W Widanage
Head Of Battery Modelling
Coventry, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolW Widanage is Head of Battery Modelling with 11 years of experience bridging academic research and industry to advance lithium-ion battery system identification and predictive models. He holds a PhD in System Identification from the University of Warwick and progressed through research and faculty roles to senior academic posts before transitioning to leadership in battery modelling at Breathe Battery Technologies. Skilled in mathematical modelling, MATLAB, LaTeX and data analysis, he builds physics-informed models that translate experimental data into actionable controls and diagnostics. His work emphasizes rigorous system-identification techniques applied to real-world battery management challenges, blending theoretical depth with product-focused delivery. Based in Coventry, he brings a track record of moving innovations from university labs into commercial development, often spotting subtle identifiability and parameter-estimation issues early in projects.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy, System Identification, Doctor of Philosophy, System Identification at University of Warwick
Github Skills (2)
simscape9
matlab9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
WDWidanage/Simscape-Battery-Library
Jun 2021 - Feb 2023
A Li-ion battery library written in Matlab Simscape language. Battery models include: TSPMeA, TSPMe, TECMD, TECM and a few utility components
Contributions:3 releases, 7 commits, 44 pushes in 1 year 7 months
matlabsimscape
WDWidanage/MatlabFunctions
Feb 2015 - Apr 2023
Contributions:55 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 3 months
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