CAREER SUMMARY
- 04/2024 to date - Senior Lecturer (HG), Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
- 10/2015 to 03/2024 – Lecturer, Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
- 06/2013 to 09/2015 – Assistant Lecturer, Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
- 12/2011 to 05/2013 – Academic Instructor, Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD, University of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka, 2022.
- MSc in (CS), University of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka, 2015.
- BSc in (IT), Curtin University, Australia, 2012.
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Software Engineering & e-Society
- Cognitive Computing
- E- learning
Memberships
- IEEE
- Computer Society of Sri Lanka
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.
PUBLICATIONS
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Enhancing Conversational AI Model Performance and Explainability for Sinhala-English Bilingual Speakers
I. Dissanayake, S. Hameed, A. Sakalasooriya, D. Jayasinghe, L. Abeywardhana, D. R. Wijendra, (4th International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC 2022))
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System to Improve the Quality of Water Resources in Sri Lanka Using Machine Learning and Image Processing
S. M. H. Liyanage, G. M. B. S. Gajanayake, O. D Wijewickrama, S. D. S. A. Fernando, D. R. Wijendra, A. I. Gamage, (4th International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC 2022))
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Automated Sinhala Voice Assistant to Manage Tasks using Natural Language Processing - ශ්රී Voice
K. H. I. R. Senarathne, J. M. I. Nirash, H. M. C. P. Herath, V. D. Bandara, D. R. Wijendra, J. Krishara, (3rd International Informatics and Software Engineering Conference (IISEC 2022))
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A Mobile based Garbage Collection System
D. R. Wijendra, D. I. De Silva, J. H. Aluthwaththage, N. M. Gunawardhena, S. M. Wijayarathna, (3rd International Informatics and Software Engineering Conference, Computer and Communication Technologies (IISEC 2022))
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Software Complexity Automation Tool for Industrial Practices With Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects
M.H.N Akalanka, W.A.H.T Weerasinghe, H.K.P.S Perera, T.N Kumari, D. R. Wijendra, J. Krishara,