G.M.R.I. Godaliyadda (Senior Member, IEEE) obtained his B.Sc. Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 2005, and Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore in 2011. Currently, he is attached to the University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering as a Senior Lecturer. His current research interests include image and signal processing, pattern recognition, computer vision, machine learning, smart grid, bio-medical and remote sensing applications and algorithms. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE. He is a recipient of the Sri Lanka President’s Award for Scientific Publications for 2018 and 2019. He is the recipient of multiple grants through the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research activities. His previous works have been published in IEEE-TGRS and several other IEEE-GRSS conferences including WHISPERS and IGARSS. He also has numerous publications in many other IEEE transactions, Elsevier and IET journals and is the recipient of multiple best paper awards from international conferences for his work.

H.M.V.R. Herath (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc.Eng. degree in electrical and electronic engineering with 1st class honours from the University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 1998, M.Sc. degree in electrical and computer engineering with the award of academic merit from the University of Miami, USA in 2002, and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Paderborn, Germany in 2009. In 2009, he joined the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, as a Senior Lecturer. His current research interests include hyperspectral imaging for remote sensing, multispectral imaging for food quality assessment, Coherent optical communications and integrated electronics. Dr. Herath was a member of one of the teams that for the first time successfully demonstrated coherent optical transmission with QPSK and polarization multiplexing. He is a member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka and The Optical Society. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE. He was the General Chair of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS) 2013 held in Kandy, Sri Lanka. His previous works have been published in IEEE-TGRS and several other IEEE-GRSS conferences including WHISPERS and IGARSS. He received the paper award in the ICTer 2017 conference held in Colombo Sri Lanka. Dr. Herath is a recipient of Sri Lanka President’s Award for scientific research in 2013.

M.P.B. Ekanayake (Senior Member, IEEE) received his B.Sc. Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 2006, and Ph.D. from Texas Tech University in 2011. Currently, he is attached to the University of Peradeniya as a Senior Lecturer. His current research interests include applications of signal processing and system modeling in remote sensing, hyperspectral imaging, and smart grid. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE. He is a recipient of the Sri Lanka President’s Award for Scientific Publications in 2018 and 2019. He has obtained several grants through the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research projects. His previous works have been published in IEEE-TGRS and several other IEEE-GRSS conferences including WHISPERS and IGARSS. He also has multiple publications in many IEEE transactions, Elsevier and IET journals and has been awarded several best paper awards in international conferences.