Manoj Herath

Research

My research focuses on Digital Twin systems, Cloud-Edge-IoT architectures, software architecture, model-driven engineering, and intelligent distributed systems.

I am particularly interested in the design, modeling, deployment, and runtime management of distributed Digital Twin systems across heterogeneous computing environments.

Research Interests

Digital Twins Cloud-Edge-IoT Continuum Software Architecture Model@Runtime MBSE SysML Federated Learning Machine Learning

Current Research

Cloud-Edge-IoT Continuum

My current research at Orange Innovation investigates architecture description languages and runtime models for distributed systems spanning Cloud, Edge, and IoT environments.

The work focuses on interoperability, architectural modeling, dynamic adaptation, and the representation of heterogeneous infrastructure and services.

PhD Research

Modeling and Deployment of Advanced Digital Twin Systems

My doctoral research investigated software architectures, modeling approaches, distributed deployment, Edge-Cloud computing, and intelligent mechanisms for advanced Digital Twin systems.

Selected Research Topics

Digital Twin Software Architectures

Modular and scalable architectures for complex Digital Twin platforms and smart-city systems.

Edge-Core-Cloud Deployment

Distributed deployment strategies for reducing latency, energy consumption, and communication overhead.

Federated Learning

Distributed machine-learning approaches for traffic and air-quality prediction across heterogeneous edge devices.

Model-Based Systems Engineering

SysML-based modeling and model-driven engineering approaches for Digital Twin systems.