Appointments

Academic Positions

  • PresentDec. 2020

    Professor of Mathematics (Chair)

    Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.

  • Nov. 2020Oct. 2014

    Senior Lecturer Grade I

    Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.

  • Sept. 2014Oct. 2008

    Senior Lecturer Grade II

    Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.

  • Sept. 2008March 2008

    Lecturer

    Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.

  • March 2008Aug. 2005

    DAAD Research Scholar/PhD Student

    Department of Mathematics, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany.

  • July 2005October 2004

    Lecturer

    Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.

  • Sept. 2004Oct. 2002

    MSc Student

    ICTP/SISSA, Trieste, Italy.

  • Aug. 2002Oct. 1999

    Probationary Lecturer

    Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.

Administrative Position

  • Present2014

    Director

    Centre for Mathematical Modeling

  • 20242018

    Head

    Department of Mathematics

  • 20232019

    Chairperson

    Quality Assurance Cell, Faculty of Science

  • 20152012

    Activity Coordinator

    HETC, QIG WINDOW III World Bank Grant

  • 20152012

    Activity Coordinator

    HETC, External Degree World Bank Grant

  • Present2015

    Founder Coordinator

    B.Sc. in Financial Engineering Degree Program

  • 20192015

    Deputy Director (Training)

    Virtual Centre, University of Colombo

  • 20162013

    Director

    Colombo Science & Technology Cell, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo

  • 20232015

    Founder Director

    Open Distance Learning Centre, Faculty of Science

  • Present2014

    Chairperson

    Board of Study (B.Sc. in Financial Engineering) , Faculty of Science

  • 20122010

    Permanent Student Counsellor

    Faculty of Science

  • 20102009

    Temporary Student Counsellor

    Faculty of Science

  • 20132012

    Temporary Student Counsellor

    Faculty of Science

  • 20172016

    Temporary Student Counsellor

    Faculty of Science

  • 20192010

    founder Coordinator

    IT Unit, Faculty of Science

  • 20192012

    Founder Coordinator

    IT Degree Program, Faculty of Science

  • Present2012

    Member

    Board of Management, VCUC-CC, University of Colombo

  • 20152012

    Member

    Proposal writing team, HETC QIG Postgraduate Grant, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo Rs. 30 million and member of implementation team

  • 20172011

    Coordinator

    Four Year Degree Program, Faculty of Science

  • 20122011

    Acting Director

    Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences, University of Colombo

  • 20182010

    Founder Coordinator

    MSc in Financial Mathematics, Department of Mathematics

  • 20142009

    Lecturer in charge of Junior Staff

    Department of Mathematics

  • 20152010

    Founder Coordinator

    Industrial Training Programme, Department of Mathematics

  • 20112011

    Coordinator

    Diploma in Corporate Finance, Department of Mathematics

  • endstart

    Group Leader

    Mathematical Modelling Research Group

  • 20142009

    Member of Committee on Four Year Degree Program

    Faculty of Science

  • Present2017

    Member of Quality Assurance Cell

    Faculty of Science

  • Present2015

    Member of External Degree Coordinating Committee

    Faculty of Science

  • present2011

    Member of Faculty Landscaping Committee

    Faculty of Science

  • 20152009

    Coordinator

    Fourth year research project, Department of Mathematics

  • 20182010

    Member of Committee on Extension Courses

    Faculty of science

  • 20232013

    Academic Advisor & Senior Treasurer

    Student Association of Industrial and Financial Analysis, Faculty of Science

  • Present2012

    Academic Advisor & Senior Treasurer

    Buddhist Society, Faculty of Science

  • 20152012

    Member

    Proposal writing team, HETC External Degree Grant (World Bank) and member of implementation team. Grant (Rs. 25 million) obtained to initiate two B.Sc. programs- B.Sc. in Financial Engineering and B.Sc. in Electronics & Automation Technologies

Positions held in Professional Bodies

  • 20132011

    Member, Aurvedic Research Committee

    Ministry of Indigenous Medicine

  • 20132012

    Member, Ethics Committee for Aurvedic Research

    Ministry of Indigenous Medicine

  • 20172012

    Member, Board of Study on Mathematics

    University of Peradeniya

  • 20132012

    Member of Academic committee

    Institute of Applied Statistics, Sri Lanka

  • 20112010

    Secretary - Section E1

    Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)

