Dr. Harsha Abeykoon

Sense of touch is said to be unique when compared to the other sensors of the

human. Action from the human and the reaction from the environment should be

transmitted bidirectionally (bilaterally) if the touch sense to be effectively

transmitted. Dr. Abeykoon will discuss about his research work of successfully

transmitting the sense of touch. He will present examples from tele-surgery and

tele-rehabilitation. He will further present about his research work related to other

areas of robotics including, sound source localization, mobile robotics and haptic

sensing.

Biography:

Harsha Abeykoon obtained his

undergraduate degree in Electrical

Engineering from the University of

Moratuwa Sri Lanka. He has

completed his Masters degree from

the Keio University Japan in Mobile

Robotics. He has completed his

PhD from the same university in

surgical robotics. He has worked

as an Assistant Professor in the

Department of Industrial Systems

Engineering of the Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand) and he was a Senior Lecturer of the

Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka. Currently he is affiliated

with the Plymouth State University. His profile can be accessed through https://harsha-

haptics.org/

Address:New Hampshire, United States