Mr. Dhammika De Silva

Mr. Dhammika De Silva

Senior Lecturer (SLIIT)

FACULTY OF COMPUTING | COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

  • Dhammika H De Silva is a researcher in Data Communications & Computer Networks, Assistive Technology and currently working as a senior lecturer in Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology from 2003 onwards. In addition to his teaching, he is the academic advisor and coordinator for text books and student guides, and former Program Coordinator, CSN-SLIIT, from 2010 to 2013 in Faculty of Computing, SLIIT.
  • Additionally he was served as visiting lecturer at Curtin University, Western Australia. He has actively participated in NCTM, CodeFest, RoboFest, Toastmasters Club by bearing various designations. Furthermore he was in the judging panel of National Best Quality ICT awards, (NBQSA) from 2014 to 2017.

Academic Qualifications​

Academic Qualifications
  • Reading For PhD at Curtin University
  • MSc in IT, SLIIT – 2007
  • BSc Sp. Hons in IT, SLIIT – 2003
Honors and Awards
  • Best Paper awards
    • Best Paper Award in International Conference on Theory and Practice (ICTP – 2016)
    • Best Track Paper Award in IEEE R10 – Humanitarian Technology Conference 2018
    • Achieved Bronze award at SLIIT research symphosium for poster presentation
  • NBQSA 2012 – merit award
  • e- Swabhimani – Youth Encouragement Award 2013

Research Interests & Memberships

Interests
  • Data Communications & Computer Networks
  • Network Protocol Development
  • Assistive Technology
Memberships
  • Member of IEEE
  • Member of CSSL
  • Member of ACS

Ongoing Research

  • Network Protocol Development  – Developing Dynamic Transport Layer Protocol

Publications

My Publications

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  • Dhammika H. De Silva, D. Niroshani, C. Rathnayake, C. Dayananda, Y. Marambe   Heat Stroke Alert System  in Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference,  year 2018,  SLIIT, Colombo,    IEEE,    6-8, December 2018,
  • Dhammika H. De Silva, H.M Weerasinghe   Quantification of Machine Effectiveness in Building and Construction Industry  in National Information Technology Conference (NITC 2017),  year 2017,  Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka,  pp.141-145,  IEEE,    13th-15th Sept-2017,
  • Dhammika H. De Silva, H.M Weerasinghe, B. M. I. M. Marasinghe, I. S. S. Liyanage, J. M. V. Chathuranga   Project Planning & Resource Usage Prediction System based on Building and Construction Industry  in Asia Pacific Conference on Contemporary Research (APCCR-Nov 2016),  year 2016,  Arena Star Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,  pp.150 – 170,  APIAR,     25th 26th NOV, 2016,
  • Dhammika H De Silva, De Silva, R S; Mahakumbura, S B; Murray, I.   An efficient transport layer protocol with reduced packet losses and minimized retransmission time in wireless networks  in Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), 2014 International Conference on-IEEE,  year 2014,  Colombo,    IEEE,    Dhammika H De Silva, De Silva, R S; Mahakumbura, S B; Murray, I.,
  • De Silva, D.H. , Ahamed Ishak, M.M. ; De Silva, G.C.M. ; Suranjith, A.V.S. ; Herath, H.M.H.S   Analyzing transport layer protocols to create an API to satisfy timed response in dynamic requirements of wireless networks  in Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), 2014 International Conference on-IEEE,  year 2014,  Colombo. ,  pp.268,  IEEE,    10-13 Dec. 2014,
  • Dhammika H De Silva, I. Murray   An investigation into dynamic TLPs for smartphone communication: To facilitate timed response in way finding for vision impaired people  in Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), 2013 International Conference on-IEEE,  year 2013,  Colombo,  pp.194 – 197,  IEEE,    11-15 Dec. 2013,
  • De Silva, K.P.Dhammika .H.,Jurangpathy, B.Z. ; Kodituwakku, S.D. ; Luckshan, M.A. ; Weerakkody, P.K. ; Amalan, D   Voice active mobile browser for windows phone 7 (A browser that helps visually impaired people)  in Global Humanitarian Technology Conference: South Asia Satellite (GHTC-SAS), 2013 IEEE,  year 2013,  Trivandrum,  pp.144 – 148,  IEEE,    23-24 Aug. 2013,
  • Dhammika H De Silva, Amarasekara, M.S, Bandara, K.M.N.S;Vithana, B.Y.A.I   Real-time interactive voice communication – For a mute person in Sinhala (RTIVC)  in Computer Science & Education (ICCSE), 2013 8th International Conference on-IEEE,  year 2013,  Colombo,  pp.671 – 675,  IEEE,    Dhammika H De Silva, Amarasekara, M.S, Bandara, K.M.N.S;Vithana, B.Y.A.I,
  • Dhammika H De Silva, Hettigamage, J.M.; Mapatunage, M.D.C.P; Paranagama, C.B.; Chathuranga, B.C.   CO2 emissions reduction from proper vehicle maintenance and management system  in Computer Science & Education (ICCSE), 2013 8th International Conference on-IEEE,  year 2013,  Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka,  pp.676 – 679,  IEEE,    26-28 April 2013,
  • Dhammika H De SIlva, Wickramasinghe, K.;   Bank notes recognition device for Sri Lankan vision impaired community  in Computer Science & Education (ICCSE), 2013 8th International Conference on-IEEE,  year 2013,  Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka,  pp.609 – 612,  IEEE,    26-28 April 2013,
  • Dhammika H De Silva, Wettasinghe, R.I , Perera, P.B.; Aponsu, G.R.I.; Jayathilake, A.V.S.K.; Gamage, M.P.A.W   Knowledge sharing and prediction system for maternity and infant care in Sri Lanka  in Computer Science & Education (ICCSE), 2013 8th International Conference on-IEEE,  year 2018,  Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka,  pp.292 – 297,  IEEE,    26-28 April 2013,
  • Dhammika H De Silva, M.P.A.W. Gamage, I.S Dewasurendra, A.C.S Athukorala,P.J Wijerathne, P.K.I.P Pothuvila   Remote Electricity Billing System using Modified Meter and Java Enabled Mobile Phone  in SEARCC 2013 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE I3CT: Innovation, Integration for Impact,  year 2013,  Colombo,  pp.168 – 172,  CSSL,    12th 14th AUGUST 2013,
  • M Gamage, Dhammika H, De Silva, S Janahan, ST McMillan, RH Daniel   Automated Disaster Management System for Early Recovery through GIS  in 4th international Conference on Geo-information Technology for Natural Disaster Management,  year 2012,  Colombo,  pp.243 – 246,  Geoinformatics International, Pathumthani,Thailand,    14-15 Aug. 2012,
  • Dhammika H De Silva, MPAW Gamage, GRSS Jayarathne, KPK Srilal, GIU Geeganage, JCR Wimalasuriya   Early Earthquake and Tsunami Warning through Low Cost Vibration Detection System  in 4th international Conference on Geo-information Technology for Natural Disaster Management,  year 2012,  Colombo,  pp.126 – 129,  Geoinformatics International, Pathumthani,Thailand,    Dhammika H De Silva, MPAW Gamage, GRSS Jayarathne, KPK Srilal, GIU Geeganage, JCR Wimalasuriya,
  • Rukshan Athauda, Kodagoda, N; Wickramaratne, J; Sumathipala, P; Rupasinghe, L; Edirisighe,A Gamage; Dhammika De Silva   Integrating industrial technologies, tools and practices to the IT curriculum: an innovative course with .NET and java platforms  in SIGITE ’05 Proceedings of the 6th conference on Information technology education,  year 2005,  New York USA,  pp.125-132,  ACM ,    Rukshan Athauda, Kodagoda, N; Wickramaratne, J; Sumathipala, P; Rupasinghe, L; Edirisighe,A Gamage; Dhammika De Silva,
  • Dhammika H De Silva;   Mobile Based Solution for Safe Drive and Driver Assistance  in The IEEE Conference on Information and Communication Technology – IEEE CICT,  year 2019,  Allahabad, India,  pp.Accepted Only – Not registered to conference,  Accepted Only – Not registered to conference(IEEE),    Dhammika H De Silva; ,
  • Dhammika H De Silva; Dewage R; Guruge T; Rajapaksha V; Kulasooriya A; Wijesekara L   An Enhanced Multifunctional Transport Layer Protocol for Heterogeneous Data in Wireless Communication”  in International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer-2020),  year 2020,  Colombo – Virtual (online),    IEEE,    Dhammika H De Silva; Dewage R; Guruge T; Rajapaksha V; Kulasooriya A; Wijesekara L,

