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

  • Journal Publications 2024

    Meta-heuristic optimization based cost efficient demand-side management for sustainable smart communities.

    Silva, B. N., M. Khan, R. E. Wijesinghe, and U. Wienecke, “Energy and Buildings”

  • Journal Publications 2024

    Growing Trend to Adopt Speckle Variance Optical Coherence Tomography for Biological Tissue Assessments in Pre-Clinical Applications.

    Wijesinghe, Ruchire Eranga, Nipun Shantha Kahatapitiya, Changho Lee, Sangyeob Han, Shinheon Kim, Sm Abu Saleah, Daewoon Seong et al, “Micromachines”

  • Journal Publications 2024

    Real-time Multi-spectral Iris Extraction in Diversified Eye Images Utilizing Convolutional Neural Networks

    Rathnayake, Rasanjalee, Nimantha Madhushan, Ashmini Jeeva, Dhanushika Darshani, Imesh Pathirana, Sourin Ghosh, Akila Subasinghe, Bhagya Nathali Silva, and Udaya Wijenayake., “IEEE Access”

  • Journal Publications 2024

    Dense Convolutional Neural Network-Based Deep Learning Pipeline for Pre-Identification of Circular Leaf Spot Disease of Diospyros kaki Leaves Using Optical Coherence Tomography

    Kalupahana, Deshan, Nipun Shantha Kahatapitiya, Bhagya Nathali Silva, Jeehyun Kim, Mansik Jeon, Udaya Wijenayake, and Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe., “Sensors”

  • Journal Publications 2024

    Early-Stage Prototype Assessment of Cost-Effective Non-Intrusive Wearable Device for Instant Home Fetal Movement and Distress Detection: A Pilot Study

    Mohamed, Hana, Suresh Kalum Kathriarachchi, Nipun Shantha Kahatapitiya, Bhagya Nathali Silva, Deshan Kalupahana, Sajith Edirisinghe, Udaya Wijenayake, Naresh Kumar Ravichandran, and Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe, “Diagnostics”

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