Mr. Aruna Ishara Gamage

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Computing | Software Engineering

Career Summary

Mr. Aruna Ishara Gamage is a Lecturer attached to the Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computing. He joined SLIIT main body in December 1st, 2014 attached to Interactive Media Programme Conducted by the Department of Software Engineering, where he currently plays the role of responsibility as the Coordinator – Interactive Media Degree Programme. Starting his career at SLIIT, Mr. Ishara initially joined SLIIT Computing (Pvt) Ltd., established and operating at SLIIT Metro Campus - Kolpetty, which is a subsidiary of SLIIT. He joined as an IT Instructor in February 2009 and worked his way through to getting promoted as Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer positions.

Before his permanent academic career at SLIIT, Mr. Ishara joined SLIIT Professional Development Programme as a Temporary Graphics and Animation Instructor in 2007, where he developed and delivered the main content of the PDP Graphics and Multimedia Programme. Furthermore, Mr. Ishara was the lead curriculum content developer (2011) of the BSc (IT) – Specializing in Interactive Multimedia Technology degree programme conducted by SLIIT Computing (Pvt.) Ltd. and then he later extended his support for the curriculum development (2013) of the BSc (Hons) in IT: Field of Specialization: Interactive Media Degree Programme conducted by SLIIT.

In addition to being an IT Professional in the academic career, Mr. Ishara is a Professional Photographer, Design Conceptualist, Graphic Designer, Writer and a Translator. He is also a registered Artist at Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation as a Voice Actor and a freelance professional as a Dubbing Artist in television media.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Educational Qualifications

MSc in Information Technology, SLIIT
BSc in Information Technology, SLIIT

Professional Qualifications:

Advanced Certificate in Digital Photography, Hegoda School of Photography
Trained in Television Programme Production and Direction, Heritage TV Academy
Trained in Television Presentation and Narration, Heritage TV Academy
Trained in Television Camera, Lighting and Audio Technology, Heritage TV Academy
Trained in Television Video Editing, Heritage TV Academy

Secondary Professions:

Professional Voice Actor / Dubbing Artist. (FM Media/Television)
Professional Photographer.
Professional Design Conceptualist, Animator, Graphics Designer, Graphics Design Trainer.
Professional Sinhala/English, English/Sinhala translator. (Document, Dubbing, Lip-Sync)
Freelance Audio-Video Editor, Writer, Publication Reviewer on Technical Content and Accuracy.

HONOURS AND AWARDS

EXCELLENCE AWARD
ASIA NETWORK BEYOND DESIGN 2019, Taipei Main Exhibition
EXCELLENCE AWARD
ASIA NETWORK BEYOND DESIGN 2018, Munich Special Exhibition
MEMBER AWARD
ASIA NETWORK BEYOND DESIGN 2018, Munich Special Exhibition
INVITATIONAL ARTIST
ASIA NETWORK BEYOND DESIGN 2018, Dream Forest Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
NVITATIONAL ARTIST
ASIA NETWORK BEYOND DESIGN 2017, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan

ASIA NETWORK BEYOND DESIGN 2017 – Gallery Publications

TOKYO – ISSN 2586-1638

WENZHOU – ISSN 2586-1646

YUNLIN – ISSN 2586-1654

SEOUL – ISSN 2093-6656

ASIA NETWORK BEYOND DESIGN 2018 – Gallery Publications

MUNICH – ISSN 2586-7946

SEOUL – ISSN 2093-6656

SHANXI – ISSN 2586-1646

TAINAN – ISSN 2586-1654

KUALA LAMPUR – ISSN 2586-1638

KOREA SOCIETY OF BASIC DESIGN AND ARTS

KSBDA YUNCHENG INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 2017 – Gallery Publication

ISBN 979-11-954959-6-2

Research Interests and Memberships

Research Interests

Interactive Multimedia
Entertainment Content Production and Technologies
Computer Animation and VFX
Image Processing
Mixed Reality Technologies
Human Computer Interaction
Geo-Informatics and Location Based Services
Digital Photography
Machine Learning
CG Aesthetics and Design Theory
Cinematogaphy

Memberships

Member
Asia Network Beyond Design (ANBD)
- Secretary, Colombo Chapter
Member
Computing Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL)

Member
SLIIT HCI Research Group.

Member
SLIIT E-Learning Research Group.

Ongoing Research

Line Script Based Shot List Generation.
Reading.
AR Science Reference: An Augmented Reality Aided Science Guide
Reading
V-ROWST: Feeling of Approximated Object Weight, Object Size via Interactive Gloves.
Further development pending. Project needs advanced mixed reality equipment.
Members: Ishara Gamage, Thusithanjana Thilakarathna, Jagath Wickramarathna
Ultrasonic based 3-Dimensional Object Representation.
Going beyond the typical usage, this project aims to make use of the Ultrasonic Sensors to generate a visual representation of the obstacle it encounters.
Members: Ishara Gamage, Thusithanjana Thilakarathna, Jagath Wickramarathna
An Enhanced Virtual Fitting Room using Deep Neural Networks
(CDAP Project) (Supervisor: Prasan Yapa / Co-supervisor: Ishara Gamage)
Adjusting the Hard Level on Game by a Prediction for Improving Attraction and Business Value
(CDAP Project) (Supervisor: Ishara Gamage / Co-supervisor: Thusithanjana Thilakarathna)
Rendering, Pipeline Management, And Pipeline Tracking Software (Overall Production Management Software)
(CDAP Project) (Supervisor: Ishara Gamage / Co-supervisor: Thusithanjana Thilakarathna)
Chess ADC – An Automated Aide-De-Camp
CDAP Project) (Supervisor: Ishara Gamage / Co-supervisor: Thusithanjana Thilakarathna)

My Publications

Conference Proceedings

Nadun Weerasinghe; Sahan Jayawardena; Dilum Mahawatta; Heshani Navaratne; Disni Sriyaratna; Ishara Gamage Mixed Reality Supermarket: A Modern Approach into Day - to - Day Grocery Shopping in 2020 International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), University of Colombo, , year 2020, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, IEEE, Nadun Weerasinghe; Sahan Jayawardena; Dilum Mahawatta; Heshani Navaratne; Disni Sriyaratna; Ishara Gamage,
E.P.A.D.Fernando;Shashika Lokuliyana;Anuradha Jayakody;Kushani P.B.T;W.K.C.Jayani;Wijesinghe W.M.P.A;Ishara Gamage Student Centric Learning Environment through Virtual Reality and Gaming Theory for History Subject in 6th Annual Technical Conference, 2019 - IET Sri Lanka Network, year 2019, Colombo, IEEE,
Salgado M.V.I, Hettiarachchi H.A.D.D., Munasinghe T.U., Fernando K.A.U., Ishara Gamage, Thusithanjana Thilakarathna, Neil Crishantha Cooray Assist: Rendering, Pipeline Management, and Pipeline Tracking Software in International Conference on Advancements in Computing - ICAC 2020, year 2020, SLIIT, IEEE, 10th - 11th Dec. 2020,
Gunathilake H.M.Y.V., Dilshan K.P.A.P., Ileperuma I.C.S, Nishali S.A.D.S, Prasan Yapa, Aruna Ishara Gamage An Enhanced Virtual Fitting Room using Deep Neural Networks in International Conference on Advancements in Computing - ICAC 2020, year 2021, SLIIT, IEEE, 10th - 11th Dec. 2020,

Conference Presentations

Anuhas Divulage, Malith Ishara, Ruchika Bandara, Thamara Liyanage, Aruna Ishara Gamage, Thusithanjana Thilakarathna " Chess ADC - An Automated Aide-De-Camp Presentation Presentation, at 2020 International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), University of Colombo, 2020
Anupama Iranga Rathnayake, Iresha Kumari Ganegala, Isuru Sandaruwan Samarasinghe, Supun Bandara Weerasekara, Aruna Ishara Gamage, Thusithanjana Thilakarathna " Adjusting The Hard Level on Game by a Prediction for Improving Attraction and Business Value Presentation Presentation, at 2020 International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), University of Colombo, 2020
Indiketiya I.H.O.H, Kulasekara K.M.R.A, Thomas J.M, Aruna Ishara Gamage, Thusithanjana Thilakarathna " Image Processing Application for Real-Time Defogging Presentation, at 2020 International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), University of Colombo, 2020