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CAREER SUMMARY
Samantha Thelijjagoda is a professor in Information Systems Engineering and he is currently serving as the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & International) at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT).
He joined SLIIT in 2007 and held positions including Dean, SLIIT Business School, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Head, Department of Information Systems Engineering, Head, Department of Information Management, Postgraduate Course Coordinator at SLIIT and Course Leader for Enterprise Applications Development program of Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
He is an active member of Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) and having international professional memberships of IEEE, AIS and IET organizations. He is the country representative of Technical Committee 8 (TC-8: Information Systems) of International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP). He is also an accredited skills assessor for Skills Certifications of IT professionals in Sri Lanka which is done by Australian Computer Society (ACS).
His research interests are Computational models of human language processing (NLP), Human language technology (HLT) such as Machine Translations, Information Extraction etc. and Digital linguistics (Corpus Linguistics) which are associated with the area of Computational Linguistics.
- 2023.01 todate – Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & International)
- 2018.01 to 2022.12 – Dean, SLIIT Business School
- 2017.04 to 2017.12 – Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
- 2016.12 to 2017.03 – Acting Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
- 2015.01 to 2016.11 – Head, Department of Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Computing
- 2012.01 to 2014.12 – Head, Department of Information Management, Faculty of Business
- 2016.12 to date - Professor in Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Computing
- 2008.09 to 2016.11- Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
- 2007.09 to 2008.09- Senior Lecturer
- 2009.09 to 2015.12- Postgraduate Course Coordinator, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Ph.D. in Information Systems Engineering, Gifu University, Japan
- M.Eng. in Electronics and Computer Engineering, Gifu University, Japan
- B.A. in Statistics (Special) First Class Honours, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Computational models of human language processing
- Natural Language Processing
- Human language technology (HLT)
- Machine Translation
- Information Extraction
- Speech Recognition
- Spoken Language Systems
- Mobile Translations
- Digital linguistics
- Corpus Linguistics
Memberships
- Member – Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL)
- Member – Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK.
- Member – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA.
- Member – Association for Information Systems, USA.
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.
Technology Integration & Management (TIM)
Bridging technology and business through research on human-computer interaction, ethical tech integration, and strategic frameworks for digital transformation.
PUBLICATIONS
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Automated Business Helpdesk Operated by Computerized AI Assistant via Instance Messaging Services
Hattella, H., Ambadeniya G., Chandrasiri S., Weerawarna N., Bandara M. and S.Thelijjagoda , (Proceedings of 6th SLIIT Research Symposium (PSRS'11))
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Process Automation in the Sri Lankan Textile Manufacturing Industry
R. Hasarali, I. Mayadunne, U. Weerakoon, L. Samarasinghe, M. Weligodapola, and S. Thelijjagoda, , (Proceedings of 1st National Conference on Technology and Management, SLIIT, (NCTM 2012))
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Automated Synchronization Module for SAHANA Disaster Management System
Kulatunga B., Samarawikrama R., Karunathilaka R., Rathnayaka K. and Thelijjagoda S., (Second National Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaption)
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Mobile Advertising System (MAS)
Perera S., Atahudahetti, S., Solangaarachchi S., Hennayake M., Weerasekara S. and Thelijjagoda S. , (Proceedings of 5th SLIIT Research Symposium (PSRS '09))
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CyberMate: A Self-Explorative Artificial Intelligent Software Companion
Hattella, H., Ambadeniya G., Chandrasiri S., Weerawarna N., Bandara M. and S.Thelijjagoda , (Proceedings of 28th National Information Technology Conference (NITC 2010))
