CAREER SUMMARY
- Currently working as a Senior Lecturer (HG) at the Dept. of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computing
- Worked as a Research Engineer at LirneAsia
- Worked as a Software Engineer for 7 years.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD in Complex Systems, University of Sydney
- MSc in Computer Science, University of Colombo
- BSc in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Nework science
- Game theory
- Machine learning
- Information theory
- Distributed Systems
- Parallel computing
Research Clusters
Software Systems & Technologies (SST)
Driving innovation in software engineering, high-performance computing, and scalable architectures to build robust, next-generation applications and systems.
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.
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Advancing autonomous systems and robotic technologies for industrial, healthcare, and exploratory applications through AI-driven innovation.
PUBLICATIONS
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Peer-to-peer distributed computing framework
Prashan Dharmapala, Lumeshkantha Koneshvaran, Darshanun Sivasooriyathevan, Imtizam Ismail, Dharshana Kasthurirathna, ( National Conference on Technology and Management (NCTM))
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Optimising influence in social networks using bounded rationality models
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Michael Harre, Mahendra Piraveenan, “Social Network Analysis and Mining” , pp. 54
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Modeling networked systems using the topologically distributed bounded rationality framework
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Mahendra Piraveenan, Shahadat Uddin, “Complexity” , pp. 123-137
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The influence of topology and information diffusion on networked game dynamics
Dharshana Kasthurirathna,
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Influence modelling using bounded rationality in social networks
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Michael Harre, Mahendra Piraveenan, (IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining )