Assistant Professor

CAREER SUMMARY

  • Head / Assitant Professor at the Department of Software Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
  • Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade) at the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
  • Lecturer at the Department of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
  • Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • PhD in Information and Communication Technologies, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain (2017)
  • Master of Computer Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2011)  
  • BSc in Information Technology, Curtin University of Technology, Australia (2007)

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP

Research Interests

  • Learning Technologies
  • Learning analytics and scalable pedagogies
  • Educational Psychology
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Social Network Analysis 
  • Assistive Technologies

Memberships

  • Member of Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
  • Member of IEEE
  • Member of European Association of Technology-Enhanced Learning (EA-TEL)

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.

 

Technology Integration & Management (TIM)

Bridging technology and business through research on human-computer interaction, ethical tech integration, and strategic frameworks for digital transformation.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Journal Publications 2017

    Authoring and enactment of mobile pyramid‐based collaborative learning activities

    Kalpani Manathunga, Davinia Hernandez Leo, “British Journal of Educational Technology” , pp. 262-275

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