Awards

• Researcher of the Year award for Biomedical Engineering, in the University of Reading, UK in 2020

Teaching

• IT Project Management (IS 2017 in 2017)
• Enhancement II (coordinating the lecture series) (ENH 1102/EN1002 in 2017) 
• Business Intelligent Systems (Introduction and coordinating the subject with industry experts) (IS 4010 in 2016)
• Internet technologies (Javascripts and database management  for Faculty of Science) (CS 2001 ,2016-2017)
• Fundamental of Programming (Java programming for Faculty of Science) (CS 1001 from 2015 to 2017)
• Laboratary II (Matlab) (SCS 2111 in 2014)
• Computer Systems (junior lecturer IS 1002 in 2013)
• Special topics in Computer Science (Neural Computing) (ICT 2014 in 2013)
• Neural Computing (SCS 3006 from 2013-2014)
• Mathematics for Computing (ICT 1014 in 2012)
• SAD project supervision from 2013
• 3rd year project supervision

Employment

• University of Colombo School of Computing
     

• Lecturer (Probationary)
  From April 2014 (on leave)

  Assistant Lecturer
  January 2012 - April 2014

  Instructor
  November 2010 - December 2011

  Research Assistant

  January 2010 - August 2010 (8 months)
  A research on Game Based Learning

    

• University of Reading, UK

Demonstrator in undergraduate course on Biocybernetics 
2018 and 2020

Data Analyst

April 2018 - September 2018, June 2018 - August 2018, October 2018 - December 2018, December 2019 - January 2020

         EIT Health and University of Reading, Deparment of Food and Nutritional Sciences
         Technical Writer
         October 2019 - December 2019

The Donkey Sanctuary and University of Reading
Data Analyst
October 2018 - December 2018

• KYMIRA sport, UK
  Data Analyst
  April 2019 - September 2019

• IIHE (Imperial Institute of Higher Education)
  Visiting Lecturer
  March 2012 - March 2014 (2 years 1 month)
  Computer GraphicsData and Information Security

• Sampath Bank PLC - Head Office
  Trainee Software Engineer
  February 2008 - August 2008 (7 months)

Professional Activities

Other research projects involvement as a graduate student at the University of Reading

• worked as a member of an interdisciplinary research team (with the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, UK) on the EIT Food4Health-funded project. Was a key player in completing a rapid review of mobile apps with potential to address metabolic syndrome, which was foundational work for the larger Food4Health project.
• 6 months of work in in collaboration with Kymira Sport company, UK (Apr - Oct 2019) and the project was funded by European Space Agency (ESA). The research was about analysing ECG signals collected from sensors mounted into sportswear. Used python libraries to delineate ECG signals and to classify the heartbeats to identify anomalies by using an existing SVM. Researched DR_Must package which was implemented by ESA and realized that it cannot be used in ECG classification.
• 3 months of work in in collaboration with Department of Agriculture, (University of Reading, UK) and the donkey sanctuary, UK (Oct- Dec 2018). The research was about analysing the physical activities and gait patterns of the donkeys using accelerometers. Participated in data collection from the donkeys and prepared a report to prove that the donkey gait can be analysed by using accelerometer data. This project paved the way to start a funded KTP project and to place two funded PhD students.
• one-month of work in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, UoR (University of Reading, UK) (Dec 2019). The research was about analysing physical activities of Ghanaian donkeys using accelerometer data. Demonstrated how walking patterns differ when the donkey was engaged in different activities and analysed their gait patterns.
• one-month of work in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, UoR (University of Reading, UK) (Dec 2019). The research was about analysing physical activities of Ghanaian donkeys using accelerometer data. Demonstrated how walking patterns differ when the donkey was engaged in different activities and analysed their gait patterns.
• EPSRC IRC SPHERE project (funded by UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) - 3 months of project : an implementation of a tool to use accelerometer data.

Professional development courses followed as a graduate student

• participated in the SPRINT 2018 programme which is a women’s development programme conducted by Springboard consultancy in the UK.
• Completed “PhD Plus for Overseas Lecturers - Academic Teaching Mentoring Scheme (2019-20) in the University of Reading, UK.

Miscellaneous activities done as a graduate student

• Member of Open day programmes, University of Reading, UK
• A member of the organizing committee of the SBS (School of Biological Sciences) PhD research symposium 2020 at the University of Reading, UK.
• Student assistant in UROP summer students prjects (University of Reading)

Consultation

Projects

Publications