Prof. K. S. Walgama
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Office
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Department
of Engineering Mathematics,
University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya,20400,
Sri Lanka. |
Email: |
kswalgama@pdn.ac.lk |
Telephone: |
+94 081-239 3344 |
Personal
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Biography
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Educational
Qualifications : |
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PhD :
Department of Systems Engineering and Applied Mathematics,
Lulea University of Technology,
Sweden, Automatic Control (1991)
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MSc :
Department of Chemical Engineering,
University of Alberta Edmonton Canada,
Process Control Engineering (1986)
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MEE :
Phillips International Institute of technology,
Eindhoven The Netherlands,
Electronic Engineering (1984)
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BSc Eng:
University of Moratuwa,
Sri Lanka, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering (1980)
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Professional
Qualifications : |
- Member IESL, Charted Engineer
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Appointments
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Chief Executive Officer – Lanka Education and Research Network (LEARN) (2012– todate)
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Director, Academic Affairs, University
of Peradeniya. (2007- 2009)
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Director, Center for Engineering Research and Postgraduate
Studies. (2003-2006)
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Head, Department of Computer Engineering, Univerisity of
Peradeniya. (2003-2006)
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Head, Department of Engineering Mathematics, University
of Peradeniya. (1998-2001)
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Members & Awards
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Award for Second Best Research Presentation,
Annual Research Sessions, Univ. of Peradeniya, for the paper
Optimal Tuning of anti-windup Compansators (with D.H.S. Maithripala).
(1997)
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Award for Best Research Presentation
(by Senior Researchers) under the category " Energy and Environmental Sciences" at the Annual Research Sessions, Univ. of Peradeniya, for the paper Development
of Digital Control System for Current and Temperature Control
of an Electrodialyser (with J.B. Ekanayake and A. Atputharaja).
(1998)
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Presidential Award for publication in
an indexed journal. (2005)
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Keynote/Invited
Papers : |
- Key note address “Intelligent controllers” -Sri Lanka Association for Artificial Intelligence, 2012
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Extra-curricular Activities and Hobbies |
- Conduct Tai Chi and Chi Gong classes for colleagues and interested individuals.
(Certified Instructor in Tai Chi for Arthritis, and Diabetes, Certified Instructor for Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi)
- Counseling.
- Participate in activities related to household solid waste disposal in community level.
- Painting and Sketching
- Hiking and trekking
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Research
Intersests : |
- Control Systems
- Signal Processing
- Mathematical
Modelling
- System Identification
- Evolutionary Computation
- Optimization
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