Dileep Sandakelum is an M.Phil(Reading). Research Assistant in the Material Processing and Device Fabrication Project at the National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS). He earned his B.Sc. Honors Degree in Applied Sciences from the University of Peradeniya in 2024 and joined NIFS the same year. His research focuses on developing supercapacitors for energy storage applications. 

His research interests include solid-state physics, energy storage device fabrication, and the application of advanced computational techniques in material science.