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Dr. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake

Senior Lecturer

kule@as.rjt.ac.lk
+94252266384

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy – Universiti Malaya, Malaysia (2022)
  • Master of Philosophy – University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2017)
  • Master of Computer Science- University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2011)
  • Bachelor of Science Special Honours in Information Technology – Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka (2007)

Professional Qualification

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Data Analysis and Pattern Recognition – University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2019).
  • Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education – University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2011).

Research Interests

  • Medical Informatics
  • Computer Vision
  • Deep Learning
  • Image Processing

Previous Appointments

  • Lecturer (Probationary) – Department of Physical Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (from 2009 to 2017).
  • IT & Network Officer – Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, Sri Lanka (from 2007 to 2009)

University Positions

  • Director – Centre for Information Technology Services (2022 – To date).
  • Program Chair – Applied Sciences Undergraduate Research Sessions (2023).
  • Subject Matter Expert – B.Sc. External Degree Program, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (INT3531-Artificial Intelligence) (2023).
  • Student Counsellor – Faculty of Applied Sciences (2018).
  • Counsellor and Founder – IEEE student branch of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2018).
  • Member:
    • Academic Development and Program Committee (ADPC) – Faculty of Applied Sciences (2024).
    • Faculty Ethics Review Committee – Faculty of Applied Science (2024).
    • University Landscape Management Committee (2024).
    • Quality Assurance Standing Committee (2022 – 2024).
    • University Research Excellence Awards Committee (2023).
    • Higher Degrees Committee of the Faculty of Applied Sciences (2018).
    • Faculty Ethics Review Committee for Computer Science and Information Technology disciplines, Faculty of Applied Sciences (2017, 2024).
    • Board of Studies, External Degree Unit of the Faculty of Applied Sciences (2017).
  • Coordinator:
    • Applied Sciences Undergraduate Research Sessions (ASURS) 2018, Faculty of Applied Sciences (2018).
    • Applied Sciences Undergraduate Research Sessions (ASURS) 2017, Faculty of Applied Sciences (2017).
    • Second Annual Research Sessions, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2011).

Other Professional Appointments and Affiliations

  • Reviewer – Reviewing the revised curriculum of B.Sc. Hons in Computer Science Degree Programme- General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (2024).
  • Board of Directors – Lanka Education and Research Network (LEARN) (2023).
  • Visiting resource person – Faculty of Information Technology, University of Vocational Technology, Sri Lanka (2023).
  • Visiting resource person – Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE), Kurunegala Campus, Sri Lanka (2017).
  • Visiting resource person – Faculty of Natural Sciences, Open University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura Regional Centre, Sri Lanka (2015 – 2016).

Involvements in Academic Reviewing, Panels, and Editorial Teams

  • Reviewer of Local/ International Conference:
    • APIIT International Research Conference 2024 – Asia Pasific Institute of Information Technology (2024).
    • Business and ICT International Research Conference 2024 (BIIRC 2024 – E-Soft Metro Campus (2024).
    • Smart Computing and System Engineering, 2024 – University of Kelaniya (2024).
    • 11th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference – University of Ruhuna (2024).
    • 8th International Conference on Information Technology Research – University of Moratuwa (2023).
    • 5th International Conference on Advancements in Computing 2023 – Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (2023).
    • International Conference on Advanced Research in Computing – Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (2023).
    • 4th International Conference on Advancements in Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka (2022).
    • 6th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (Biomed 2021), Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia (2021).
    • International Symposium of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (ISymRU 2021), Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (2021).
    • Vignanam International Research Conference, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (2018).
    • 15th Academic Sessions, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (2017).
  • Manuscript Reviewer for International Journals:
    • Journal of Digital Imaging
    • IEEE Access
    • IEEE Transactions on Multimedia
    • IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
    • IET Image Processing
    • ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing
    • Medical Devices: Evidence and Research
    • Medical Image Analysis
    • International Journal of Image and Graphics
    • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
    • Journal of King Soud University
    • Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine
  • Panel of Judges:
    • 3MT Competition (Grand Finale) – Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2024).
    • 3MT Competition – Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2023).
    • Undergraduate Research Symposium – Faculty of Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2022).
  • Member of the Editorial Team:
    • Applied Sciences Undergraduate Research Sessions (ASURS 2017, ASURS 2024), Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (2017, 2024).

