EDUCATION

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2015) – Thesis: “Faceted Search of Open Educational Resources using the Desirability Index”.

Master of Science in Engineering Management, Brunel University, UK (2008) – Dissertation: “Collaborative Software Development Projects: Strategies and Practices”.

Master of Science in Wireless Enterprise Business Systems, Brunel University, UK (2007) – Dissertation: “XNav Indoor Navigation System Using RFID Technology”. Further, I served as a research assistant/technical programmer (June – August 2007) on the “VoiceTalk” R&D project – a WiFi and VoIP based call center training software application funded by venture capitalists.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Bangalore University, India (2005) – Project: “SudEdit”. A text editor created using C and linked lists.

GCE A/L (Mathematics) and GCE O/L, Royal College, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka (1994 – 2002)

TRAINING, CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Certified Decisions Business Analyst (LP1094 – November 2022), Decisions, USA
Certificate of Completion: Gender Mainstreaming, Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
Certificate of Achievement: ODL Core Competency Training Programme, Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
Certificate of Completion: An Introduction to Open Educational Resources,Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
Research Foundation in Computer Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCPS) (E073-0316 – April 2012)
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) (C128-1073 – November 2010)
Professional Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS) (990317260 – since 2010)
Member of the IEEE (MIEEE) (90805866 – since 2010)
Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET) (1100283639 – since 2013)
Diploma in Computer Hardware Technology at London Tec International, UK
Certificate in JAVA and Web Programming at SSI, India
Certificate in Networking at The Indian Institute of Hardware Technology (IIHT), India