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  • Parameterized diamond tiling for parallelizing stencil computations 
    Wijesinghe, T; Senevirathne, K; Siriwardhana, C; Visitha, W; Jayasena, S; Rusira, T; Hall, M [Conference-Abstract]
    Abstract—Loop tiling is a useful technique used to achieve cache optimization in scientific computations. However, general loop tiling techniques usually fail to improve parallelism in certain scientific computations due ...
  • Particle modelling for convective drying of copra 
    Mendis, ARL; Amarasinghe, ADUS; Narayana, M [Conference-Abstract]
    A three-dimensional particle model to describe the moisture distribution in copra for 20 hours of drying was developed using computational fluid dynamics. Drying experiments were performed for seven different temperatures ...
  • Passenger perception on terminal building facilitation at Bandaranaike International Airport 
    Dayarathna, HCG; Perera, KPDF; Fernando, WWAS [Conference-Abstract]
    Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) is the main and the busiest airport in Sri Lanka. There are twenty-six airlines in the airport to get the airport and aviation services from the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri ...
  • Performance analysis of single cell solid oxide fuel cells 
    Ranasinghe, SN; Pussewalage, HSG; Middleton, PH [Conference-Abstract]
    Abstract—Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are a class of fuel cells operating on high temperatures which have the potential to become one of the efficient and cost effective system for direct conversion of a wide variety of ...
  • Prediction of creased geometry of thin folded membranes using finite element analysis 
    Mierunalan, S; Mallikarachchi, HMYC [Conference-Abstract]
    Experimental studies on thin membranes of micrometer scale require sophisticated instruments and gauging techniques. Hence characterization of such membranes is not widely done. Numerically accurate virtual simulations can ...
  • Quantitative evaluation of face detection and tracking algorithms for head pose estimation in mobile platforms 
    Welivita, A; Nimalsiri, N; Wickramasinghe, R; Pathirana, U; Gamage, C [Conference-Abstract]
    Face detection, face tracking and head pose estimation are commonly utilized in many computer vision applications related to face recognition, expression analysis, augmented reality and human computer interaction. Many ...
  • Question answering system for the travel domain 
    Kahaduwa, H; Pathirana, D; Liyana Arachchi, P; Dias, V; Ranathunga, S; Kohomban, U [Conference-Abstract]
    A Question Answering (QA) system backed by a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge base would be appropriate for travellers to satisfy their information needs. In this paper, a complete QA system is presented. It has two ...
  • 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 ...
  • Removal of lead from synthetic wastewater using chemically modified Jackfruit leaves 
    Premachandra, JK; Manoj, BS; Aberathne, SNPPGPE; Warnapura, LHP [Conference-Abstract]
    Heavy metal toxicity due to industrial waste water is a one of a threat to environment and living organisms. In this research, adsorption experiments were carried out using jackfruit leave powder as a bio-sorbent was ...
  • Semi-automated recommendation platform for data visualization: roopana 
    Kanchana, WAD; Madushanka, GDL; Maduranga, HP; Udayanga, MDM; Meedeniya, DA; Perera, I [Conference-Abstract]
    Information visualization is the final process of any data analytics project, which gives an overall insight about the identified trends, patterns and anomalies. Efforts in data analysis become useless when we fail to ...
  • Statistical modeling of weekly rainfall : a case study in Colombo City in Sri Lank 
    Silva, HPTN; Peiris, TSG [Conference-Abstract]
    The modeling of the weekly rainfall percentile is imperative for better understanding of rainfall patterns in any region. This study focuses on selecting the most appropriate probability distributions for weekly rainfall ...
  • Structural characteristics of complex supply chain networks 
    Perera, S; Perera, HN; Kasthurirathna, D
    There is a scarcity of analyses of topological properties of real world supply chain networks (SCNs), mainly due to lack of data. Most theoretical research has used the popular Barabasi-Albert (BA) growth model, in which ...
  • Study of the dielectric behavior of graphite Oxide Upon Exposure to Chlorine 
    Silva, SM; Kulathilake, PHD; Attygalle, D; Amarasinghe, DAS [Conference-Abstract]
    Graphite Oxide (GO) was synthesized using the Improved Hummer’s Method. After the successful synthesis of GO, it was characterized and its dielectric properties were investigated. The change of dielectric behavior of GO ...
  • Sustaining technopolis in Sri Lanka : a technological innovation systems approach 
    Ramanayaka, AI; Jayawardane, AKW [Conference-Abstract]
    the technopolis based on nanotechnology in Sri Lanka, has been initiated successfully and entered the development phase of its activities. Central to the frameworks of evaluating sustainability of technopolis, interactions ...
  • Synthesis and characterization of cellulose from locally available rice straw 
    Nanayakkara, MPA; Pabasara, WGA; Samarasekara, AMPB; Amarasinghe, DAS; Karunanayake, L [Conference-Abstract]
    Rice is the main agricultural food in Sri Lanka today. Paddy crops are cultivated as a wetland crop in all the districts. Rice straw is a waste product of the rice harvest that is generated in equal or greater quantities ...
  • Synthesis of nanosilica using acrylic polymers as surface modifiers 
    Ramasinghe, RLP; Liyanage, NMVK [Conference-Abstract]
    Preparation and characterization of silica nanoparticles through sol-gel processing using sodium silicate as a precursor were carried out. Amorphous silica was synthesized using sodium silicate and hydrochloric acid by ...
  • Thermal comfort in air conditioned office environments in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 
    Rodrigo, GA; Perera, BAKS; Rodrigo, MNN [Conference-Abstract]
    Thermal comfort in office environments is of prime importance as it is directly correlated to the productivity of its occupants. ASHRAE Standard 55 is a prominently used thermal comfort standard across the world. However ...
  • Thermally induced wrinkling of Poly-L-lactic Acid with palladium nanolayers 
    Petr Juřík, I; Zdeňka, M; Slepička, P; Švorčík, V; Rimpelová, S [Conference-Abstract]
    Poly-L-lactic acid has lately attracted a lot of scientific interest as this material is capable of forming complex nanostructures by self organization due to wrinkling instability. This process is induced thermally on ...
  • A Tool for estimating remaining life time of a power transformer 
    Hillary, WDAG; Jayarathna, KLIMPB; Ranasinghe, LI; Samarakoon, SMBP; Rathnayake, NMTN; Lucas, JR; Samarasinghe, R [Conference-Abstract]
    Power transformers are vital assets in electric power systems, as they are essential in maintaining a reliable supply and very high in cost. Nowadays, society has become more and more dependent on the availability of power, ...
  • Tool support for effective employee performance appraisal in software engineering industry 
    Prabaharan, P; Perera, I [Conference-Abstract]
    Employee performance appraisal is vital activity that contributes to the competitiveness of the organization in its business domain. The appraisal criteria often chosen are primarily in qualitative nature, though there can ...