Thepul Ginige Has bagged Asia's Innovative Researcher of the Year Award

Thursday, 14 Dec, 2023

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Thepul Ginige - Biography

Senior Lecturer / Program Coordinator

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

PhD (University of Colombo)- (in-progress)
Pg.Dip in Criminology & Criminal Justice (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)
Master of Information Technology (University of Colombo)
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Information Technology-Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor of Science (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS / CERTIFICATIONS

Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (MIEEE)
Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS)
Member of Sri Lankan Computer Society (MCSSL)
Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (MACM)

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Computer Network, Programming, Database Management Systems, Information Strategy, Mathematics and Statistics, Network Security, Cyber Security, Industrial Information

RESEARCH AREAS

Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence: - Deep learning, Reinforcement learning, Robotics, Computer vision, Natural Language Processing, Collaborative systems
Databases and Data Science: - Database performance, Big Data Analytics, Data Mining, Database Warehousing
Internet and Networking: - Network security, Blockchain, Cyber security, Computer Forensic, Social networks, and Niche networks
Sociology & Marketing: - Ethnicity and Ethnic identity, Online buying behavior, Marketing Trends

Internet of Things (IoT) : -Measurement, Automation, Innovation, IoT All Around.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SESSION CHAIR

2^nd International Conference on Machine Learning Techniques and NLP (MLNLP 2021) Copenhagen, Denmark, September 18 -19, 2021.

5^th International Conference on Information System and Data Mining (ICISDM2021), Silicon Valley, CA, USA during May 28-31, 2021

2021 International Conference on Computer Communication and

Artificial Intelligence (CCAI 2021), Guangzhou, China, May 7-9, 2021.

ICIM 2021 the 7^th International Conference on Information Management, 2021 | LONDON, UK. CO-SPONSORED BY PATRONS EAET 2021, 2nd European Advanced Educational Technology Conference- Session 4: Information Teaching and Management, Imperial College, London, UK, Mar 27-29, 2021
ICBT Annual International Research Symposium (AIRS 2018)- Co Char for Information Technology Session

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION

Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 3^rd International Conference on Computer Communication and Artificial Intelligence (CCAI 2022), Which will be held in Taiyuan, China on May 26-28, 2023.
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- The 2023 9th International Conference on E-business and Mobile Commerce (ICEMC 2023) which will be held in Taizhou, China on May 26-28, 2023.
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 2nd International Joint Conference on Information and Communication Engineering (JCICE 2023), which was held in Xi'an, China on 17-19 March 2023.
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 7th International Conference on Business and Information Management (ICBIM 2023), which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 18 to 20 August 2023.
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- Annual Research Conference 2022. Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo.
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 9th International Conference on Computing and Data Engineering (ICCDE 2023) to be held in Haikou, China on January 6 ~ 8, 2023
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 6^th International Conference on Computers in Management and Business (ICCMB2023) to be held in Macau, China on January 13~15, 2023
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 4^th International Conference on Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval and AI (NIAI 2023) to be held in Vancouver, Canada on February 26 ~ 27, 2023
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 6^th International Conference on Business and Information Management (ICBIM 2022, Guangzhou, China)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 6^th International Conference on Information System and Data Mining (ICISDM2022, Silicon Valley, CA, USA)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 2^nd International Conference on Computer Communication and Artificial Intelligence (CCAI 2022, Beijing, China)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 2^nd International Conference on Human–Machine Interaction (ICHMI 2022 Beijing, China)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 5^th International Conference on Geoinformatics and Data Analysis (ICGDA2022, Paris, France)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 8^th International Conference on Information Management (ICIM2022&EAET2022, Imperial College London, London, UK)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 5^th International Conference on Computers in Management and Business (ICCMB2022, Singapore)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 3^rd International Conference on Supply Chain Management (ICSCM2022, Singapore)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 2^nd European Advanced Educational Technology Conference (EAET 2021, Imperial College, London, UK)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 5^th International Conference on Information System and Data Mining (ICISDM2021, Silicon Valley, CA, USA)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 7^th International Conference on Computing and Data Engineering (ICCDE2021, Phuket, Thailand)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- International Conference on Computer Communication and Artificial Intelligence (CCAI 2021, Guangzhou, China)
Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer- 4^th International Conference on Computers in Management and Business (ICCMB2021, Singapore)

