• Member, American Chemical Society
• Professional Member (MBCS), British Computer Society
• Member, International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)
• Member and National Representative for Sri Lanka, ISEKI Food Association 
• Member, Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) Association (Ambassador in Sri Lanka and Region Co-Chair-Asia of the Consumer Perception Working Group) 
• Member, International Society of Food Applications of Nanoscale Sciences (ISFANS) 
• Member, Global Food Regulatory Science Society (GFoRSS) 
• Member, National Codex Committee, Sri Lanka 
• Life Member, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Section E2: Chemical Sciences 
• Member, Internet Society (Sri Lanka Chapter)

• Non-thermal technologies for food processing (Pulsed Electric Fields, Ohmic Heating, High Pressure Processing)
• Valorization of food waste streams/food processing by-products
• Biobased materials for food packaging (PLA, seaweed bioplastics)
• Bacterial Cellulose-based Nanocomposites
• Bioconversion of organic wastes by Black Soldier Fly larvae
• Food Safety issues of street-vended food and Risk Assessment
• Blockchain and IoT based food traceability systems

Research Publications in Indexed Journals

• D. K. V. Maduwantha, G.; Janitha Liyanage, Chathudina; and Rasika Koswattage, Kaveenga (2023) "An XPS Study of the Ag-S interface of L-Cysteine Films on Silver Surface," International Journal of Thin Film Science and Technology: V12, No. 1, 75-80. doi:10.18576/ijtfst/120109
• Kaveenga Rasika Koswattage, Chathudina Janitha Liyanage, and G.D.K.V. Maduwantha (2022) Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopic study on the interface electronic structure of the L-cysteine on Pd surface, Surface and Interface Analysis.  https://doi.org/10.1002/sia.7065
• K.S.L. Perera, C.J. Liyanage, H.R.N. Jinadasa, P.M. Korale Gedara, and W.A.I.P. Karunaratne (2021) Resource-efficient and eco-friendly model for fruit processing industry waste valorisation using black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae under tropical conditions, Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2020.0161
• Sandya Shiranthi Athukorala, Chathudina J. Liyanage, and Anil C. A. Jayasundera (2021) Hydroxyapatite incorporated bacterial cellulose hydrogels as a cost-effective 3D cell culture platform, Soft Materials. https://doi.org/10.1080/1539445X.2021.1944208

Chapters and Books of Scholarly Work

Chathudina J. Liyanage, Chapter 2 - Traditional and ethnic foods of Sri Lanka—safety aspects, Editor(s): Jamuna Prakash, Viduranga Waisundara, Vishweshwaraiah Prakash, In Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in South Asian Countries, Academic Press, 2020, Pages 127-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820011-7.00019-8

