Dr Chathurika Mediwaththe

Research Fellow

CSIT Building (108)

u1049257@anu.edu.au

chathurika.mediwaththe@anu.edu.au

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Dr Chathurika Mediwaththe is currently a research fellow with School of Engineering and the Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program at the Australian National University. She obtained a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and a BSc (Hons.) (1st class) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Her research interests are in mathematical modelling, optimisation and control, game theory, and data analysis with applications in power systems including distributed energy storage and renewable power generation integration, electricity demand-side management, and smart grids.

*** I am looking for PhD/Mphil students who have research interests in power systems and smart grid, including areas specified in the Research Interests section to support through the upcoming ANU PhD scholarship rounds. Both domestic and international rounds will be conisdered. Prospective students with solid background in mathematics including optimisation, control, game theory, agent-based modelling, and/or multi-agent systems (MAS) are highly desirable.

Interested applicants should hold a 1st class Honours and/or Master's degree in electrical and electronic engineering, computer science, applied mathematics or in a related discipline with a sufficient research component. Please contact me directly via my email with your academic CV & transcripts. For more information, please see https://cecs.anu.edu.au/study/phd-mphil.

ENGN8120 - Systems Modelling (Convener & Lecturer)

ENGN8831 - Integration of Renewable Energy into Power Systems and Microgrids (Convener & Lecturer)

- Renewable energy generation and energy storage integration

- Electrified transportation systems

- Microgrids

- Distribution networks

- Power Systems Engineering

- Smart Grid

- Demand-side Management

- Mathematical modelling, optimisation and control, Multi Agent Systems (MAS) & game theory, machine learning

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IEMj8vkAAAAJ&hl=en

Peer-reviewed Journal Publications

Chathurika. P. Mediwaththe, E. R. Stephens, D. B. Smith and A. Mahanti, "A Dynamic Game for Electricity Load Management in Neighborhood Area Networks," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2016
Chathurika. P. Mediwaththe, E. Stephens, D. B. Smith and A. Mahanti, "Competitive Energy Trading Framework for Demand-side Management in Neighborhood Area Networks," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2017
Chathurika. P. Mediwaththe, D. B. Smith, "Game-theoretic Electric Vehicle Charging Management Resilient to Non-Ideal User Behavior," IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2018
Chathurika P. Mediwaththe, M. Shaw, S. Halgamuage, D.B Smith, P. Scott, "An Incentive-compatible Energy Trading Framework for Neighborhood Area Networks with Shared Energy Storage", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2019
N.I Nimalsiri, C.P. Mediwaththe, E.L.Ratnam, M. Shaw, D.B. Smith, S.K. Halgamuge, " A Survey of Algorithms for Distrbuted Charging Control of Electric Vehicles in Smart Grid", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2019

International Conference Publications and Presentations

Chathurika. P. Mediwaththe, "An Incentive-compatible Energy Trading Framework for Neighborhood Area Networks with Shared Energy Storage," IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe), 2019
Chathurika. P. Mediwaththe, D. B. Smith, "Game-theoretic demand-side management robust to non-ideal consumer behavior in smart grid," IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, 2016
M.A.M. Manaz, D.B.W. Abeywardana, Chathurika P. Mediwaththe, K.M. Liyanage and A. Yokoyama, " Active and reactive power balancing of ubiquitous power networks considering voltage constraints", IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, 2012
D.B.W. Abeywardana, M.A.M Manaz, Chathurika P. Mediwaththe and K.M. Liyanage, "Improved shared transformer cell balancing of Li-ion batteries" IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, 2012
Chathurika. P. Mediwaththe, K. E. Wijwthilake, D. B. W. Abeywardana, S. E. Wijethilake, J.V. Wijayakulasooriya, and D. Uduwawala, " Non-invasive cross sectional imaging using electric capacitance tomography", IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, 2011