Contact Samniroshan Thayapararajah
Areas of expertise
- Manufacturing Systems
- Sustainable Manufacturing
Background
Sam is a PhD Research Student in the Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Centre.
Current activities
Samniroshan is a research student in the School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing at Cranfield University. His PhD is focussed on the comparative product Life Cycle Analysis of novel additive manufacturing processes to estimate environmental impact measures (e.g. carbon footprint) and combine them with cost, productivity and quality indicators using multi-disciplinary analysis and optimisation tools.
He obtained her bachelor’s degree in Textile Process Engineering and Post-graduate Diploma in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Before joining Cranfield University, he worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
His research interests are Circular Economy, Sustainable Manufacturing, Production Engineering, Technical Textiles, Operations Management, Additive Manufacturing, Textile Manufacturing, Control Systems, Industrial Engineering and Automobile Interior Designing.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Ituarte IF, Pagone E, Daareyni A, Thayapararajah S & Tosello G. (2025). Enabling sustainability-by-design with multi-disciplinary computer aided systems. CIRP Annals, 74(1)
- Daareyni A, Pagone E, Thayapararajah S, Mokhtarian H, Tosello G, .... (2025). Intelligent manufacturing paradigms: linking design optimization and sustainability in large-area additive manufacturing. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Conference Papers
- Thayapararajah S, Madushika A & Niles N. Analysis of the effect of fabric parameters on sound related properties of blended fabrics
- Thayapararajah S. Adoption of the Kanban process for the proper functioning of the cutting section in a selected apparel manufacturing plant.
- Thayapararajah S. “Development of a Regression Model to Investigate the Correlation of Selected input Parameters to the Thread Consumption of “Over-Lock Stitch 514”
- Thayapararajah S & Vijayarasa J. Study on the learning styles of Technology Stream Students in Sri Lankan University Context
- Thayapararajah S & Vijayarasa J. Study on the influence of learning styles of Engineering Stream Students during Covid-19 Pandemic
- Thayapararajah S, Madhushika A & Niles N. Development of a low-cost impedance tube for the interior noise measurements
- Niroshan TS & Jerentulina V. Study to identify the learning styles of Engineering Stream Students of different Engineering Discipline
- Chamara MPP, Ahamed AGF, Niroshan TS & Thayapararajah S. Development of solar powered auto ventilation system for a parked vehicle
- Thayapararajah S, Wijesekara K & Bandara S. Development of an automatic transmission system for three-wheel by using Continuous Variable Transmission [CVT] Technology