Lecturer Profile

Personal Information

Name: Dr.K.P. Hewagamage
Designation: Senior Lecturer
Gender: Male
Civil Status: Married

Academic Record

Doctor of Engineering (Information Engineering)-Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Special (First Class Honors) - University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Research Interests

e-Learning, Mobile Learning/Computing, Situated and Affective Computing, Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering,

Biography

Dr. K. P. Hewagamage servers as a senior lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) and the coordinator of the e-Learning Centre at UCSC. He holds a bachelors degree in Computer Science with First Class honours form University of Colombo and a doctorate in Information Engineering from Hiroshima University.

Dr. Hewagamage topped his batch at University of Colombo and won the Professor Mohan Munasinghe Award for the Outstanding Graduate in Computer Science and the D. P. P. Samerasekara Peach Award for forestering the goodwill and harmony in the Faculty of Science in 1994. Later, he was awarded Japanese Government Monbusho Scholarship for Postgraduate studies in Japan.

Dr. Hewagamage has a wide variety of research interests centered around Human-Computer Interaction and Software Engineering, namely, e-Learning, situated computing, HCI in mobile computing, object-oriented and pattern oriented software development and multi-model interaction. Hence, he has led several research groups and supervised considerable number of undergraduate, masters and doctorial students in these areas. He has more than 80 international publications in International Proceedings, Journal and Book Chapters. He won the faculty research award twice during last 6 years. At the same time, several of his research outcomes has own national and international awards. Few of them are the Best Paper Awards of IEEE and other conferences, UNESCO award, NBQSA awards from British Computer Society, e-Swabhimani Awards from ICT Agency of Government of Sri Lanka.

During last 8 years, he has successfully managed several e-Learning projects funded by Sida, IDRC, JAICA, and World Bank. Among them, the National e-Learning Centre Project of Swedish International Development Agency is the largest project (www.e-Learning.lk). One of his current main emphasis is on Promoting Free and Open Online Education (FOOE) to bring the benefits to less privileged society in Developing Countries.

Dr. Hewagamage who is a senior Member of IEEE and ACM, is the former chair of Computer Society Chapter of Sri Lanka. At the same time, he is an active member of Computer Society of Sri Lanka and academic advocate of ISACA local chapter. He spent his sabbatical study at the Department of Computer and Systems Science, Stockholm University in Sweden 2011. You can contact him kph@ucsc.cmb.ac.lk or kphewa@gmail.com.

Publications

Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, G.I. Gamage, A. R. Weerasinghe, Asia eBIT@UCSC, Implementing the paradigm shift from Teaching to Learning through e-learning framework, in Proceedings of 25th National Information Technology Conference, Colombo: CSSL. ISBN: 978-955-9155-15-7, Sep, 2007, pp. 68-81.

K.P. Hewagamage, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, T. A. Weerasinghe, Mozelius Peter, Analysis and Development of Curriculum to Build the Foundation for eLearning Courses, in Proceedings of 2nd eLearning Africa (eLA) - International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training, Nairobi: May, 2007, pp. 63 - 65.

S. Jamtsho, S. Rinchen, N.A. Sangi, S. Ahmed, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, G.D.S.P. Wimalaratne, K.P. Hewagamage, D. Attygalle, Accessibility, Acceptance and Effects of Distance Education in South Asia, in Distance Education Technologies in Asia - II, Ed. J. Baggaley and T. Belawati, New Delhi, India: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd and International Development Research Centre, 2010, pp. 33-56.

B. Batchuluun, K.P. Hewagamage, K.H.R.A. Peiris, W.A.U.C. Weerakoon , Distance Education Technologies in Asia, in VIII: Open-Source Software for Learning Management, ISBN:9788132105619, Ed. J. Baggaley and T. Belawati, SAGE, India: Oct, 2010, pp. 308.

M. Dewasurendra, P.A.S.P. Jayalath, K.P. Hewagamage, Online Approach to Improve Basic Tamil Language Skills, in eAsia Conference, Sri Lanka: Dec, 2009, pp. 119.

