Rate My Professor Sujeewa Hettiwatte

Dr. Sujeewa Hettiwatte serves as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Murdoch University in the School of Engineering and Information Technology, where he has undertaken teaching and research roles. He co-supervised two PhD candidates in electrical engineering and acted as principal supervisor for multiple undergraduate theses and honours projects. These include investigations into high-frequency modeling of transformer windings (2012), arc detection and fire safety aspects of low-voltage switchgear (2012), power transformer modeling for optimal performance (2015), demand response implementation in the residential sector (2016), reducing energy consumption through voltage optimization (2015), and design and construction of a tachometer (2014), among others. His contributions at Murdoch have focused on power systems, transformers, renewable energy integration, and demand response strategies.

Hettiwatte holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester (formerly UMIST), United Kingdom, a Master's degree, and a Bachelor's degree with Honours in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. His research interests include condition monitoring of power plants, grid integration of renewable energy sources, mathematical modeling and simulations, electrical energy generation, storage, transmission, networks and systems, electrical machines and drives, and photovoltaic power systems. Notable publications feature collaborations on demand response and voltage management, such as 'An analysis of the time of use electricity price in Australia' (2017), 'Public perceptions of demand flexibility through smart metering' (2018), 'Penetration Maximisation of Residential Rooftop PV in Isolated Power Systems' (2016), 'An Incentivized and Optimized Dynamic Mechanism for Demand Response for Managing Voltage in Distribution Networks' (2022), and 'Corrosion detection in steel reinforced aluminium conductor cables' (2014). He has earned the President’s Award for Scientific Research from the National Research Council of Sri Lanka (2021), a Merit Award from the same council (2019), and the Top Achiever Award in the Electrical Appliance Serviceperson examination from the Electrical Workers Registration Board of New Zealand (2010). Hettiwatte is a Member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and has held positions at CQUniversity Australia, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, NSBM Green University, Manukau Institute of Technology, Auckland University of Technology, University of Auckland, Open University of Sri Lanka, and University of Moratuwa.