Mrs. HDI Piyumini
Lecturer (Probationary)
Level 3 coordinator – Mechatronic Engineering
Qualifications
Teaching Areas
Research Interests
Publications
Work Experience
Scholarships and Awards
Qualifications
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
Teaching Areas
- Control systems Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Industrial Automation
Research Interests
- Mobile robotics
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Industrial Automation
- Energy optimization
Publications
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
- LUTD Wickramatunga, DC Hewavitharana, TNN Rajapaksha, PSH Pallemulla, & HDI Piyumini, (2023), “A novel gripper-based fabric cut price sorting system
Work Experience
- 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
Scholarships and Awards
- Recipient of the graduate scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (EFS) at Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University