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info@sliit.lkCAREER SUMMARY
- Currently working as a Senior Lecturer (HG) at the Dept. of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computing
- Worked as a Research Engineer at LirneAsia
- Worked as a Software Engineer for 7 years.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD in Complex Systems, University of Sydney
- MSc in Computer Science, University of Colombo
- BSc in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa
HONOURS AND AWARDS
- Outstanding Academic Performer" award by the Computer Science & Engineering Society, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Nework science
- Game theory
- Machine learning
- Information theory
- Distributed Systems
- Parallel computing
RESEARCH CLUSTERS
Software Systems & Technologies (SST)
Driving innovation in software engineering, high-performance computing, and scalable architectures to build robust, next-generation applications and systems.
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.
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Advancing autonomous systems and robotic technologies for industrial, healthcare, and exploratory applications through AI-driven innovation.
ONGOING RESEARCH
- Supervising an MPhil candidate on User centric knowledge graphs
- Principle investigator of a research lab on Financial analytics in collaboration with the industry
- Involved in a research project on agricultural analytics
PUBLICATIONS
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Topological Structure of Manufacturing Industry Supply Chain Networks
Supun S Perera, Michael GH Bell, Mahendrarajah Piraveenan, Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Mamata Parhi, “Complexity”
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Consumer Surplus based Method for Quantifying and Improving the Material Flow Supply Chain Network Robustness
Perera, Supun Bell, Michael G.H. Kurauchi, Fumitaka Bliemer, Michiel C. J. Kasthurirathna, Dharshana,
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Value chain approach for modelling resilience of tiered supply chain networks
Supun Perera, H Niles Perera, Dharshana Kasthurirathna, (Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon))
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Structural characteristics of complex supply chain networks
Supun Perera, H Niles Perera, Dharshana Kasthurirathna, (Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon))
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A trilateral influence model for online shopping
SAKG Samaraweera, NGHP Gamage, IG Gallage, DDTM Gunathilaka, Nimalika Fernando, Dharshana Kasthurirathna, (National Conference on Technology and Management (NCTM))
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Peer-to-peer distributed computing framework
Prashan Dharmapala, Lumeshkantha Koneshvaran, Darshanun Sivasooriyathevan, Imtizam Ismail, Dharshana Kasthurirathna, ( National Conference on Technology and Management (NCTM))
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Optimising influence in social networks using bounded rationality models
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Michael Harre, Mahendra Piraveenan, “Social Network Analysis and Mining” , pp. 54
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Modeling networked systems using the topologically distributed bounded rationality framework
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Mahendra Piraveenan, Shahadat Uddin, “Complexity” , pp. 123-137
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The influence of topology and information diffusion on networked game dynamics
Dharshana Kasthurirathna,
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Influence modelling using bounded rationality in social networks
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Michael Harre, Mahendra Piraveenan, (IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining )
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Emergence of scale-free characteristics in socio-ecological systems with bounded rationality
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Mahendra Piraveenan, “Scientific Reports”
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Topological stability of evolutionarily unstable strategies
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Mahendra Piraveenan, (IEEE Symposium on Evolving and Autonomous Learning Systems (EALS))
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The performance of page rank algorithm under degree preserving perturbations
Upul Senanayake, Peter Szot, Mahendra Piraveenan, Dharshana Kasthurirathna, (IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computational Intelligence (FOCI))
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Optimisation of strategy placements for public good in complex networks
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Harrison Nguyen, Mahendra Piraveenan, Shahadat Uddin, Upul Senanayake, (International Conference on Social Computing)
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Influence of topology in the evolution of coordination in complex networks under information diffusion constraints
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Mahendra Piraveenan, Michael Harré, “The European Physical Journal B”
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Standard deviations of degree differences as indicators of mixing patterns in complex networks
Gnana Thedchanamoorthy, Mahendra Piraveenan, Dharshana Kasthurirathna, (IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining)
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Evolution of coordination in scale-free and small world networks under information diffusion constraints
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Mahendra Piraveenan, Michael Harre, (2013 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM))
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The failure tolerance of mechatronic software systems to random and targeted attacks
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Andy Dong, Mahendrarajah Piraveenan, Irem Y Tumer, (ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference)
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Network robustness and topological characteristics in scale-free networks
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Mahendra Piraveenan, Gnanakumar Thedchanamoorthy, (IEEE Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (EAIS))
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Quantifying encircling behaviour in complex networks
Mahendra Piraveenan, Shahadat Uddin, Kon Shing Kenneth Chung, Dharshana Kasthurirathna, (IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Cyber Security (CICS))
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On the influence of topological characteristics on robustness of complex networks
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Mahendra Piraveenan, Gnanakumar Thedchanamoorthy, “Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing Research” , pp. 89-100
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Cyclic preferential attachment in complex networks
Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Mahendra Piraveenan, “Procedia Computer Science” , pp. 2086-2094
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Centrality and composition of four-node motifs in metabolic networks
Mahendra Piraveenan, Kishan Wimalawarne, Dharshana Kasthurirathn්a, “Procedia Computer Science” , pp. 409-418
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Architectural description based Overlay Networks
D. Kasthurirathna ; C. Keppetiyagama , (International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer))
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Mobile based GIS for dynamic map generation and team tracking
Deneth Karunarathne, Thanushka Gunasekara, Dileeka Dias, Dharshana Kasthurirathne , ( 5th International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAFs))
