exponentially Stabilizing Output Tracking of Fully Autonomous Passenger Cars with an Observer,'' in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. Networking, Sensing, and Control, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, Apr. 2006, pp. 562--566. Tsu-Tian Lee, Sisil Kumarawadu, and Jau-Woei Perng,``Direct-Adaptive Neurocontrol of Robots with Unknown Nonlinearities and Velocity Feedback,'' in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. Systems, Man and Cybernetics, The Big Island, Hawaii, Oct. 2005, pp. 2073--2077. 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. Networking, Sensing and Control, Tucson, AZ, USA, Mar. 2005, pp. 294--298. Sisil Kumarawadu and Tsu-Tian Lee, ``Neuroadaptive Combined Lateral and Longitudinal Control of Vehicles for IVHS,'' in Proc. of Joint 2nd Int. Conf. on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 5th Int. Sym. on Advanced Intelligent Systems (SCIS & ISIS'04), Yokohama, Japan, Sep. 2004. 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. 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. 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. 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 5 19. 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). 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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). Univ Moratuwa Engineering Research Unit Annual Symposium: 1. L.P. Piyasinghe, S. Kumarawadu, G. Jayendra and K. Dharmapriya, ``An Active Monocular Platform for Intelligent Vehicles: Design and Simulations,'' in Proc. 14th Annual Engineering Research Unit Symposium, Oct., 2008, pp. 10--12. L.P. T.D.K Dharmapriya, S.Kumarawadu, and L.P Piyasinghe, ``Accurate Attitude Estimation of LowAccelerating Vehicles by the Use of Multiple Low Cost MEMS-Based IMUs,'' in Proc. 14th Annual Engineering Research Unit Symposium, Oct., 2008, pp. 76--78. Chang Jong Baek and Sisil Kumarawadu. ``A Compact and High Performance SC DC/DC Buck Converter,” in Proc. 14th Annual Engineering Research Unit Symposium, Oct., 2008, pp. 86--88. Chang Jong Baek and Sisil Kumarawadu, ``A Novel Active Inrush Suppression Method for SC Converter '' in Proc. 14th Annual Engineering Research Unit Symposium, Oct., 2008, pp. 89--90. Sisil Kumarawadu et al., ``Single Switch Dual Output Variable DC Power Supply'' in Proc. 14th Annual Engineering Research Unit Symposium, Oct., 2008, pp. 91--93. Sisil Kumarawadu et al., ``Intelligent Driver Assistant System for Smart Cars,'' in Proc. 14th Annual Engineering Research Unit Symposium, Oct., 2008, pp. 66--67. Sisil Kumarawadu et al., Design and Realization of Programmable Induction Motor Drive,'' in Proc. 14th Annual Engineering Research Unit Symposium, Oct., 2008, pp. 84--85. Geeth Jayendra, Sisil Kumarawadu, and Lakshan Piyasinghe, ``A Novel Morphin-based Obstacle Avoidance Control Algorithm for USVs,'' in Proc. 14th Annual Engineering Research Unit Symposium, Oct., 2008, pp. 15--18. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. REFERENCES • Professor Ananda Jayawardane Dean, Faculty of Engineering University of Moratuwa Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka E-mail:
[email protected] Phone: +94-11-2650301Ext 3001, 2650184 Fax: +94-11-2651786 • Professor Tsu-Tian Lee President, National Taipei University of Technology Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C E-mail:
[email protected] 6 Phone: +886-2-2771-4193 Fax: +886-2-2751-8845 • Professor Keigo Watanabe Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems Division of Industrial Innovation Sciences Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan E-mail:
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