Ms. Chathurangika Kahandawaarachchi

Ms. Chathurangika Kahandawaarachchi

Lecturer

FACULTY OF COMPUTING | COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

  • Chathurangika Kahandawaarachchi is Lecturer attached to the Department of Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology. She is the Coordinator of the BSc. Sp. Hons. in IT (Sp. ISE) program offered by the Department of Information Systems Engineering. Furthermore, she is the Senior Treasurer of Faculty of Computing Student Community.
  • June 2014 – Present: Lecturer, Department of Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
  • Apr 2012 – June 2014: Lecturer, Department of Information Management, Faculty of Business, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
  • Jan 2014 – Dec 2014: Visiting Lecturer, King’s International Institute, BOC Merchant Tower, Colombo – 3
  • Aug 2014 – Dec 2014: Visiting Lecturer, Foundation Certificate in Information Technology, Professional Development Programs, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
  • Apr 2010 – 2012:  Assistant Lecturer, Department of Information Management, Faculty of Business, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
  • July 2009 – Apr 2010: Research Assistant, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Academic Qualifications​

Academic Qualifications
  • Bachelar of Science Special Honours degree in Information Technology (Specialization in Information Systems), Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Honors and Awards
  • Emerging Innovator – Bronze Award – CodeFest 2018 (Organized by SLIIT Faculty of Computing)
  • Bronze Award – Brainstorm 2018 (Organized by EMBS Student Chapter, University of Moratuwa )
  • Merit Award – NBQSA 2018 (Organized by British Computer Society Sri Lanka)
  • Session Best paper award – Oral presentations – Research Symposium 2018 (Organized by SLIIT Faculty of Computing)
  • Overall Best paper award – Oral presentations – Research Symposium 2018 (Organized by SLIIT Faculty of Computing)
  • Merit award: Diabitech: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring System – BrainStorm 2019 (Organized by: University of Moratuwa IEEE EMBS Student Branch Chapter)
  • Overall Bet paper award:  2019 International Conference on Advancements in Computing, Colombo, Sri Lanka                (Organized by: IEEE/ Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology)
  • Track Best paper award: Health Informatics –  2019 International Conference on Advancements in Computing, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Organized by: IEEE/ Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology)
  • Best Researcher Award – 20th Anniversary SLIIT Staff Awards Ceremony 2019 (Organized by: Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology)
  • Merit Award: Diabitech: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring System – SL Exsto Competition of Codefest 2019                 (Organized by: Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology)
  • Merit Award, Business Category: Diabitech: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring System – National Best Quality Software Awards (NBQSA) 2019 (Organized by: British Computer Society of Sri Lanka)
  • Champions: Treat me – Therapy Tool for Adolescents with ADHD – Code with WIE 2019     (Organized by: IEEE WIE Sri Lanka Section)
  • First Runner-up: Diabitech: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring System – Code with WIE 2019 (Organized by: IEEE WIE Sri Lanka Section)

Research Interests & Memberships

Interests
  • HEALTH INFORMATICS
  • BIG DATA MANAGEMENT
  • BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Memberships
  • Member of British Computer Society (Membership No.: 990563125)
  • Member of Computer Society of Sri Lanka (Membership No.: M1156)

Ongoing Research

  • Memory improvement tool for Alzheimer’s patients
  • Non-invasive disease diagnosis

Publications

My Publications

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  • Suraweera, T.; Kahingala, S.; Batepola, A.; Punchihewa, M.G.; Senevirathne, K.; Kahandawaarachchi, C.   IT Driven Banking Services in Sri Lanka: Customer Acceptance and Service Quality  in University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka,  year 2011,      University of Kelaniya,    2011,
  • I Kiriwandeniya, VUA Ruwan, SSU Samarasinghe, SMPA Samarakoon, C Kahandawarachchi, S Thelijjagoda   Post implementation framework for ERP systems with special reference to Sri Lanka  in Computer Science & Education (ICCSE), 2013 8th International Conference on,  year 2013,  Colombo,
  • SP Abeygunawardena, PNM Gamage, TGVH Dharmawardana, DN Kaluarachchi, C Kahandawaarachchi   A Study on Employee Motivation towards Achieving the Organizational Goals of Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka  in National Conference on Technology and Management,  year 2013,      Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology,
  • GTUV Somaratne, NT Nugaliyadda, NG Sarangika, MC Amarasinghe, C Kahandawarachchi, S Thelijjagoda   Enhancing the Selection Criteria and Achievement Level in Sri Lankan Sports    year 2014,
  • LMH De Silva, KIDM Hewavitharana, KADS Fernando, JKS Perera, C Kahandawarachchi, T Suraweera   Strategies for the Development of Offshoring Industry in Sri Lanka    year 2014,
  • Theekshana Suraweera, Suvimali Mahagederawatte, Chathurangika Kahandawaarachchi, Pulathisi Hewamallikage, Dilhan Periyapperuma, Madurangi Adipola   Knowledge Management Implications in ERP Implementations: Evidence from Sri Lankan Cases  in Information and Automation for Sustainability, 2008. ICIAFS 2008. 4th International Conference on,  year 2008,      IEEE,
  • D.S.D.Weerakoon, K.A.D.C.P. Kahandawaarachchi, W. P. M.Thilakasiri, J. D. S. Y. Dissnayake, Shanthakumara W. D. M. B   AD Mini: Memory Improvement Tool for Alzheimer’s Patients  in 2018 13th International Conference on Computer Science & Education (ICCSE),  year 2018,  Colombo,    IEEE,
  • D.K., Gunathilake, M.P.N.M., Wickramasinghe, W.H.S.D., Gunarathne, K.D.M., Perera and K.A.D.C.P., Kahandawaarachchi   Data Mining Approach to Chronic Kidney Disease with Different Statistical Perspectives as a Solution to Disease Severity in North-Central Province, Sri Lanka  in Computing Conference,  year 2017,  London,    IEEE,
  • M.P.N.M., Wickramasinghe, K.D.M., Perera and K.A.D.C.P., Kahandawaarachchi   Dietary Prediction for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) by considering Blood Potassium Level using Machine Learning Algorithms  in 1st IEEE Life Sciences Conference,  year 2017,  Sydney,    IEEE,
  • W.H.S.D., Gunarathne, K.D.M., Perera and K.A.D.C.P., Kahandawaarachchi   Performance Evaluation on Machine Learning Classification Techniques for Disease Classification and Forecasting through Data Analytics for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)  in 17th IEEE International Bio-Informatics and Bio-Engineering Conference,  year 2017,  Washington D.C,    IEEE,

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

  • L.A.A.U. Gunasinghe K.A.D.C.P. Kahandawaarachchi, K.D.M. Perera  ” Diagnosing Alzheimers Disease “  International Journal of Computer Applications,  vol.161,  Issue 4,  2018,  pp.21-25,
  • K. N. Pulasinghe D. G. K. Lakshani, W. K. S. De Silva, , R. W. H. V. Samarasinghe, U. R. R. I. S. Bandara,, K. A. D. C. P. Kahandawaarachchi  ” “Remote Doctor : Tele Medicine Unit” “  International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology,  vol.6,  Issue 1,  2017,  pp.123-128,
  • D.S.D.Weerakoon, K.A.D.C.P. Kahandawaarachchi, W. P. M.Thilakasiri, J. D. S. Y. Dissnayake, Shanthakumara W. D. M. B  ” “Memory Improvement Tool for Dementia Alzheimers Patients” “  Procedia Computer Science ,  vol.141,    2018,  pp.413-420,  Elsevier ,    10.1016/j.procs.2018.10.175,
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