Lahiru Jayasuriya
Head Of The Department at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Top SchoolLahiru Jayasuriya is an academic leader and energy systems modeller with nine years of professional experience, currently heading the Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. He holds a PhD in integrated multi-vector energy systems from Cardiff University and has led research on decarbonisation pathways and interdependencies across energy, water, land and agriculture in both the UK and Sri Lanka. As a lecturer and curriculum developer he trains engineering technologists in renewable technologies, zero-emission networks and practical energy-use modules, while also serving in pastoral and warden roles that connect technical education to student welfare. His work has bridged academia, national policy stakeholders and international consortia (including UN agencies and the UK Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium), bringing model-driven evidence to national NDCs and infrastructure planning. Less obvious is his track record of building central research databases and integrated models to keep multidisciplinary teams aligned and research outputs reproducible.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Integrated multi-vector energy systems, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Integrated multi-vector energy systems at Cardiff University / Prifysgol CaerdyddBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering at University of PeradeniyaSecondary Education, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, Secondary Education, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Anuradhapura Central College
English, Tamil, Sinhala
Github Skills (12)
infrastructure8
simulation1
prediction-model1
high-resolution1
weather-data1
chemical-engineering1
energy1
noaa1
modeling-tool1
historical1
modelica1
scenarios1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
nismod/nismod2
Feb 2019 - Jan 2022
National Infrastructure Systems Model setup, configuration and tests
Contributions:152 commits, 2 PRs, 34 pushes in 2 years 10 months
infrastructure-systemsnationalinfrastructure
Jamie123142/planets
Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 comment in 1 day
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