Curriculum Vitae

A detailed CV can be found here.

Education

• Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia, 2023
• M.Sc. Eng. in Electrical Power in Electrical Engineering, Sri Lanka, 2021
• B.Sc. (First class honours) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2016

Work experience

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Aug 2023 to present)
  • School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Queensland, Australia.
• Visiting Lecturer (May 2023 to August 2023)
  • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
• Power System Engineer (Part-time) (Sep 2022 to Feb 2023)
  • GSMT Consulting, Brisbane, Australia
• Temporary Lecturer (Oct 2018 to May 2019)
  • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
• Temporary Instructor (May 2018 to Oct 2018)
  • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
• Electrical & Mechanical Engineer (Oct 2016 to May 2018)
  • Star Industrial Machinery (Pvt) Ltd, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
• Trainee Engineer (Oct 2015 to Jan 2016)
  • Dialog Axiata PLC, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• Trainee Power System Engineer (Oct 2014 to Jan 2015)
  • Ceylon Electricity Board (Kandy branch), Sri Lanka.

Skills

• Power Systems
  • OpenDSS
  • RSCAD
  • PSS/E
  • PSCAD
• Data Analytics and Machine Learning
  • Python
  • R
  • TensorFlow
  • Google BigQuery
  • Microsoft Excel
• MATLAB and Simulink
• Linux High-performance Computing
• Control Theory and Mathematical Optimisation
• Electrical Machines

Publications

Control of Residential Air-conditioning Loads to Provide Regulation Services under Uncertainties

G. Lankeshwara, R. Sharma, R. Yan and T. K. Saha, "Control of Residential Air-conditioning Loads to Provide Regulation Services under Uncertainties," 2021 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), 2021, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/PESGM46819.2021.9637890.

A Real-time Control Approach to Maximise the Utilisation of Rooftop PV Using Dynamic Export Limits

G. Lankeshwara, "A Real-time Control Approach to Maximise the Utilisation of Rooftop PV Using Dynamic Export Limits," 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia), 2021, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ISGTAsia49270.2021.9715714.

Control algorithms to mitigate the effect of uncertainties in residential demand management

Lankeshwara, Gayan & Sharma, Rahul & Yan, Ruifeng & Saha, Tapan K., 2022. "Control algorithms to mitigate the effect of uncertainties in residential demand management," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 306(PA).

A hierarchical control scheme for residential air-conditioning loads to provide real-time market services under uncertainties

G. Lankeshwara, R. Sharma, R. Yan and T.K. Saha, "A hierarchical control scheme for residential air-conditioning loads to provide real-time market services under uncertainties," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 250, p. 123796, 2022.

Dynamic operating envelopes-enabled demand response in low-voltage residential networks

G. Lankeshwara and R. Sharma, "Dynamic operating envelopes-enabled demand response in low-voltage residential networks," 2022 IEEE PES 14th Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2022, doi: 10.1109/APPEEC53445.2022.10072108.

Allocation of Dynamic Operating Envelopes in Distribution Networks: Technical and Equitable Perspectives

M. R. Alam, P. T. H. Nguyen, L. Naranpanawe, T. K. Saha and G. Lankeshwara, 2023. "Allocation of Dynamic Operating Envelopes in Distribution Networks: Technical and Equitable Perspectives," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2023, doi:10.1109/TSTE.2023.3275082

Robust Provision of Demand Response from Thermostatically Controllable Loads using Lagrangian Relaxation

Gayan Lankeshwara and Rahul Sharma, "Robust Provision of Demand Response from Thermostatically Controllable Loads using Lagrangian Relaxation," International Journal of Control, 2023, doi: 10.1080/00207179.2023.2241579.

Time-varying Operating Regions of End-users and Feeders in Low-voltage Distribution Networks

G. Lankeshwara, R. Sharma, R. Yan, T. K. Saha and J. V. Milanovic, 2023. "Time-varying Operating Regions of End-users and Feeders in Low-voltage Distribution Networks," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2023, doi:10.1109/TPWRS.2023.3302421

Dynamic Operating Envelope-enabled P2P Trading to Maximise Financial Returns of Prosumers

M. I. Azim, G. Lankeshwara, W. Tushar, R. Sharma, M. R. Alam, T. K. Saha, M. Khorasany and R. Razzaghi, 2023. "Dynamic Operating Envelope-enabled P2P Trading to Maximise Financial Returns of Prosumers," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids, 2023, doi:10.1109/TSG.2023.3297366

Network-aware Demand Response in the Presence of Uncertainties

G. Lankeshwara, "Network-aware Demand Response in the Presence of Uncertainties," 2023, doi:10.14264/0b87703

Talks

PhD Confirmation Seminar

July 02, 2020

Talk at School of EECS - The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

UQ Power, Energy and Control Discipline Seminar

February 04, 2021

Talk at School of EECS - The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

PESGM 2021 Conference

July 26, 2021

Talk at Virtual, Virtual

PhD Thesis Review Seminar

December 14, 2022

Talk at School of EECS - The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

PhD Oral Examination

June 29, 2023

Talk at School of EECS - The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Teaching

Temporary Instructor

Temporary Lecturer

Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Visiting Lecturer

Professional Memberships

• Member (2016 to present)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA
• Associate Member (2017 to present)
  • Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)
• Associate Engineer (2017 to present)
  • Engineering Council Sri Lanka (ECSL)