Assistant Professor

CAREER SUMMARY

  • Assistant Professor at the Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of  Information Technology from 01st February 2024 ~ To Date
  • Senior Lecturer (Gr.II) at the Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sri Jayewardenepura from 15th November 2021 ~ 31st January 2024
  • Senior Lecturer (Gr.II) on contract basis at the Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sri Jayewardenepura from 24th September 2020 ~ 14th November 2021
  • Contract Professor at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University from 01st of December 2019 ~ 31st August 2020
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University from 01st of September 2018 ~ 30th November 2019
  • Assistant Lecturer at Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology from 01st of June 2013 ~ 25th of August 2015
  • Academic Instructor at Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology from 28th of December 2012 ~ 31st of May 2013

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • 2016 - 2018: Ph. D in Computer Science and Engineering, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Korea
  • 2013 - 2015: MSc. in Information Technology, Computing Faculty, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
  • 2008 - 2011: BSc. Sp. (Hons) in Information Technology, Computing Faculty, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
  • 2008 - 2012: BSc. Sp. (Hons) in Speech and Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP

Research Interests

  • Applications of Deep Learning and Machine Learning
  • Optimization algorithms
  • Energy Management, Demand Side Management
  • IoT

Memberships

  • Member of IEEE

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

  • Conference Proceedings 2024

    An Exploratory Study of Diverse Models and Datasets for Transfer Learning based Image Classification on Sparse Data

    Pathmarasa, Jathurshan, Udaya Wijenayake, Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe, and Bhagya Nathali Silva, (2024 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon))

  • Conference Proceedings 2024

    Image Acquisition and Deep Convolutional Neural Network Incorporated Cost-Effective Automated Nursery Disease Detection Method for the Tea Industry

    Weerasekara, Dinithi Bhagya, Nipun Shantha Kahatapitiya, Nuwan Sanjeewa, Vimukthi Madushan Wathudura, Nuwan Prasanna, Deshan Kalupahana, Udaya Wijenayake, Bhagya Nathali Silva, Akila Wijethunge, and Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe, (2024 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon))

  • Conference Proceedings 2024

    High-Resolution Optical Imaging Incorporated Non-Destructive Morphological Boundary Detection of Fruit Disorders: A Pilot Study

    N. T. Hakmana et al., (2024 6th International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC))

  • Conference Proceedings 2024

    Towards Holistic Crime Management Through Descriptive Analysis and Predictive Forecasting

    T. Wijethunge, S. Edirisinghe, M. Jeon, J. Kim, R. Wijesinghe and B. Silva,, (2024 6th International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC))

  • Conference Proceedings 2024

    CARA: A Hybrid Framework Integrating Swarm AI Agents and Knowledge Graphs for Advanced LLM Reasoning,

    N. Pussadeniya, R. Wijesinghe, U. Wijenayake and B. Silva, (2024 6th International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC))

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