After working in the industries and R&D sector in different countries, mostly in the field of sensors and systems for many years, currently working in the academia with Focus on sensors, sensor modelling, sensor data fusion using AI techniques. Main interests in sensors and measurements related to process industries, environmental monitoring, AI based Assistive Technologies and Monitoring Stability of Power Grids. Ultrasonic flowmetering, and multimodal process tomography coupled to machine learning are of current interest. In collaboration with some actors in the health sector in Norway, involved in sensors and sensor data analysis and fusion. Body Sensor Networks (BSN) in the health sector and assisted living.
Responsibilities
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Hard/Soft Sensors in Process Industries, Assistive Technology, Body Sensor Network
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Measurements and Instrumentation
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Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
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Supervision of Bachelor and Master Projects
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Process Lab for Tomographic Applications & Sensor Lab for various applications
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Supervision of PhD candidates
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Charter & Code
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Climate Budget, Renewable Energy, Hydrogen Technology
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International Collaboration involving Academia, Industries and Organisations
Competences
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Sensors and Signal Processing
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Sensor Data Fusion/ Sensor Network
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Ultrasonic Flowmetering
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Acoustic Emission
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Multimodal Process Tomography
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Body Sensor Networks (BSN)
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Assited Living
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Artificial Intelligence
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Life Long Learning (LLL)
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STEM, STEAM+
CV
- 1973 Ceylon Electricity Board / Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation
- 1974-1976 Assistant Lecturer, Department Electronics & Telecommunications, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
- 1977-1978 Tutor Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Technische Universität Berlin. Scholarship Holder Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, West Germany.
- 1977 July/August Schleicher Relais GmbH, West Berlin
- 1978-1983 Research Fellow, Technische Universität Berlin, West Berlin, West Germany
- 1983 -1992 Research Scientist / Senior Scientist at Chr. Michelsen Institute for Science and Intellectual Freedom, Dept. of Science and Technology, Bergen, Norway. Project Leader for Ultrasonic Gas Flowmetering, Project Leader for Sand Detection using acoustic emission techniques.
- 1992 Associate Professor Sensorics/ Measurements and Instrumentation, University College Bergen, Norway. Internship, United Nations Center for Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD), New York.
- 1997 -2000 Professor Process Measurements & Sensorics, University College Telemark/ University College Bergen
- 2003-2011 Project Manager, MULTIPROCON (Multivariable Process Control in HighTemperature and High Pressure Environments Using Multi Sensor Data Fusion), SINTEF (Tel-Tek), Porsgrunn (Research Council of Norway & Industries). The strategic research programme MULTIPROCON was financially supported by the Research Council of Norway and some key industrial actors in Norway dedicated to R&D work related to sensors, sensor data fusion, soft sensors, and software for multivariable process control in demanding environments. Five researchers from this project have earned their doctoral degrees in collaboration with academia in Norway and abroad. Many bachelor and master students did their case studies and final year projects in MULTIPROCON.
- 1997- 2021 Professor Process Measurements & Sensorics, University College Telemak/ University College Southeast Norway/University of South-Eastern Norway
- 2021 - Professor Emeritus and member of AMOC (Applied Modeling and Control - Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge (usn.no).