Mr. Neel Karunasena

Lecturer
MPhil (Reading, Peradeniya), BSc (Special) in Electronics, YSF

Contact info

+94 76 881 20 01
neelk@eie.ruh.ac.lk
Room E121

About

Neel Karunasena has been a lecturer attached to the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering since 2023.  He obtained his Bachelor of Science (Special) Degree in Applied Electronics from the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.

Previously, he served as a temporary lecturer in the Department of Engineering Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Ruhuna. Additionally, he worked as a visiting lecturer at the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at SLIIT Academy. He was awarded the ‘Faculty Award’ for excellence in both academic and extracurricular activities and has been recognized on the Dean’s List.

Research Areas

Research Interests

  • Sensor fabrication and applications
  • Supercapacitors and battery
  • Device fabrication
  • Nanoelectronics

Teaching

  • EE 3301: Analog Electronics
  • EE 4303: Digital Electronics

Publications

Papers in Local Research Forums

  • I.G.P.N. Karunasena, K.P. Vidanapathirana, “Fabrication of polyaniline/exfoliated graphite based supercapacitor for low power applications”, in Proc. 8th Annual Symposium on Research and Industrial Training of Department of Electronics (ASRITE), Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2021, pp.9-16.

Abstracts

  • I.G.P.N. Karunasena, D.M.D.N. Bandara, W.A.M. Gunathilaka, S.H.T.D. Dharmadasa, R.M.S.M. Rathanayake, L. Wickramasinghe, “Development of An Optimized Capacity- Independent Electric Vehicle Battery Management System”, in International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (ICMR 2024), Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, India, and ESN Publications, India,2024, pp.10.