Biography :

Educational Qualifications :

• PhD : Department of Mathematics and Statistics, State University of New York
  Albany, New York, USA, Mathematical Statistics (1993)
• MSc : Department of Mathematics and Statistics, State University of New York
  Albany, New York, USA, Mathematical Statistics (1988)
• BSc : Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka, Mathematics Special (1982)

Professional Experience :

• 1994 November – Hither to Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Senior Lecturer in Engineering Mathematics
• Participant, Workshop on Teaching Methods, Education Unit, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. (1995)
• Visiting Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Peradeniya. (1997)
• Faculty Nominee to the Arts Council. (1997)
• Acting Head of the Department of Engineering Mathematics. (October-November, 1999)
• Member, Faculty Curriculum Revision Committee. (1999)
• Department representative for the Quality Assurance cell in the University..
• Head of the Department of Engineering Mathematics (From August 2001- October 2004)
• Member, Board of Study in Statistics and Computer Science, Postgraduate Institute of Science. (2002 January to date)
• Member, Panel of Teachers/Examiners of the Postgraduate Institute of Science. (2002 January to date)
• Served as a Resource Person," Short course buffet on Computer Applications and Statistics", Postgraduate Institute of Science.(2002)
• Member of the local organizing committee for the International Sri Lankan Statistical Conference. (2004)
• Member, Faculty Course unit Committee (2004)
• Coordinator , Postgraduate Program in Applied Statistics, Post Graduate Institute of Science ( May 2008 to date)
• Senior Student Counselor (2010)
• Visiting Lecturer Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University (2010)
• Member of the local organizing committee for the International Sri Lankan Statistical Conference. (2011)

Resource Person :

• Conducted, Workshop on SAS software for Departmental Teaching Assistants, (1997). Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Peradeniya
• Conducted, lectures for the Postgraduate Programme in Industrial Mathematics. (2006)( Postgraduate Institute of Science)
• Conducted, lectures for the Postgraduate Programme in Disaster Management. (2006, 2010) (Postgraduate Institute of Science and Department of Civil Engineering)
• Conducted, lectures for the Postgraduate Programme in Manufacturing Engineering. (2002) ( Department of Production Engineering)
• Conducted lectures for the Postgraduate Programme in Engineering Management. (2002) (Department of Production Engineering)
• Conducted lectures for the Postgraduate Programme in Mechanical Engineering. (2002) (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
• Conducted lectures for the Postgraduate Programme in Applied Statistics. (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) (Postgraduate Institute of Science)
• Conducted lectures for the Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Mathematics.(1995, 1996) (Department of Engineering Mathematics)
• Conducted lectures for the Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics, University of Sri Jayawadenapura. (1993) ( Department of Mathematics and Statistics)

Post Graduate Supervision (Completed) :

• Vectors and Transmission of Malaria in a canal and Traditional Natural Stream Irrigated Areas in Sri Lanka , M.Sc. in Applied Statistics, P.H.C.A. Jayasooriya,(2007) (With A.M.G.M. Yapabandara, Anti Malaria Campaign Matale)
• Prediction of Dengu Transmission and Identification of Factors Responsible for Breeding of Vectors in Dengu Risk Areas of Matale Distritc. , M.Sc. in Applied Statistics, S Vikunthan, (2007) (With A.M.G.M. Yapabandara, Anti Malaria Campaign Matale)
• Study of Modeling Approach for Estimation of Global Solar Radiation for Sri Lanka. M.Sc. in Applied Statistics, K.Manimaparan, (2007) (With K.S. Walgama, Dept. of Engineering Mathematics)
• Time Series Regression modeling of Economic development and Carbon Dioxide Emissions, M.Sc. in Applied Statistics , Nadarajah Tharshannan (2007) (With R. Shanthini. Dept of Chemical and Process Engineering)
• Predicting Optimum levels of Control Factors in Small and Medium Scale Enterprise Project Financing using Robust Design, M.Sc. in Engineering Management, Harsha Jayathilake(2006).
• A statistical model for the Stream Flow Prediction in the Upper Kotmale catchment in Sri Lanka, M.Sc. in Applied Statistics, Chalani Prematilake (2005), (With S.B. Weerakoon, Dept. of Civil Engineering)
• Statistical Verification and further improvement of the models for Carbon Dioxide emissions, M.Sc. in Applied Statistics, Ruvini Ekanayake (2005) (With R. Shanthini, Dept of Chemical and Process Engineering)
• The Dissertation Modeling the Paddy Production in Sri Lanka, Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Mathematics-B. Yogarajah (1997) (With P. Wijekoon, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics)

• Senior Lecturer, Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Peradeniya (1994 November – Hitherto)
• Head of the Department of Engineering Mathematics (From August 2001- October 2004)
• Member, Faculty Course unit Committee (2004)
• Acting Head of the Department of Engineering Mathematics. (October-November, 1999)
• Member, Faculty Curriculum Revision Committee. (1999)
• Visiting Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Peradeniya. (1997)
  Faculty Nominee to the Arts Council. (1997)
• Participant, Workshop on Teaching Methods, Education Unit, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. (1995)
• Department representative for the Quality Assurance cell in the University.
• Committee member, Faculty of Engineering Teachers Association. (2007)
• Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sri Jayewardenapura (1993 August – 1994 October)
• Assistant Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Sri Jayewardenapura (1982 September – 1986 July)
• Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, State University of New York at Albany, U.S.A. (1986 August – 1993 July )

• Estimation
• Regression Analysis
• Probability Theory