1. Chathuidna J. Liyanage, Marianna Giancaterino and Henry Jäger (2023) Application of Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF) as a pre-treatment process to selected fruits and vegetables and its impact on their physicochemical, textural and techno-functional properties and microstructure after drying, 9^th School on Pulsed Electric Field Applications in Food and Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria
2. D.P.E. Perera, P.G.N.D. Priyalal and  A.L.C.J. Liyanage (2023) Formulation and characterization of a biodegradable packaging material from jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) peel, Young Scientists’ Conference on Multidisciplinary Research-2023, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka
3. H. A. S. U. Hettiarachchi, A. L. C. J. Liyanage  and A. C. A. Jayasundera (2022) Characterization of Polymer Structure and Evaluation of Techno-Functional Properties of Bioplastic films from Red Seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii), 21^st IUFoST World Congress of Food Science & Technology, Singapore
4. K.M.S.A.K. Dehideniya, M.A.Wickramasinghe, M. Arumugam, H.A.D.D.S. Priyadarshana, Y.M.N.S. Chathuranga, D.N.M. Weerasekara and Chathudina J. Liyanage (2022) An Internet of Things (IoT)-based real-time monitoring and notification system for food safety and traceability applications, 21^st IUFoST World Congress of Food Science & Technology, Singapore
5. Darsha N. Kariyapperuma and Chathudina J. Liyanage (2022) Optimization of Postharvest Storage Conditions for the Retention of Pungency in Dried Ginger and Development of an IoT-based Real-Time Monitoring System, XIII International Scientific Agriculture Symposium “AGROSYM 2022”, Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
6. Uditha Karunathilake, Chathudina J. Liyanage and Rasangani Sabaragamuwa (2022) An ingredient identification algorithm for plant-based, healthy and sustainable protein formulation, ONE – Health, Environment, Society – Conference, Brussels, Belgium
7. K.M.S.A.K. Dehideniya and A.L.C.J. Liyanage (2022) Optimization of the time-temperature combination during drying to retain the pungency characteristics of Zingiber officinale Roscoe (variety: Siddha) cultivated in Sri Lanka, International Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering and Economy (ICoSTEE), University of Szeged, Hungary [Online]
8. Uditha Karunathilaka and Chathudina J. Liyanage (2021). Regional Food Systems Dashboard with a dairy Industry perspective: a tool to guide policy towards sustainable and equitable food systems. Livestock, Environment and People (LEAP) Conference, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford [Online]
9. Narmada Y.D.S. Weerakkody and Chathudina J. Liyanage (2021). Evaluation of techno-functional and physicochemical properties of hot air-dried jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam) powder. 2^nd UNIFood International Conference, University of Belgrade, Serbia [Online]
10. Uditha Karunathilaka and Chathudina J. Liyanage (2021). IoT-Blockchain Enabled Food Safety Decision Support System for the Manufactures and the Regulatory Authorities in the Dairy Sector in Sri Lanka. IAFP Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
11. H. A. S. U. Hettiarachchi, A. L. C. J. Liyanage and A. C. A. Jayasundera (2021). Development and evaluation of the effectiveness of a Kappaphycus alvarezii seaweed-based coating solution for the shelf life extension of banana (Variety: Cavendish). 5^th International Research Conference, Uva Wellassa University, Sri Lanka. 
12. Sanoli L. Perera and Chathudina J. Liyanage (2021). Optimization of the recovery of pectin from fruit peel waste using response surface methodology. 6^th International ISEKI-Food Conference [Online]
13. N.Y.D.S. Weerakkody, K.A.L.B.M. Kodithuwakku, P.G.G. Sachith, and Chathudina J. Liyanage (2021). Pilot-scale implementation of a code of hygienic practice for street food vendors at Ratnapura city, Sri Lanka and assessment of opportunities and challenges. 5^th Asia-Pacific Food Safety International Conference [Online] 
14. A.G.S.W.B. Amarasingha, D.M.S.P. Bandara, T.S.H. Perera and A.L.C.J. Liyanage (2019). Development of a whey-based sports recovery beverage. In: Proceedings of the 7^th International Conference of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka
15. Ratnayake, W.R.A.P.J., Damunupola, J.W., Liyanage, A.L.C.J., Rajapaksha, R.G.S.C. and Jayasundara, A.C.A. (2018).  A model system to investigate drug loading and releasing using bacterial nanocellulose and bovine serum albumin, 74^th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Colombo, Sri Lanka 
16. Ratnayake, W.R.A.P.J., Damunupola, J.W., Liyanage, A.L.C.J., Rajapaksha, R.G.S.C. and Jayasundara, A.C.A. ; (2018). Cutting-edge protein and carbohydrate-based materials for drug delivery. Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
17. K.A.S. Madushan , J.B.D.A.P. Kumara , T. Liyanage, G.E.M. Wimalasiri and A.L.C.J. Liyanage (2018). Effect of Incorporated Bark Powder of Cinnamomum zeylanicum on Physiochemical Properties of Caryota urens Jaggery, 8^th Annual Research Session of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka
18. W.R.A.P.J. Ratnayake, J.W. Damunupola, A.L.C.J. Liyanage, R.G.S.C. Rajapaksha and A.C.A. Jayasundera (2018) Cellulose-based polymeric systems for state-of-the-art drug delivery, 5^th International Conference on Nano Science and Nanotechnology 2018 (ICNSNT 2018), Colombo, Sri Lanka
19. Chathudina J. Liyanage (2018) Identification of food safety issues and a framework for hygiene practices of street-vended food – A Sri Lankan example, 19^th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Mumbai, India (Invited Talk). 
20. M.A.T.M. Marasinghe, Chathudina J. Liyanage, Thiruchenduran Somasundaram and Geevika J. Ganegama Arachchi (2018) Development and characterization of encapsulated fish oil emulsions using chitosan nanoparticles, 19^th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Mumbai, India
