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Dr. Windhya Rankothge
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Computing | Computer Systems Engineering
Career Summary
- October 2020 - Present: Assistant Professor - Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Faculty of Computing
- August. 2017 – September 2020: Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade) - Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Faculty of Computing
- January. 2013 – April 2017: Graduate teaching assistant - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Department of Information and Communication Technologies
- March. 2009 – September 2012: Lecturer - Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka, Electronic and Computer Engineering Department
- September.2006 – October 2008: Industrial Trainee (Information and Technology Division – Systems Team) - Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD in Information and Communication Technologies (April 2017) - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- MSc in Computer Science (Specializing in Network Engineering) December 2012 - University of Moratuwa, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sri Lanka
- BSc in Information Technology (Specializing in Computer Systems and Networks) - Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka December 2008
HONOURS AND AWARDS
- Female ICT Leader of the Year 2019 - Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) National ICT Awards
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona PhD research scholarship: year 2013 to 2017
- Best paper award: IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks 2015
- Best post graduate research award: University of Moratuwa, 2012
- Academic excellence cash prices: Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology 2007,2006 and 2005
Research Interests and Memberships
Research Interests
- Planning/ Scheduling
- Optimization
- Software Defined Networks (SDN)
- Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
- Cloud Resource Management
Memberships
- IEEE (Senior Member)
- ACM
- CSSL
Ongoing Research
My Publications
Conference Proceedings
- W. Rankothge, SV Sendanayake, RGP Sudarshana, BGGH Balasooriya Technology assisted tool for learning skills development in early childhood in International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), year 2012, Sri Lanka,
- W. Rankothge, D Dissanayake, U Gunathilaka, S Gunarathna Plant recognition system based on Neural Networks in International Conference on Advances in Technology and Engineering (ICATE), year 2013, India,
- W. Rankothge, G Dias Adaptive Prefetching of Podcasts in a Limited Bandwidth Network in International Conference on Computer, Control, Informatics and Its Applications (IC3IA), year 2013, Indonesia,
- W. Rankothge, J Ma, F Le, A Russo, J Lobo Towards Making Network Function Virtualization a Cloud Computing Service in IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM), year 2015, Canada,
- W. Rankothge, F Le, A Russo, J Lobo Experimental Results on the use of Genetic Algorithms for Scaling Virtualized Network Functions in IEEE SDN-NFV 2015, year 2015, USA,
- W. Rankothge, F Le, A Russo, J Lobo Data Modelling for the Evaluation of Virtualized Network Functions Resource Allocation Algorithms in arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.00369, year 2017,
- J Ma, W Rankothge, C Makaya, M Morales, F Le, J Lobo A comprehensive study on load balancers for vnf chains horizontal scaling in arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.03238, year 2018,
- J Ma, W Rankothge, C Makaya, M Morales, F Le, J Lobo An Overview of A Load Balancer Architecture for VNF chains Horizontal Scaling in International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), year 2017,
- M.N Firthows, M.S.F. Akram, I.A. Ahamed, W.H. Rankothge Multi-Cloud Container Communication Using Software Defined Network in ICAC 2019, year 2019,
- W.D.I Fernando, W.H. Rankothge, A.D.S. Perera, S.J. Dissanayake Optimization of Customer-Friendly Manual Load Shedding System in ICAC 2019, year 2019,
- W.A.S.P. Dharmapriya, K.G. Supipi, G.G.R. Nimesh, M.A.B.K. Muhandiram, W.H. Rankothge Smart Platform for Cloud Service Providers in ICAC 2019, year 2019,
- T Karunanayake, P Dayarathne, C Doratiyawa, A Wickramanayake, W.H. Rankothge Interactive Solution to Improve Flood Awareness Among Public – Flood Run in ICITR 2019, year 2019, T Karunanayake, P Dayarathne, C Doratiyawa, A Wickramanayake, W.H. Rankothge,
- S.M.M.M. Senarath, M.T.K. Perera, D.G.R. Viduranga, H.M.C.S. Wijayananda, W.H. Rankothge Smart Platform for Film Shooting Management in CICT 2019, year 2019, S.M.M.M. Senarath, M.T.K. Perera, D.G.R. Viduranga, H.M.C.S. Wijayananda, W.H. Rankothge,
- S Perera, S Dissanayake, D Fernando, S.D Silva, W.H. Rankothge Supply and Demand Planning of Electricity Power: A Comprehensive Solution in CICT 2019, year 2019,
- W. Rankothge, H. Ramalhinho and J. Lobo On the Scaling of Virtualized Network Functions in IFIP IEEE IM 2019, year 2019,
Journal Publications
- W. Rankothge, G Dias " For a Better Experience in Podcasting: Adaptive Prefetching Based on User Access Patterns " International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research - IJSER, vol.5, Issue 5, 2014,
- W Rankothge, F Le, A Russo, J Lobo " Optimizing resource allocation for virtualized network functions in a cloud center using genetic algorithms " IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol.14, Issue 2, 2017,
- MC Jayasuriya, KT Galappaththi, D Sampath, N Nipunika, W. Rankothge " Experimental Study on an Efficient Dengue Disease Management System: Planning and Optimizing Hospital Staff Allocation " International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2018,
- W. H. Rankothge " Past before Future: A Comprehensive Review on Software Defined Networks Road Map " Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology: C Software & Data Engineering, vol.19, 2019,
Books
- W. Rankothge, J. Lobo " Towards virtualized network functions as a service." Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2017,
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