  • 20122011

    President - Section E1

    Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)

  • 20132012

    Council Member

    Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)

  • 20162014

    Coordinator (University of Colombo)

    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)-South Network: Modeling and Analysis in Industry and Finance. Member of proposal writing team and implementation of the South Network program

  • Present2017

    Program Reviewer

    Quality Assurance Council, University Grant Commission

  • Present2017

    Member of Editorial Board

    Journal of National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka

  • 20152013

    Member

    National Science Foundation, Working Committee on Basic Sciences

  • 20152013

    Member - Board of Study on Science

    Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, University of Kelaniya

  • Present2010

    Chief Examiner

    Combined Mathematics, GCE Advance Level Examination

  • 20182017

    Chairmen of the Degree Program Review Panel

    Ministry of Higher Education & Highways

  • 20152014

    Member

    Subject Benchmark Committee for Mathematics and Statistics appointed by the University Grant commission

  • 20162015

    Consultant

    B.Sc. Mathematics Special Degree program Curriculum, Faculty of Applied Sciences, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

Visiting Appointments

  • 20102009

    Visiting Lecturer (Economics for Actuarial Science, Actuarial Models, Introduction to MATLAB and Project Management)

    PG Diploma in Actuarial Science, Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University

  • 20182011

    Visiting Lecturer (Corporate Finance, Economics for Finance)

    M.Sc. in Financial Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Moratuwa

  • 20172011

    Visiting Lecturer (Financial Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematics for Economics)

    M.Sc. in Financial Economics, Department of Economics, University of Colombo

  • Present2015

    Visiting Lecturer (Actuarial Mathematics)

    Special Degree in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Jaffna

  • Present2018

    Visiting Lecturer (Mathematical Modeling)

    M.Sc. in Industrial Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Sri Jayawardenapura

  • 20182011

    Visiting Lecturer (Actuarial Mathematics, Special Topics in Statistics)

    Special Degree in Statistics, Department of Statistics & Computer Science, University of Kelaniya

  • 20122010

    Visiting Lecturer (Financial Mathematics, Introduction to Insurance & Insurance, Actuarial Mathematics, Risk Management)

    Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University

  • 20152015

    Visiting Lecturer (Business Statistics)

    Diploma in Shipping Transport & Logistics Management, IHRA, University of Colombo

  • 20092008

    Visiting Lecturer (Mathematics)

    Diploma in Labour Education, IHRA, University of Colombo

  • Present2018

    Visiting Lecturer (Financial Mathematics)

    Department of Mathematics, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

Special Projects

  • 2024November 24-26

    Chair

    ICCMM 2024, International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Modeling 2024, organized by the Centre for Mathematical Modeling, Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo in collaboration with South Asian University, New Delhi, India. This conference attracted 100 full papers and more than 40 50 foreign resource persons / participants.

  • 2021November 24-26

    Chair

    ICMAS 2021, International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Science 2021, organized by the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo to commemorate the 100 years of excellence in Science and this was organized as a virtual event. This conference attracted 190 full papers from 17 countries.

  • 2017May 17-19

    Co-Chair

    ICCMS 2017, International Conference on Computational Modeling & Simulation which was organized by the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo in collaboration with South Asian University, New Delhi, India, National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka and DAAD. This conference attracted 120 full papers, more 50 foreign resource persons / participants.

  • 2014March

    Chair

    IFMM 2014, International Forum of Mathematical Modeling which was organized by the Centre for Mathematical Modeling, Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo in collaboration with the Kaiserslautern University, Germany, Kathmandu University Nepal, Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia and DAAD. (This was the first conference on Mathematical Modeling in Sri Lanka).

  • 2015Nov.

    Chair

    IFMM 2015, International Forum of Mathematical Modeling which was organized by the Centre for Mathematical Modeling, Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo in collaboration with the Kaiserslautern University, Germany, Kathmandu University Nepal, Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia and DAAD.