Selected Articles from the International Conference on Emerging Concepts and Research in Integrated Sustainable Adaptation : ECRISA 2026, 29-30 January, Colombo, Sri Lanka

This book highlights selected peer-reviewed articles from the International Conference on Emerging Concepts and Research in Integrated Sustainable Adaptation, ERICSA 2026, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, under the theme “Technological Synergies for a sustainable Sri Lanka.” This conference offers a vital platform to publish academic and innovative industrial solutions in wide array of subject domains, namely, electronics and communication engineering, information technology, space technology and its applications, robotics, and astronomy. Other than above multidisciplinary subject domains, the conference include a unique Industry Track, which consists of short articles showcasing innovative products and solutions. The primary beneficiaries include practicing engineers, scientists, graduate students, and other professionals engaged in research, development, and innovation.

Emeritus Prof. Dhammika A. Tantrigoda has over 40 years of distinguished career as Academic and Researcher at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, pioneering Solid Earth Geophysics in Sri Lanka. His research significantly contributed to the knowledge of the region’s shallow subsurface structure. He served as Head of the Department, Dean of Graduate Studies, and University Council Member. A Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences since 1996, he also held FRAS status (1994–2004) and was President of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011. He served as Chairman of NASTEC and ACCIMT and is currently Chancellor of the Open University of Sri Lanka.

Prof. Upul Sonnadara completed his Ph.D. and postdoctoral research at the University of Pittsburgh, contributing to experiments in Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Returning to Sri Lanka in 1995, he joined the University of Colombo, where he now holds Chair of Physics and serves as Dean of the Faculty of Science. His research spans computational and instrumentation physics. He has received multiple national and international awards, affiliated with CERN’s CMS experiment, and is Active Member of several professional bodies.

Prof. Nihal Kularatna currently serves as Professor at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, where he also earned his Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree. With over 45 years in electronics research, he has published over 160 peer-reviewed papers and authored ten influential books in areas such as power electronics, surge protection, and energy storage.

Professor Prasad M. Jayaweera currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Computing at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He earned his Ph.D. from Stockholm University and the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. He has held prestigious research fellowships at the University of Reading (UK), University of Namur (Belgium), and SYSLAB in Sweden. His research, widely published in national and international forums, focuses on process modeling, process patterns, and e-commerce systems.

Professor R.M.K.G.S.P.B. Koswatte is a Professor in the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Faculty of Geomatics, at Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, and serves as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He holds a PhD in Spatial Sciences from the University of Southern Queensland, an MPhil in Earth Sciences from the University of Peradeniya, and a BSc in Surveying Sciences from Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. His research interests encompass crowdsourced geospatial data quality, Geospatial Data Science, GeoAI, and Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs). Professor Koswatte has made significant contributions to geospatial research, higher education, and academic leadership through his work in remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and emerging geospatial technologies.

Dr. Janaka Adassuriya earned his Ph.D. from the University of Colombo in 2021 and currently serves as Senior Lecturer at the same institution. Prior to this, he spent 18 years at the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, where he served as Research Scientist and later as Senior Research Scientist. His research focuses on asteroseismology, particularly the pulsation analysis of short-period variable stars. Dr. Adassuriya has published widely in both local and international forums and is Passionate Advocate for astronomy education among Sri Lankan students.

Ms. Janaki Athuraliya currently serves as Director (Electronics Engineering) at the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies. She holds a B.Sc. Eng. (Hons) and an M.Sc. from the University of Moratuwa and is Chartered Engineer. She is Member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka. Eng. Athuraliya has played a key role in developing infrastructure for lightning protection system testing and is Highly Experienced Consultant in Lightning Protection System design. Her research interests include surge protection and embedded control systems.