CAREER SUMMARY
- Senior Lecturer (2012 to Present)
- Program Coordinator - Data Science (2018 - Present)
- Visiting Academic - Faculty of Engineering Technology, Open University of Sri Lanka (2010 to Present)
- Academic Coordinator- Metro Campus/ Faculty of Computing (2014 to 2020)
- Link Tutor - Department of Computing, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom (2014 - 2018)
- Student Counsellor (2012 to 2018)
- Visiting Academic - Department of Computing, Curtin University, Australia (2011)
- IT Instructor, Assit. Lecturer, Lecturer (Feb 2002 to 2011)
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Ph.D. - Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom.
- M.Sc. in Computer Science - UCSC, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- B.Sc (Computer Science) - Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Explainable AI, Text Analytics, Evolutionary Computing, Neuro Computing
Memberships
- AFHEA(UK), MACM(US), MIET(UK), MCS(SL)
Research Clusters
Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems (AIMS)
Pioneering research in intelligent systems, robotics, and IoT to develop autonomous solutions for industrial and societal challenges. Focus areas include drone technology, smart systems, and real-time embedded applications.
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.
Energy and Sustainability
Interdisciplinary research on sustainable energy solutions, policy frameworks, and green technologies to combat climate change.
PUBLICATIONS
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Hybrid Framework for Master Data Management
Lahiru K. W. Fernando and Prasanna S. Haddela, (17th International Conference of Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer 2017))
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Effectiveness of Rule-based Classifiers in Sinhala Text Categorization
K.B.N. Lakmali, Prasanna S. Haddela, (35th National IT Conference (IEEE NITC 2017))
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Student Teaching and Learning System for Academic Institutions
A Kumarasiri, CM Delwita, PS Haddela, RP Samarasinghe, RPI Udishan, (2022 IEEE 7th International conference for Convergence in Technology (I2CT))
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Surveillance based Child Kidnap Detection and Prevention Assistance
O. Kodikara, P. Hettiarachchi, M. Jayakody, J. Prathapa and Prasanna Haddela, (The proceeding of 2022 IEEE 7th International conference for Convergence in Technology (I2CT))
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LISA: Enhance the explainability of medical images unifying current XAI techniques
S. Abeyagunasekera, Y. Perera, K. Jayaweera, U. Liyanage, Prasanna Haddela and O. Senaweera, (The proceeding of 2022 IEEE 7th International conference for Convergence in Technology (I2CT))