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Dr Jayawan Wijekoon is a lecturer in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the University of Manchester. He received the PhD and MPhil degrees from the University of Manchester in 2011 and 2007 respectively, where he worked as a postdoctoral researcher before becoming a lecturer in 2015. He received his MSc and BSc degrees from the University of Nottingham, UK and University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 2004 and 2002.  

His research interests include bio-inspired sensors and computing architecture for cognitive systems, low power wearable electronic solutions for medical applications and development of neural integrated microelectronic technologies. Most of his work involves engineering systems from end-to-end, starting from novel conceptual designs to physical devices that include building sensors/front-end, back-end embedded system, PC interfacing, and PC-end software. His past and present research collaborations include multi-disciplinary research groups from various academic institutions, hospitals, and companies from wearable and biomedical industries.