Prof. Chandimal Jayawardena
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Prof. Chandimal Jayawardena
Pro Vice - Chancellor(SLIIT)
FACULTY OF COMPUTING | COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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- Professor Chandimal Jayawardena is an Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering graduate from the University of Moratuwa and holds a PhD from the Saga Unversity, Japan. His research areas include Robotics, Intelligent Systems, and Internet of Things.
- He started his career as an engineer and has worked for Sri Lankan Airlines and Sri Lanka Telecom and later moved to the academia. As an academic and a researcher he has worked for Unitec Institute of Technology and University of Auckland, New Zealand. Currently, he is the Dean of the Faculty of Computing at SLIIT.
- Prof. Chandimal is a Chartered Engineer, a Member of Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, a Member of Institute of Engineering and Technology, a Senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, a Chartered Information Technology Professional and a Fellow of the British Computer Society.
- B.Sc. Eng (Hons.) in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
- M.Eng. in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
- Ph.D. in Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Saga University, Japan.
- Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.).
- Chartered Information Technology Professional (CITP)
- Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS).
- Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (SMIEEE).
- Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET).
- Member of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (MIESL).
- Robotics – Service Robotics, Human-Robot Interacion, Software Engineering for Robotics, Healthcare Robotics
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence
- Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS).
- Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (SMIEEE).
- Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET).
- Member of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (MIESL).
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- V. T. Nguyen, C. Jayawardena, and I. Ardekani ” “A navigation model for side-by-side robotic wheelchairs for optimizing social comfort in crossing situations” “ Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol.100, 2018, pp.27-40, Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2017.10.008,
- R. Q. Stafford, B. A. MacDonald, C. Jayawardena, D. M. Wegner, and E. Broadbent ” “Does the robot have a mind? Mind perception and attitudes towards robots predict use of an eldercare robot” “ International journal of social robotics, vol.6, Issue 1, 2020, pp.17 – 32, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-013-0186-y,
- E. Broadbent N. Kerse K. Peri, H. Robinson, C. Jayawardena, T. Kuo, C. Datta, R. Stafford, H. Butler, P. Jawalkar, M. Amor, B. Robins, and B. MacDonald ” “Benefits and problems of health?care robots in aged care settings: A comparison trial” “ Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol.35, Issue 1, 2015, pp.23 – 29, Wiley, https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12190,
- C. Jayawardena, K. Watanabe, and K. Izumi ” “Controlling a robot manipulator with fuzzy voice commands using a probabilistic neural network” “ Neural Computing and Applications, vol.16, 2007, pp.155 – 166, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-006-0056-8,
- C. Jayawardena, I. Kuo, E. Broadbent and B. A. MacDonald ” “Socially Assistive Robot HealthBot: Design, Implementation, and Field Trials” “ IEEE Systems Journal, vol.10, Issue 3, 2016, pp.1056 – 1067, IEEE, 10.1109/JSYST.2014.2337882.,
- I. Kuo, C. Jayawardena, E. Broadbent, et al. ” “Multidisciplinary Design Approach for Implementation of Interactive Services” “ International journal of social robotics, vol.3, 2011, pp.443 – 456, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-011-0115-x,
- C. Jayawardena, K. Watanabe, and K. Izumi ” “Posture control of robot manipulators with fuzzy voice commands using a fuzzy coachplayer system” “ Advanced Robotics, vol.21, Issue 3-4, 2020, pp.293 – 328, Taylor Francis, https://doi.org/10.1163/156855307780131983,
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
- C Jayawardena, IH Kuo, and U Unger et al. Deployment of a service robot to help older people in IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), year 2020, Taipei, pp.5990 – 5995, IEEE, 2010,
- R. Q. Stafford, E. Broadbent, C. Jayawardena, U. Unger, I. Han Kuo, A. Igic, R. Wong, N. Kerse, C. Watson, and B. A. MacDonald Improved robot attitudes and emotions at a retirement home after meeting a robot in 19th International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication (ROMAN), year 2020, Viareggio, pp.82 – 87, IEEE, 2010,
- C. Datta, C. Jayawardena, I. H. Kuo and B. A. MacDonald RoboStudio: A visual programming environment for rapid authoring and customization of complex services on a personal service robot in 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), year 2012, Vilamoura, pp.2352 – 2357, IEEE, 2012,
- C. Jayawardena, I. Kuo, C. Datta, R. Q. Stafford, E. Broadbent and B. A. MacDonald Design, implementation and field tests of a socially assistive robot for the elderly: HealthBot version 2 in 2012 4th IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), year 2012, Rome, pp.1837 – 1842, IEEE, 2012,
- P. Tiwari, J. Warren, K. Day, B. MacDonald, C. Jayawardena, I. Han Kuo, A. Igic, C. Datta Feasibility study of a robotic medication assistant for the elderly in Proceedings of the Twelfth Australasian User Interface Conference, year 2011, CRPIT,
- E. Broadbent, C. Jayawardena, R. Q. Stafford, and B. A. MacDonald Human-robot interaction research to improve quality of life in elder care – An approach and issues in AAAI Workshop, year 2011, pp.13 – 19, AAAI, 2011,
- S. Narayan, C. Jayawardena, J. Wang, W. Ma and G. Geetu Performance test of IEEE 802.11ac wireless device in 2015 International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics (ICCCI), year 2015, Coimbatore, pp.1 – 6, IEEE,
- C. Jayawardena, K. Watanabe, and K. Izumi Knowledge acquisition by a sub-coach in a coach-player system for controlling a robot in The 4th International Conference on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM2004), year 2004,
- C. Jayawardena, K. Watanabe, and K. Izumi Probabilistic Neural Network Based Learning from Fuzzy Voice Commands for Controlling a Robot in International Conference on Control, Automation, and Systems (ICCAS), year 2004, Bangkok,
- S. B. Senevirathna, and C. Jayawardena, et al. Carrier Frequency Offset Estimation for OFDM System using Extended Kalman Filter in 4th International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, year 2008, Colombo, pp.351 – 354, IEEE,
BOOK CHAPTERS
- E. Broadbent, K. Peri, N. Kerse, C. Jayawardena, I. Han Kuo, C. Datta, B. MacDonald ” Robots in Older People’s Homes to Improve Medication Adherence and Quality of Life: A Randomised Cross-Over Trial “ M. Beetz, B. Johnston, M. A. Williams, Social Robotics, 2014, Springer, Cham, pp.64 – 73,
- C. Datta, B. A. MacDonald, C. Jayawardena, and I. H. Kuo ” Programming Behaviour of a Personal Service Robot with Application to Healthcare “ S. S. Ge, O. Khatib, J. J. Cabibihan, R. Simmons, M. A. Williams, Social Robotics , 2012, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,
