Publications
Peer-reviewed articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, thesis, and patents — reverse chronological order.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Gownaris, N.J., Vermeir, K., Bittner, M-I, Gunawardena, L., Kaur-Ghumaan, S., Lepenies, R., Ntsefong, G.N., Zakari, I.S. (2022). Barriers to Full Participation in the Open Science Life Cycle among Early Career Researchers. Data Science Journal 21(2), 1–15.
Pitigala Liyanage, M. P., Gunawardena, K. S. L., & Hirakawa, M. (2016). Detecting Learning Styles in Learning Management Systems Using Data Mining. IPSJ Transactions on Computers and Education, 2(1), 1–10.
Gunawardena, K. S. L., & Hirakawa, M. (2015). GestureTank: A gesture detection water vessel for foot movements. International Journal on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions, 8(2), 1–11.
Gunawardena, K. S. L., Kimura, K., & Hirakawa, M. (2014). SensorTank: An Interactive Water Vessel. Journal of Information Processing, 22(3), 547–555.
Pitigala Liyanage, M. P., Gunawardena, K. S. L., & Hirakawa, M. (2014). Using Learning Styles to Enhance Learning Management Systems. International Journal on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions, 07(02), 1–10.
Gunawardena, K. S. L., & Hewagamage, K. P. (2007). Addressing Large Student Groups via Blended Learning Approach – Lessons Learnt and Experiences from Sri Lanka. International Journal of the Computer, the Internet and Management 15(3), 15.1–157.
Peer-Reviewed Conference / Symposia Proceedings
N. Fernando, L. Gunawardena (2024). Propagation of Information Using Political Hashtags in Facebook: A Social Network Analysis. Business Information Systems Student Symposium, Sri Jayewardenepura.
D. Pothuwewa, L. Gunawardena, L. Wimalasena (2023). Unveiling the Working-from-Home Gender Disparity: An Investigation of Sri Lankan IT Professionals. 1st International Research Symposium on Sustainable Business (IRSSB2023), 155–157.
S. Jayakody, L. Gunawardena, P. Athurupane (2023). Assessing the Awareness and Adoption of NFT Technology Among Sri Lankan Digital Artists. Business Information Systems Student Symposium, Sri Jayewardenepura.
S. Suntharalingam and L. Gunawardena (2023). The Last Mile Problem: Determining the Commuters' Willingness and Demand Preferences towards Micromobility Solutions in Sri Lanka. IEEE International Conference on Smart Mobility (SM), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 1–8.
doi.org/10.1109/SM57895.2023.10112461 ↗I. Thennakoon, P. Hewawasam, D. Wijesundara, N. Fernando, L. Gunawardena, C. Premachandra (2021). A Framework for IoT Enabled Smart Washrooms. IEEE-GCCC 2021, Kyoto Japan.
Pothuwewa, E.M.C.D., Gunawardena, K.S.L. (2021). An Investigation on factors influencing for turn-away of IT professionals in Sri Lanka. Business Information Systems Student Symposium 2021.
Premachandra, S.K.A., Gunawardena, K.S.L. (2020). Plagiarism Detection Software: Perspectives from Academic Staff. Business Information Systems Student Symposium 2020, 24–27.
Karunaweera, N., Gunawardena, K.S.L. & Jayasundara, D. (2019). Symbiotic relationships between National Academies and Young Academies: The Sri Lankan Experience. 4th World Wide Meeting of Young Academies, Da Nang, Vietnam.
Gunawardena, K. S. L., & Pitigala Liyanage M.P. (2018). Flipped Classrooms using Social Networks: An investigation on learning styles. 2018 7th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, 956–957.
Gunawardena, K. S. L., & Hirakawa, M. (2017). Natural User Interfaces using Water. SLAYS Open Forum 2017, 79.
Pitigala Liyanage, M. P., Gunawardena, K. S. L., & Hirakawa, M. (2013). A framework for adaptive learning management systems using learning styles. 2013 International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), 261–265.
Kimura, K., Gunawardena, K. S. L., & Hirakawa, M. (2013). A framework for detecting positions of objects in water. 2013 International Joint Conference on Awareness Science and Technology and Ubi-Media Computing (iCAST-UMEDIA), 679–685.
Gunawardena, K. S. L., Kimura, K., & Hirakawa, M. (2012). SensorTank: A Water Vessel for Interaction. 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction (apCHI'12), 759–760.
Gunawardena, K. S. L., Hewagamage, C., & Hewagamage, K. P. (2008). Development of a Live Virtual Classroom Environment for Blended Learning. International Information Technology Conference (IITC) 2008.
Gunawardena, K. S. L., & Hewagamage, K. P. (2007). Delivery of Blended Learning for Mastering Application Packages. Digital Learning India.
Gunawardena, K. S. L., & Hewagamage, K. P. (2003). Standards and Technology for an eLearning Framework in Web Based Teaching. First International Conference on Business Management of Developing Countries, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Book Chapters
P. D. Nimal, M. H. A. Sisira Kumara, D. Kulathunga, C. R. Peiris, K. S. L. Gunawardena, M. Fernando, A. Padukkage, W. D. C. Jayawickrama (2023). University Education Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of the Management Faculty and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. Case Studies in Economic Survival: Experiences from Sri Lanka, Nova Publishers.
Sneiders E., Gunawardena L., Rutabayiro Ngoga S., Darayathna R., Byungura J.C. (2019). Potential for Improving Public Services by Exploring Citizens' Communication to Public Organizations. Electronic Governance and Open Society: Challenges in Eurasia (EGOSE 2018), Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 947, Springer, Cham.
Thesis
Gunawardena, K. S. L. (2016). Foot-based static gesture interaction in water. Doctoral Thesis, Shimane University.
Gunawardena, K. S. L. (2007). Application of Blended Learning in Imparting Software Skills and measuring Student Satisfaction. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Colombo School of Computing.
Patents
Device for Three-Dimensional Interaction in an Aquatic Medium for Rehabilitationverified
Dated 13.01.2017
Gunawardena K.S.L. and Hirakawa M. — Japan Patent Office, Patent No. 6069601
Publication Contributions (Non-Research)
Contributor — Digital Business Indicators Project and World Development Report 2021
2021
World Bank Group