Dr. Ravi Goonetilleke is a Professor in both the Division of Integrative Systems and Design and the Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics at HKUST. Dr. Goonetilleke joined the university in September 1994. He graduated in 1980 with a BSc(First Class Honors) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa (Sri Lanka). He earned his MSc in Aerospace Engineering (1985) from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta (USA), an MS in Industrial Engineering (1984) and a PhD in Human Factors Engineering (1990) from the State University of New York at Buffalo (USA). He was a Fulbright Scholar while pursuing his postgraduate studies and has been the recipient of many scholarships, research and industrial grants, as well as many US and Chinese patents. After graduation, he worked as a Senior Ergonomist at the Biomechanics Corporation of America (Long Island, New York, USA). His last appointment in the US was as a Human Factors Manager and Researcher at the Nike Sports Research Laboratory (1991-1994).
Dr. Goonetilleke has consulted with many companies in the US and in Hong Kong. He has been in the field of Human-Centered Design for nearly 40 years, with over 150 refereed publications in journals and conference proceedings. He has eight US patents and is the editor of the anthology The Science of Footwear (CRC Press, 2017). He is also the editor of the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, and an associate editor of Ergonomics in Design and Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries. He is a Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Human Factors and Ergonomics Society USA (HFES) and the Hong Kong Ergonomics Society (HKES). He is also an award-winning teacher.
Product development
Human-centered design