H.B. Ekanayaka, D.D. Karunaratne , K.P. Hewagamage, Determining the Psychological Involvement in Multimedia Interactions, in International Journal on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), Colombo, Sri Lanka: Dec, 2009.

E. Hettiarachchi, K.P. Hewagamage, SCORM Based Online Assessment Objects for Computing Skill Evaluation, in e Asia Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Dec, 2009, pp. 32.

H.E.M.H.B. Ekanayake, P. Backlund, T. Ziemke, R. Ramberg, K.P. Hewagamage, Game Interaction State Graphs for Evaluation of User Engagement in Explorative and Experience-based Training Games, in roceedings of International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emgering Resions Conference (ICTer 2010), Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sep, 2010, pp. 40-44.

P.K.A.T. Ishaka, K.P. Hewagamage, Collaborative Digital Learning Resource Repository fr Secondary Education, in e Asia Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Dec, 2009, pp. 117.

E.C.U. Gunathunga, K.P. Hewagamage, A Model to Enhance Online Learning Structure for Secondary Education in Sri Lanka, in 30th Anniversary OUSL Conf, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Aug, 2010.

S. Jamtsho, S. Rinchen, N.A. Sangi, S. Ahmed, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, K.P. Hewagamage, D. Attygalle, Accessibility, Acceptance and Effects of Distance Education in South Asia, Ed. Virtual University of Pakistan, 2009, pp. 5-25.

S.D. Gunawardhana, K.P. Hewagamage, A. Thantilage, Effective Application of e-Learning in Awareness of Archaeology: A Case Study, in 3rd Int’l Congress of the Society of South Asian Archaeology (SOSAA), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka: Aug, 2010.

P.A.S.P. Jayalath, S.D. Gunawardhana, K.P. Hewagamage, A Constructive Approach to Learning English Online, in e Asia Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Dec, 2009, pp. 114.

K.P. Hewagamage, FOOE: Empowering Free and Open Online Education through e-Learning, in 6th Int’l Conf on Technology Supported Learning and Training (Online Educa), Berlin, Germany: Dec, 2010.

P. Mozelius, E. Hettiarachchi, K.P. Hewagamage, M. Hatakka, I. Balasooriya, D.D. Karunaratne , eNOSHA - Design and Development of a Learning Object Repository, in e Asia Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Dec, 2009.

S. Jamtsho, S. Rinchen, S. Mishra, S. Khan, N.A. Sangi, S. Ahmed, V.K. Samaranayake, G.D.S.P. Wimalaratne, K.P. Hewagamage, D. Attygalle, Distance Education Technologies in Asia, in I: The Emergence of Distance Education in South Asia, ISBN:9788132105619, Ed. J. Baggaley and T. Belawati, SAGE, India: Oct, 2010, pp. 308.

U. Jayasinghe, A.T. Dharmaratne, K.P. Hewagamage, An Application of Edutainment in Computer Science Studies, in E-LEARN 2010, Orlando, USA: Oct, 2010.

S. Lalithsena, K.P. Hewagamage, Lakshman Jayaratne , Semantic web model for eLearning, in Proceedings of the 9th International Information Technology Conference, Sri Lanka: Oct, 2008.

W.R.M.U.K. Wickramasinghe, A de S. Ayatilaka, K.P. Hewagamage, m-Learning@UCSC: Extending the e-Learning framework based on the mobility, eAsia, Dec, 2009, pp. 115.

Weerasinghe T A, Ramberg R, K.P. Hewagamage, Learners' Satisfaction, Learning Style Preferences and Effective Use of an OLE , in THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN LEARNING, Vol. 6. ISSN 1550-6908, http://itdl.org/Journal/Mar_09/index.htm, Mar, 2009.

T.A. Weerasinghe, R. Ramberg, K.P. Hewagamage, Guidelines to design successful online learning environments, in e-Asia, Dec, 2009, pp. 17.

