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    M.Phil. & Ph.D. Research

    Research Leading to Ph.D. Degree

    Registration No. Name/Department Supervisor(s) Research Topic
    PG/PhD/20/03 Ms.J. A. N. N. Jayakodi

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. S. K. navaratnarajah
    Dr. M. C. M. Nasvi
    Dr. L. C. Kurukulasuriya
    Prioritization model for road pavement maintenance prediction in Sri Lanka considering cross assets
    PG/PhD/20/04 Mr.D.M. A. G. B. Dissanayake

    Civil Engineering
    Prof. P. B. R. Dissanayake
    Dr. A. J. Dammika
    Dr. C. S. Bandara
    Dr. J. A. S. C. Jayasinghe
    Prof. S. A. S. C. Siriwardhane
    Structural health monitoring of steel structures: A technique of damage detection and localization based on vibration measurements
    PG/PhD/20/08 Mr.B. V. Lakshman

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    Dr. J. V. Wijayakulasooriya

    Dr. T.M. S. S. K. Yatigammana
    Analysis and Profiling Students' Performance using Machine Learning
    PG/PhD/20/09 Mr. M. Lorence

    Computer Engineering
    Prof. Roshan G. Ragel
    Dr. S. N. Karunarathna
    Performance Enhancement of Live Virtual Machine Migration in SDN Framework
    PG/PhD/20/15 Mr. J. J. L.Jayawardhana

    Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering
    Dr. A.K. Kulatunga
    Prof.G. Kevin Zhang
    Dr. J. A. S. C. Jayasinghe
    Dr. M. Sandanayake
    Investigating the sustainability of modern construction practices-focusing on prefabricated and modular construction
    PG/PhD/20/16 Mr.T. M. S .Tennekoon

    Civil Engineering
    Prof. K. K. Wijesundara,
    Prof. P. B. R. Dissanayake
    Impact of natural hazardous and their consequences on cascades od dams in Mahaweli river basin, Sri Lanka
    PG/PhD/20/17 Ms. A. A. S. E. Abesinghe

    Civil Engineering
    Prof. R. Dissanayake
    Dr. C.S. Bandara
    Optimizes Prefabrication of Construction Elements Using Recycled HDPE Concrete Mixes
    PG/PhD/21/07 Ms.P.D.P.O.Peramuna

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. Saman de Silva
    Dr. Srikanth Venkatesan
    Numerical simulation of cascade dam breach floods due to natural hazards in Mahaweli river basin, Sri Lanka
    PG/PhD/21/09 Ms.H.C.Egodagamage

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. H. D. Yapa
    Dr. H. A. D. S. Buddika
    Dr. Kate Nguyen
    Engineering performance of waste material blended lightweight alkali-activated slag concrete
    PG/PhD/21/10 Ms.M.M.A.L..N.Maheepala

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. M. C. M. Nasvi
    Dr. L. C. Kurukulasuriya
    Dr. Dilan Robert
    Dr. Chamila Gunasekara
    Geopolymer based soil stabilization for expansive road subgrades
    PG/PhD/21/12 Ms. T. Thevega

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. L. A. S. C. Jayasinghe
    Dr. C. S. Bandara
    Novel uses of glass recycling technology in building claddings
    PG/PhD/21/13 Ms. S. V Sathya

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. C. S. bandara
    Prof. P. B. R. Dissanayake
    Optimum data collection for structural integrity management of railway infrastructure
    PG/PhD/21/17 Mr.S.M.K.C.S.B.Egodawela

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. S. Budika
    A. J. Dammika
    W. A. N. I. Harishchandra
    M. Mahmoodian
    Amirali K Gostar
    Structural Defect Detection and Qualification Using High Resolution Image Processing
    PG/PhD/21/18 Mr. R. M. M. P.Rathnayaka

    Civil Engineering
    Prof. K. K. Wijesundara
    , Prof. D. S. K. Karunasinghe
    Development of standard mix design procedure and performance-based guideline for low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete
    PG/PhD/22/02 Ms .M. K. D. C. K. Chandrasiri

    Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering
    Prof. K. M. A. K. Kulathunga
    Dr. U. S. S. Dharmapriya
    Design and development of a decision support system to reconfigure fruit and vegetable supply chain to enhance the food security
    PG/PhD/22/03 Mr. A.W.K.Arif

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. P. B. G. Dissanayake
    Dr. C. K. Pathirana
    Dr. Wasantha Illangasinghe
    Assessment of causes and effects of contractual disputes in water supply projects and way forward
    PG/PhD/22/04 Mr. S.S.Wijesinghe

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    * *
    PG/PhD/22/08 Mr. R.M.Rajapaksha

    Engineering Management
    Dr. S. B. Wijekoon
    Dr. W. M. D. S. B. Navaratna
    Mr. S. M. Dissanayaka
    Evaluation of impacts of disputes in the performance of construction contracts in Sri Lanka
    PG/PhD/22/10 Mr. W.B.P.K.Roshan

