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Mr. Aruna Ishara Gamage

Lecturer

CAREER SUMMARY

    Mr. Aruna Ishara Gamage is a Lecturer attached to the Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computing. He joined SLIIT main body in December 1st, 2014 attached to Interactive Media Programme Conducted by the Department of Software Engineering, where he currently plays the role of responsibility as the Coordinator – Interactive Media Degree Programme. Starting his career at SLIIT, Mr. Ishara initially joined SLIIT Computing (Pvt) Ltd., established and operating at SLIIT Metro Campus - Kolpetty, which is a subsidiary of SLIIT. He joined as an IT Instructor in February 2009 and worked his way through to getting promoted as Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer positions.

     

    Before his permanent academic career at SLIIT, Mr. Ishara joined SLIIT Professional Development Programme as a Temporary Graphics and Animation Instructor in 2007, where he developed and delivered the main content of the PDP Graphics and Multimedia Programme. Furthermore, Mr. Ishara was the lead curriculum content developer (2011) of the BSc (IT) – Specializing in Interactive Multimedia Technology degree programme conducted by SLIIT Computing (Pvt.) Ltd. and then he later extended his support for the curriculum development (2013) of the BSc (Hons) in IT: Field of Specialization: Interactive Media Degree Programme conducted by SLIIT.

     

    In addition to being an IT Professional in the academic career, Mr. Ishara is a Professional Photographer, Design Conceptualist, Graphic Designer, Writer and a Translator. He is also a registered Artist at Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation as a Voice Actor and a freelance professional as a Dubbing Artist in television media.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

    Educational Qualifications

    • MSc in Information Technology, SLIIT
    • BSc in Information Technology, SLIIT

    Professional Qualifications:

    • Advanced Certificate in Digital Photography, Hegoda School of Photography
    • Trained in Television Programme Production and Direction, Heritage TV Academy 
    • Trained in Television Presentation and Narration, Heritage TV Academy 
    • Trained in Television Camera, Lighting and Audio Technology, Heritage TV Academy
    • Trained in Television Video Editing, Heritage TV Academy

    Secondary Professions:

    • Professional Voice Actor / Dubbing Artist. (FM Media/Television) 
    • Professional Photographer. 
    • Professional Design Conceptualist, Animator, Graphics Designer, Graphics Design Trainer.
    • Professional Sinhala/English, English/Sinhala translator. (Document, Dubbing, Lip-Sync)
    • Freelance Audio-Video Editor, Writer, Publication Reviewer on Technical Content and Accuracy.

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP

Research Interests

    • Interactive Multimedia
    • Entertainment Content Production and Technologies
    • Computer Animation and VFX
    • Image Processing
    • Mixed Reality Technologies
    • Human Computer Interaction
    • Geo-Informatics and Location Based Services
    • Digital Photography
    • Machine Learning
    • CG Aesthetics and Design Theory
    • Cinematogaphy

Memberships

    • Member
      Asia Network Beyond Design (ANBD)
      • Secretary, Colombo Chapter
         
    • Member
      Computing Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL)
    • Member
      SLIIT HCI Research Group.
    • Member
      SLIIT E-Learning Research Group.

MY PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications

  • Nadun Weerasinghe; Sahan Jayawardena; Dilum Mahawatta; Heshani Navaratne; Disni Sriyaratna; Ishara Gamage "Mixed Reality Supermarket: A Modern Approach into Day - to - Day Grocery Shopping"
  • E.P.A.D.Fernando;Shashika Lokuliyana;Anuradha Jayakody;Kushani P.B.T;W.K.C.Jayani;Wijesinghe W.M.P.A;Ishara Gamage "Student Centric Learning Environment through Virtual Reality and Gaming Theory for History Subject "
  • Anuhas Divulage, Malith Ishara, Ruchika Bandara, Thamara Liyanage, Aruna Ishara Gamage, Thusithanjana Thilakarathna "Chess ADC - An Automated Aide-De-Camp Presentation"
  • Anupama Iranga Rathnayake, Iresha Kumari Ganegala, Isuru Sandaruwan Samarasinghe, Supun Bandara Weerasekara, Aruna Ishara Gamage, Thusithanjana Thilakarathna "Adjusting The Hard Level on Game by a Prediction for Improving Attraction and Business Value Presentation"
  • Indiketiya I.H.O.H, Kulasekara K.M.R.A, Thomas J.M, Aruna Ishara Gamage, Thusithanjana Thilakarathna "Image Processing Application for Real-Time Defogging"
  • Salgado M.V.I, Hettiarachchi H.A.D.D., Munasinghe T.U., Fernando K.A.U., Ishara Gamage, Thusithanjana Thilakarathna, Neil Crishantha Cooray "Assist: Rendering, Pipeline Management, and Pipeline Tracking Software"
  • Gunathilake H.M.Y.V., Dilshan K.P.A.P., Ileperuma I.C.S, Nishali S.A.D.S, Prasan Yapa, Aruna Ishara Gamage "An Enhanced Virtual Fitting Room using Deep Neural Networks"

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