Dr. Kalpani Manathunga

Dr. Kalpani Manathunga

Head | Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

FACULTY OF COMPUTING | COMPUTER SCIENCE & SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

  • Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade) at the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
  • Lecturer at the Department of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
  • Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Academic Qualifications
  • PhD in Information and Communication Technologies, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain (2017)
  • Master of Computer Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2011)
  • BSc in Information Technology, Curtin University of Technology, Australia (2007
Honors and Awards
  • Predoctoral researcher grant by the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, UPF, Spain (2013 –  2017)
  • Visiting researcher at the Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK (October 2016 to January 2017)
  • Academic excellence cash prizes awarded by SLIIT (2005, 2006)
Interests
  • Technology Enhanced Learning
  • Learning analytics and scalable pedagogies
  • Educational Psychology
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Social Network Analysis
  • Assistive Technologies
Memberships
  • Member of Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
  • Member of European Association of Technology-Enhanced Learning (EA-TEL)
My Publications

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

  • Kalpani Manathunga  ” Technology Support for Scalable and Dynamic Collaborative Learning: a Pyramid Flow Pattern Approach.” Barcelona, Spain,  UPF,  2017,    pp.180,

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS