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info@sliit.lkCAREER 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
HONOURS AND AWARDS
SLIIT Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards (Senior) for 2018 and 2019
Rotary Yoneyama Fellowship, Rotary International (2000-2001) for M.Eng. Degree Program
Gifu University Merit Scholarship, Gifu University, Japan for Ph.D. program
Gifu International Chowa Club Scholarship, Japan for Ph.D. program
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.
ONGOING RESEARCH
World Bank funded AHEAD research project for SLIIT Business School (Team member): Quality of Life and Employability Potential ofPersons with Visual Impairment and Blindness (VI&B) in Sri Lanka. (2019~)
SLIIT Funded NLP Research (Principal supervisor) – Sinhala Social Media Text Analysis. (2022~)
PUBLICATIONS
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Machine Translation System Jaw and Translation experiment to several languages
Asai Y., Uno S., Bu S., Fukumoto S., Tanaka U., Tanaka N., Thelijjagoda S., Chau N., Nign K., Yoshida A., Taniguchi M., Isaji K., Matsomoto T. and Ikeda T, (Proceeding of 11th NLP Conference, The Association of Natural Language Processing)
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Machine Translation System for Japanese to Asian Languages
Imai Y., Shieh J., Thelijjagoda S., Elikewala N., Chaw M., Bu Z., Ikeda T, (Proceeding of the 65th National Convention of IPSJ)
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Machine Translation System Jaw/Sinhalese
Thelijjagoda S., Imai Y., Elikewala N., Ikeda T, (Proceeding of 9th NLP Conference, The Association of Natural Language Processing )
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Sinhalese Generation Rule and Machine Translation System Jaw/Sinhalese
Thelijjagoda S., Imai Y., Elikewala N., Ikeda T, (Information Processing Society of Japan, Forum on Information Technology)
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Electronic Waste Management System
Ahamed.S & Thelijjagoda.S ,
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Generating of Sinhalese Expression in Japanese-Sinhalese Machine Translation System
Thelijjagoda S., Elikewala N., Shieh J., Hyodo Y. and Ikeda T, (Information Society of Japan, Proceedings of IPS conference (2))
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Japanese-Sinhalese MT System (Jaw/Sinhalese) and a Solution for the Translation of Japanese Function words after Predicate in to Sinhalese, Proceedings of Asian Symposium on Natural Language Processing to Overcome Language Barriers
Thelijjagoda S., Imai Y., Elikewala N., Ikeda T, (International Joint Conference on NLP)
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Navaz S.S & Thelijjagoda, S,
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Factors Influencing Undergraduates' Intention to Use e-Government Services: Reference to South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
S. N. Samsudeen and S. Thelijjagoda , “International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering, Advanced Research InternationalPublication House, India”
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Development of a Web Based Electronic Waste Management System: A Study with Special Reference to Recycling Companies in Sri Lanka
Shibly F.H.A. and S. Thelijjagoda , “International Journal of New Technologies in Science and Engineering, India (online)”
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Influences on Handheld POS Usage in Star Class Hotels-Sri Lanka
Bhagya Devanarayana and Samantha Thelijjagoda , “International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, Bechenham, Kent, UK”
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Automatic Speech Recognition for Tamil
Kalith M. & Thelijjagoda, S,
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Japanese-Sinhalese Machine Translations
Thelijjagoda, S.,
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University Academics' Behavioral to Use E-Government Services in Sri Lanka
S. N. Samsudeen and S. Thelijjagoda , “Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, International Institute for Science, Technology and Education, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA” , pp. 51-58
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Sri Lankan Citizens' User Behavior towards E-Government Services
S. N. Samsudeen and S. Thelijjagoda , “European Journal of Business and Management, International Institute for Science, Technology and Education”
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Isolated to Connected Tamil Digit Speech Recognition System Based on Hidden Markov Model
Mohamad Kalith, David Ashirvatham and Samantha Thelijjagoda , “International Journal of New Technologies in Science and Engineering”
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Japanese-Sinhalese Machine Translation System Jaw/Sinhalese, Journal of National Science Foundation
Thelijjagoda S., Imai Y. and Ikeda T, “National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka”
