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An Analysis Of Daylighting Performance Of Learning Spaces In Local Government Sector Schools In Kandy

Wijesundara, A; Gamage, W [Article-Full-text]

Natural lighting creates a pleasant environment, promotes healthier conditions and saves energy, and is an important factor in the design of education institutions. Many research indicates the positive impacts of better ...
Analysis of issues in sustainable water management of irrigation systems: case of a developing country

Sirimewan, DC; Mendis, APKD; Rajini, D; Samaraweera, A; Manjula, NHC [Article-Full-text]

Purpose Sustaining the irrigated agriculture, while conserving the natural eco-system, are the two main objectives of sustainable water management (SWM) in irrigation. Achieving both the objectives simultaneously is a ...
Analysis Of Relationship Between Urban Sprawl And Its Driving Factors: A Case Of Small And Medium Town In Sri Lanka

Manesha, EPP; Jayasinghe, A [Article-Full-text]

Measuring the level of urban sprawl is a challenging task that lacks a clear universal method. Therefore, it is worthwhile to investigate whether results differ with the methods utilized, to compute the level of urban ...
Anomaly detection in high-dimensional data

Talagala, PD; Hyndman, RJ; Miles, KM [Article-Full-text]

The HDoutliers algorithm is a powerful unsupervised algorithm for detecting anomalies in high-dimensional data, with a strong theoretical foundation. However, it suffers from some limitations that significantly hinder its ...
Application of soft landings concept in Sri Lanka to narrow the building performance gap, enablers and barriers

Samarakkody, A; Perera, K. [Article-Full-text]

Purpose – Like in many other countries, in Sri Lanka, minimal attention is paid to the performance of a building after it has been taken over by its end-user. Hence, a gap often exists between the actual performance of ...
An assessment on the test setups used for energy labeling of ceiling fans

Casseer, DR; Ranasinghe, C [Article-Full-text]

Ceiling fans are used all over the world as a mean of enhancing indoor thermal comfort. A number of grading programs have been initiated for assessing energy performance of ceiling fans, such as ANSI/AMCA 230, Energy Star, ...
Attitudes on euthanasia among medical students and doctors in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study

Herath, HMMTB; Wijayawardhana, KWSM; Wickramarachchi, UI; Rodrigo, C [Article-Full-text]

Background Euthanasia is a topic of intense ethical debate and it is illegal in most countries at present, including Sri Lanka. The aim of this descriptive cross-sectional study of medical students and practicing doctors ...
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.
Barriers to implementing waste-to-energy projects in Sri Lanka: a PESTEL analysis

Kumarasiri, B; Dissanayake, P [Article-Full-text]

Purpose It is no surprise that garbage is not garbage for some. It is money. This is why garbage has been overestimated to a point that money allocated for waste-to-energy (WtE) projects feed individual pockets. Many ...
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 ...
Bond characteristics of CFRP strengthened concrete members bonded using Modified Engineered Cementitious Composite

Widanage, C; Gamage, JCPH; De Silva, GIP [Article-Full-text]

This study focuses on the development of an insulating cementitious adhesive for bonding Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) fabrics to a concrete surface. The epoxy adhesive which is the generally used adhesive for ...
Brain-inspired spiking neural networks for decoding and understanding muscle activity and kinematics from electroencephalography signals during hand movements

Kumarasinghe, K.; Kasabov, N; Taylor, D [Article-Full-text]

Compared to the abilities of the animal brain, many Artificial Intelligence systems have limitations which emphasise the need for a Brain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence paradigm. This paper proposes a novel Brain-Inspired ...
Carbon capturing for emissions reduction at building level: A market assessment from a building management perspective

Pokhrel, SR; Hewage, K; Shrestha, GC; Karunathilake, H; Li, E; Sadiq, R [Article-Full-text]

Global climate change is a key concern in today’s world, especially with the growth of population and industrial activities. One of the biggest sources of climate change is anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. In Canada, ...
Challenges in multi-agency collaboration in disaster management: A Sri Lankan perspective

Abdeen, FN; Fernando, T; Kulatunga, U; Hettige, S; Ranasinghe, KDA [Article-Full-text]

This study was aimed at investigating the current challenges prevailing in relation to multi-agency collaboration during disaster management and at the strategies that should be implemented in order to overcome such challenges. ...
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 ...
Community-level decentralized energy system planning under uncertainty: A comparison of mathematical models for strategy development

Prabatha, T; Karunathilake, H; Shotorbani, AM; Sadiq, R; Hewage, K [Article-Full-text]

Distributed energy systems renewable energy are one solution to the environmental and economic concerns of energy use. While energy planning and optimization have been conducted mainly as a mathematical exercise, practical ...
Comparative evaluation of solar PV hosting capacity enhancement using Volt-VAr and Volt-Watt control strategies

Chathurangi, D; Jayatunga, U; Perera, S; Agalgaonkar, AP; Siyambalapitiya, T [Article-Full-text]

Integration of solar photovoltaic systems to low-voltage distribution networks is witnessing an unprecedented growth in many parts of the world. Although solar photovoltaic generation is of significant benefit from a ...
Comparative life-cycle cost (LCC) study of green and traditional industrial buildings in Sri Lanka

Weerasinghe, AS; Ramachandra, T; Rotimi, JOB [Article-Full-text]

The demand for green buildings is growing, but the trend is below the expected level due to the perceived higher construction cost required by building investors. In addition, the industry or the practitioners knowledge ...

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