Research

Intelligent robotic systems, control theory, and machine learning.

3Publications
1Citations
1h-index
2Years Active
2Conferences

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Research Statement

My research focuses on intelligent robotic systems that operate reliably in unstructured real-world environments. I work at the intersection of robotics, control theory, and machine learning — developing frameworks for dynamic modeling, motion control, and autonomous navigation. My long-term goal is to contribute to robots that can perceive, reason, and act with human-level adaptability, with applications in assistive robotics and industrial automation.

Research Interests

Robotics & Mobile Robotics

Design and control of autonomous mobile robots, locomotion strategies, and real-world deployment challenges.

Control Systems & Dynamics

Kinematic and dynamic modeling, motion control, trajectory planning, and real-time control architectures.

Reinforcement Learning

Applying RL to robot control and decision-making problems, including sim-to-real transfer.

Computer Vision & Deep Learning

Visual perception for robotics including SLAM, object detection, semantic segmentation, and AR integration.

Publications

Peer-reviewed papers, preprints, and works in progress

PublishedPresentedUnder ReviewPreprintIn Preparation
PublishedMERCon 2024 — IEEE

Enabling Immersive Indoor Navigation and Control Through Augmented Reality With Computer Vision

Authors: M. Pasan Sanjaya Fernando, A. G. Tharindu Gimras, J. M. Budshan P. Jayasundara, D. P. Chandima

Integrates computer vision, AR, and cloud-based communication to create a real-time 3D map of a robot's surroundings for an immersive indoor robot control experience, with 1 cm accuracy depth estimation using Microsoft Kinect V2 and semantic segmentation.

Augmented RealityComputer VisionRobot Monitoring SystemCloud Integration3D Object Rendering
PresentedICIPRoB 2026 — IEEE (Pending)

ICIPRoB 2026 Paper 1 — Best Poster Award (Full citation coming soon)

Authors: To be updated upon IEEE publication

🏆 Best Poster Award. Presented as a poster at the 4th International Conference on Image Processing and Robotics (ICIPRoB 2026), March 7–8, 2026, Sri Lanka. Full citation available upon IEEE publication.

Computer visionCloud computingAccuracyThree-dimensional displaysRendering (computer graphics)
PresentedICIPRoB 2026 — IEEE (Pending)

Presented Paper 2 — ICIPRoB 2026 (Full citation coming soon)

Authors: To be updated upon IEEE publication

Presented as an oral presentation at the 4th International Conference on Image Processing and Robotics (ICIPRoB 2026), March 7–8, 2026, Sri Lanka. Full citation available upon IEEE publication.

Reconfigurable robotsPath planningShape-aware AlgorithmComputer Vision
In PreparationICRA 2027 — IEEE (Pending)

Writing Journal — Planning for Robotics and Automation Letters(RAL)

Authors: To be updated

Currently writing a paper for submission to the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2027, focusing on advanced robotics research. Full citation will be available upon IEEE publication.

Mobile RoboticsControl SystemsSim to RealReinforcement LearningResidual Networks

Research Projects

Ongoing and completed research projects

AR Indoor Navigation & Robot Control

Integrates computer vision, Augmented Reality (AR), and AWS cloud services to create a real-time 3D map of a robot's surroundings, enabling immersive indoor robot monitoring and control with 1 cm depth accuracy using Microsoft Kinect V2.

M. Pasan Sanjaya Fernando, A.G. Tharindu Gimras, J.M. Budshan P. Jayasundara, D.P. Chandima

Computer Vision
AR
AWS
Kinect V2
Semantic Segmentation

Academic Services

Conference Reviewer/Editor:
ICARC 2025 (Reviewer)
MERCon 2025 (Editorial Team)
Teaching Assistant:
Aug-Sep 2023

Introduction to Gazebo (EE4214 Robotics and Control)

University of Moratuwa
Sep-Sep 2023

Research Paper Writing with Overleaf (EE-Term 1-Intake 2024)

University of Moratuwa
Jan–Mar 2023

React.js and CSS

MIHA Institute

Collaborators & Labs

References

Available upon request

Prof. A.G.B.P. Jayasekara

Professor & Head, Dept. of Electrical Engineering

University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

jayasekara@uom.lk

Prof. Chinthaka Premachandra

Professor, Dept. of Electronic Engineering

Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

premachandra@sic.shibaura-it.ac.jp