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

  • Dhammika H. De Silva, N.D.K. Guruge, R.A.G.P. Ranasinghe, S.H.P.D.L. Abeywardana, D.M.S.N. Siriwardhana  ” Insight: Personal Assistant Mobile Application for Visually Impaired in Sri Lanka “  Asia Pacific Journal of Contemporary Education and Communication Technology (APJCECT) 2016,  vol.Volume 2,  Issue Issue 3 (Special Issue),  2016,  pp.51-57,
  • Thillairasa K; Pratheeparaj B; Yathushan R; Sarujan S, Dhammika De Silva  ” “E-Cultivation, SJIF Impact Factor : 6.253, ISSN No.: 2456-2165” “  International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology,  vol.Volume 4, October 2019,  Issue Issue 10,  2019,  pp.347 – 353,    6th November, 2020,  SJIF Impact Factor : 6.253, ISSN No.: 2456-2165,
  • Logeswaran T; Bhargavan K; Varnakulasingam G; Tizekesan G; Dhammika De Silva  ” “Blind Assistant, SJIF Impact Factor : 6.253, ISSN No.: 2456-2165” “  International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology,  vol.Volume 4, October 2019,  Issue Issue 10,  2019,  pp.415 -421,    6th November, 2020,  SJIF Impact Factor : 6.253, ISSN No.: 2456-2165,
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Introducing the visionary entrepreneur, Mr. Indy Pathmanadan, affectionately known as Mr. Indy, a driving force in the Bath Furniture and Modular Kitchen industries. With over 30 years of expertise, Mr.Indy’s journey is one of extraordinary accomplishments and relentless pursuit of excellence.

A graduate in engineering from the prestigious University of Waterloo, Ontario, Mr. Indy’s entrepreneurial journey began as a Coop student in his Canadian garage. From humble beginnings, he transformed MagickWoods into a global powerhouse with operations spanning across North America and Asia. Today, MagickWoods stands tall with an impressive presence in renowned retailers such as Home Depot, Lowes, and Menards. Mr. Indy’s bold vision includes establishing a strong domestic presence in the USA, facilitating the transformation from China to Aurora. His innovative approach involves forging exclusive partnerships with retailers, creating bespoke brands tailored to their discerning customer base.

With an unwavering commitment to delivering unparalleled quality, Mr. Indy is a firm believer in the digital economy. His passion for enhancing the customer experience led him to pioneer the use of cuttingedge 3D and augmented reality technologies in kitchen design, revolutionising the industry. Demonstrating his forward-thinking mindset, Mr. Indy recently unveiled Magickhome.com, an exceptional ecommerce platform that offers direct-to-consumer digital sales channels, further expanding his reach and impact. Notably, he holds a patent for his groundbreaking invention, the Bath weighing scale product, exemplifying his dedication to innovation.

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