Dr. Jayantha Amararachchi

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Computing | Information Technology

Career Summary

2005-todate Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing, Department of IT, Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)
2002-2005 - University Of Peradeniya-Faculty of Science-Department of Statistics and Computer Science, Lecturer
2002- 2005 - POST GRADUTE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE (PGIS) - UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA, Visiting Lecturer
2000-2002 - UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY – Christchurch, New Zealand, Department of Computer Science, Research Assistant
1987-1995 - SRI LANKA TEA BOARD – Head Office, Systems Analyst/Programmer
1986-1987 - JANATHA ESTATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD,Systems Analyst
1982-1983 - wetherby training services (Lanka Lid), Training Manager

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D., University of Moratuwa, 2020
PgDip.(Com. Sc)(Cantab, NZ), 2000
M.Sc.(Com. Sc)(Colombo),1994
B.Sc.(Phy. Sc)(J'pura), 1981

HONOURS AND AWARDS

Research Interests and Memberships

Research Interests

Intelligent Information and Knowledge Management Systems, Parallel and Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems

Memberships

MBCS, MCSSL

Ongoing Research

My Publications

Journal Publications

Amararachchi J.L, Perera H.S.C., and Pulasinghe K. " "Towards Knowledge Management for Healthcare: Effects of Latest Medical Information for the Quality of Healthcare in the Developing Countries: A Case Study" " Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging (JBEMI), vol.1, Issue 2, 2014, pp.1-17, 6th April 2014, 10.14738/jbemi.12.98,
Amararachchi J.L, Perera H.S.C., and Pulasinghe K. " "Knowledge Management for Effective Clinical Diagnosis in Developing Countries" " Journal of Information Technology Review, vol.4, Issue 2, 2013, pp.51-59, 1st March 2013, 10.1109/ICCMA.2013.6506167,
Thrashini Partheepan and J.L. Amararachchi " Knowledge Management Framework for Governmental Organizations to Improve Public Services Delivery " European Academic Research, International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, vol.Vol. II, Issue 3, 2014, pp.124-129, 24th July 2014,

Conference Proceedings

Amararachchi J.L, Perera H.S.C., and Pulasinghe K. Knowledge Management Framework for Achieving Quality of Healthcare in the Developing Countries in IEEE International Conference of Computer Medical Applications (IEEE ICCMA-2013), year 2013, Sousse, Tunisia, pp.1-6, IEEE, 20-22 Jan. 2013, 23 April 2013
Amararachchi J.L, Perera H.S.C., and Pulasinghe K. Achieving Quality Healthcare through Knowledge Management Initiatives in Health Institutions in Rural and Remote Areas in Sri Lanka in National Conference on Technology & Management( NCTM), year 2012, Malabe Sri Lanka, pp.13-17, SLIIT, 27th January 2012, 5th February 2012
Amararachchi J.L. Telemedicine: A Potential ICT Solution for the Shortage of Medical Specialists in Rural Areas in Sri Lanka in Fifth Annual Research Symposium, PSRS �09 , year 2009, Malabe Sri Lanka, pp.13-16, SLIIT, 12th December 2009, 20 December 2009
J.L. Amararachchi, D.N. Koggalahewa, S.P.B. Athauda, S.U. Pilapitiya, O.A.R.K. Fonseka, and D.T.K. Geeganage Semantic Self Learning And Teaching Agent (SESLATA) in )" the 28th National IT Conference (NITC) , year 2010, Colombo Sri Lanka, pp.77-83, IEEE, August 2010,
J.L. Amararachchi, D.N. Koggalahewa, S.P.B. Athauda, S.U. Pilapitiya, O.A.R.K. Fonseka, and D.T.K. Geeganage Intelligent Ontology based Question Answering System for Medical Domain in 2nd Research Symposium, year 2011, Colombo Sri Lanka, University of Uva Wellassa Sri Lanka, 15th and 16th December, 2011, 20th December 2011
J.L. Amararachchi, D.N. Koggalahewa, S.P.B. Athauda, S.U. Pilapitiya, O.A.R.K. Fonseka, and D.T.K. Geeganage Collaborative Knowledge Centralization Approach via Self Propagating Multi Agent Community Development (SESEME) in 2nd Research Symposium, year 2011, Colombo Sri Lanka, University of Uva Wellassa Sri Lanka, 15th and 16th December, 2011, 20th December 2011
J.L. Amararachchi, D.N. Koggalahewa, S.P.B. Athauda, S.U. Pilapitiya, O.A.R.K. Fonseka, and D.T.K. Geeganage Semantic Self Learning and Teaching Method "(research of open and distance learning) in 30th Anniversary international Conference of Open University of Sri Lanka, year 2010, Colombo Sri Lanka, pp.146-150, Open University of Sri Lanka, 20th and 21st August 2010, 25th August 2010
J.L. Amararachchi, D.N. Koggalahewa, S.P.B. Athauda, S.U. Pilapitiya, O.A.R.K. Fonseka, and D.T.K. Geeganage Intelligent Self Learning and Teaching Agent (ISLTA) � WEB GURU in 6th research symposium, year 2011, Malabe Sri Lanka, pp.69-74, SLIIT, 27th January 2011, 2nd Feb 2011
D.N. Koggalahewa, J. L Amararachchi, S.U. Pilapitiya, and D.T.K Geegange Methodology of knowledge representation from natural language (Onto_X) in 8th International Conference on Computer Science & Education, year 2013, Colombo Sri Lanka, IEEE, 26-28 April 2013, 15 July 2013
D.N. Koggalahewa, J. L Amararachchi, S.U. Pilapitiya, and D.T.K Geegange Semantic Self Learning and Teaching Agent (SESLATA) in 8th International Conference on Computer Science & Education, year 2013, Colombo Sri Lanka, IEEE, 26-28 April 2013, 15 July 2013
D.T.K Geegange, D.N. Koggalahewa, J. L Amararachchi, and Asoka S. Karunanand Sentence Based Mathematical Problem-Solving Approach via Ontology Modeling in 6th International Conference on IT Convergence and Security (ICITCS), year 2016, Prague, Czech Republic, IEEE, 26-26 September 2016, 10 November 2016