Dinusha Serandi Gunawardena
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Dinusha Serandi Gunawardena is a pioneering researcher in the field of optical fiber sensors and soft robotics, with a focus on developing advanced tactile sensing technologies. Her key research areas include polymer optical fiber Bragg grating arrays, Fabry–Perot cavity-based sensors, and artificial skin for robotic applications. Gunawardena’s major contributions include the design and fabrication of an artificial skin integrating polymer optical fiber Bragg grating arrays for robotic tactile perception, enabling precise replication of touch on robotic surfaces—a breakthrough for human-robot interaction. She also developed a compact, robust contact force sensor using a Fabry–Perot cavity with a micro-air cavity, achieving high precision and a broad operational range. Her work has garnered significant attention, with her most-cited paper, "Artificial Skin Based on Polymer Optical Fiber Bragg Grating Arrays for Robotic Tactile Perception" (2023), accumulating 21 citations, and her Fabry–Perot sensor paper (2019) reaching 15 citations. These innovations demonstrate her impact on advancing tactile sensing for robotics and biomedical applications. Gunawardena’s achievements highlight her as a rising leader in optical fiber sensing, with potential to transform how robots interact with their environment.
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