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samitha.v@sliit.lk
Mr. Samitha Vidhanaarachchi
Instructor
Faculty of Computing | Computer Science & Software Engineering
Career Summary
- Trainee Software Developer - IFS R&D (Private) Limited - (2019 - 2020)
- Academic Instructor - Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) (2022 - Present)
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- B.Sc. (Spec.) (Hons.) (First Class) in Information Technology - Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), Sri Lanka (2022)
- Diploma in Information Technology with Distinction - Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (2017)
- Diploma in English with Credit - Aquinas College of Higher Studies Sri Lanka (2018)
- Certificate course in Java Programming - Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) (2019)
HONOURS AND AWARDS
- World Champions in WSA Young Innovators 2021 out of 377 applicants from over 85 different countries. 12/2021
- Finalists in World Summit Awards (WSA) in the environment and green energy category. 12/2021
- Winners (Best Solution) addressing "National Disasters" at National ICT Awards (NBQSA 2021) 10/2021
- Finalist (winner's circle) at National ICT Awards (NBQSA 2021) under the tertiary level of the technological category 10/2021
- Winners in national contest e-Swabhimani under the Environment & Green Energy category 09/2021
- Winners in national contest e-Swabhimani under the Young Innovators category 09/2021
- Selected as the National Nominee to the World Summit Awards (WSA) in the environment and green energy category through the National contest e-Swabhimani. 09/2021
- Shortlisted as one of the top 25 out of 252 final year research projects at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT). 07/2021
- Merit award for the Algothon workshop organized by SLIIT. 06/2020 - 12/2020
- Recognized on the Dean's List for four semesters.
Research Interests and Memberships
Research Interests
Memberships
Ongoing Research
My Publications
Conference Proceedings
- S. P. Vidhanaarachchi et al., Deep Learning-Based Surveillance System for Coconut Disease and Pest Infestation Identification in TENCON 2021 - 2021 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), 2021, year 2021, pp. 405-410, doi: 10.1109/TENCON54134.2021.9707404.,