Lusitha S. Ramachandra is an aerospace engineer at Cranfield University’s Integrated Vehicle Health Management Centre. He holds a First Class BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering degree from Kingston University London and has more than two decades of experience across aviation and aerospace engineering. Before moving into research environment, Lusitha worked in aviation engineering environments involving aircraft systems, airframe structures, landing gear, wheels and brakes, airframe systems troubleshooting, aircraft modifications, maintenance planning and engineering project support. His professional background includes experience with commercial aircraft platforms and airline engineering operations, providing a strong practical foundation for his current research in aircraft health monitoring and predictive maintenance. His research brings together live aircraft data acquisition, infrared thermography, operational aircraft knowledge and AI enhanced modelling to support improved monitoring of aircraft wheel and brake behaviour after landing.