Membership in Professional Bodies

  • E3 Section, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Sri Lanka (Since 2017).
  • Member, Environment Committee – Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Sri Lanka (2017-2018).
  • IEEE- Professional Member (Since 2015).
  • Associate Member- Sri Lanka Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness (SLAIHEE), Sri Lanka (2011-2012).

Awards, Recognitions and Accreditations

  • Achievements:
    • 1st Place, achieved the highest number of indexed journal articles in the Faculty of Applied Science, earning recognition through the Research Excellence Awards and Vice Chancellor’s Awards, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2023).
    • 2nd Place, achieved for the highest h-Index among researchers in the Faculty of Applied Sciences, acknowledged through the Research Excellence Awards and Vice Chancellor’s Awards, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2023).
    • 3rd Place in the Three Minutes Thesis (3MT) Competition (Faculty Level), Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia (2022).
  • Recognitions:
    • Received recognition for indexed articles published in 2022, presented during the Research Excellence Awards and Vice Chancellor’s Awards, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2023).
  • Accreditation:
    • Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA), United Kingdom (2011).

Scholarships and Grants

  • Scholarships:
    • AHEAD Research Scholarship – Jointly awarded by the World Bank and the Government of Sri Lanka under the project “Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD)” (2018-08-01).
    • NSF Research Scholarship – Awarded by the National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka (201403-03).
  • Grants:
    • Fundamental Research Grant Scheme – Ministry of Higher Education – Government of Malaysia – Research Title: “Performance Enhancement of Low-Dose CT Image Denoising and Lesion Classification Using Deep Learning (Ref: FRGS/1/2024/ICT01/UM/02/3)” – Role: Member of the Research Team –  (2024-2027)
    • NVIDIA Academic GPU Grant – Awarded by NVIDEA Inc. (2021-08-27).
    • Professor V.K. Samaranayake Grant – Awarded by LK Domain Registry, Sri Lanka (2014-05-09).

Teaching and Other Skills

  • Teaching:
    1. Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
      • ICT 1402 – Principles of Program Design and Programming
      • ICT 1407 – Database Systems
      • ICT 2211 – Information Technology Project Management
      • ICT 2403 – Graphics and Image Processing
      • ICT 3411 – Group Project
    2. Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information Technology
      • ICT 4302 – Intelligent Systems
      • ICT 4211 – Research Methodology
    3. Bachelor of Science in Applied Science
      • COM 3303 – Artificial Intelligence
      • COM 2304 – Computer Graphics and Image Processing
  • Skills:
    • Technical skills in C, Python, OpenCV, Keras, and TensorFlow
    • Project Management
    • Leadership

Workshops, Training Conducted and Invited Talks

  • Workshops:
    1. One day workshop on “Introduction to ChatGPT4 for academic and research purposes”, organized by the Staff Development Center, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2024/02/13)
    2. Audience: Academics One day workshop on “Blended Teaching and Learning Methods”, organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2023/11/03). Audience: Newly recruited academics representing four local higher education institutions.
  • Training:
    • Two days training on “ICT Skills in Higher Education”, organized by Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education, Staff Development Center, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2023/12/18 – 2023/12/19). Audience: Academic staff of the Faculty of Agriculture.
  • Invited Talks:
    • “Humanizing Tech: An Introduction to AI for Social Sciences and Humanities (මානවකරණ තාක්ෂණය: සමාජ විද්‍යා සහ මානව ශාස්ත්‍ර සඳහා කෘතිම බුද්ධිය පිළිබඳ හැඳින්වීමක්)”, A one day workshop organized by the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2024/01/12). Audience: Academics and Undergraduates.
    •  “Artificial Intelligence for Higher Education”, organized by the Department of Social Sciences and Comparative Studies, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka (2023/12/21). Audience: Academics and Undergraduates.

