Sajeeva Abeywardena
Lecturer
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College of Engineering and Information Technology
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
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About me
Born, raised and majority educated in Adelaide; I have been with the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Adelaide University as a Lecturer in Robotics and Mechatronics since February 2026. After 8 years as a Postdoc and Lecturer at four universities in the UK; I joined Adelaide University at its establishment, excited at the prospect to ensure the rigour and world class standards I experienced as a student of the University of Adelaide are maintained for the future generations of South Australia - the Heaps Good State.
My research aim is to develop technology for the benefit and advancement of society; specifically, applications with humans in the loop. Concurrently, I believe that the use of fundamental mechanism theory and mathematics is imperative to the development of elegant solutions to complex engineering problems. My interests lie at the intersection of neuromechanics, biomechanics, control theory, robotics and physics-informed neural networks. Currently I am actively researching estimation algorithms for neuromotor assessment in human balance; the application of robotics to investigate causality of the neuro-diverse motor condition Developmental Co-ordination Disorder; and the development of wearable robots such as supernumerary robotic limbs to augment human motion.
Last updated
on 04/02/2026
by Sajeeva Abeywardena