Ms. Kushnara Suriyawansa

Ms. Kushnara Suriyawansa

Lecturer

FACULTY OF COMPUTING | COMPUTER SCIENCE & SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

  • Lecturer at Sri Lanka Institute of Infomation Technology – 2019 August – to Date
  • Assistant Lecturer at Sri Lanka Institute of Infomation Technology – 2016 June – 2019 August
  • Acdemic Instructor at Sri Lanka Institute of Infomation Technology – 2016 January – 2016 June

Academic Qualifications​

Academic Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science (BSc) Special Honours in Information Technology,  Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology – First Class
Honors and Awards
  • Winner of the mBillionth award under the category of Health & Well Being, 2016.
  • 2nd runner up of the EXSTO competition of the CodeFest event organized by Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology.
  • Qualified to participate in National Best Quality Software Award of Sri Lanka, 2015.
  • Finalist of the e-Swabhimani competition, 2016.
  • Finalist of the Manthan Awards competition, 2017.

Research Interests & Memberships

Interests
  • e-Learning, Software Engineering, ICT for development
Memberships
  • Member of Computer Society of Sri Lanka

Ongoing Research

  • e-Learning

Publications

My Publications

BOOKS

  • L.N.C Perera, G.M.T.K.D.S Suriyawansa, R.S Somarathne, P.B Ratnayaka, D.I De Silva  ” The Vision Guard.” Delhi, India,   International Journal of Research in Science and Technology(IJRST),  2015,

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  • D.I De Silva, G.M.T.K.D.S Suriyawansa, L.N.C Perera, R.S Somarathne, P.B Ratnayaka   Vision Problem Tester  in International Conference on Computational Techniques in Information and Communication Technology (ICCTICT),,  year 2016,        New Delhi, India,  2016,
  • S.J Whittall, W.A.C Prashandi, G.L.S Himasha, D.I De Silva, T.K Suriyawansa,   CodeMage  in International Conference on Knowledge and Smart Technology (KST),  year 2017,  Chonburi, Thailand,        2017,
  • ? D.I De Silva, M.R.A Nashry, S. Varathalingam, R. Murugathas, T.K Suriyawansa   iShop  in International Conference on Knowledge and Smart Technology (KST),  year 2017,      2017,
  • Kasun Somadasa, Monarindu Karunadhipathi, Nishan Wickramasinghe, Sampath Subasingha, Nuwan Kodagoda, Kushnara Suriyawansa   Online Learning Resources Finder Based on Computer Programming Domain  in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS),  year 2018,          Kasun Somadasa, Monarindu Karunadhipathi, Nishan Wickramasinghe, Sampath Subasingha, Nuwan Kodagoda, Kushnara Suriyawansa,
  • S Aryal, AS Porawagama, MGS Hasith, SC Thoradeniya, N Kodagoda, K Suriyawansa   Using Pre-trained Models As Feature Extractor To Classify Video Styles Used In MOOC Videos  in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS),  year 2018,          December 2018,
  • S Aryal, AS Porawagama, MGS Hasith, SC Thoradeniya, N Kodagoda, K Suriyawansa   MoocRec: Learning Styles-Oriented MOOC Recommender and Search Engine  in 2019 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON),  year 2019,  Dubai,  pp.1167-1172,      S Aryal, AS Porawagama, MGS Hasith, SC Thoradeniya, N Kodagoda, K Suriyawansa,
  • A Imbulpitiya, N Kodagoda, A Gamage, K Suriyawansa   Using Active Learning Integrated with Pedagogical Aspects to Enhance Students Learning Experience in Programming and Related Concepts    year 2019,    pp.218-228,      A Imbulpitiya, N Kodagoda, A Gamage, K Suriyawansa,
  • D Karunaratna, I Hettiarachchi, S Fernando, S Epa, N Kodagoda, K Suriyawansa   VTutor: A Platform for Improving Searchability and Interactivity of Recorded Lectures  in nternational Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC),  year 2019,    pp.464-469,      D Karunaratna, I Hettiarachchi, S Fernando, S Epa, N Kodagoda, K Suriyawansa ,
  • F Fazuludeen, G Vijayakumaran, ZA Mahroof, N Kodagoda, K Suriyawansa   MOOCRec 2 for Humanities-Learning Style Based MOOC Recommender and Search Engine  in 2019 International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC),  year 2019,    pp.470-475,
  • S Nuzrath, NH Amarasinghe, KT Liyanage, K Suriyawansa, KT Madanyaka, N Kodagoda   gCodex: A tool to analyze software repositories over time (Visualization)  in International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC),  year 2019,    pp.174-179,
  • R Kasun, LGH Mahesh, Y Yapa, S Suwendra, N Kodagoda, K Suriyawansa   Zilla: An Animal Based Social Media Platform  in International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC),  year 2019,    pp.267-272,
  • S Hilmy, T De Silva, S Pathirana, N Kodagoda, K Suriyawansa   MOOCs Recommender Based on User Preference, Learning Styles and Forum Activity  in International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC),  year 2019,    pp.180-185,
  • K Suriyawansa, N Kodagoda   LEARNING STYLES BASED CHECKLIST FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL FEATURES IN E-LEARNING  in 14th International Technology, Education and Development Conference,  year 2020,    pp.7403-7411,
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