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  • R(P)Aban: A Software Process for Robotic Process Automation Projects 
    Padmini, KVJ; De Silva, O; Bandara, HMND; Perera, GIUS; Asanka, N [Conference-Abstract]
    Advancement of the software industry and artificial intelligence made the way to Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Business processes with structured, rule-based and repetitive tasks that produce definitive outputs are ...
  • Radio telemetry receiver 
    Branavan, SRK; Gunasekera, HMG; Nandasiri., NHANL [Conference-Full-text]
    A narrow band tunable radio telemetry receiver capable of operating over the license free bands of 26.9 - 27.3 MHz and 46 - 50 MHz was designed. The receiver is tuneable within the specified frequency bands, and supports ...
  • Rainfall variability and effect of different spatial interpolation methods on streamflow modelling in Kalu Ganga Basin, Sri Lanka 
    Kahaduwa, AU; Rajapakse, RLHL [Conference-Abstract]
    Streamflow modelling plays a vital role in hydraulic design activities. As rainfall is the major input for the modelling process, the accuracy of the output after modelling directly depends on the accuracy of used ...
  • Rapid biodegradation of organic waste as a solution for urban solid waste 
    Fernando, S; Gunawardana, S; De Alwi, A [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Almost all urban (municipal) waste of developing countries consists of high content of organic matter and moisture levels. Official government sources show the percentage of organic matter in waste as 65% (Department of ...
  • Rapid risk assessment of Sri Lankan school buildings against tsunamis 
    Nawanandana, C; Dias, P [Conference-Full-text]
    Rapid assessment of building vulnerability and risk is very useful, especially if based on sound engineering principles as opposed to expert opinion alone. A tsunami relative risk index (TRRI) has recently been proposed ...
  • Rare earth element enrichment in intrusive rocks of Sri Lanka as a potential low-grade source 
    Batapola, N; Ratnayake, R; Abeysinghe, B; Premasiri, R; Rohitha, S; Dushyantha, N; Illankoon, IMSK; Dissanayake, O; Dharmaratne, P [Conference-Full-text]
    Owing to the crucial role-playing in the decarbonization of the global economy, the demand for rare earth elements (REEs) is burgeoning while the supply is highly uncertain. This lack of secure supply coupled with high-grade ...
  • Rare earth element potential in the beach placers along the southwest coast of Sri Lanka 
    Batapola, N; Dushyantha, N; Ratnayake, N; Premasiri, R; Abeysinghe, B; Dissanayake, O; Rohitha, S; Ilankoon, I; Dharmaratne, P [Conference-Full-text]
    In the recent few years, rare earth elements (REEs) were considered as critical metals with strategic importance due to their high usage in modern technology and green energy applications. Currently, with the unexpected ...
  • Rating performances of global climate models in capturing monsoon rainfall patterns in Sri Lanka 
    Jayaminda, C; Gunawardhana, L; Rajapakse, L [Conference-Full-text]
    Climate change plays a significant role in decision making regarding water management. Understanding and projecting the future climate of Sri Lanka is crucial for the development of appropriate adaptation and mitigation ...
  • Rationalizing police patrol beats using heuristic-based clustering 
    Piyadasun, T; Kalansuriya, B; Gangananda, M; Malshan, M; Bandara, HMND; Marruy, S [Conference-Abstract]
    The division of police patrol districts affects patrol performance, such as average response time and workload variation. However, the possible sample space is large and the corresponding graph-partitioning problem is ...
  • The readiness of teachers in adopting flipped classrooms and open educational resources in undergraduate blended learning 
    Senanayake, SHD; Sandanayake, TC [Conference-Full-text]
    Nowadays, blended learning is a popular teaching and learning concept in higher education, which enriches with modern technology. The flipped classroom is one of the models where blended learning techniques can be practiced. ...
  • Real time personalized aggregated activity stream for an organization 
    Kajaruban, S; Madarasinghe, BR; Withanage, SP [Conference-Full-text]
    In a large organization there is a bulk information pool which is aggregated from internal and external sources of the organization. It is often very hard to keep track of every part of information that is published in ...
  • Real Time Personalized Aggregated Activity Stream for an Organization 
    Kajaruban, S; Madarasinghe, BR; Withanage.SP; Withanage.SP [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    This paper in to use a novel system which is able to automatically personalize the Activity Streams after aggregating and conso ica mg rom ifferent independent systems (e.g. in a software company context: version management ...
  • Real time stereo vision based on biologically motivated algorithms using GPU 
    Chandrapala, T; Samarawickrama, J [Conference-Abstract]
    Although many recent stereo vision algorithms have been able to create disparity maps with high accuracy, because of the sequential nature it is difficult to adopt them for real time applications. Biologically motivated algorithms ...
  • Real-time 2-d fir trapezoidal digital filters for 2.4 ghz aperture receiver applications 
    Ariyarathna, V; Coutinho, VA; Pulipati, S; Madanayake, A; Wijesekara, RT; Edussooriya, CUS; Bruton, LT; Gunaratne, TK; Cintra, RJ [Conference-Full-text]
    This paper presents the implementation of a twodimensional (2-D) finite-impulse-response (FIR) trapezoidal filter based beamforming array receiver. A 2.4 GHz 16-element receivemode IQ array is designed and used for ...
  • Real-Time FPGA-Based multi-beam directional sensing of 2.4 GHz ISM RF sources 
    PulipatI, S; Ariyarathna, V; Edussooriya, CUS; Wijenayake, C; Wang, X; Madanayake, A [Conference-Abstract]
    A real-time directional sensing system is proposed for 2:4 GHz ISM band by exploiting the concept of spatiotemporal spectral white spaces. The proposed system consists of a 16-element patch antenna array, an FFT-based ...
  • Real-time human detection and tracking in infrared video feed 
    Fernando, H; Perera, I; De Silva, C [Conference-Abstract]
    Human detection is an attractive field in computer vision. It remains a challenging task in constrained light conditions due to low contrast against the background. Most of the research using visible light cameras have ...
  • Real-time human detection and tracking in infrared video feed 
    Fernando, H; Perera, I; de Silva, C [Conference-Abstract]
    Human detection is an attractive field in computer vision. It remains a challenging task in constrained light conditions due to low contrast against the background. Most of the research using visible light cameras have ...
  • Real-time upper body motion tracking using computer vision for improved human-robot interaction and teleoperation 
    Nandasena, NASN; Vimukthi, WAA; Herath, HMKKMB; Wijesinghe, R; Yasakethu, SLP [Conference-Full-text]
    Upper body motion tracking mapping is crucial for robot control because it gives the machine a better understanding of how a human operator moves, allowing it to react instinctively and naturally. Most current research ...
  • Real-time video enhancement using graphical processing units 
    Silva, R; Dasanayaka, A; Ragel, R [Conference-Full-text]
    In this paper, we propose a real-time video enhancing algorithm which uses the Graphical Processing Units(GPUs) for faster parallel computations. Also, the paper will discuss the performance gains with GPU respect to a ...
  • Reality of financing toll highways in Sri Lanka 
    Gunathilaka, KDS; Ranasinghe, M [Conference-Full-text]
    Highway infrastructure and good road network play important roles in the economic development of a country and their condition affects the economic returns of a nation. Traffic congestion is a critical problem due to ...