{"id":16,"date":"2018-09-10T22:11:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T03:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/mathematics\/nishantha-perera\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2024-11-30T12:31:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T07:01:53","slug":"appointments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/mathematics\/nishantha-perera\/appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Academic Positions<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>Dec. 2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor of Mathematics (Chair)<\/h4><p>Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Nov. 2020<\/span><span>Oct. 2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer Grade I<\/h4><p>Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Sept. 2014<\/span><span>Oct. 2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer Grade II<\/h4><p>Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Sept. 2008<\/span><span>March 2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer <\/h4><p>Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>March 2008<\/span><span>Aug. 2005 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>DAAD Research Scholar\/PhD Student<\/h4><p>Department of Mathematics, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>July 2005<\/span><span>October 2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer <\/h4><p>Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Sept. 2004<\/span><span>Oct. 2002 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>MSc Student<\/h4><p>ICTP\/SISSA, Trieste, Italy.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Aug. 2002<\/span><span>Oct. 1999<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Probationary Lecturer <\/h4><p>Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Administrative Position<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Director<\/h4><p>Centre for Mathematical Modeling<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2024<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Head<\/h4><p>Department of Mathematics<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2023<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chairperson<\/h4><p>Quality Assurance Cell, Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Activity Coordinator<\/h4><p>HETC, QIG WINDOW III World Bank Grant<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Activity Coordinator<\/h4><p>HETC, External Degree World Bank Grant<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Founder Coordinator<\/h4><p>B.Sc. in Financial Engineering Degree Program<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Deputy Director (Training)<\/h4><p>Virtual Centre, University of Colombo <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Director <\/h4><p>Colombo Science &amp; Technology Cell, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2023<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Founder Director <\/h4><p>Open Distance Learning Centre, Faculty of Science <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chairperson <\/h4><p>Board of Study (B.Sc. in Financial Engineering) , Faculty of Science <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Permanent Student Counsellor<\/h4><p> Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Temporary Student Counsellor<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2013<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Temporary Student Counsellor<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Temporary Student Counsellor<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>founder Coordinator <\/h4><p>IT Unit, Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Founder Coordinator<\/h4><p>IT Degree Program, Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Board of Management, VCUC-CC, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Proposal writing team, HETC QIG Postgraduate Grant, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo Rs. 30 million and member of implementation team<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator <\/h4><p>Four Year Degree Program, Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Acting Director<\/h4><p>Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Founder Coordinator<\/h4><p>MSc in Financial Mathematics, Department of Mathematics<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer in charge of Junior Staff<\/h4><p>Department of Mathematics<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Founder Coordinator <\/h4><p>Industrial Training Programme, Department of Mathematics<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2011<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator<\/h4><p>Diploma in Corporate Finance, Department of Mathematics<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>end<\/span><span>start<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Group Leader<\/h4><p>Mathematical Modelling Research Group<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of Committee on Four Year Degree Program<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of Quality Assurance Cell<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of External Degree Coordinating Committee<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of Faculty Landscaping Committee<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator <\/h4><p>Fourth year research project, Department of Mathematics<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of Committee on Extension Courses<\/h4><p>Faculty of science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2023<\/span><span>2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Academic Advisor &amp; Senior Treasurer<\/h4><p>Student Association of Industrial and Financial Analysis, Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Academic Advisor &amp; Senior Treasurer<\/h4><p>Buddhist Society, Faculty of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>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 &amp; Automation Technologies<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions held in Professional Bodies<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2013<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, Aurvedic Research Committee<\/h4><p>Ministry of Indigenous Medicine<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2013<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, Ethics Committee for Aurvedic Research<\/h4><p>Ministry of Indigenous Medicine<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, Board of Study on Mathematics<\/h4><p>University of Peradeniya<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2013<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of Academic committee<\/h4><p>Institute of Applied Statistics, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2011<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Secretary - Section E1<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>President - Section E1<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2013<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4> Council Member<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4> Coordinator (University of Colombo) <\/h4><p>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<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Program Reviewer<\/h4><p>Quality Assurance Council, University Grant Commission<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of Editorial Board<\/h4><p>Journal of National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>National Science Foundation, Working Committee on Basic Sciences<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member - Board of Study on Science <\/h4><p>Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, University of Kelaniya<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chief Examiner<\/h4><p>Combined Mathematics, GCE Advance Level Examination<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chairmen of the Degree Program Review Panel <\/h4><p>Ministry of Higher Education &amp; Highways<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member <\/h4><p>Subject Benchmark Committee for Mathematics and Statistics appointed by the University Grant commission<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Consultant <\/h4><p>B.Sc. Mathematics Special Degree program Curriculum, Faculty of Applied Sciences, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Visiting Appointments<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer (Economics for Actuarial Science, Actuarial Models, Introduction to MATLAB and Project Management)<\/h4><p>PG Diploma in Actuarial Science, Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer (Corporate Finance, Economics for Finance) <\/h4><p>M.Sc. in Financial Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Moratuwa<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer (Financial Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematics for Economics)<\/h4><p>M.Sc. in Financial Economics, Department of Economics, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer (Actuarial Mathematics)<\/h4><p>Special Degree in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Jaffna<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer (Mathematical Modeling)<\/h4><p>M.Sc. in Industrial Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Sri Jayawardenapura<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer (Actuarial Mathematics, Special Topics in Statistics)<\/h4><p>Special Degree in Statistics, Department of Statistics &amp; Computer Science, University of Kelaniya<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer (Financial Mathematics, Introduction to Insurance &amp; Insurance, Actuarial Mathematics, Risk Management)<\/h4><p>Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer (Business Statistics)<\/h4><p>Diploma in Shipping Transport &amp; Logistics Management, IHRA, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2009<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer (Mathematics)<\/h4><p>Diploma in Labour Education, IHRA, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer (Financial Mathematics)<\/h4><p>Department of Mathematics, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Special Projects<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2024<\/span><span>November 24-26<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chair<\/h4><p>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.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2021<\/span><span>November 24-26<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chair<\/h4><p>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.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>May 17-19<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Co-Chair<\/h4><p>ICCMS 2017, International Conference on Computational Modeling &amp; 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.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014<\/span><span>March <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chair <\/h4><p>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. 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