21. K. S. L. Perera, Chathudina J. Liyanage, H.R.N. Jinadasa and W. A. I. P. Karunaratne (2018) Recovery and characterization of proteins from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae: a future protein perspective via the bioconversion of organic waste, 5^th International ISEKI_Food Conference, Stuttgart, Germany
22. J. D. S. A. C. S. Bandara, Chathudina J. Liyanage and A.C.A. Jayasundera (2018) Bacterial synthesis of lactic acid from alternative carbon sources, polymerization into polylactic acid (PLA) and its characterization, 5^th International ISEKI_Food Conference, Stuttgart, Germany
23. Upeksha Jayarathne, Chathudina J. Liyanage, Rasika Jinadasa and Palika Fernando (2018) Application of exopolysaccharide-producing lactic acid bacteria isolated from sauerkraut as functional yoghurt starter cultures, 9^th Central European Congress on Food, Sibiu, Romania
24. A. Brahmana, B. T. G. S. Kumara and A.L.C.J.Liyanage (2018) A data mining approach for the analysis of undergraduate examination question papers, International Research Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
25. K.H.I. Gimhani and A.L.C.J. Liyanage (2018) Development and quality evaluation of a ready-to-drink fruit flavoured whey beverage, Proceedings of the 2^nd International Symposium, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka
26. Amanda T. Rajakaruna, Chathudina J. Liyanage and Suren D. Perera (2017) A novel bread improver for the prolongation of shelf life of white wheat flour bread, Proceedings of the 9^thInternational Congress “Flour-Bread ’17” and the 11^thCroatian Congress of Cereal Technologists “Brašno-Kruh ’17”, Opatija, Croatia
27. A.R.M. Riyas and Chathudina J. Liyanage (2017) Valorization of local cheese whey by producing a lactic acid fermented, probiotic, carbonated and fruit juice-added whey beverage, Proceedings of the International Conference on Food Innovation (FoodInnova 2017), Cesena, Italy
28. Pabasara J. Ratnayake, Chathudina J. Liyanage and A. C. A. Jayasundera (2016) Valorisation of waste coconut water via bioconversion into nata-de-coco and extraction and structural characterization of bacterial cellulose nanofibers, 18^thWorld Congress of Food Science and Technology, Dublin, Ireland
29. W.R.A.P.J. Ratnayake and Chathudina J. Liyanage (2016) Valorization of Waste Tender Coconut Water by Optimizing Growth Conditions for Nata-De-Coco Producing Culture System Isolated from Pineapple Peel Residue and Vinegar Starter Culture, 4^th ISEKI_Food Conference, Vienna, Austria
30. W.R.A.P.J. Ratnayake, Chathudina J. Liyanage and A.C.A. Jayasundera (2016) Bacterial nanocellulose:a multifunctional nanomaterial, Proceedings of the 16^th Conference of the Science Council of Asia, Colombo, Sri Lanka
31. Chathudina J. Liyanage, C.K. Dalukdeniya, M.U.M. Imran and T. Pirasanna (2015) Food safety-related risk factors of street food vending: a case study from Sri Lanka, 6^thInternational Conference on Food Factors, Seoul, Korea.
32. H.F. Risna, Chathudina J. Liyanage, K.B. Palipane and C. Kariawasam (2015) Prototype development and commercialization of instant rice products: a feasibility study, 6^th International Conference on Food Factors, Seoul, Korea
33. Chathudina J. Liyanage (2015) Current and planned pedagogical initiatives for enhancing university-industry interactions and fostering entrepreneurial skills: a case study from Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, European Food Studies and Training Alliance (EU FooDSTA) Virtual Conference
34. Chathudina J. Liyanage, Hina Hauck, Jinming Fan, Tomas Karlsson and Hans-Erik Åkerlund (2014) The role of entrepreneurship education in the unification of the entities of an innovation ecosystem: a case study of a food product-oriented business model, 17^thWorld Congress of Food Science and Technology, Montreal, Canada
35. Chathudina J. Liyanage, Christian Nilsson, Ian Harwigsson, Hervé Cottet and Staffan Nilsson (2013) Lipid-based, liquid crystalline nanoparticles and Dendrigraft Poly-L-lysines as novel pseudostationary phase media for protein analysis in Capillary Electrochromatography, Second Conference on Nanotechnology for Biological and Biomedical Applications (Nano-Bio-Med 2013), Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy.
36. Chathudina J. Liyanage, Christian Nilsson, Mostafa Ali Mosalam, Ian Harwigsson, Hervé Cottet, Jørn B. Christensen and Staffan Nilsson (2012) Soft nanomaterials in capillary electrochromatography: a novel approach for protein analysis, 26^th Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS), Malmö, Sweden
37. Loreta Blacci, Sven Kjellström, Sandra Lemos, Lena Eliasson, Nicklas Gustavsson, Christian Nilsson, Chathudina J. Liyanage, Mostafa A. Mosalam and Staffan Nilsson (2012) Airborne Biomolecule Sample Handling and Nanoparticle-based Electrochromatography, Proceedings of Analytical Days (Analysdagarna), Uppsala University, Sweden
38. Loreta Blacci, Negar Kavoosi, Loganathan Ramachandran, Christian Nilsson, Ian Harwigsson, Janitha Liyanage and Staffan Nilsson (2011) Airborne Chemistry-MS in Type 2 Diabetes Studies and PSP-CEC in Analytical Protein Separation, Mini-symposium on characterization of drugs and related compounds using capillary-based techniques, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
39. Liyanage, A.L.C.J., Ranaweera K.K.D.S. and Bamunuarachchi A.(2008) Development of an infusion bag with Momordica charantia L. (bitter gourd) with its retained hypoglycemic agent, 14^th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, International Union of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
40. Piyasena, S.K.L.G., Liyanage, A.L.C.J., Sarananda, K.H. and Hettiarachchi, P. (2008) Product development and quality evaluation of cassava (Manihot esculenta) French fries, 14^thWorld Congress of Food Science and Technology, International Union of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
41. Liyanage, A.L.C.J., Ranaweera, K.K.D.S. and Bamunuarachchi, A. (2004) Development of an infusion bag with Momordica charantia L. (bitter gourd) with its retained nutraceutical properties, 60^th Annual Session, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Travel Award for Food Safety Professionals in a Country with a Developing Economy, International Association of Food Protection (IAFP), (2020)

