Chairman
Vihanga Madugalla
Leading the Student Branch for 2025/26.
About the branch
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Student Branch of the University of Peradeniya (IEEE SB UoP) was established on 19 July 2001 — the first IEEE student branch in Sri Lanka.
Our story
One of the great, very active student branches in the IEEE community.
IEEE SB UoP was founded with the help of IEEE senior members and dedicated student members, and exists first and foremost for the benefit of students with IEEE.
Over the years the branch has organised events across telecommunication, robotics, electronics and power & energy — building social and professional skills along the way. Workshops have been conducted with organisations such as the Ceylon Electricity Board, Dialog and Huawei, and field trips to the Hambantota wind power plant, the Laxapana hydro power complex, Norochcholai coal power plant, Heladanavi diesel power plant, Galle SVC and an MDF board manufacturer remain treasured memories.
In 2010 the committee headed by Mr. B.L.D.S. Balasooriya launched the branch’s first website — guided by Prof. Lilantha Samaranayake (Chair, IEEE Sri Lanka Section, 2010) and student counsellor Dr. A. Atputharaja — and it won the IEEE Region 10 website contest that year.
UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA · EST. 1942
Our home
One of the world’s most beautiful campuses.
The University of Ceylon was established in Colombo on 1 July 1942 and moved to the banks of the Mahaweli river, renamed the University of Peradeniya in 1978. Its first Vice-Chancellor, Sir Ivor Jennings, envisioned graduates who were well educated and rich in soft skills and wisdom through different experiences.
Within the Faculty of Engineering, the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering is home to many clubs and societies that motivate innovation and creativity — and the IEEE Student Branch is a proud example.
2001 — 2026
Twenty-five years of firsts.
From the first IEEE student branch in the country to seven active chapters — a quarter-century of engineers building for a better tomorrow.
- 2001
The first IEEE student branch in Sri Lanka
Founded on 19 July 2001 at the Faculty of Engineering with the help of IEEE senior members and dedicated student members.
- 2010
Winner — IEEE Region 10 website contest
The branch’s first website, launched by the 2010 committee headed by Mr. B.L.D.S. Balasooriya under the guidance of Prof. Lilantha Samaranayake and Dr. A. Atputharaja, won the R10 contest.
- 2016
Sri Lanka’s first IEEE MTT-S student chapter
The Microwave Theory and Technology Society chapter begins — later funding a 4.6 m parabolic antenna to serve as a radio telescope.
- 2022
Sat Cap antenna workshop
MTT-S runs its first antenna workshop with Eng. Tharindu Dayarathne, creator of Raavana-1 — Sri Lanka’s first CubeSat.
- 2023
Bittopia — the coding arcade
Xtreme.Pera-23 brings IEEEXtreme to campus: teams compete through the night at the Faculty of Engineering, alongside the global contest.
- 2024
Predicta 1.0 & CodeVortex
A national AI prediction challenge on Kaggle joins the flagship line-up, and Pera.Xtreme CodeVortex trains teams for IEEEXtreme 18.0.
- 2025
IEEE Computer Society chapter goes live
The newest member of the #ieeepdn family opens doors to tech innovation — WIE, ComSoc and PES keep a packed calendar of talks, visits and outreach.
- 2026Latest milestone
Twenty-five years
LEVEL UP draws 350+ participants, seven chapters and affinity groups share one branch — and a brand-new home on the web, kept fresh by every chapter’s own webmaster.
Committee · 2025/26
Executive committee
- volunteers
- 21
- officers
- 8
- teams
- 3
Advisor
Dr. Ruwan Ranaweera
Academic staff guidance & support
Office bearers
Sithira VithanageSecretary
Lahiru PathumVice Chair
Venuri DissanayakeAssistant Secretary
Lahiru HerathJunior Treasurer
Shanan AdamsWebmaster Maintains this page
Nithil NanayakkaraExternal Relations Officer
Theekshana DinethVolunteer Engagement Officer
Teams
3 teams · 12 peopleTEAM 01
4 peopleEditorial
Team leadIresha Ranaweera
Abhimani Perera
Hiruni Weerasinghe
Nethmi Buddhiprabha
TEAM 02
4 peopleProgramming
Team leadChalana Rashmika
Kosala Madhushanka
Shehan Jayasinghe
Apurwa Fernando
TEAM 03
4 peopleDesign
Team leadDilukshi Umanda
Hashni Kavindhya
Dasini Amarakoon
Hasala Kavinda
Committees are elected every year. Previous committees are archived — not erased — so the branch’s history stays intact.
FAQ
Good questions.
Any undergraduate of the Faculty of Engineering can volunteer — you don’t need prior experience. Committees are elected each year, and volunteer calls for organising committees, design, editorial and programming teams open throughout the term.
Build the branch with us.
Volunteer calls open every term — organising committees, design, editorial, programming and chapter teams. No experience needed, just curiosity.