Ms. Malithi Mithsara

Education

• MSc in Computer Science – University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2020)

• BSc in Physical Science – University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2016)

Research Interests

• Graph Neural network

• Computer Vision

• Social Robotic Interaction

• Computer Security

Teaching Courses

• ICT 2204 – Web Technologies

• COM 2303 – Web Design

Appointments

• Temporary Lecturer (2021 August – Present), Department of Computing, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale, Sri Lanka

• Research Assistant (on contract) (2020 October – 2021 August), AHEAD Project, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka

• Sri Lankan Information Technology Officer (2020 March – 2020 October), Meteorology Department, Colombo

• Research Assistant (2020 January – 2020 March), Center of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

• Temporary Instructor (2017 – June – 2019 – December), Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

• Online Tutor (2020 September – Present), Open University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Publications

• Liyanage A.N, Madhushanka A.G.A.D, Uduwara U.M.L, W.M.S.D Jayarathne, Samanthi Siriwardana, Shyam Reyal, Mithsara W.K.M. “ScheduleME – Smart Digital Personal Assistant for Automatic Priority Based Task Scheduling and Time Management”, (2021) 2nd Global Conference for Advancement in Technology (GCAT).

• Liyanage A.N, Samanthi Siriwardana, Mithsara W.K.M, Shyam Reyal, “Design-Thinking and UCD Combination for Designing Effective Time Management Assistant Mobile App”, (2021) International Conference of Human-Computer Interation.

• Mithsara W.K.M., Manawadu U.A., De Silva P.R.S. (2020) A Sociable Robotic Platform to Make Career Advices for Undergraduates. In: Stephanidis C., Kurosu M., Degen H., Reinerman-Jones L. (eds) HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Multimodality and Intelligence. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12424. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60117-1_16.

• Mithsara W.K.M, Jinasena T.M.K.K. “Blockchain-based Distributed Secure Crowdfunding and Decision-Making Platform for Large-scale Business Projects in Public and Private Sectors”, European Modern Studies Journal, VOL 4, NO 5 (2020).

• De Silva, PRS and Amarasekara, KADSR and Hettiarachchi, SD and Abeysiriwardena, CK and Mithsara, WKM and Manawadu, UA,CGuider: A Sociable Robotic Platform for Predicting Future Career for Undergraduates (December 2, 2019). Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches (iCMA) 2019 | Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.