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

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  • Present2018

    Head

    Department of Mathematics

  • Present2012

    Director

    Centre for Mathematical Modelling

    • 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

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      • 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

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        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

      • 20202017

        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

      • 20152010

        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

      • 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 Research & Development Centre, 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 Research & Development Centre, Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo in collaboration with the Kaiserslautern University, Germany, Kathmandu University Nepal, Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia and DAAD.