Projects Supervised

Undergraduate

  1. An approach for Prediction of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Crop Productivity using Machine Learning, H.M.N.S.Subasinghe (2023).
  2. Developing an AI-powered Chatbot to Assist Undergraduates Overcome Exam Stress, M.M.A.H.Indumini (2024).
  3. An Aadaptive Traffic Controlling System for Smoothening the Traffic Situations on Four-way Junctions based on the Real-time Traffic Streaming. H.M.R. Shanaka,W.A.M.N.C. Ariyarathna, R.M.P.N. Rathnayake, L.C.P. Pussella, and P.D.R. Viduruwan (2018).
  4. Self-controlled Robot for Collection Light Weight Waste. N.A.I. Supasan,W.A.L.U. Kaushalya, M.G.A. Yasiru, S.M.D.P. Maduwantha, and S.J.K. Wijenayake (2018).
  5. Improving Diagnostic Viewing of Coronary Cine-Angiogrphy through Frequency Filtering based Frame Enhancement Method. W.S.Wajiramali, D.W.J.Chathurika, D.A.N.Gunasekara, I.A.M.S.Ranasinghe, and R.R.C.P.Rathnayake (2017).

Publications

Thesis

  1. PhD Thesis: K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, “Denoising and content restoration of low-dose computer tomography using generative deep learning technique”, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, 2022.
  2. M. Phil Thesis: K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, “Improvement of coronary angiography for quantitative coronary analysis by using a computer vision technique”, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2017. URI: http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/13059.
  3. MSC Dissertation: K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, “A fuzzy traffic controller,” University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2011. URI: https://dl.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/jspui/handle/123456789/516

Indexed Journals

  1. K. A. S. H. Kulathilake, N. A. Abdullah, A. M. R. R. Bandara, Aznul Qalid Md Sabri, and Khin Wee Lai, A Review on Self-Adaptation Approaches and Techniques in Medical Image Denoising. Multimedia Tools and Applications. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-13511-w (Q1)
  2. B.Y. Lim, K.W. Lai, K. Haiskin, K. A. S. H. Kulathilake, Z. C.Ong, Y. C. Hum, D. Samiappan, W. Xiang, and X. Zuo, Deep Learning Model for Prediction of Progressive Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease Using Structural MRI. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 14. (2022). https://doi:10.3389/fnagi.2022.876202 (Q2)
  3. K. A. S. H. Kulathilake, N. A. Abdullah, A. Q. M. Sabri, and Khin Wee Lai,  A review on Deep Learning Approaches for Low-Dose Computed Tomography Restoration. Complex & Intellgent Systems. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40747-021-00405-x (Q2)
  4. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, L. Ranathunga, G.R. Constantine, and N.A. Abdullah, “Visual Alignment of Arteries in Coronary Cine-Angiogram using Global Motion Stabilization Approach.” in Journal of the National Science Foundation, Vol. 45(1), PP. 41-51, 2017. http://doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v45i1.8037 (Q4)

Non-indexed Journals

  1. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, W.S.Wajiramali, D.W.J.Chathurika, D.A.N.Gunasekara, I.A.M.S.Ranasinghe, R.R.C.P.Rathnayake, Reduction of Visual Disruptions in Coronary Cine Angiography for Better Diagnostic Viewing. International Journal of Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions, Vol. 11(1), 2018.

