Professional Achievements & Activities

Professional Achievements

President (1998-99) and Academician(elected in 1992), National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka
Member, British Computer Society
Member, Computer Society of Sri Lanka
General President (1994) and member Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science
Honorary Fellow, National Association of Librarians, Sri Lanka
Member, Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers Computer Society

Other Professional Activities

Member Senate of the University of Colombo (1978-todate)
Member of the Committee appointed by the Hon. Minister of Education to propose changes in Higher Education (1971 )
Member of Committee (on University Admissions) appointed by the Hon. Minister of Education (1975 - 1977)
Member, Advisory Council, Demographic Training and Research Unit, University of Colombo (1975 - 1979)
Member, Advisory Committee, Sri Lanka Planetarium (1976 - 1979)
Chairman, Committee appointed by the Vice-Chancellor to take over the Sri Palee Institute of Fine Arts to the University ( 1976 )
Chairman, Committee appointed by the Vice Chancellor to report on local postgraduate training for University Staff (1976)
Member, Science Education Research Committee National Science Council of Sri Lanka(1976 - 1977)
Member, Advisory Committee, Department of Census and Statistics (1978 - 1979 )
Project Leader, Research Project on " Predictors of University Performance " (1979 - 1987)
Advisor to the Government of the Maldives on conducting the G.C.E. (A/L) Examination locally (1981)
Member, Committee appointed to prepare a National Computer Policy for Sri Lanka (1983)
Member, Sri Lanka Inter University Committee on Computing and Member, Technical Sub-Committee (1983 - 2001)
Member, Computer Education Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Education (1983 - 2000)
Member, Co-ordinating Committee for the Establishment of the Non Aligned Data Bank (1984 - 1987)
Project Co-ordinator, Project on a Second Test for University Admissions (1984 - 1987)
Co-Director and Local Co-ordinator, Asian Regional College on Microprocessors and Applications, Colombo (Jun 1984)
Member, Organising Committee and Co-Chairman, Agriculture Sector, First International Symposium (Jun 1984) on Microcomputer Applications in Developing Countries
Co-Director, Residential Computer Education Course held for School Teachers and Educators (Sep. 1984)
Member, Sub-committee on Electronics and Computers appointed to prepare a National Science Policy (1984)
Administrative Convener, International Course on Statistics in Agriculture - Planning, Management and Analysis (Dec 1984 - Jan 1985)
Member, Computer and Information Technology Council of Sri Lanka (CINTEC) and Chairman of its Committees on Education, use of Computers in the Public Sector, Use of Sinhala and Tamil Script in Computer Technology and its Examination Council (1985 - 1992)
Chairman, CINTEC, Committee on Law and Computers( 1985 -2000)
Member, Board of Governors, Arthur Clarke Centre (1984 - 1998) for Modern Technologies
Principal Researcher on Sri Lanka - APDC Regional Study on the Impact of Modern Technologies in the Public Sector (1986 - 1989)
Director, Sathosa Computer Services Ltd. (1986 - 1992)
Committee Member, Sri Lanka Association for Science and Mathematics Education (SLASME) (1986 - todate)
Member, Sub Committee on the Use of Information Technology in Trade Data Interchange, SRILPRO, Export Development Board (Oct 1986 - 1991)
Member, Advisory Committee on Computer related exports, Export Development Board (Chairman since 1990) (1986 - 1991)
Chairman, Computer Advisory Committee, Greater Colombo Economic Commission (1985 - 1991)
Member, Committee on Adaptation of National Languages in Information Technology (CANLIT), of the Natural Resources, Energy and Science Authority of Sri Lanka (NARESA)(1986 - 1990)
Member, Editorial Board of NARESA (1986 - 2000 )
Member, Council, University of Colombo (1979, 1981 & 1986 - todate )
National Co-ordinator, UNDP Project SRL/86/013-M.Sc. Course in Computer Science, University of Colombo(1986 - 1995)
Member, Academic Affairs Committee, National Institute of Education (1988 - 1993 ) & (2000 todate)
Member, Council of Governors, Sri Lanka Business Development Centre (1990 - todate)
Member, Academic Advisory Committee, Diploma in Business Management, Sri Lanka Business Development Centre ( 1991 )
Member, Tertiary & Vocational Education Commission (1995 - 2000 )
Consultant, Ministry of Science Technology and Human Resource Development (1995 - 2001 )
Information Technology Advisor, Ministry of Defence (1995 - 2000 )
Chairman, Subcommittee on S & T Information, National Science Council (1998 - 1999)Chairman, Presidential Task Force on integrated R & D in S & T (1997 - 2000)
Chairman, National Y2K Task Force of Sri Lanka (1998 -2000)
Member, Editorial Board, Asia Pacific Development Centre, Kuala Lumpur (1998 - 2000)
Member, ICANN and Government Advisory Committee (GAC) ( 1998 - 2000) ( www.noie.gov.au/projects/international/DNS/gac/GAC_reps.htm)
Founder Chairman, Asian EDIFAC Board AFACT Legal Working Group.(1998 - 2000)
Vice Chair, CEFACT Legal working Group ( 1999- 2000 )
Member, Lankan Academic and Research Network ( LEARN ) Management Committee (1996 - todate)
Chairman, Organising Committee, International Information Technology Conference IITC 1998 - todate
Member, Advisory Panel, Asia IT&C Programme, The European Commission (2000 -todate)
Member , Board of Management, National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS) -(2001-todate)
Consultant Ministry of HRD, Education and Cultural Affairs (2002- todate).
Member , Domain Name panel, CINTEC (1998- todate)
Member , Sinhala font committee, CINTEC (2002 - todate)
Chairman, Infotel Lanka Society (1995- todate).
Chairman, Project Management Committee , Sida-IT project (1997- todate)

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