    Computer Engineering
    Prof.Roshan G.Ragel
    Dr. Isuru Nawinne
    A Mixed -Reality Based Swarm Robotics Multi -Agent System for Search and Rescue
    PG/PhD/23/06 Mr. N. Sivaraj

    Computer Engineering
    Prof. r. G. Ragel
    Prof. S. Vasanthapriyan
    EEG. Based Emotion Recognition Using Ensemble Methods
    PG/PhD/23/07 Mr. K. Santhanakrishnan

    Computer Engineering
    Prof. M.Siyamalan
    Pof. R. G. Ragel
    Dr. S. Thuseethan
    Semi - Supervised Learning for Imbalanced Classification of Skin Lesions

    Research Leading to M.Phil. Degree

    Registration No. Name/Department Supervisor(s) Research Topic
    PG/Mphil/20/01 Ms.K.Jegetheeswaran

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. K. B. S .N. Jinadasa
    Dr. S. K. Weragoda
    Dr. R. l. M. D. Rathnayake
    Fouling Mechanism in Nano filtration Membrane During the Filtration of Groundwater with High Hardness and Dissolve Organic Matter
    PG/Mphil/20/02 Mr.R.Vandebona

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. A. G. H. J. Edirisinghe
    Dr. H. A. Lakmal
    Modelling Road Traffic Accidents Using 3D Geographic Information System (GIS)
    PG/Mphil/20/052 Mr. M. D. Y. N. Lamawansa

    Civil Engineering
    Prof. K. K. Wijesundara Post-peak behaviour of reinforced concrete elements
    PG/MPhil/20/06 Ms. J. Shaleem

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    D. M. A. U. S. Navaratne
    Prof. J. B. Ekanayake
    Agent Based Modelling of Medium Voltage and Low Voltage Network for Simulation in Complex Scenarios
    PG/MPhil/20/07 Ms. M. B. D. Pavithya

    Computer Engineering
    Prof. Roshan G. Ragel
    Dr. H. Gamaarachchi
    Hardware Acceleration of Deep Neural Network Based Genome Basecalling for Nanopore Sequencing
    PG/MPhil/20/10 Mr. M. S. S.Perera

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    Dr. L. Samaranayake
    Dr. N. Harischandra
    Visual Serving for Mobile Robotic Manipulators
    PG/MPhil/20/11 Mr. H. M. S. M.Herath

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    Prof. D. N .Uduwawala
    Dr. J. M. J. W. Jayasinghe
    Performance Improvement of Printed Log - Periodic Dipole Array Antennas Using Multi - Objective Optimization
    PG/MPhil/20/12 Ms.H. M. W. M.Hippola

    Computer Engineering
    Dr.I. Nawinne
    Prof. Ropsha G. Ragel
    Memory Optimization for FPGA Based Hardware Accelerators for CNN
    PG/MPhil/20/13 Ms. K.Rajavijayana

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. J. A. S. C. Jayasinghe
    Prof. S. Kumar
    use of Smart Hybrid Connections to Improve the Lateral Performance of Cross Wall Modular Buildings
    PG/MPhil/20/14 Mr. S. M. A. J. Senanayake

    Computer Engineering
    Prof. Roshan G. Ragel
    Dr. Hasindu Gamaarachchi Dr. Damayanthi Herath
    Deep neural network based selective sequencing for oxford nanopore sequencing
    PG/MPhil/20/19 Mr. G. G. H. M. T. R. Bandara

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. K. Samarakoon Vison Based Plant Classification for Autonomous Agricultural Robots
    PG/MPhil/21/01 Mr.P. M. G. D. M. Herath

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. W.M.V.S.K.Wickramasinghe
    Dr. A.G.H.J.Edirisinghe
    Dr. W.R.S.S. Dharmarathna
    Analysis of Network Features and Evaluation of Passenger Satisfaction Level for Enhancing Bus - Based Public
    PG/MPhil/21/02 Mr. W. A. C Dushyantha

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    Dr. A. J. Dammika
    Dr. H. A. D.S. Buddika
    Numerical Simulation of Concrete -Filled Double Steel Tubular Columns Under Cyclic Loading
    PG/MPhil/21/03 Mr.H.K.I.S.Lakmal

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    Prof. M. B. Dissanayaka Driver assisted vision system for night driving
    PG/MPhil/21/04 Mr.W.M.D.B.Wanninayaka

    Chemical & Process Engineering
    Dr. W. M. J. A. S. B. Manipura
    Dr. W. A. R. Manamperi
    Development and Characterization of Cassava Starch -Based Hydrogel for Engineering Applications
    PG/MPhil/21/05 Ms.O.H.P.Gunawardane

    Chemical & Process Engineering
    Dr. W.M.V.S.K.Wickramasinghe
    Dr. A.G.H.J.Edirisinghe
    Dr. W.R.S.S. Dharmarathna
    Development Characterization and Investigation of Compatibilized Cassava Starch / Synthetic Biodegradable Polymer Blends for Engineering Applications
    PG/Mphil/21/06 Ms.L.C.D.Wickramasinghe

