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Pasindu has been awarded a Vice Chancellors Bursary from Nottingham Trent University to study for a PhD within the Advanced Textiles Research Group (ATRG). He obtained a BEng in Engineer in Electronic and Communication from the University of Nottingham Malaysia campus. Pasindu has previously worked at MAS Active Linea Intimo (largest Seamless Garments Manufacturer in South East Asia) as a development engineer and joined ATRG to develop technologies for embedding semi-conductor sensors into yarns for medical applications.

The Advanced Textiles Research Group (ATRG) is located within the School of Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University (in the United Kingdom). The ATRG brings together experts from a variety of disparate fields including technical textiles, engineering, and textile and fashion design. The ATRG has developed a strong reputation for the creation of novel electronic textiles and flexural materials. Innovations have included the development of pressure sensing textiles, solar energy harvesting textiles, active compression textiles, heated garments, and remote heart rate monitoring textiles.