Name : Commodore (Engineer) LM Harsha De Silva Retd.
Position : Senior Lecturer
Email : harsham@kdu.ac.lk , lmhdesilva0731@hotmail.com
Telephone Number : (+94) 71489868 , (+94)771400700

  1. Master of Science (Electrical Engineering) from General Sir John Kothelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka             
  2. Master of Science (Defence Studies) Management from General Sir John Kothelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka   
  3. Electrical & Electronics Engineering Specialisation from INS Valsura, Jamnagar, India             
  4. Post Graduate in Technology management from Defence Services Technical Staff college, Military institute of Technology, Pune, India.              
  5. Bachelor of Science (Defence Studies) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from  General Sir John Kothelawala Defence University , Sri Lanka     
  6. Training of trainer from SLIDA           
  7. MJP Propulsion system maintenance engineering from MJP, Sweden               
  8. MTU Propulsion control system maintenance from MTU Singapore   
  9. Yanmar engine electrical system maintenance from Yanmar, Thailand             
  10. International Humanitarian Law & customary law of the sea by The international Committee of the Red Cross, Sri Lanka.         
  11. Public speaking & presentation techniques course, Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA), Colombo, Sri Lanka.    
  12. Bid Evaluation course, The institute of Engineers – Sri Lanka.
  13. Modern Rechargeable Batteries & their Management, Arthur C Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, Sri Lanka.
  14. 30mm Naval Gun GCM A03-2 operational & maintenance level training,  British Aerospace Royal Ordinance.
  15. Ship building inspector for Lloyds standards. IAI Ramta, Israel.            
  16. ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System,             
  17. Human Resource Management course, Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA) , Colombo , Sri Lanka
  18. Chartered Electical Enginer – The Engineering Council  – Srilanka         
  19. Chartered Electrical Engineer – The  Institute of Engineers – Sri lanka 
  20. Chartered Electrical engineer- The Engineering Council –  United Kingdom      
  21. Chareterd Electrical engineer -The  Institute of Engineering & Technology – United Kingdom       
  22. Chareterd Electrical engineer -The Institute of Engineers – India         
  23. Chartered Member – Engineering New Zealand          
  24. Chartered Electrical Engineer-Collage of Military Engineering & Technology – Sri Lanka           
  25. Member -The Institute of Engineers – Sri Lanka          
  26. Member – The Institute of Engineering & Technology – United kindom             
  27. Member – The Engineering Council – United Kingdom              
  28. Member – The Institute of Engineers – India  
  29. Memebr – The Institute of Management – Sri lanka   
  30. Fellow Member – Collage of Military Engineering & Technology – Sri Lanka     
  1. Renewable Energy Development
  2. Gren building projects
  3. Advanced battery technology / systems
  4. Propulsion system development
  5. Intergrating Renewable energy system for onboard propulsion
  6. Energy management
  7. Sustainable energy
  1. Study of ancient seaports & formulation of a stratergy to develop trade & commers in Sri lanka , 2006 , General Sir John Kothelawala Defence Academy (University) – Sri Lanka
  2. Studying the techno ecomnomic feasibility for introducing an uninterrupted power supply systems to the remotely operated Radio stations at Sri Lanka Navy , 2017 –  Sri Lanka
  3.  General Sir John Kothelawala Defence Academy (University) – Sri Lanka
  4. Latest treands in High Capacity Batteries for onboard use in warships , 2020 – Military Institute of Technology – Pune -India
  5. A review of high-capacity battery systems for onboard war ships in the era of artificial intelligence – 2024  General Sir John Kothelawala Defence Academy (University) – Sri Lanka
  1. Head of the Department Engineering & Superintendent of Naval Dockyard  (2022 -2024)
  2. Head of the Department Electrical & Electronic Engineering (East) (May 2022 to Dec 2022)
  3. Director Electrical Engineering (Fleet & Weapons) (June 2021 to May 2022)
  4. Head of the Department Electrical & Electronic Engineering (West) (May 2020 to June 2021)
  5. Head of the Department Electrical & Electronic Engineering (South) (Apr 2017 to Nov 2019)
  6. Project Manager Electrical & Electronic Engineering & ICT -DHQC project (May 2015 to April 2017)
  7. Director of Studies – Naval institute of Technology ( April 2013 to May 2015)
  8. Head of the Department Electrical & Electronic Engineering (South East) (Jun 2012 to April 2013)
  9. Head of the Department Electrical & Electronic Engineering (North) (Sep 2011  to Jun 2012)
  10. Head of the Department Electrical & Electronic Engineering (South) (Feb 2009 – Sep 2011)
  11. Head of the Department Electrical & Electronic Engineering (North Central)(Mar 2007 to February 2009)
  12. Head of the Department Electrical & Electronic Engineering (South) (Jun 2005  to- Mar 2007)
  13. Officer incharge Electrical & Electronics Engineering school – Naval & Maritime Academy ( August 2001 to JuneJune 2005)
  14. Senior Staff  Electrical Engineer ( Repairs) ( March 1999 to August 2001)
  15. Senior Electrical Engineer( North) ( March 1998 to March 1999)