Lokukaluge Prasad Perera is a Professor in Maritime Technology at UiT The Arctic University of Norway and a Senior Research Scientist in Smart Data at SINTEF Digital, Norway. His research focuses on maritime and offshore systems, autonomous navigation, digital twins, advanced data analytics, energy efficiency and emission reduction, safety, risk, and trustworthy intelligent systems.
He received his BSc in Mechanical Engineering and MSc in Systems and Controls from Oklahoma State University, USA, and his PhD in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal. Prof. Perera has extensive academic, research, and industrial experience across Norway, Portugal, Finland, the USA, and Sri Lanka, including previous positions at SINTEF Ocean, the Centre for Marine Technology and Engineering, and Wärtsilä Finland.
