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Automatic vehicle number plate recognition : using deep learning algorithms to estimate the vehicle storage

Manoli, N; Sivakumar, T [Article-Full-text]

Identification and tracking of vehicles are essential for control and surveillance of transport systems. It is important not only for traffic control but also to estimate vehicle storage within a cordon of city.
Autonomous vehicles for urban air mobility : future of mobility

Dahanayaka, M; Thibbotuwawa, A [Article-Full-text]

Urban mobility is evolving with the arrival of autonomous vehicles which contributes for a unique fundamental change. The environmental and social concerns have brought the quest to redesign urban mobility sustainably.
Bolgoda chat : the teaching Vice-Chancellor

Karunathilake, H; Witharana, S [Article-Full-text]

When I think of my early days, there are two experiences that made a profound influence on my future career. My father was an Assistant Station Master, and he taught me all aspects of managing a railway station except ...
Bolgoda chat, crossing the borders in his own way: An interview with Emeritus Professor P A De Silva

Karunathilake, Hirushie; Witharana, Sanjeeva [Article-Full-text]

IPT gained university status in 1972. However, in 1966 we had received a status equivalent to a university, under the name “Ceylon College of Technology”. I remember one interesting incident from that time. The first vice ...
Cognitively intelligent models for Human-Robot interaction with MIRob

Sirithunga, C; Jayasekara, B [Article-Full-text]

Moratuwa Intelligent Robot, shortened as MIRob, is the first successful outcome of the research conducted by the Intelligent Service Robotics Group (ISRG) of the Department of Electrical Engineering-UoM. The tremendous ...
Consumption of chilled water stored in a PET bottle multiple times: are we quenching thirst or gulping phthalates?

Jayaweera, M; Perera, H; Dhanushika, G; Gunawardane, B [Article-Full-text]

The statistics forecast that the production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles worldwide in 2016 was about 485 billion, and the same in 2021, has been approximately 583 billion. Although such productions in many ...
Curating Kandyan traditional clothing in the UNESCO world cultural heritage in digital paradigm

Karunaratne, PVM; Ranathunga, GM; De Silva, SSV [Article-Full-text]

Historical notions of cultural values in the heritage sector have been identified by holders of curatorial expertise based at institutions with large collections of artifacts. However, the rise of new digital technologies ...
Decolourization of textile dyes and textile industry effluent in a fixed bed biofilm reactor using native microorganisms

Madhushika, G; Ariyadasa, T; Gunawardena, S [Article-Full-text]

Textile and apparel industry plays a huge role in the Sri Lankan industrial sector, accounting more than 40% of export earnings in the country. Textile wet processing produces large volumes of coloured effluents which have ...
Enhancing the power of understanding

Karunananda, AS [Article-Full-text]

Power of understanding is a rewarding cognitive capacity required for all of us from early childhood to the highest level of intellectual settings. Among other things, the concept of understanding plays a vital role in education.
Ensuring the safety of Sri Lankan hospitals: adaptation of the WHO “Safe Hospital” initiative to Sri Lanka

Siriwardana, C [Article-Full-text]

As a critical infrastructure, hospitals have to play a pivotal role in the health and well-being of a community. Specially during a disaster, hospitals are supposed to treat victims while continuing their day-to-day functions.
Enterprise Robotic process automation

Vitharanage, IM; Gamage, AIT [Article-Full-text]

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is an emerging technology widely used across multiple sectors such as human resources, healthcare, finance, accounting, manufacturing, higher education and supply chain management, etc.
First-principles calculation on electronic properties of Bismuth-halide inorganic perovskites for solar cell

Sewvandi, GA; Jayawardane, JTST [Article-Full-text]

Solar energy is a commonly used alternate source of energy and it can be utilized based on the principle of the photovoltaic effect. The photovoltaic effect converts sun energy into electrical energy using photovoltaic ...
Have difficulty standing up? soft exosuitsare here to help!

Kulasekera, A; Arumathanthri, R; Chathuranga, D; Gopura, R; Lalitharathne, T [Article-Full-text]

Soft robotics is a novel disruptive technology that is revolutionizing the fields of robotics. Innovative use of compliant materials by researchers has elevated soft robotics over contemporary technologies. The Computational ...
iGrasp Robotic prosthetic hand

Widanage, KND; Perera, ULS; Dasanayake, NP; Viduranga, RKP; Siyambalagoda, SAPK; Cooray, TMGCSP; Fernando, KRT; Ranaweera, RKPS; Gopura, RARC [Article-Full-text]

e are living in an era in which technology is shaping the world at an incredible speed. In this wake, the Bionics laboratory of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Moratuwa is doing inspiring ...
The Impact of incentives and regulatory regimes on changing customer behavior : a study based on the Power Utility Customer Segments in Sri Lanka

Jayaratne, W; Dasanayaka, S; Mudalige, D [Article-Full-text]

This study aims to develop a scientific model to ascertain the impact of incentives, regulatory regimes, and new technology products on the behavior of different customer segments of the electricity market, in order to ...
Impacts of the first COVID-19 lockdown on mobility and consumption of households in Sri Lanka : results of a survey

De Silva, MM; Perera, HN; Kumarage, AS [Article-Full-text]

Sri Lanka was introduced to an unnamed virus on 27th January 2020 when a Chinese tourist was diagnosed with it [1]. Within 8 weeks, the virus named COVID-19 had begun infecting the local population, and the government was ...
Increasing the political involvement and political literacy of Sri Lankan youth – A communication design aspect

Rodrigo, T [Article-Full-text]

Majority of the younger generation of Sri Lanka in particular have a very low regard for the whole subject of politics. The reason for this has been the political dysfunction that they witness in their day-to-day lives. ...
An Innovative approachto produce soil-based building products

Malkanthi, SN; Perera, AADAJ [Article-Full-text]

Soil has been used as a building material in different forms, such as mud, adobe, rammed earth, and bricks. Compressed Stabilized Earth Block (CSEB), a form of soil blocks with different additives including cement, fly ...
Intelligent fall detection and notification system for IoT based smart home environments

Kalinga, T; Jayasekara, B; Perera, I [Article-Full-text]

Throughout the history of technology, various mechanisms to support the elderly and the disabled have been introduced as a remedy for the inadequacy of caregivers to provide them with the required assistance in leading an ...
Introducing a smart phone-based travel survey application

Jeeewanthi, B; Kumarage, A; Rathnayaka, A; Perera, AS [Article-Full-text]

Travel demand models, which are simplified representations of the real-world trip decision making processes, involve a series of steps that attempt to simulate complex human behaviour.

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