C.T. Wannige , D.U.J. Sonnadara , H.A. Usoof , K.P. Hewagamage, Detecting and Preventing Plagiarism in Online Assessment, Journal of Science, University of Kalaniya, vol. 4, 2008.

G.C. Siriwardana, K.P. Hewagamage, Reusable Composite SCORM e-Learning Objects, in e-Asia, Colombo: Dec, 2009.

R V P K Ranatunha , D.A.S. Atukorale, K.P. Hewagamage, An Integrated Framework for Detecting Plagiarism in e-Learning Systems, in e-Asia, Dec, 2009, pp. 31.

M.A.K. Rahuman , Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, A Study of Informal Learning in ICT Enabled Environment Digital Learning India, vol. 5, Dec, 2009, pp. 50-52.

M.A.K. Rahuman, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, A Study of Informal Learning in ICT Enabled Environment, in e-Asia, Dec, 2009, pp. 113.

P. Mozelius, K.H.E.L.W. Hettiarachchi, K.P. Hewagamage, M. Hatakka, B.A.I.R. Balasorriya, D.D. Karunaratne , eNOSHA, a Learning Object Repository – Design for Flexibility, Reusability and User Friendliness, in eLearning Africa, Lusaka, Zambia: May, 2010.

G.K. Munasinghe, H.A. Wickramarachchi, H.M.S.J. Meewellewa, K.P. Hewagamage, Measuring impact of OLPC for primary education in Sri Lanka, Aug, 2010.

M.R.M. Sedera , B. Geers, K.P. Hewagamage, Online e-Assessment System for Skill Evaluation of MS-Office Applications, in 7th Int’l Joint Conf on Computer Science and Software Engineering (JCSSE2010), Bangkok, Thailand: May, 2010.

R.V.S.P.K. Ranatunga , D.A.S. Atukorale , K.P. Hewagamage, Enhancing the Detection of Plagiarism with Document Formatting Property Analyzer, in 3rd International Symposium Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, ISSN 1800-4407, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka: Aug, 2010.

R.V.S.P.K. Ranatunga, D.A.S. Atukorale, K.P. Hewagamage, Framework for Detecting Plagiarism in e-Learning Systems”, Designs for Learning, in 2nd Int’l Conf towards a new conceptualization of learning Stockholm University, Frescati Aula Magna, Sweden: May, 2010.

S.P. Ranasinghe, H.M. Weerathunga , P. Kariyawasam, H.L. Premaratne, K.P. Hewagamage, An Online Voice Based Training Tool for English Language Learning, in International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2010), London, UK: Jun, 2010.

M.A.K. Rahuman, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, A Study of Informal Learning in ICT Enabled Environment In: Designs for Learning, in 2nd International conference - towards a new conceptualization of learning Stockholm University, Frescati Aula Magna, Sweden: Mar, 2010.

K.P. Hewagamage, Hakim Usoof, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, Brian Hudson, International Association of Computer Science & Information Technology, Designing e-Assessment in Massive Online Courses, in 5th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education (ICDLE 2011), Singapore: International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), ISBN: 978-84-615-3324-4, Sep, 2011, pp. 16-22.

M A Kaleelur Rahuman, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Case Study on Adaptability to ICT Enabled Childhood Education in Sri Lanka, in International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions - ICTer2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka: IEEE Conference Publications, Sep, 2011.

K.P. Hewagamage, NishaKumari Kariyawasm, Thushani Weerasinghe, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, International Association of Computer Science & Information Technology (IACSIT), Motivating Student Discussions”- a strategy to develop online learning community in the BIT Virtual Learning Environment, in 5th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education (ICDLE 2011), Singapore: Sep, 2011, pp. 45-51.

R.V.S.P.K Ranatunga, D.A.S. Atukorale, K.P. Hewagamage, Intrinsic Plagiarism Detection with Kohonen Self Organizing Maps (Extended Abstract), in International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer 2011), Colombo, Sri Lanka: Aug, 2011, pp. 125.

