Asha Haputhanthirige

Asha is currently working as a PhD fellow in the school. She is also an Early Stage Researcher who belongs to the University Alliance Doctoral Training Alliance Energy Cohort. With her background and interest in Electrical Engineering and Energy systems, she researches on Energy trading models and algorithms for Electric Vehicles and households with renewable energy systems. She has been working here since 2020 and she is also a member of the our Research Centre for Sustainable Transitions.

As a PhD fellow, Asha carries out her research project titled “Novel Energy Trading Models to encourage the use of Smart and Renewable Energy (SRE) Technologies”. This is co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Due to the interdisciplinarity of her project involving engineering, social science and business management perspectives, she is responsible for undertaking supervised scientific research activities which belong to all these disciplines. This includes preparing, conducting and recording outcomes of project related activities; interviews, experiments etc.

Before joining us in 2020, Asha worked as an instructor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. There, she worked with undergraduate students instructing them to conduct laboratory practical in power systems and related electrical engineering subject areas. The time spent in academia made her more passionate about the area of renewable energy.

Asha’s research is on developing novel energy trading models and algorithms that facilitate energy trading between Electric Vehicle (EV) users and households with renewable energy systems. She is thoroughly looking into energy trading models available for EV users and households and develops an algorithm which maximises benefits of all stakeholders. Her study involves algorithm development and validation using qualitative interviews, mathematical modelling and simulations. Her research stands timely in a background where the small scale renewable energy uptake in the world is affected by policy changes and net zero emissions should be ensured.

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