Indexed Conference

  1. K. A. S. H. Kulathilake, N. A. Abdullah, A. S. Lachyan, A. M. R. R. Bandara, D.D. Patel and Khin Wee Lai, “Restoring Lesions in Low-Dose Computed Tomography Images of COVID-19 Using Deep Learning” in the 6th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2021, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90724-2_44
  2. H.M.R. Shanaka, W.A.M.N.C. Ariyarathna, R.M.P.N. Rathnayake, L.C.P. Pussella,P.D.R. Viduruwan and K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, “Case Study on an Adaptive Traffic Controlling Method Using Real-time Traffic Streaming.” in IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAFS), 2018. https:// doi.org/10.1109/ICIAFS.2018.8913329
  3. N.A.I. Supasan,W.A.L.U. Kaushalya, M.G.A. Yasiru, S.M.D.P. Maduwantha, S.J.K. Wijenayake, K.A.S.H. Kulathilake and U. Kohomban. “Self-controlled Robot for Collection of Light Weight Waste in a Ground Area.” in IEEE International Conf. on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAFS), 2018. https:// doi.org/10.1109/ICIAFS.2018.8913337
  4. M. R. R. Bandara, K. A. S. H. Kulathilake, P. W. G. R. M. P. B. Giragama, “Super-Efficient Spatially Adaptive Contrast Enhancement Algorithm for Superficial Vein Imaging.” in 12th IEEE International Conf. on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), 2017. https:// doi.org/10.1109/ICIINFS.2017.8300427
  5. W.S.Wajiramali, D.W.J.Chathurika, D.A.N.Gunasekara, I.A.M.S.Ranasinghe, R.R.C.P.Rathnayake and K.A.S.H.Kulathilake, “Improving Diagnostic Viewing of Coronary Cine-Angiogrphy through Frequency Filtering based Frame Enhancement Method”, in 2017 International Conf. on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), 2017. https:// doi.org/10.1109/ICTER.2017.8257792
  6. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, L.Ranathunga, G.R. Constantine, and N.A. Abdullah, “A Technique for Quantitative Coronary Analysis of Cine-Angiograms Using Segmentation and Vessel Path Tracking”, in 2016 International Conf. on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), pp.87-95, 2016. https:// doi.org/10.1109/ICTER.2016.7829903
  7. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, L. Ranathunga, G.R. Constantine, and N.A. Abdullah, “Computing Lumen Diameter of Coronary Arteries Using Segmented Vessel’s Geometry and Line Tracking,” in 2016 International Conference on Information Science (ICIS), pp. 109–115, 2016. https:// doi.org/10.1109/INFOSCI.2016.7845310
  8. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, L. Ranathunga, G.R. Constantine, and N.A. Abdullah, “Region Growing Segmentation Method for Extracting Vessel Structures from Coronary Cine-angiograms,” in Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference, Moratuwa, pp. 142-147, 2015. https:// doi.org/10.1109/MERCon.2015.7112335
  9. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, L. Ranathunga, G.R. Constantine, and N.A. Abdullah, “A Segmentation Method for Extraction of Main Arteries from Coronary Cine-angiograms,” in 2015 International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), pp. 09–15, 2015. https:// doi.org/10.1109/ICTER.2015.7377659

Book Chapters

  1. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, A.M.R.R. Bandara, A.S. Lachyan, E. Chung, K.W. Lai, “Progress of deep learning in digital pathology detection of chest radiographs,” in Intelligent Multimedia Processing and Computer Vision: Techniques and applications, Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2023. https://doi.org/ 10.1049/pbpc064e_ch8
  2. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, L. Ranathunga, G.R. Constantine, and N.A. Abdullah, “Reduction of Motion Disturbances in Coronary Cineangiograms through Template Matching,” in Future Information Technology, vol. 309, J. J. Jong H. Park, Y. Pan, C.-S. Kim, and Y. Yang, Eds. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 267-273, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55038-6_41

Abstracts/ Extended Abstracts

  1. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, “Fuzzy logic based efficient traffic controlling system for regulating the traffic congestion in metropolitan road junctions,” in RUSL Second Annual Reseach Sessions, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Mihintale, 2011, pp. 33-38.
  2. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake, “Activity Based Structured Lecturing Method for Teaching Theoretical Subjects – A Methodology for Improving Students’ Positive Attitudes for Industry Demand,” In 8th SDC SLAIHEE Conference, University of Colombo, 2012.