K.P. Hewagamage, K.M.G.B. Nishakumari,, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, Developing Online Virtual Community by Facilitating Student Discussions, International Journal of Information and Education Technology (IJIET), vol. 1, (4), 2011, pp. 303-308.

K.P. Hewagamage, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, Designing Formative e-Assessments to Prepare Students for the Summative Assessment in Massive Online Courses, International Journal of Information and Education Technology (IJIET), vol. 1, (4), 2011, pp. 286-291.

K.P. Hewagamage, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, “Vidupiyasa” UCSC Virtual Campus: An Innovative Approach to Produce ICT Professionals through Online Education for the National Development, in 4th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI), Madrid, Spain: International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), ISBN: 978-84-615-3324-4, Nov, 2011, pp. 6424-6434.

S C Premaratne, D.D. Karunaratne , Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, G. K. A. Dias , Improvised Profile Construction for Multimedia Databases in E-Learning, in MMU International Symposium on Information and Communications Technologies, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Nov, 2005, pp. 9-12.

S C Premaratne, D.D. Karunaratne , Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, G. K. A. Dias , Implementation of a Video Segmentation System to Support E-learning, in International Conference on Information Management in a Knowledge Society, Ed. D. Kamalavijayan et al., Mumbai, India: Allied Publishers, Feb, 2005, pp. 89-100.

S C Premaratne, D.D. Karunaratne , Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, G. K. A. Dias , Efficient Profile Construction Algorithm for Video Indexing in E-Learning, in 11th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, Ghent, Belgium: Oct, 2005.

S C Premaratne, D.D. Karunaratne , Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, G. K. A. Dias , Infotel Lanka Society, Profile Based Video Segmentation System to Support e-Learning, in 6th International Information Technology Conference, Ed. V.K. Samaranayake et al., Colombo, Sri Lanka: Nov, 2004, pp. 74-81.

K.P. Hewagamage, D.D. Karunaratne , Gihan N. Wikramanayake, G. K. A. Dias , An Open Multimedia Database System to Support Web Based Teaching, in 10th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, Ed. H. Thwaites, Softopia, Ogaki City, Japan: Netherlands: IOS Press, Nov, 2004, pp. 1005-1114.

T Silva, D.D. Karunaratne , Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, G. K. A. Dias , Infotel Lanka Society, Speaker Search and Indexing for Multimedia Databases, in 6th International Information Technology Conference, Ed. V.K. Samaranayake et al., Colombo, Sri Lanka: Nov, 2004, pp. 157-162.

S C Premaratne, D.D. Karunaratne , Gihan N. Wikramanayake, K.P. Hewagamage, G. K. A. Dias , An Architecture of a Media Based System to Support e-Learning, in Synergy Interactive, Colombo, Sri Lanka: 2004.

K.P. Hewagamage, H.M.S.J.Meewellewa, G.K.Munasinghe, H.A.Wickramarachi, Role of OLPC to Empower ICT Adaptation in the Primary Education, (Education in a technological world: communicating current and emerging research and technological efforts), Formatex Research Center, Dec, 2011.

Janaki Meewellewa, Geetha Munasinghe, Hasikala Wickramarachi, K.P. Hewagamage, Empowering ICT Adaptation In Primary Education of Sri Lanka through OLPC, in 2nd International Conference on e-Education, e- Business, e-Management and E-Learning (IC4E 2011), Mumbai, India: Jan, 2011.

K.P. Hewagamage, C. Gunathunga, D.D. Karunaratne , Integrated Virtual Learning Environment Model for Schools with Limited Resources, in 3rd International Conference in Education and New Learning Technolgoies (EduLearn2011), Barcelona, Spain: Jul, 2011.

Champa Hewagamage, K.P. Hewagamage, A Generic Framework for Software Development Project Management (SDPM), in 2nd International Conference in Software Engineering, Management and Applications, Zurich, Switzerland: Aug, 2011.

K.P. Hewagamage, “M-learning Not an Extension of e-learning” based on a case study of Moodle VLE, in 10th Word Conference in Mobile and Contextual Learning, Beijing, China: Oct, 2011.

