Suranga Nanayakkara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Suranga Nanayakkara

inventor

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1981

Place of Birth: Piliyandala, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Profession: computer scientist, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Suranga Nanayakkara (born 1981) is a Sri Lankan born computer scientist and Inventor.
As of 2016, he was the head of Augmented Human Lab and Associate Professor at Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland.
Before moving to Auckland, he was as Assistant Professor at Singapore University of Technology and Design.
He is best known for his work on FingerReader/EyeRing and Haptic Chair.
His research interests include Wearable Computing, Assistive Technology, Ubiquitous computing, AI, Collective intelligence and Robotics.
MIT Technology Review honored Nanayakkara as one of the Innovators Under 35 for Asia Pacific Region 2014.