Graduate Research Assistant, Intelligent Service Robotics Group, University of Moratuwa. Research focused on dynamics modelling, reinforcement learning, and sim-to-real transfer for real-world robot deployment.
Pursuing an M.Sc. (Research) on RL-based motion control for electric wheelchairs , caster dynamics characterisation and residual RL networks for sim-to-real trajectory correction.
- M.Sc. (Research) , University of Moratuwa (2024 - present)
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Electrical Engineering , GPA 3.56 , Dean's List
- 3 peer-reviewed publications (3 IEEE , MERCon 2024 , ICIPRoB 2026 x 2)
- 🏆 Best Poster Award , ICIPRoB 2026
- 📬 Actively seeking PhD positions in Robotics
| Area | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| Wheelchair Robotics | Caster dynamics characterisation and residual RL for sim-to-real trajectory correction | Dynamics Modelling RL Sim-to-Real |
| Reconfigurable Robots | Shape-aware path planning for the Smorphi modular robot in constrained environments | Path Planning Mobile Robotics |
| AR & Computer Vision | Indoor navigation via depth estimation (Kinect V2), semantic segmentation (YOLO/OWL-ViT), and AWS IoT | AR Depth Estimation Segmentation |
Interests: Mobile Robotics , Reinforcement Learning , Sim-to-Real , Motion Control , Dynamic Modelling , Computer Vision , Visual SLAM , HRI
| Year | Title | Venue | Links | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CasteriX: A Wheel Configurable Caster Wheel-Based Prototype Design for Electric Wheelchair Motion Dynamics Research | ICIPRoB 2026 | 🏆 Award , Cert , 📑 IEEE | Best Poster , IEEE Published |
| 2026 | Adaptive Navigation of a Transformer Robot in Warehouse Environments | ICIPRoB 2026 | Cert , 📑 IEEE | Oral , IEEE Published |
| 2024 | Enabling Immersive Indoor Navigation and Control Through Augmented Reality With Computer Vision | MERCon 2024 | 📑 IEEE | IEEE Published |
| Date | |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | 📑 Both ICIPRoB 2026 papers published on IEEE Xplore |
| Mar 2026 | 🌐 Launched personal research website tharindugimras.com |
| Mar 2026 | 🏆 Best Poster Award at ICIPRoB 2026 |
| Mar 2026 | Presented 2 papers at ICIPRoB 2026 (1 poster , 1 oral) |
| Mar 2026 | Started as Graduate Research Assistant at University of Moratuwa |
| Aug 2025 | Editorial Team Member at MERCon 2025 |
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 🏆 Best Poster Award , ICIPRoB 2026 , Certificate |
| 2024 | Dean's List , University of Moratuwa (SGPA 3.97) |
| 2022 | First Runner-Up , IEEE Y2NPRO Phasor Measurement Units Competition , Certificate |
| Role | Event | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Reviewer | ICARC 2025 | 2025 |
| Editorial Team | MERCon 2025 , Appreciation Letter | 2025 |
| Teaching Assistant | Introduction to Gazebo , University of Moratuwa | 2023 |
| Teaching Assistant | Research Paper Writing with Overleaf , University of Moratuwa | 2023 |
| Teaching Assistant | React.js and CSS , MIHA Institute | 2023 |
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📬 Open to PhD Opportunities in Robotics
