G.A.D.Ganepola

Academic & Professional Qualifications

• Master of Science in Information Technology (Reading) University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
• Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information Technology (General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka)

Working Experience

• Instructor Grade II (May 2021 - Present)
• Coordinator (Career Guidance) Entrepreneurial Support, Industrial Training & Career Guidance Unit - Faculty of Computing (March 2021 - Present)
• Temporary Instructor - Department of Information Technology (September 2020 - May 2021)

Professional Affiliations

• Associate Member Computer Society of Sri Lanka (ACSSL)
• Associate Member IEEE (AMIEEE)
• Associate Member Women in IEEE (AMWIEEE)
• Associate Member Women in IEEE (AMWIEEE)

Research Groups

 Human Computer Interaction
 Artificial Intelligence

Research Interest

 Emotional Artificial Intelligence
 Affective Computing
 Deep Learning & Neural Networking

Awards

• Best Research Presentation Award by Sumitomo Riko Company Limited in 6th STI - Gigaku  Conferance, Japan, 2021
• Best Paper at IEEE Conference Proceedings – International Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering (SCSE), 2020
• Dean's List Award for Academic Performance 2016, 2017 & 2018 General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University