Ms. Devki Dewanga Perera

Faculty of Engineering | Civil Engineering

Career Summary

Lecturer at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (2023 – Present)
Research Assistant at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (2021-2022)
Instructor at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (2020-2021)
Internship at NCD Consultants (Pvt) Ltd (2018)
Internship at Sripalie Contractors (Pvt) Ltd (2017)
Freelance Engineer working for different projects for different companies (2021-to date)

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)
- Master of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (Completed and subject to senate approval)
Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia (2015 - 2019) *
- BEng(Honours) in Civil and Construction Engineering
- Dean’s list 1st year – 1st semester
- Graduated with Upper Second Class Honours (*Delivered at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology. The program delivered at SLIIT is fully accredited by Engineers Australia)
Lyceum International School (Nugegoda) (2011 - 2015)
- Cambridge Advanced Level Examinations 2015 (2A* and A)
- Cambridge Ordinary Level Examinations 2013 (6A* and 2A)

Special Award of Recognition for Research Performance in the category of publishing highly rated scientific research work in a journal in the top 10% of Scopus CiteScore Index during the year 2021- Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Fully funded Masters scholarship by grants (FGSR-RG-2020-09, FGSR-RG-2021-12, FGSR-RG-2022-03) and complete waive off of tuition fees from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research of Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Cambridge Awards - Island 3rd ranking for Best across 8 subjects in Ordinary Levels

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Engineers Australia (Graduate member)
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (Life member)
International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (Member)

Perera, M. D. D., & Gomes, P. I. A. Classification, subsurface sediment physical properties and bank stability of Ephemeral Streams of a Tropical climate. (Under preparation).
Perera, M. D. D., & Gomes, P. I. A., Investigation of the factors affecting water quality of Ephemeral streams of a dry zone in Sri Lanka. (Under preparation).

Perera, M. D. D, & Gomes, P. I. A. " Do sediments of ephemeral and perennial streams show different impacts on water quality when subjected to the same drying conditions?. " Ecohydrology, 2022,
Gomes, P. I. A., Samararatne, S., Wai, O. W. H., & Perera, M. D. D. " Impact of increased instream heterogeneity by deflectors on the removal of hydrogen sulphide of regulated urban waterways�A laboratory study. " Water Environment Research, 2020,
R. M. L. S. Bandara, M. D. D. Perera, Pattiyage I. A. Gomes, Xu-Feng Yan " Profiling microplastic pollution in surface water bodies in the most urbanized city of Sri Lanka and its suburbs to understand the underlying factors " Water, Air, & Soil Pollution., Not Published,

Perera, M. D. D., Gomes, P. I. A. & Zhao, W. " Water quality management of non-perennial streams with the control of allochthonous energy (leaf litter) " International Journal of Water, Under Review
Gomes, P. I. A., Khaniya, B., WHO Wai, W. H. O., & Perera, M. D. D. " Bio-physical effects on infiltration, channel roughness and discharge: a comparative study involving ephemeral and perennial streams " Water Resource Research , Under Review

Perera, M. D. D., & Gomes, P. I. A. Hydrologic modelling of discontinuous ephemeral streams using HEC-HMS. in SLAAS 79th Annual Scientific Sessions , year 2022, Colombo, Sri Lanka , Perera, M. D. D., & Gomes, P. I. A. ,
Perera, M. D. D., Madhushani T. M. C. I., & Gomes P. I. A. Importance of leaving intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) untouched in a sustainable built environmen in International Conference On Sustainable Built Environment, year 2022, Kandy, Sri Lanka,
Perera, M. D. D., & Gomes, P. I. A. Ephemeral and perennial streams during drying; an investigation of water quality and role of sediments. in SLAAS 78th Annual Scientific Sessions, year 2021, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Perera, M. D. D., & Gomes, P. I. A. ,
Gomes, P. I. A., Sanjula, T.V., & Perera, M. D. D. Identification and quantification of ecosystem goods and services and monetary value of non-perennial (ephemeral and intermittent) streams in dry zone Sri Lanka. in IESL 115th Annual Sessions , year Undated,