Mahinda Vilathgamuwa is Professor of Power Engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. After completing his high school education at Nalanda College, Colombo, Vilathgamuwa entered the University of Moratuwa; graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Electrical Engineering (Honours) in 1984. From 1993 - 2013 Vilathgamuwa served as an academic in the capacities of lecturer, assistant professor and associate professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.