Associate Professor

CAREER SUMMARY

  • Anuradha Karunasena joined Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology as a temporary Instructor in Information Technology in year 2005 and served in the positions of Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer. Currently she is a senior Lecturer (Higher Grade) attached to the Department of Information Technology. She also chairs the Quality Cell of the Faculty of Computing.
  • Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade) - September 2015 - to date
  • Head/Staff Development Center - December 2016 - to date
  • Chair person - Faculty Quality Cell(Faculty of Computing) - January 2016 - to date Program
  • Coordinator - IT program - January 2018 - to date

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Ph.D. in Business Information Systems, RMIT University, Australia, 2015
  • M.Sc. in Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka, 2009
  • B.Sc. Special (Hons) Degree in Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka, 2006
  • B.Sc. in Information Technology, Curtin University, Australia, 2005
  • SEDA Accredited Senior Teacher in Higher Education

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP

Research Interests

  • Machine Learning
  • Data Analytics
  • Business Intelligence
  • Innovative teaching methods
  • Large class teaching 
  • Education Technology

Memberships

  • Member – Computer Society of Sri Lanka.

Research Clusters

Centre of Excellence for AI (CEAI)

A multidisciplinary initiative advancing AI research in machine learning, NLP, and big data analytics to solve complex global challenges and drive intelligent decision-making.

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • Journal Publications 2012

    A framework for Updating Object-relational Databases through XML Views

    Karunasena, A, “International Journal of Information Processing and Management” , pp. 18-29

  • Conference Proceedings 2012

    A Web 2.0 Based e-Learning Success Model in Higher Education

    Karunasena, A. Deng, H. & Zhang, X., “Lecture Notes in Information Technology” ( 2nd International Conference on Future Computers in Education) , pp. 177-182

  • Journal Publications 2013

    Structural equation modellingfor Web 2.0 based interactive e-learning in Sri Lanka

    Karunasena, A., Deng, H., & Kim, B., “International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science” , pp. 1-8

  • Conference Proceedings 2013

    Investigating the Enabling Role of Web 2.0 Technology for Interactive E-learning in Australia

    Karunasena, A., Deng, H. & Kam, B., (24th Australasian Conference on Information System)

  • Conference Proceedings 2016

    MigDB - relational to NoSQL mapper

    G. Liyanaarachchi, L. Kasun, M. Nimesha, K. Lahiru and A. Karunasena, (International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS))

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