Graduate Research Assistant, Intelligent Service Robotics Group, University of Moratuwa. Research focused on dynamics modelling, reinforcement learning, and sim-to-real transfer for real-world robot deployment.
Pursuing an M.Sc. (Research) on RL-based motion control for electric wheelchairs — caster dynamics characterisation and residual RL networks for sim-to-real trajectory correction.
- M.Sc. (Research) · University of Moratuwa (2024 – present)
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Electrical Engineering · GPA 3.56 · Dean's List
- 3 peer-reviewed publications (1 IEEE, 2 ICIPRoB 2026)
- 🏆 Best Poster Award · ICIPRoB 2026
- 📬 Actively seeking PhD positions in Robotics
| Area | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| Wheelchair Robotics | Caster dynamics characterisation and residual RL for sim-to-real trajectory correction | Dynamics Modelling RL Sim-to-Real |
| Reconfigurable Robots | Shape-aware path planning for the Smorphi modular robot in constrained environments | Path Planning Mobile Robotics |
| AR & Computer Vision | Indoor navigation via depth estimation (Kinect V2), semantic segmentation (YOLO/OWL-ViT), and AWS IoT | AR Depth Estimation Segmentation |
Interests: Mobile Robotics · Reinforcement Learning · Sim-to-Real · Motion Control · Dynamic Modelling · Computer Vision · Visual SLAM · HRI
| Year | Title | Venue | Links | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Electric Wheelchair Prototype Design & Caster Wheel Dynamics Characterisation | ICIPRoB 2026 | 🏆 Award · Cert | Best Poster |
| 2026 | Shape-Aware Path Planning for Smorphi Reconfigurable Modular Robot | ICIPRoB 2026 | Cert | Accepted · Oral |
| 2024 | Enabling Immersive Indoor Navigation and Control Through AR With Computer Vision | MERCon 2024 | 📑 IEEE | IEEE Published |
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 🏆 Best Poster Award at ICIPRoB 2026 |
| Mar 2026 | Presented 2 papers at ICIPRoB 2026 (1 poster, 1 oral) |
| Mar 2026 | Started as Graduate Research Assistant at University of Moratuwa |
| Aug 2025 | Editorial Team Member at MERCon 2025 |
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 🏆 Best Poster Award · ICIPRoB 2026 · Certificate |
| 2024 | Dean's List · University of Moratuwa (SGPA 3.97) |
| 2022 | First Runner-Up · IEEE Y2NPRO Phasor Measurement Units Competition · Certificate |
| Role | Event | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Reviewer | ICARC 2025 | 2025 |
| Editorial Team | MERCon 2025 | 2025 |
| Teaching Assistant | Introduction to Gazebo · University of Moratuwa | 2023 |
| Teaching Assistant | Research Paper Writing with Overleaf · University of Moratuwa | 2023 |
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📬 Open to PhD Opportunities in Robotics
