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Dr. K. G. K. G. Kottegoda

Senior Lecturer

 
Office Address: 

Department of Engineering Mathematics,
University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya,20400,
Sri Lanka.

 Email: 
kapilak@eng.pdn.ac.lk
Telephone: 
+94 081-239 3344
Personal Website: 
 
 

Educational Qualifications :

  • PhD in Mathematics: Kansas State University, USA (2020)
  • MSc in Mathematics: Kansas State University, USA (2015)
  • BSc Engineering (Hons) in Computer Engineering: University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2011)
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Professional Qualifications :

  • Member – The Network Science Society (NetSci)
  • Member – Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
  • Member – American Mathematical Society (AMS)
  • Associate Member – Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL)
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Appointments (Selected) :

  • Senior Lecturer – Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (January 2022 – present)
  • Head – Department of Computational Mathematics, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, Sri Lanka (September 2021 – January 2022)
  • Senior Lecturer – Department of Computational Mathematics, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, Sri Lanka (April 2021 – January 2022)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow in Data Science – Department of Mathematics, Kansas State University (Olathe Campus), USA (November 2020 – March 2021)
  • Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant – Department of Mathematics, Kansas State University, USA (August 2014 – August 2020)
  • Systems Engineer – Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB), Colombo, Sri Lanka (August 2012 – June 2014)
  • Temporary Instructor – Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (March 2012 – August 2012)
  • Quality Assurance Engineer - Lego International (Pvt.) Ltd., Kandy, Sri Lanka (September 2011 – March 2012)
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Members & Awards :

  • Hostinsky Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) in Academics Award (2019) Presented by the Kansas State University mathematics department to a GTA who has excelled in academics in the previous year.

Research Intersests :

  • Network Theory
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Science
  • Statistics
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