Prof. Anuradha Karunasena

Associate Professor | Department of Information Technology | Faculty of Computing

CAREER SUMMARY

  • Anuradha Karunasena joined Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology as a temporary Instructor in Information Technology in year 2005 and served in the positions of Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer. Currently she is a senior Lecturer (Higher Grade) attached to the Department of Information Technology. She also chairs the Quality Cell of the Faculty of Computing.
  • Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade) - September 2015 - to date
  • Head/Staff Development Center - December 2016 - to date
  • Chair person - Faculty Quality Cell(Faculty of Computing) - January 2016 - to date Program
  • Coordinator - IT program - January 2018 - to date

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Ph.D. in Business Information Systems, RMIT University, Australia, 2015
  • M.Sc. in Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka, 2009
  • B.Sc. Special (Hons) Degree in Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka, 2006
  • B.Sc. in Information Technology, Curtin University, Australia, 2005
  • SEDA Accredited Senior Teacher in Higher Education

HONOURS AND AWARDS

Nominee for Australian Council of Professors and Heads of Information Systems (ACPHIS) Best Australian Information Systems PhD Thesis Award, 2016

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP

Research Interests

  • Machine Learning
  • Data Analytics
  • Business Intelligence
  • Innovative teaching methods
  • Large class teaching 
  • Education Technology

Memberships

  • Member – Computer Society of Sri Lanka.

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.

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • Conference Proceedings 2019

    Faculty Initiatives for Enhancement and Assurance of Quality in Teaching & Learning at SLIIT

    Karunasena, A., Peiris, C. N., & Rankothge, W. , (The APQN Annual Academic Conference (AAC))

  • Conference Proceedings 2019

    Staff Reward and Recognition Scheme to Motivate Academic Staff in Higher Education : Case Study in SLIIT

    Rankothge, W., Karunasena, A., & Peiris, C. N, (The APQN Annual Academic Conference (AAC))

  • Conference Proceedings 2019

    An Approach to Recognize NonState Higher Education Service Providers in Sri Lanka.

    Peiris, C. N., Rankothge, W., & Karunasena, A. , (The APQN Annual Academic Conference (AAC))

  • Conference Proceedings 2018

    A Smart System for Solid Waste Management in Sri Lanka

    Krishadi, M. K. C, Thepulangoda, T. M. B. M., Baddegama, K. C., Senevirathne, G. M. I. D. K., Nawinna, D. P., & Karunasena, T. W. A, (9th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment (ICSBE))

  • Conference Proceedings 2018

    E-Mini Market: Information Technology Based Support Tool for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Sri Lanka

    Herath, H. M. S. I. D., Thilakarathne, P. R. H. S. V., Rajapaksha, R. M. A. I., & Karunasena, (2nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research)

  • Conference Proceedings 2009

    Building updatable XML Views over Object-Relational Databases

    Karunasena, A., & Sumathipala, P., (E-Asia 2009)

  • Book Chapters 2018

    Structural Equation Modeling for Evaluating the Public Value of Service Delivery through e-Government: A Case Study from Sri Lanka

    Karunasena, K., Deng, H., & Karunasena, A,

  • Conference Proceedings 2018

    ORXUpdater: A lightweight updater for XML views defined over Object-relational databases

    Karunasena, A, (th International Conference on Advanced Information Management and Service (ICIPM))

  • Conference Proceedings 2011

    From XML view updates to ORSQL updates: Building updatable XML views over ORDBs

    Karunasena, A., & Haddela, P. S., (International Conference on Advanced Computer Science and Information System (ICACSIS))

  • Book Chapters 2012

    Developments of e-Government in Sri Lanka: Opportunities and Challenges

    Karunasena, K., Deng, H., & Karunasena,

  • Journal Publications 2012

    A framework for Updating Object-relational Databases through XML Views

    Karunasena, A, “International Journal of Information Processing and Management” , pp. 18-29

  • Conference Proceedings 2012

    A Web 2.0 Based e-Learning Success Model in Higher Education

    Karunasena, A. Deng, H. & Zhang, X., “Lecture Notes in Information Technology” ( 2nd International Conference on Future Computers in Education) , pp. 177-182

  • Journal Publications 2013

    Structural equation modellingfor Web 2.0 based interactive e-learning in Sri Lanka

    Karunasena, A., Deng, H., & Kim, B., “International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science” , pp. 1-8

  • Conference Proceedings 2013

    Investigating the Enabling Role of Web 2.0 Technology for Interactive E-learning in Australia

    Karunasena, A., Deng, H. & Kam, B., (24th Australasian Conference on Information System)

  • Conference Proceedings 2016

    MigDB - relational to NoSQL mapper

    G. Liyanaarachchi, L. Kasun, M. Nimesha, K. Lahiru and A. Karunasena, (International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS))

  • Conference Proceedings 2016

    Fitness Mate: Intelligent workout assistant using motion detection

    P. S. Madanayake, W. A. D. K. Wickramasinghe, H. P. Liyanarachchi, H. M. D. M. Herath, A. Karunasena and T. D. Perera, (International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS))

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