Conference Committee Member as a Reviewer -ICBT Annual International Research Symposium (AIRS 2020, 2019, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Effective online learning management system to improve and enhance the online learning and student engagement experience (ICISDM2022, Silicon Valley, CA, USA during May 27-29, 2022.)
An Improvement of the Block Nested Loop Algorithm with Multiple Block Transfers (ICONAT 2022, Sangli, Maharashtra , India)
Emotion Guru: A Smart Emotion Tracking Application with AI Conversational Agent for Exploring and Preventing Depression- (UCET-2021, Chengdu, China | Nov. 4^th -6^th, 2021)
Mask Region-Based Convolutional Neural Networks (R-CNN) for Sinhala Sign Language to Text Conversion-(MLNLP 2021, Copenhagen, Denmark.)
SLIDE HATCH: Smart Slide Generator- IEEE Publications (GCAT 2021, Bangalore, India)
A Secured Healthcare System Using Blockchain and Graph Theory -ACM Publications – (ISCSIC 2020, University of Newcastle, UK)
Students Behavioural and Emotional Detection Based Satisfaction Monitoring System for E-Learning -(EAET 2021- Imperial College, London, UK)
Ethnicity based Consumer Buying Behavior Analysis and Prediction on Online Clothing Platforms in Sri Lanka (ICISDM2021- Silicon Vallley, CA, USA)
Evaluation of Sentiment Analysis Based on AutoML And Traditional Approaches (IJACSA Journal, 2021)
Emotion Recognition Based Assistant for Vehicles-(CCAI 2021, Guangzhou, China)
Dynamic Traffic Light Controlling System Using Google Maps and IoT - IEEE Publications (FITI 2020 Colombo, Sri Lanka)
COVID-19 Spread prediction Based on Food Categories using Data Science -IEEE Publications –(INOCON 2020, India)
Armed and Partially Covered Face Related Robberies Alerting System Using Computer Vision -Asian Journal of Convergence in Technology ISSN NO: 2350-1146 I.F-5.11
Graph and Natural Language Processing Based Recommendation System For choosing Machine Learning Algorithms (11/2020)-IEEE Publications - ICAIT 2020 China.

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Head of School of Computing Research and Development, -ESOFT Metro Campus. (Apr 2023 – up to date)
Research and Development of Both Staff and Students.
Overall look after of All the Computing programmes (Diploma/Degree/Postgraduate) runs at ESOFT Metro Campus.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Senior Lecturer / Programme Coordinator– Universal College Lanka (UCL), Rajagiriya. (Oct 2016 – Apr 2023)
Former Coordinator - UCL International Foundation Year-Level 3 International Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies (L3IFDHES)- NCC UK
Senior Lecturer- Monash University IT Degree-Diploma of Information Technology (IT)
Programme Coordinator/ Senior Lecturer -BSc (Hons) Software Engineering-University of Central Lancashire

Senior Lecturer / Manager Special Project – Saegis Campus, Nugegoda. (Aug 2016 – Sep 2106)

Senior Lecturer / Academic Coordinator (Scottish Qualifications Authority -SAQ) – Saegis Campus, Nugegoda. (Oct 2015 – Aug 2016)
Lecturer / Programme Coordinator - Institute of Human Resource Advancement(IHRA) -University of Colombo (Sep 2013 – Sep 2015)
Consultant/Lecturer-Head of Division- NIBM-Galle regional centre (Aug 2010 – Aug 2013):
Assistant Lecturer/ Programmer cum Systems Analyst - University of Colombo School of Computing UCSC (Dec-2006– Jul-2010)
Graduate Project Assistant-UCSC (Jan-2006 to Nov 2006):