Hiran Ekanayake, Per Backlund, Tom Ziemke, Robert Ramberg, K.P. Hewagamage, Assessing Performance Competence in Training Games, in Emo Games workshop of Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction, ACII2011, Memphis, USA: Oct, 2011.

K.P. Hewagamage, E-Learning sustainability: Freedom in Learning and Recognition in Certification, in European Distance and e-Learning Network Conference (EDEN 2011), Dublin, Ireland: Jun, 2011.

K.P. Hewagamage, “FIT for BIT”: An Approach to Enhance the Quality of Online Degree Intake through e-Learning, in GUIDE International Conference on E-learning innovative models for the integration of education, technology and research, Rome, Italy: Nov, 2011.

K.P. Hewagamage, P.K.A.T. Ishaka, Developing Teaching and Learning to Promote ICT enabled Secondary Education, in 4th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Madrid, Spain: Nov, 2011.

Mozelius, P., K.P. Hewagamage, Hansson H. , Towards e-learning for all in Sri Lanka – progress and problems in some selected Sri Lankan 21st century initiatives, in The Fourteenth Cambridge International Conference on Open, Distance and e-Learning, Cambridge : Sep, 2011.

K.P. Hewagamage, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, D.D. Karunaratne , S Arunasalam, Outcome and Challenges of Guiding Large Number of Distance Learning Students to Complete their Final Year Projects Successfully, in Asian Conference on Technology in Classroom (ACTC2012) - "Learning, Culture and Society: What role can technology play?" , Osaka, Japan: The International Academic Forum, Apr, 2012, pp. 345-362.

Colombage Peiris, K.P. Hewagamage, Henrik Hansson, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, International Association of Technology, Education and Development, An Analysis of Existing Issues in Research Project Initiation Stage: Information and Communication Technology Perspective, in 7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED), Valencia, Spain: Mar, 2013.

Uvasara Dissanayeke, K.P. Hewagamage, Robert Ramberg, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, CEUR Workshop Proceedings 955, An Activity Theory Based Approach to Introduce mLearning in Agriculture, in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn 2012, Ed. Marcus Specht, Mike Sharples, Jari Multisilta, Helsinki, Finland, October 16 -18: CEUR-WS, Oct, 2012, pp. 326-327.

Dissanayeke, U., K.P. Hewagamage, Ramberg, R., Gihan N. Wikramanayake, (Accepted), Twitter Micro-Blogging Based Mobile Learning Approach to Enhance the Agriculture Education Process, in IADIS Mobile Learning 2013, 14–16 March, Lisbon, Portugal: Mar, 2013.

Fazeena Jamaldeen, K.P. Hewagamage, Y. Ekanayaka, Suitability of Mobile Learning to Enhance English Language Learning: A Survey among University of Colombo School of Computing Students, in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn), Ed. Marcus Specht, Mike Sharples, Jari Multisilta , Helsinki, Finland: Oct, 2012, pp. 197-202.

K.P. Hewagamage, W.M.A.S.B. Wickramasinghe, A. De S. Jayatilaka, M-Learning Not an Extension of E-Learning”: Based on a Case Study of Moodle VLE, International Journal on Mobile and Blended Learning, vol. 4, (4), 2012, pp. pp 21-33.

T.A. Weerasinghe, R. Ramberg, K.P. Hewagamage, Re-evaluation of community of inquiry model with its metacognitive presence construct, The International Journal on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions, vol. 5, (4), 2012.

Uvasara Dissanayeke, K.P. Hewagamage, Robert Ramberg, Gihan N. Wikramanayake, Twitter in mLearning: Enhancing Agriculture Knowledge Among a Group of young Farmers in Kandy District, Sri Lanka, Dec, 2012.

Chamath Keppitiyagama, K.P. Hewagamage, Hakim Usoof, Openness is not an Achilles' Heel but Trojan Horses Come with Closed Lids, in ISACA Sri Lanka chapter - 2nd National Conference, Feb, 2006.

