Mr. H.M.C.J. De Silva

Education

• MSc in Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa (reading)
• BSc (Hons) in Computing and Information Systems, Faculty of Computing, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, (2020-2025)

Research Interests

• Software Engineering
• Machine Learning
• Computer Vision

Previous Appointments

• Lecturer (Temporary) – Faculty of Applied Science, Computing Department, Rajarata University, Sri Lanka (2026 June – Present)
• Demonstrator (Temporary) – Faculty of Applied Science, Computing Department, Rajarata University, Sri Lanka (2025 September – 2026 June)
• Software Engineering Intern – Creative Software (2024 January – 2024 June)

Teaching and Other Skills

• Teaching
• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
  • ICT 1306 – Object Oriented Programming

• Bachelor of Science in Applied Science
  • COM 1305 – Object Oriented Programming
  • COM 3306 – Operating Systems

Awards, Recognitions and Accreditations

• Awards:
  • Best Presentation – Second Place Final Defence of Research Project in Information Systems Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (2025)
  • Best Abstract in Software Engineering Track Computing Undergraduate Research Symposium (ComURS 2025) Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (2025)

Publications

Abstracts/ Extended Abstracts

1. H. M. C. J. De Silva, P. M. A. K. Wijeratne, and B. T. G. S. Kumara, “Interpretable BiLSTM-Based Unified Model for Agile Story Point Estimation and Issue Type Prediction,” in Proceedings of the 15th Annual Research Session & Graduate Colloquium 2025, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, 2025, p. 61.
2. H. M. C. J. De Silva, P. M. A. K. Wijeratne, and B. T. G. S. Kumara, “Explainable Artificial Intelligence Approach for Agile Story Point Estimation and Issue Type Prediction,” 02nd Computing Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025 (ComURS2025), Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2025.