Jayasekara Kapukotuwa

Athlone Institute of Technology, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

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Jayasekara Kapukotuwa is a rising researcher at the forefront of digital twin technology and intelligent robotic simulation. His work centers on bridging the gap between virtual environments and physical systems for Industry 4.0 applications, with a particular focus on creating robust digital and communication layers for smart manufacturing. Kapukotuwa’s most influential contribution is his pioneering comparison of digital twin development in Unity versus Gazebo, a study that has garnered 21 citations and established a benchmark for simulation platform selection. His landmark paper on integrating Unity and ROS as a digital twin framework for robotic arms has already accumulated 29 citations, demonstrating its immediate impact on the field. Additionally, Kapukotuwa developed MultiROS, a novel simulation environment designed for concurrent deep reinforcement learning, enabling more efficient training of autonomous robotic systems. This work, cited 8 times, addresses a critical bottleneck in scaling DRL for complex robotics tasks. Through these contributions, Kapukotuwa is shaping how researchers and engineers build, test, and deploy digital twins, making him a key voice in the evolution of smart manufacturing and autonomous robotics.