C. T. Wannige, D. U. J. Sonnadara, Hakim Usoof, K.P. Hewagamage, An approach to online e-assessment for distance learning, in CSSL 25th National Information Technology Conference, Sep, 2007.

C. T. Wannige, D. U. J. Sonnadara, Hakim Usoof, K.P. Hewagamage, Detecting and preventing plagiarism in online assessment, Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, vol. 4, 2008, pp. 95-104.

Awards and Distinctions

Professor Mohan Munashingha Award for the Outstanding Graduate (1993) in Computer Science, University of Colombo, April 1994

D. P. P. Samerasekara Peace Award (for fostering the goodwill and harmony in the Faculty of Science),University of Colombo, April 1994

Monbusho Scholarshipfor the Postgraduate Studies in Japan by Japanese Government, April 1996

The Best Paper Award, “Interactive Visualization of Spatiotemporal Patterns using Spirals on a Geographical Map” at the IEEE International Symposium on the Visual Languages, 1999, Tokyo, Japan (first author)

The Best Paper of the Day Award at the 6th International IT Conference 2004 (IITC2004), November 2004 for the paper “Profile Based video Segmentation System to Support E-learning” (co-authored paper)

University Research Award 2004, University of Colombo
For the outstanding contribution for studies in Human-Computer Interaction, mobile computing, digital libraries and e-learning

Award of Senior Member statusin the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers(IEEE) - for the contribution in academic and professional work 2005

University Research Award 2006, University of Colombo
For the outstanding contribution for the studies in Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering and e-Learning

UNESCO ICT in Education Innovative Award 2007-2008
The certification of commendation for the e-BIT project coordinated by Dr. K. P. Hewagamage

The Best Paper Award at the 9th International Information Technology Conference 2008 (IITC2008), November 2008 for the paper “A Semantic Web Model for Personalized e-Learning” (co-author)

National Winner for e-BIT courses forthe World e-Content Summit – 2008 by ICT Agency

The NBQSA award for 2008 (bronze) award for e-BIT System Development [Education Service and Planning]
http://www.nbqsasrilanka.org/winners_2008

e-Swabhimani - National Best e-Content Award - Sri Lanka 2009 for Vidupiyasa(The best Virtual Campus for ICT Education in Sri Lanka)

Bronze Award for SCORM Based Computer Skill Assessment System, NBQSA October 2010

Merit Award for e-NOSHA Open e-Learning Content Repository, NBQSA October 2010

Certificate of Appreciation, Empowering Free and Open Education through e-Learning, e-Swabhimani - National Best e-Content Award - Sri Lanka November 2010

Professional Achievements and Activities

Senior Member of IEEE and Computer Society(www.ieee.org, www.computer.org) [2000 – upto now]

Chair, IEEE Computer Society Sri Lanka Chapter [2005-2008]

Member of Association of Computer Machinery (ACM)[2000 – up to now] (www.acm.org)

Academic Advocate of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) - Sri Lanka Chapter (2005 – 2010) (http://www.isaca.org)

Member of Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL)

Secretary of University Colombo Computing Teachers (UCCA) Association(2005/2006)

Secretary of Swedish Sri Lanka Friendship Association(2005 -2009)

Member of the main organizing committee of International Information Technology Conference (2004-2008)

Associate editor of International Journal of Advances in ICT in Emerging Regions (2008 – up to now)

Resource Person of Workshops – Conducted during 2009/2010

Virtual Campus of University of Colombo Workshop for Academic Staff of University of Colombo: How to develop online degree programmes
e-Learning Training Programme for Royal University of Bhutan
Workshop on e-Content Development for Rajarata University Academic Staff
Training Program for Proposal Writers (HETC Project) for academic staff of all universities
Workshop on Improving English Language Efficiency among all University Students
Workshop on Improving IT Proficiency among all University Students
Upgrading IT skills of the Staff members of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University.
Workshop on Free and Open Source Learning Object Repositories
Workshop on Office Skill Assessment System
Virtual Campus of University of Colombo Workshop for Academic Staff of University of Colombo : How to develop curriculum for online courses
Curriki Content Development Workshop for School Teachers (Ministry of Education)
Curriculum Development Workshop for Staff of National College of Education (ICT) (National Institute of Education)
Third Country Training Programme on e-Learning Technology, funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency

