Dr. Prasanna Illankoon
Senior Lecturer (Contract Basis)
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Office Address:Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering,Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. |
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Email: prasannai@eng.pdn.ac.lk |
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Telephone:071-4847868 |
Dr Prasanna Illankoon has over 15 years of experience in management, engineering, research, and consultancy. His current research focuses on the Human-Technology collaboration in the 4th Industrial Revolution. His expertise also includes Human Factors & Ergonomics, Industrial Engineering, Quality Assurance, Operations Analysis, Enterprise LeanSigma, and Environmental Health and Safety. His work spans companies of varying scales, from Small and Medium Enterprises to Multinational Organizations. For 11 years, Prasanna worked at Avery Dennison, a US-based company in Sri Lanka in the capacities of Engineering and Management. Earlier, he worked as a Productivity Manager at the Productivity Improvement Program, Joint Apparel Association Forum, Sri Lanka. He has undertaken Ergonomics workshops and assessments at over 35 factories in Sri Lanka, including MAS holdings. During the recent research work in Sweden, Prasanna collaborated with Saab aircraft support solutions and Luleå Railway Research Centre. Prasanna has also conducted teaching at the University of Peradeniya, University of Moratuwa, University of Vocational Technology, and Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. Prasanna is a certified coach for Enterprise LeanSigma as well as a TPM practitioner accredited to JIPM (Japanese Institute of Plant Maintenance). Prasanna holds a Bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering from the University of Peradeniya (E97 batch) and an MBA in Management of Technology, from the University of Moratuwa. Prasanna obtained his PhD for his thesis “Soft Issues of Industry 4.0: A Study on Human-Machine Interactions”, from the University of Luleå, Sweden in early 2020. He has produced over 15 scientific articles. After returning from Sweden, he joined the DMIE as a Senior Lecturer on contract basis. Prasanna is married and a father of two.
PhD, Operations and Maintenance Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, 2020
MBA, Management of Technology, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2009
B.Sc. Production Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2002
Associate Member - Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)
Secretary - Sri Lanka Ergonomics Association (SLEA)
Advisory Council Member - University of Vocational Technology Sri Lanka (UNIVOTEC)
Advisory Council Member - Sri Lanka College of Technologies (SLCoTs)
Member, International Society for Productivity and Quality Research (ISPQR)
Winning the 2nd best site for quality culture at Avery Dennison
30% annual reduction of customer complaints throughout four years at Avery Dennison
10% improvement in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by setup time reduction at Avery Dennison
Re-design of layout to accommodate 20% more capacity during a plant acquisition at Avery Dennison
Automating production batching process to meet 12% material saving at Avery Dennison
Leading Ergonomics consultancy body in Sri Lanka including a new discipline “Lean Ergonomics”
Illankoon, P., & Tretten, P. (2020). Collaborating AI and human experts in the maintenance domain. AI & SOCIETY, 1-12.
Illankoon, P., Tretten, P., Singh, S. (2020b). Digitalization of Railway Maintenance: A Situation Awareness Perspective, Accepted by the International Journal of COMADEM
Illankoon, P., Tretten, P. (2020c). Situation Awareness Interventions on Railways. Accepted by the 21st Nordic Seminar on Railway Technology, Tampere, Finland
Illankoon, P., Tretten, P., & Kumar, U. (2019a). Modelling human cognition of abnormal machine behaviour. Human-Intelligent Systems Integration, 1(1), 3-26; doi.org/10.1007/s42454-019-00002-x
Illankoon, P., Manathunge, Y., Tretten, P., Abeysekara, J., & Singh, S. (2019b). Lockout and Tagout in a Manufacturing Setting from a Situation Awareness Perspective. Safety, 5(2), 25; doi.org/10.3390/safety5020025
Illankoon, P., Tretten, P., Kumar, U. (2019c), A Prospective Study of Maintenance Deviations using HFACS-ME. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 74, 102852; doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2019.102852
Illankoon, P., & Tretten, P. (2019d). Judgemental errors in aviation maintenance. Cognition, Technology & Work, 1-18; doi.org/10.1007/s10111-019-00609-9
Illankoon, P., Tretten, P., Singh, S. (2019e). Decision Support System for Flight Maintenance Technicians: Issues and Challenges. In 5th international workshop and congress on eMaintenace (pp. 88-94)
Illankoon, P., Tretten, P., & Kumar, U. (2018a). Identifying significance of human cognition in future maintenance operations. In International Conference on Intelligent Human Systems Integration (pp. 550-556). Springer, Cham; doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73888-8_86
Illankoon, P., Tretten, P., Kumar, U. (2018b). Sustaining implicit learning in locomotive operation. In 20th Nordic Seminar on Railway Technology, pp. 59-60
Illankoon, P., Abeysekera, J., & Singh, S. (2016a). Ergonomics for enhancing detection of machine abnormalities. Work, 55(2), 271-280; doi.org/10.3233/WOR-162416
Abeysekera, J., Illankoon, P. (2016b). The demands and benefits of ergonomics in Sri Lankan apparel industry. Work, 55(2), 255–261; doi.org/10.3233/WOR-162393
Illankoon, P., Abeysekera, J. (2015). Hierarchical Controls Assessment for Ergonomics Risks in Maintenance Operation : An applied research. In Third Ergonomics International conference: Applications of ergonomics in developing countries : reality and perspectives, pp. 115–128
Illankoon, P., Abeysekera, J. (2014). Ergonomics Motives in Lock-Out and Tag-Out Implementation : An applied research. In Second International Conference on The Application of Ergonomics in developing countries : Ergonomics in the service of development, pp. 72–83
Illankoon, P., Manathunge, Y. (2008). Identifying the psychological effects of short, repetitive and easy tasks on production lines, In 13th International Conference on Productivity and Quality Research: ICPQR, Oulu, Finland, pp. 221-231
Publications intended for professional communities
Illankoon, P. (2004). Human Performance on Production Lines, Sri Lanka Engineering News (SLEN), Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 1, pp.5 & 11
Illankoon, P. (2003). Ergonomics Improvements in the garment industries, Sri Lanka Engineering News (SLEN), Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 6, pp.4-5
Theses
Illankoon, P. (2020d). Soft Issues of Industry 4.0: A study on human-machine interactions, Doctoral Thesis, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Illankoon, P. (2009). Exploring Implementation of Lean Practices in Customized Product Manufacturing Environment: A Case Study on Avery Dennison. Master’s Thesis, Department of Management of Technology, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
