Pasan Hettiarachchi
Principal Research Engineer at Uppsala University
Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden
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Top SchoolPasan Hettiarachchi is a Principal Research Engineer at Uppsala University with nearly a decade of experience bridging high-voltage engineering and experimental physics, focused on the physics of electrical discharges, lightning, and electromagnetic compatibility. He combines hands-on laboratory expertise—designing HV tests, building X‑ray scintillation detectors, and running high-speed photography of fast transients—with advanced numerical modelling of discharges, transient currents and X‑ray generation. His background spans academia and applied research roles, from PhD work characterizing X‑rays from sparks and lightning to operating remote lightning measurement stations in noisy electromagnetic environments. Comfortable with low-level programming and embedded systems as well as system administration, he solves EMC/EMI challenges across measurement platforms. Colleagues value him for turning complex experimental setups into robust, reproducible measurement systems and for an uncommon mix of instrument-building skill and simulation depth.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons) Special Degree, Engineering Physics, First Class Honours, BSc (Hons) Special Degree, Engineering Physics, First Class Honours at University of ColomboGCE Advanced Level, Physical Science, GCE Advanced Level, Physical Science at Royal College ColomboPhD, High Voltage Engineering and physics of electrical discharges, PhD, High Voltage Engineering and physics of electrical discharges at Uppsala University
Sinhalese, English, Swedish
Github Skills (8)
accelerometer10
data-processing6
desktop5
cpp5
machine-learning5
nextcloud4
xbmc3
kodi2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Ergo-Tools/WBV_Calculator
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Whole body vibration exposure calculation from Axivity accelerometers according to ISO2631 standard
Contributions:3 releases, 2 PRs, 72 pushes in 10 months
accelerometeraxivityiso2631whole-body-vibration
Ergo-Tools/ActiPASS
May 2022 - Jan 2023
The thigh-worn accelerometer data processing tool to find physical and sedentary behaviour
Contributions:7 releases, 78 commits, 153 PRs in 8 months
data-processingaccelerometer-datamachine-learningaccelerometeractigraph
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