Lahiru L. Priyadarshana

Software Engineer

Interests

Human Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Sensing and Machine Vision

Education

B.Sc.(Hons)in Software Engineering - University of Westminster, UK.

First Class Honours


Thesis: iDisplay - A Computer-Vision Based Solution to Retrofit Existing Flat Displays into Interactive Surfaces.

Experience

Kreyonic (PVT) Ltd

Founder, Director

Oct 2011 – Present

Kreyonic is a digital interactive media company focused on delivering interactive cutting edge technology to end-users. http://kreyonic.com

Bioinformatics for Global Goods, Tokyo, Japan

Software Engineer

Sep 2010 – Oct 2011

Worked on a medical imaging application for Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) images. It used an Active Contour Modelling (ACM) algorithm for fragmentation and generated a detailed 3D mesh structure of cell and sub-cell bodies. [http://www.biggjapan.com/english/2d-3d-contour-extraction/]

WSO2 Lanka (PVT) Ltd

Software Engineer

Nov 2009 – Sep 2010

Worked in the Business Activity Monitor (BAM) team.
Researched and developed a JavaScript framework for data visualization needs. http://wso2.com

Gamos Technology Solutions (GTS)

Software Engineer - Research & Development

July 2009 – Oct 2009

Researched and developed Sri Lanka’s first surface computing system (multi-touch table).
Developed Flash/ActionScript 3 applications for multi-touch tables.
Developed Flash/ActionScript 3 PC games that can be played using a Wii remote.

Informatics International Ltd, Sri Lanka - Java Unit

Associate Software Engineer

2006-2007

Developed web applications using Java technologies: JSP, JSF, Struts, Oracle ADF Faces.
Worked fulltime while following the degree as a part-time student.

Ulteo

XUL Developer

2007-2008

Research and Developments using XUL and AJAX. Worked while attending the University.

Freelance (Open Source) Programmer

C++/Qt widget developer at PlexyDesk 2008-Present)
C++/Qt developer at KBFX 2007-2009)
Firefox Extension and Plug-in developer (2008-2009)
C++/Qt Developer at RaptorMenu (KDE) (2007-2008)

Publications

2009


iDisplay - A Computer-Vision Based Solution to Retrofit Existing Flat Displays into Interactive Surfaces

L. Priyadarshana. iDisplay: A Computer-Vision Based Solution to Retrofit Existing Flat Displays into Interactive Surfaces. (BSc. Thesis). Informatics Institute of Technology, Sri Lanka. 2009



2011


InteractiveDisplay: A Computer-Vision-Based Solution to Retrofit Existing Flat Displays Into Interactive Surfaces

Lahiru L. Priyadarshana, Kulari De Silva Lokuge. InteractiveDisplay: A Computer-Vision-Based Solution to Retrofit Existing Flat Displays Into Interactive Surfaces. ISCI 2011 IEEE Symposium on Computers & Informatics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. March 2011

Awards and Recognition

National Best Quality Software Awards (NBQSA) 2009, Gold - in the Tertiary Category for iDisplay.


A Special Award for the Best Product Developed Using Open Source Technologies at the National Best Quality Software Awards (NBQSA) 2009 for iDisplay.


Merit Award at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) 2009 – in the Tertiary Category for iDisplay.


Nominee from Sri Lanka in Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) 2009 held in Melbourne Australia.


Academic Excellence Award, First Prize for the best final year undergraduate project 2009.


Google Summer of Code – 2007 Contributed to project KBFX as a C++/Qt Developer and implemented keyboard navigation support with Task Oriented Menu (TOM)

Please download the PDF version for the full resume

Lahiru Lakmal Priyadarshana — llahiru@gmail.com — +94 776 192598