Dr. Chathura Wanigasekara

Lebenslauf

Nov 2020-Present

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Bremen

July 2020-Dec 2020

Professional Teaching Fellow, The University of Auckland

June 2017-Dec 2020

Graduate Teaching Assistant, The University of Auckland

Mar 2017-Aug 2020

Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Auckland

Mar 2016-Nov 2016

Master of Engineering, The University of Auckland

Jun 2009- Jun 2013

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Peradeniya

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute

Honours and Awards

Fowlds Memorial Prize: Most distinguished student in Master of Engineering for 2016
Award of The University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship

Forschungsgebiete

• Nonlinear System Identification and Control
• Networked Control Systems
• Continual Learning
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Quantised Control
• Event-Triggered Control

Projekte

1. HVDC-MMC_mit_MPC: Ein neues Verfahren für die Reduktion der Verlustleistung von MMC-Höchstspannungs-Umrichtern mittels MPC (01.07.2020 - 30.06.2023)
2. Int2Grids - Integration von intelligenten Quartiersnetzen in Verbundnetze (01.05.2020 - 31.12.2023)

Veranstaltungen (Auswahl)vollständige Liste

1. Introduction to Robust Control (Wintersemester 2024/2025)
2. Advanced Robust Control (Sommersemester 2024)
3. Introduction to Robust Control (Wintersemester 2023/2024)

Publikationen (Auswahl)vollständige Liste

1. B. Greve, N. Ahmed, M. Knauer, C. Wanigasekara, F. Sill Torres.
   Optimal Control of Maritime Container Terminal Operations for Effective Utilization of Resources.
   IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, :1-16, 2025.

   DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2025.3555812

2. M. Höffmann, S. Roy, C. Wanigasekara, C. Büskens.
   Sensitivity Analysis of Wind Affected Maneuverability of Tugboat-Controlled Ships.
   2024 IEEE SICE International Symposium on Control Systems (SICE ISCS), 18-20 March 2024 , Japan , Higashi-Hiroshima.
   

   DOI: 10.23919/SICEISCS60954.2024.10505760

3. R. Ramirez Acosta, C. Wanigasekara, E. Frost, T. Brandt, S. Lehnhoff, C. Büskens.
   Integration of Intelligent Neighbourhood Grids to the German Distribution Grid: A Perspective.
   Energies, 16(11), 2023.

   DOI: 10.3390/en16114319

4. D. Almakhles, C. Wanigasekara, A. Swain.
   Delta Modulator Based Quantised State-Feedback Control of Networked Linear Systems.
   IEEE Access, 10(1):48865-48874, 2022.

   DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3172431

5. C. Wanigasekara, A. Swain, D. Almakhles, L. Zhou.
   Design of Delta-Sigma Based PID Controller for Networked Wind Energy Conversion Systems.
   IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 58(1):879-889, 2022.

   DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2021.3126574