Dr. Chathura Wanigasekara

CV

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

Research Areas

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

Projects

1. HVDC-MMC_with_MPC: A new method for reducing the power dissipation of MMC high-voltage converters using MPC (01.07.2020 - 30.06.2023)
2. Int2Grids - Integration of intelligent neighbourhood networks into integrated networks (01.05.2020 - 31.12.2023)

Courses (Selection)complete list

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

Publications (Selection)complete list

1. 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 , Higashi-Hiroshima, .
   

   DOI: 10.23919/SICEISCS60954.2024.10505760

2. 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

3. L. Zhang, C. Wanigasekara, A. Swain.
   A comparative investigation between memory-based and discrete event-triggered scheme in networked control systems.
   IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation.
   

   DOI: 10.1109/ICCA54724.2022.9831939

4. C. Wanigasekara, L. Zhang, A. Swain.
   H-infinity State-Feedback Consensus of Linear Multi-Agent Systems.
   IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation.
   

   DOI: 10.1109/ICCA54724.2022.9831897

5. 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