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| BSc (Moratuwa); PhD (Brist.); CEng; MlMechE | ||
| [Image] : upkahan@speed-polyu.edu.hk | ||
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Teaching and Scholarly Interests
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Biography
Udaya is a lecturer in PolyU-SPEED. He teaches subjects related to Mechanical Engineering. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering from University of Bristol, UK and BScEng from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Udaya has worked in Hong Kong Polytechnic University for 8 years before joining PolyU-SPEED. Prior to that he had been a senior lecturer attached to University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Udaya is currently a Member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), UK and a Chartered Engineer.
Selected Publications
“Investigation of Effect of Curriculum Change on Students’ Performance in Knowledge-building and Knowledge-integration Subjects”, UP Kahangamage, and RCK Leung, ASEE 2017 International Forum, Columbus, Ohio, June 2017
“Low Productivity and Related Causative Factors: A Study Based on Sri Lankan Manufacturing Organisations”, Vilasini P P G N, Gamage J R, Kahangamage U P, and Thibbotuwawa N, 3rd International Conference, Engineering, Project and Production Management (EPPM 2012), Brighton, UK, 2012.
“Impact of work design concept on manufacturing performance: A process sector case study”, Vilasini, P.P.G.N., Kahangamage, U.P., Gamage, J.R., Kosala, W.V.R., IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Singapore, 2011.
“Resource Utilisation and Availability Analysis as a Productivity Improvement Tool: A Case Study of a Food Manufacturing Organisation”, P.P.G.N. Vilasini, J.R. Gamage, U.P. Kahangamage, P. Samarakoon, 9th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production, 2010.
“Enhancement of students' learning experience through introduction of innovative methods of conducting and assessing laboratory classes: a case study”, R.A.M.P. Ranaweera, J.R. Gamage, U.P. Kahangamage and V.P.C. Dassanayake, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Symposium 2009, Engineering Research Unit, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, November 2009.
“The effect of load misalignment on beams with a height constraint” UP Kahangamage, SC Burgess, G Barr, C McMahon, Journal of Engineering Design, vol. 14, no. 1, March, 2003.
“A pre-tender advisory system: design reuse for the conceptual design for the large, made-to-order, conceptually static products” Udaya Kahangamage, Gordon Barr, Stuart Burgess, Jon Sims Williams, Proceedings international conference on engineering design, iced 03 Stockholm, August 19-21, 2003.
“Shape factors for beams with misaligned loads” SC Burgess, UP Kahangamage, G Barr, J Sims Williams, Proceedings Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C, Journal of Engineering Science, 2001, vol 215 Part C, pp 981 – 993.