Teaching

Teaching Experience

Have developed courses for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and conducted since 2002

§ Advanced Software Engineering

§ Human-computer Interaction

§ Advanced Concepts in Software Design and Development

§ IT Project Management

§ Fundamentals of Information Technology

§ Information Systems and Technology

§ Intelligent System

§ Software Engineering

§ e-Learning Concepts and Technologies

§ Fundamentals of e-Learning and Instructional Design

Employment

Software Developer (1993); Temporary Assistant Lecturer (1994);

Lecturer (1994-2002); Senior Lecturer Gr. II (2002-2008); Senior Lecturer Gr. I (2008-todate)

Experience at University of Colombo

· Over 25 Years as a Student and Staff (1986-todate)

· Over 18 Years as a Permanent Academic Staff member (1994-todate)

· Over 9 Years Administrative experience (2002-todate)

· Over 9 Years Post-doctoral Teaching experience (2002-todate)

2002–2010 University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC)

Senior Lecturer Grade II and Grade I

§ Reported to the Head of Information Systems Engineering

§ TaughtComputer Science for the B.Sc., and M.Sc. degrees.

§ Introducedseveral courses with respect to Human-Computer Interaction, Advanced Software Engineering, and e-learning.

§ Managedcoordinator of e-Learning Centre, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), 2005-up to date, coordinated all Virtual Learning Environment of UCSC.

§ ManagedM.Sc. in Computer Science programme from 2002-2007.

§ Supervised undergraduate projects (more than 20), postgraduate projects (more than 25), 5 mphil level projects, 5 phd level projects

1994-1996 Department of Computer Science and Statistics (DSCS)

Lecturer in Computer Science

· Reported to the Head of Department of DSCS

· TaughtComputer Science for the B.Sc., and specialized courses of Institute of Computer Technology

· Consultantfor Computer Service Centre, University of Colombo

Consultancy

§Coordinator MSc in Computer Science Program (2003 – 2007)

§Coordinator of Masters Projects (2003 – 2008)

§Head and Coordinator of e-Learning Centre, UCSC (2005 – 2010)

§Coordinator of Asia e-BIT Project Funded by European Union 2005 - 2008

§Coordinator of National e-Learning Centre Project funded by Sida (Swedish International Development Agency) 2006 – up to 2011 (http://www.e-learning.lk)

§Coordinator of Open Source LMS Project funded by IDRC – (2005 – 08)

§Coordinator and Consultant for IRQUE and HETC Projects

§Consultant to several national and international Universities

§Advisor to Ministry of Education to enhance ICT education in secondary education

Supervised Projects

Projects Supervised (Until 2011)

Phd/MPhil

Mr. Hiran Ekanayake, Thesis Title: Cognitive-Emotional User Correction for Multimedia Interactions (Using Visual Attention and Psychophysiological Signals)
Completed: 2009, MPhil (University of Colombo)

Mrs. Thushani Weerasinghe, Thesis Title: Learner Satisfaction, Learning Effectiveness and Instructional Design
Completed: 2009 Licentiate of Philosophy (Stockholm University)
[http://dsv.su.se/forskning/forskarutb/fuhandbok]

Advanced Computing

Mr. Lasith Gunawardana (No. MSC/ADC/2002/15), Thesis Title: Title : Application of Blended Learning in Imparting Software Skills and Measuring Student Satisfaction
Completed: 2008 Master of Science in Advanced Computing (University of Colombo)

Mr. M R S Perera (No: MSC/ADS/2002/29) Thesis Title: The Gap between Software Development and Maintenance Phase, Completed: 2008 Master of Science in Advanced Computing (University of Colombo)

