Dr. Prasanna S. Haddela

Assistant Professor | Department of Information Technology | Faculty of Graduate Studies

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.

HONOURS AND AWARDS

  • Research Scholarship for Doctoral Studies at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

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

  • Conference Proceedings 2017

    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))

  • Conference Proceedings 2017

    Effectiveness of Rule-based Classifiers in Sinhala Text Categorization

    K.B.N. Lakmali, Prasanna S. Haddela, (35th National IT Conference (IEEE NITC 2017))

  • Conference Proceedings 2022

    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))

  • Conference Proceedings 2022

    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))

  • Conference Proceedings 2022

    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))

  • Conference Proceedings 2022

    eGaz: Enhanced Search Engine for Gazette Publications

    MCP Mendis, MSM Perera, JMPD Karunaratne, KKS Silva, PS Haddela, (2022 IEEE 7th International conference for Convergence in Technology (I2CT) )

  • Conference Proceedings 2021

    EEG Based Neuromarketing Recommender System for Video Commercials

    S. K. Bandara, U. C. Wijesinghe, B. P. Jayalath, S. K. Bandara, P. S. Haddela and L. M. Wickramasinghe, (2021 IEEE 16th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS))

  • Conference Proceedings 2021

    iRetina: An Intelligent Mobile Application for the Visually Impaired in an Indoor Environment

    A. Labeeshan, S. A. R. L. P. Satharasinghe, A. M. Dhananjana, T. D. Rupasinghe, U. U. Samantha Rajapaksha and P. S. Haddela, (2021 IEEE 16th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS))

  • Conference Proceedings 2021

    Document Clustering with Evolved Single Word Search Queries”, The proceedings of IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (IEEE CEC 2021)

    Laurence Hirsch, Alessandro Di Nuovo and Prasanna Haddela, (The proceedings of IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (IEEE CEC 2021))

  • Conference Proceedings 2021

    Moderate Automobile Accident Claim Process Automation Using Machine Learning

    F. Imaam, A. Subasinghe, H. Kasthuriarachchi, S. Fernando, Prasanna S. Haddela, N. Pemadasa, (The proceedings of International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics (IEEE ICCCI 2021))

  • Conference Proceedings 2023

    Product Recommendation System for Supermarket

    Pranavi Satheesan, Prasanna S. Haddela and Jesuthasan Alosius, (The proceedings of 19th IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (IEEE ICMLA 2020))

  • Conference Proceedings 2023

    Evaluation Method for Video Advertisetments Using EEG Signals

    A. Dushantha, R. Akalanka, H. Gayan, K.C. Siriwardhana, Prasanna S. Haddela, L. Wickramasinghe, (2nd IEEE International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC2020))

  • Conference Proceedings 2020

    Hybrid Recommender for Condensed Sinhala News with Grey Sheep User Identification

    A. Tennakoon, N. Gamlath, G. Kirindage, J. Ranatunga, Prasanna S. Haddela, D. Kaveendri, (2nd IEEE International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC2020))

  • Book Chapters 2020

    Human Friendliness of Classifiers: A Review

    Prasanna S. Haddela, Laurence Hirsch, Teresa Brunsdon and Jotham Gaudoin,

  • Book Chapters 2020

    Use of Interpretable Evolved Search Query Classifiers for Sinhala Documents

    Prasanna S. Haddela, Laurence Hirsch, Teresa Brunsdon and Jotham Gaudoin,

  • Book Chapters 2021

    Plant stresses and pest attack detection using object detection techniques

    K. Jayasuriya, D. Gayan, S. Gamage, Prasanna S. Haddela, and Nadeesa Pemadasa,

  • Journal Publications 2022

    Cardiovascular risk prediction of Sri Lankan cohort using machine learning: A prospective cohort study

    Mattanands C, Solangaarachchige MB, Haddela PS, Ediriweera D, Kasturiratne A, Wickramasinghe AR, de Silva HJ, “The Ceylon Medical Journal”

  • Conference Proceedings 2019

    Enhanced Tokenizer for Sinhala Language

    S. Y. Senanayake, K. T. P. M. Kariyawasam and Prasanna S. Haddela, (The National Information Technology Conference (IEEE NITC 2019))

  • Journal Publications 2021

    Effects of Random Sampling Methods on Maximum Likelihood Estimates of a Simple Logistic Regression Model

    O. Senaweera, Prasanna S. Haddela, G. Dharmarathne,

  • Conference Proceedings 2019

    Suspicious Activity Detection in Surveillance Footage

    S. Loganathan, G. Kariyawasam, Prasanna S. Haddela, (Proceeding of the 2019 International Conference on Electrical and Computing Technologies and Applications (ICECTA))

  • Conference Proceedings 2018

    Context aware Stop-words for Sinhala Text Classification

    S.V.S. Gunasekara, Prasanna S. Haddela, (proceeding of the IEEE National Information Technology Conference (IEEE NITC 2018))

  • Conference Proceedings 2019

    Use of LIME for Human Interpretability in Sinhala Document Classification

    PKS Kumari, Prasanna S. Haddela, (IEEE International Research Conference on Smart computing & Systems Engineering (IEEE SCSE2019))

  • Conference Proceedings 2019

    Real Time Deception Detection for Criminal Investigation

    I. Lakshan, L. Wickramasinghe, S. Disala, S. Chandrasegar, and Prasanna S. Haddela, (proceeding of the IEEE National Information Technology Conference (IEEE NITC 2019))

  • Conference Proceedings 2019

    Dynamic Stop-word Removal for Sinhala Language

    A.A.V.A Jayaweera, Y.N Senanayake, and Prasanna S. Haddela, (proceeding of the IEEE National Information Technology Conference (IEEE NITC 2019))

  • Conference Proceedings 2019

    Effective Mechanism to Mitigate Injuries During NFL Plays

    A. Arulanantham, A. A. A. Anzar, G. Rajalingam, K. Ingran and Prasanna S. Haddela, (proceeding of the 14th IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (IEEE ICIIS 2019))

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