Academic Qualifications

• • Master of Science (Engineering and Technology), Thammasat University, Thailand. (2020).
  • Bachelor of Science of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics), Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, (2016).
  • Certificate Program in Teaching methodology in Higher Education, Staff Development Center, KDU (2022)
  • Certificate Program in Teaching methodology in Higher Education, Staff Development Center, SLIIT (2018)

Professional Qualifications and Affiliations

• • Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka
  • Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK

• Control systems Engineering
• Mechatronics
• Industrial Automation

• Mobile robotics
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Industrial Automation
• Energy optimization

Publications as Theses/Dissertations

• • • Data analysis, optimization and Simulation of an energy -efficient path selection for an unmanned aerial vehicle, Imesha Piyumini Hathiringe Dona, MSc Thesis, Department of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering, SIIT, Thammasat University, Thailand.
    • Construction of a Simulator to experiment a Mobile Robot, A Ravendran, H.D.I Piyumini, BSc Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka.

Papers in International Conference Proceedings (Peer Reviewed)

• • • LUTD Wickramatunga, DC Hewavitharana, TNN Rajapaksha, PSH Pallemulla, & HDI Piyumini, (2023), “A novel gripper-based fabric cut price sorting system
      based on defects, at the 16th International Research Conference (IRC2023), KDU, Colombo, Sri Lanka
    • H.D.I Piyumini and I.U.E. Naotunna. (2022) A Review on the Possible Opportunities for the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Sri Lankan Tourism and Hospitality Industry. In Proceeding of 5th Annual International Conference on Business Innovation (ICOBI) , Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2022, pp 521-527.
    • H.D.I Piyumini and Chung-Hao Hsu. (2022) Genetic algorithm-based path planning for an unmanned aerial vehicle considering energy consumption and payload, Abstracts of the 13th Kotelawala Defence University International Research Conference, 29-30 September 2022. pp 20.
    • H.D.I Piyumini, W. Unnanandana, K. Tangboonnont, T. Yokanit, and C.H. Hsu (2020). Design and development of a low-cost, self-charging mobile security robot, In Proc.of 5th World Congress on Engineering and Applications (WCEA – 2020) & 5th International Conference on Business Management, Economics, Social Sciences and Humanities (BMESH – 2020), 14 – 16 December 2020, Bangkok,Thailand p. 144-151.
    • A, Ravendran, H.D.I Piyumini, (2016)”Dynamic Modeling and Control of Wheeled Mobile Robot,” in Proc. of International Research Symposium on Engineering Advancements 2016 (IRSEA 2016), Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp. 96-99

• Graduate Teaching Assistant at School of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand. (2019-2020)
• Assistant Lecturer at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology. (2017-2019)
• Visiting Instructor for the Bachelor of Education in Engineering Technology program conducted by SLIIT for National Institute of Education of Sri Lanka.
• Trainee Engineer at Innovation Center, Brandix Apparel Solution LTD – Casual Wear, Ekala, Ja-Ela.
• Trainee Engineer at ElectroServ Pvt Ltd, Nugegoda

• Recipient of the graduate scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (EFS) at Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University