Prof. Mahesha Kapurubandara

Professor

Faculty of Computing | Information Technology

Career Summary

Prof. Mahesha Kapurubandara is the Dean International and Professor of ICT SLIIT. She is responsible for developing high value international partnerships through maintaining close relationships with flagship institutions across the world. She sits on the Strategic Management Team of the University and is a member of Academic Board and attends Board of Governors.

Professor Kapurubandara graduated with B.Sc.(honours) from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. After completing MSc in Computer Science at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand she joined the industry and had worked in Singapore, Australia and Sri Lanka. In 2000 she joined SLIIT as the as Head of the initial Academic Division towards the provision of qualified graduates in IT much required by the industry in Sri Lanka.

She proceeded to Australia in 2004 to take up an academic position at the Western Sydney University. During her tenure at WSU she completed her Ph.D. and upon her return in 2008 she had held positions including Dean Student Affairs and Dean International.

Prof. Mahesha has research interests with ICT for Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs), Women Entrepreneurship and Business Process Management (BPM). She has authored or co-authored many publications in this field. She also serves on editorial boards of many International Conferences and serves as a reviewer.

2008-Present Dean International Office, SLIIT, Sri Lanka
2014-Present Professor, Faculty of Computing, SLIIT, Sri Lanka
2008-present Director Academic Affairs, SLIIT Computing, Sri Lanka
2008-2014 Senior Lecturer Higher Grade, SLIIT, Sri Lanka
2009-2012 Adjunct research fellow, Western Sydney University, Australia
2005-2006 Visiting Professor, University of Nanjing, China
2004-2008 Lecturer, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia
2000-2004 Guest Professor, University of Uppsala, Sweden
2000-2003 Head, Academic, SLIIT, Sri Lanka

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D - Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia, (Information Systems Management)
M.Sc - Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, (Computer Science)
B.Sc.(Hons) University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

HONOURS AND AWARDS

ICT Educator of the Year Finalist - SEARCC Awards, Sydney, Australia, December 2016
Female ICT Leader of the Year - Computer Society of Sri Lanka in 2016
6th Professional & Career Women’s’ Awards Silver Medal - Women in Management Awards held in Sri Lanka, 2016.
Scholarship for doctoral studies at Western Sydney University, Australia
Scholarship for Masters studies at AIT, Bangkok

Research Interests and Memberships

Research Interests

Teaching and Learning, Data Analytics
ICT for Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs),
Women Entrepreneurship
Business Process Management (BPM).

Memberships

Member - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Member - Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL)

Ongoing Research

My Publications

Journal Publications

Kapurubandara, M., (2009). " "A Framework to e-Transform SMEs in Developing countries, " " The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), , vol.vol 39, 2009,
Kapurubandara, M., Lawson, R. & Ginige, A. " What E-Commerce support is available for SME�s in Developing Countries? " The International Journal on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), , vol.vol 1, Issue 1, 2008,