• Travel Grant to attend the Advanced School on “Nano, structural and single-molecule approaches to biology: understanding and handling life at higher resolution", organized by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy and held at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India (2016)

• International Training Program (ITP) Scholarship, Flemish Interuniversity Council-University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS), Belgium to participate in the International Training Program in “Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Risk Analysis” conducted by Ghent University, Belgium (2014)

• Developing Country Sponsorship Award, 17^th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Montreal, Canada (2014)

• Travel Grant to attend the Second Conference on Nanotechnology for Biological and Biomedical Applications (Nano-Bio-Med 2013), held at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy (2013)

• Student representative of Lund University at the Bright Student Conference of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), (Merit-based selection), Helsingborg, Sweden (2011)

• Best Business Plan, Second Place Award (student category), Venture Cup South, Sweden (2011)

• First Prize winner and Audience Choice Award winner, Dragons at the University, Lund University, Sweden (2011)

• FST 11201 Introduction to Food Science and Technology
• FST 12010 Technical/Scientific Writing
• FST 31203 Dairy Science
• FST 31208 Food Safety and Risk Analysis
• FST31210  Research Methodology and Scientific Communication
• FST 32202 Dairy Processing Technology
• FST 32103 Dairy Science and Dairy Processing Technology Practical
• FST 32108 Process Control and Automation in Food Industry
• FST 32111 Food Science and Technology Seminars
• FST 41201 Integrated Project in Food Science and Technology
• FST41212  Entrepreneurship in Food Technology
• FST 41113 Technology and Innovation Management 
• FST 41216 Nanotechnology in Food and Environmental Sciences
• FST 42801 Research Project in Food Science and Technology