Shirantha Welikala
Assistant Professor
Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Education
- PhD (2021) Boston University (Systems Engineering)
- MS (2019) Boston University (Systems Engineering)
- BS (2015) University of Peradeniya (Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
Research
Cyber-Physical Systems
Network Systems
Multi-Agent Systems
Control and Optimization
Applied Artificial Intelligence
Network Systems
Multi-Agent Systems
Control and Optimization
Applied Artificial Intelligence
General Information
Shirantha Welikala is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA (joined Fall 2023). He received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 2015 and the M.Sc. and the Ph.D. degrees in Systems Engineering from Boston University, Brookline, MA, USA, in 2019 and 2021, respectively. From 2015 to 2017, he was a Temporary Instructor/Research Assistant in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. From 2021 to 2023, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA. His main research interests include control and optimization of cooperative multi-agent systems, control of networked systems, passivity-based control, control and topology co-design, machine-learning, robotics, and smart grid. He has received several awards, including the 2015 Ceylon Electricity Board Gold Medal, the 2019 and 2023 President's Awards for Scientific Research in Sri Lanka, the 2021 Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award in Systems Engineering at Boston University and the 2022 Best Paper Award at the 30th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation held in Athens, Greece.
Honors and Awards
[A15] Best paper award, 30th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Athens, Greece, 2022.
[A14] Rising Star in Cyber-Physical Systems, 1st CPS Rising Stars Workshop, University of Virginia, VA, USA, 2022.
[A13] President’s Award for Scientific Research, Government of Sri Lanka, 2022.
[A12] Outstanding Dissertation Award, Division of Systems Engineering, Boston University, MA, USA, 2021.
[A11] President’s Award for Scientific Research, Government of Sri Lanka, 2019.
[A10] Ceylon Electricity Board Gold Medal, for the Best Performance in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A9] Ceylon Electricity Board prize, for the Best Performance in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A8] Prof. W.P. Jayasekara Prize, for the Best Final Year Research Project in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A7] Prof. E.F. Bartholomeusz Prize, for the Best Performance in Engineering Mathematics, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A6] Prof. E.F. Bartholomeusz Prize, for the Best FYRP in terms of Engineering Mathematics, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A5] Prof. W.M.G. Fernando Prize, for the Best Performance in Electronic Communications, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A4] Bronze Medal - International Physics Olympiad, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011.
[A3] Participant - Asian Physics Olympiad, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 2011.
[A2] Gold Medal - National Physics Olympiad, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2010.
[A1] Silver Medal - National Mathematics Olympiad, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2010.
[A14] Rising Star in Cyber-Physical Systems, 1st CPS Rising Stars Workshop, University of Virginia, VA, USA, 2022.
[A13] President’s Award for Scientific Research, Government of Sri Lanka, 2022.
[A12] Outstanding Dissertation Award, Division of Systems Engineering, Boston University, MA, USA, 2021.
[A11] President’s Award for Scientific Research, Government of Sri Lanka, 2019.
[A10] Ceylon Electricity Board Gold Medal, for the Best Performance in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A9] Ceylon Electricity Board prize, for the Best Performance in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A8] Prof. W.P. Jayasekara Prize, for the Best Final Year Research Project in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A7] Prof. E.F. Bartholomeusz Prize, for the Best Performance in Engineering Mathematics, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A6] Prof. E.F. Bartholomeusz Prize, for the Best FYRP in terms of Engineering Mathematics, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A5] Prof. W.M.G. Fernando Prize, for the Best Performance in Electronic Communications, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015.
[A4] Bronze Medal - International Physics Olympiad, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011.
[A3] Participant - Asian Physics Olympiad, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 2011.
[A2] Gold Medal - National Physics Olympiad, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2010.
[A1] Silver Medal - National Mathematics Olympiad, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2010.
Courses
EE 602 Analytical Methods in Electrical Engineering (Fall 2023, Fall 2024)
EE/CPE 345 Modeling and Simulation (Spring 2024)
EE/CPE 345 Modeling and Simulation (Spring 2024)