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Prof. Koliya Pulasinghe

Senior Professor

CAREER SUMMARY

    Koliya Pulasinghe is a Professor in Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka. 

    He joined SLIIT in 2003 as a Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade), and held numerous positions including Head, Department of Information Technology, Postgraduate Course Coordinator, Dean/Academic Affairs, Dean/Postgraduate Studies & Research. He was the first Chairman of the Curriculum and Academic Quality Committee and chaired the Internal Quality Assurance Unit. He served SLIIT as a member of the Board of Directors from 2007 to 2017.

    He edited the IT Subject benchmark document to be used in Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council (QAAC) of the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, served as a member of the National Committee on Electronics and IT, National Science Foundation (NSF), and worked as a member of the NSF Working Committee on Technology.

    His research interests are electronic patient information management systems, Hidden Markov Model based prediction algorithms, Computational Linguistics and Fuzzy Neural Network based control systems.

    • Feb. 2015 to date – Professor, Department of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri lanka.
    • Oct. 2003 to Feb. 2015 – Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade), Department of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri lanka.
    • 1997 to 2000 – Systems Engineer, Computing Services Centre, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

    • BSc Eng. (Hons) in Computer Systems & Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1996
    • Ph.D. in Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Saga University, Japan, 2003

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP

Research Interests

    Machine Learning, Health Informatics, and Computer Linguistics

Memberships

    • Member – Computer Society of Sri Lanka.
    • Member – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

MY PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications

  • K. Pulasinghe, K. Watanabe, K. Izumi, and K. Kiguchi "Modular fuzzy-neuro controller driven by spoken language commands"
  • A. Chatterjee, K. Pulasinghe, K. Watanabe, and K. Izumi "A particle swarm optimized fuzzy-neural network for voice-controlled robot systems"
  • J. L. Amararachchi, H. S. C. Perera and K. Pulasinghe "Towards Knowledge Management for Healthcare: Effects of Latest Medical Information for the Quality of Healthcare in the Developing Countries: A Case Study"
  • K. Pulasinghe, K. Watanabe, K. Kiguchi, and K. Izumi "A Novel Modular Neuro-Fuzzy Controller Driven by Natural Language Commands"
  • J. L. Amararachchi, K. Pulasinghe and H. S. C. Perera, "Knowledge Management for Effective Clinical Diagnosis in Developing Countries"
  • H. M. Edirisinghe, C. D. Dangalle and K. Pulasinghe "Predicting the relationship between body size and habitat type of tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) using Artificial Neural Networks"
  • N. Kodagoda and K. Pulasinghe "Comparision Between Features of CbO based Algorithms for Generating Formal Concepts"
  • K. Pulasinghe, K. Watanabe, K. Kiguchi, and K. Izumi "Modular Fuzzy Neural Controller Driven by Voice Commands"
  • K. Pulasinghe, K. Watanabe, K. Kiguchi, and K. Izumi "Voice Controlled Modular Fuzzy Neural Controller with Enhanced User Autonomy"
  • K. Pulasinghe, K. Watanabe, K. Kiguchi, and K. Izumi "Voice Communication in Performing a Cooperative Task with a Robot"
  • K. Pulasinghe, K. Watanabe, K. Kiguchi and K. Izumi "Interactive Adaptation of Fuzzy Neural Networks in Voice-Controlled Systems"
  • K. Pulasinghe, K. Watanabe, K. Izumi, and K. Kiguchi "Acqusition of New Knowledge for Fuzzy Neural Netwroks Through Interaction with Human"
  • K. Pulasinghe, K. Watanabe, K. Izumi, and K. Kiguchi "Control of Redundant Manipulators by Fuzzy Linguistic Commands"
  • K. Watanabe, A. Chatterjee, K. Pulasinghe, J. Sang-Ho, K. Izumi and K. Kiguchi "Training of Fuzzy-Neural Network for Voice-Controlled Robot Systems by a Particle Swarm Optimization"
  • K. Pulasinghe, and J. Rajapakse "Syntactic Approach to Predict Membrane Spanning Regions of Transmembrane Proteins"
  • L. Samarakoon, S. Kumarawadu, and K. Pulasinghe "Automated question answering for customer helpdesk applications"
  • Amararachchi.J.L, Perera H.S.C. and Pulasinghe K "Achieving Quality Healthcare through Knowledge Management Initiatives in Health Institutions in Rural and Remote Areas in Sri Lanka"
  • H. de Silva, K. Pulasinghe, and L. Panditha "Possibilities for the use of mobile phones and more-than-voice services to improve the economic status of women-headed households at the BOP"
  • J. Amararachchi, C. Perera, K. Pulasinghe "Knowledge management framework for achieving quality of healthcare in the developing countries"
  • S. D. D. Amarathunga, P. P. A. S. Jayasundara, E. G. P. P. Somaweera, P. D. C. Weerasena, K. N. Pulasinghe, and S. A. U. S. Samarathunga "Picture Archiving and Communications System for Government Hospitals in Sri Lanka"
  • P. M. Kuruppuarachchi, L. H. Malavige, A. D. P. Prasad, H. M. Withanage, K. Pulasinghe, and N. Weerawarna "Low Cost Virtual Reality Laparoscopy Simulator"
  • A. Hapuarachchi, K. Pulasinghe, and U. Samarathunga "Inward Patient Care System"
  • N. Kodagoda, S. Andrews, and K. Pulasinghe "A Parallel Version of the In-close Algorithm"
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