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    Dr. M. B. Dissanayake Smartphone based Position Estimating and Tracking
    PG/MPhil/21/08 Mr.P.Premathilaka

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    Prof. S. G. Abeyratne
    Prof. A. U. W. A. Gunawardane
    Power Electronic Converter for Maximizing the Power Extraction from Themo Electric Generators used for Waste Heat Recovery from Auto Mobiles
    PG/MPhil/21/11 Ms. M.M.T.Lakshani

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. D. T. K. K. Chamindu Experimental and numerical investigation of greenhouse gas emission from paddy ecosystem: critical windows of water and gas diffusivity
    PG/MPhil/21/14 Ms. W. A. Wijethunge

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. A. J. Dammika
    Dr. C. S. Bandara
    Numerical investigation of lateral distortional buckling in steel - concrete composite beams
    PG/MPhil/21/15 Ms. A.A.H.V.Athauda

    Computer Engineering
    Prof. Roshab G. Ragel
    Dr. Upul jayasinghe
    Real-time face emotion recognition system to improve learners engagement in live online learning
    PG/MPhil/21/16 Ms. J.M.P.D.L.B.Jayasundara

    Chemical & Process Engineering
    Dr. M. A. Elangasinghe Meso -Scale and Micro -Scale Modelling o Air Pollution Dispersion in Urban Environments
    PG/MPhil/21/19 Mr. M. Rasendram

    Computer Engineering
    Prof. Roshab G. Ragel
    Dr. Upul jayasinghe
    Atmospheric dust interference evaluation in the TD-LTE and beyond wireless networks
    PG/Mphil/22/01 Ms. P. Mylvaganam

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    Prof. M. B. Dissanayake Region detection with deep leaning for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based imagery
    PG/MPhil/22/05 Mr. S. S. Iyer

    Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering
    Prof. A. Kulathunga
    Dr. U.S.S.Darmapriya
    Mr. Mahanama Dharmawardhana
    Dr. Maleen Jayasuriya
    Design and development of digital twin enabled manufacturing system
    PG/MPhil/22/06 Mr.W.C.D.Fenando

    Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering
    Dr. Chamila walgampaya Navel solution for click frond detection in distal platforms
    PG/MPhil/22/07 Mr. B.H.J.Bulathsinghala

    Engineering Management
    Ms. K.K.K.Sylva Development of a strategic asset management framework for semi-government engineering institutions in Sri Lanka
    PG/MPhil/22/09 Mr. G. Romiyal

    Computer Engineering
    Prof. Roshab G. Ragel
    Dr. Selvarajah Thuseethan
    In-field plant disease recognition using lightweight deep neural networks
    PG/MPhil/22/11 Mr. D.G.I.S.Deegoda

    Engineering
    Dr. H. A. D. S. Buddika
    Dr. H. D. Yapa
    Investigation into Durability and Warping Issues in Thin Fiber Cement Sheets
    PG/MPhil/22/12 Mr. R.S.S.A.Wijesundara

    Civil Engineering
    Prof. K.K.Wijesundara
    Dr. N.M.S.H.Bandara
    Retrofitting oh Shear Critical Reinforced Concrete Elements Using UHPFRC Material
    PG/MPhil/23/01 Mr. E.M.B.M.Ekanayaka

    Chemical & Process Engineering
    Dr. Nadessh M. Adasooriya
    Dr. Aruna Manipura
    Mechanochemical Synthesis of Urea Cocrystals as a Sustained Release of Nitrogen Source
    PG/MPhil/23/02 Mr. T. Abirami

    Civil Engineering
    Dr. C.S.Bandara
    Dr H. D. Yapa
    Prof. P. B. Dissanayake
    Investigation on Mechanical -Microstructural - thermal Properties and Flexure -Shear Behaviours of Structural Precast Concrete Elements incorporated with recycled Waste
    PG/MPhil/23/03 Ms. M. D. R. Nayomi

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    Prof. Janaka Ekanayake
    Prof. Lilantha Samaranayake
    Prof. A. J. Mohotti
    Dr. Senal Weerasooriya *
    Utilize the Food - Energy Nexus to Increase the Effectiveness of the land
    PG/MPhil/23/04 Ms. M. P. N. T. Meghapathirana

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    Prof M. P. B. Ekanayake
    Prof. G. M. R.I.Godaliyadda
    Prof. V. R. Herath
    Analysing the impact of shoe Parameters and Terrain on Human Gait Posture and Body Stability Using a Sensor Based Wearable Device
    PG/MPhil/23/05 Ms. R. Puvanendran

    Civil Engineering
    Prof. Roshan G. Ragel
    Dr. Asanka Sayakkara
    Detection of Elephants through Infrasonic Calls on Low Recovered Hardware