Project Supervision -Master of Computer Science Degree
Thesis Title	Student Name	Registration Number
SCORM Based Question Object for Moodle	Enosha Hettiarachchi	MCS/2007/021
VIRTUAL CLASS ROOM SYSTEM	Hiran Amarasinghe	MCS/2007/003
Extending and Developing On line Testing Environment for Summative and Formative Assessment	Geeth Sanjeewa Hettiarachchi	MCS/2008/024

Master of Science in Computer Science
Thesis Title	Student Name	Registration Number
Intruder detection through webCam monitor	D.C.K Devage	MSC /CS/2002/11
E-Learning package software for project management & software quality Management (Second Half)	C.R Hettiachchillage	MSC /CS/2002/24
An E-Learning package on project management & software quality management (First Half)	N.P Mahadanaarachchi	MSC /CS/2002/44
An automatic document summarization system	N.G.D.I Perera	MSC /CS/2002/56
Application of information systems auditing in the insurance industry in Sri Lanka	R.M.U.K. Rathnayake	MSC /CS/2002/64
Plagiarism detection system	D.N Wickramaarachchi	MSC /CS/2002/75
Design patterns and framework for achieving generalization in entity enterprise java beans	N. Karunarathna	MSC/CS/2002/35
E-learning Package for Information Communation Technology in Schools	M G K. Dissanayake	MSC/CS/2004/016
Mouse simulation using a web cam:An alternative solution towards flexible human computer interaction	N.S Ariyasingha	MSC/CS/2004/031

Master of Information Technology Degree

Thesis Title

Student Name

Registration Number

Introduction to Horticulture, Nursery Management & Home gardening

I S B Rathninda

MIT/2007/061

An Online Approach to Improve Tamil Communication Skills of Public Servants

M Dewasurendra

MIT/2007/018

Professional teacher training through on line learning

H C Thirimanna

MIT/2007/068

E Learning Course of Geo graph Module for Teachers

C M K Mohotti

MIT/2007/046

An On line Course for Awareness in Computer Science

Indika Abayarathne

MIT/2008/001

On line Learning Course for Edexcel AS level Chemistry for Colombo international School

Mahesh Vithanage

MIT/2008/003

An E Learning Proposal for the On line Geometry Course ( Discover Geometry)

U U K K I Perera

MIT/2008/045

Food for thought to Sri Lankans

Chamila Binduhewa

MIT/2008/006

Master of Science in Informaiton Technolgoy
Thesis Title	Student Name	Registration Number
E-learning package on Mathematics for Computing - II Packages (based on BIT Module IT 3202)	K.V. Abrew	MSC/IT/2004/002
E-Learning module for software project managemant	H R W P Gunathilake	MSC/IT/2004/020
E-Learning package for the subject mathematics for computng - 1 (BIT Module IT 1102)	C S Jayasuriya	MSC/IT/2004/030
E-Learning module for database management systems (based on BIT Module IT 2302 Part 1)	R I B Li;yanage	MSC/IT/2004/037
E-Learning packages for the subject for computing - I (BIT Module - IT 1102)	K H I Nishani	MSC/IT/2004/046
Information system for e-community centres	K D S. Udayanthi	MSC/IT/2004/075
E-learning module for Fundamentals of software engineering (Based on BIT module IT 2402)	P. Uruthiran	MSC/ITF/2002/007
Customization of Greenstone Digital Library Software to Build a Digital Library System for the UCSC	E.R.I.A.C. MANEL	MSC/ITW/2002/39
Virtual class room	K.K.K.R Perera	MSC/ITW/2002/47
Extending Library Services of Greenstone Open Source Digital Library	E.W.A. UDUWARAGODA	MSC/ITW/2002/71
Interface for audio database management system	W.M.S Wijethunga	MSC/ITW/2002/77

Contact Information

E-mail: kph

ucsc.cmb.ac.lk
Contact: (+94 11) 2158984

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