Name: Syr. Manjula Chathuranga
Position: Lecturer (Probationary)
E-mail: manjulakamc@kdu.ac.lk, manjulakamc@gmail.com
Contact Number: +94712155006
Qualifications
Teaching Areas
Research Interests
Publications
Working Experience
Awards
Scholarships / Internship
Courses
Membership
Workshops/CPD
Qualifications
Educational Qualifications
- Master of Science in Geoinformatics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (May 2014 to Dec. 2016)
- Bachelor of Science in Surveying Sciences, Specialization in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing with Second Class Upper Division, Faculty of Geomatics, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (Nov. 2008 to May 2013)
- Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (2022)
- Certificate Course on Research Methodology and Scientific Writing, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2021)
Professional Qualifications
- Registered Licensed Surveyor, Land Survey Council, Sri Lanka (June 2020 to Present)
- Authorized Cadastral Surveyor, Survey Department of Sri Lanka (April 2018 to Present)
Teaching Areas
- Photogrammetry (Analytical, Digital and UAV)
- Remote Sensing (Optical and Microwave)
- GIS
- Land Surveying
- CAD for Surveyors
Research Interests
Researching unique phenomena by applying Drone technologies, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, GIS, Artificial Neural Networks and Global Navigation Satellite Systems in the following disciplines:
- Geospatial analysis
- Environmental monitoring
- Climate changes
- Natural disasters and mitigation
- Geospatial predicting and modeling
- Urban planning and policy development
Publications
Journal Publications:
- Silva U.S.H.D., Amasha A.P.Y., Chathuranga M. and Sandamali J. (2023). Geospatial mapping of Groundwater potentiality in Sooriyawewa Divisional Secretariat Division by utilizing GIS. KDU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Volume-05, Issue-02, Page 131-141. DOI: 10.4038/kjms.v5i2.84
- Sandamali K.U.J., Chathuranga K.A.M. (2021). Quantification of Burned Severity of the Forest Fire using Sentinel-2 Remote Sensing Images: A Case Study in the Ella Sri Lanka. Research and Reviews: Journal of Environmental Sciences, 3(3), 1–12.
- Sandamali K.U.J., Chathuranga K.A.M. (2021). Analysis of land surface temperature variability over the industrial zone during the lockdown period of Covid-19 pandemics by using satellite remote sensing and GIS. KDU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Volume-03, Issue-01, July 2021, ISSN 2579-2229, Page 32-40.
- Sandamali K.U.J., Chathuranga K.A.M. (2020). Land Use Land Cover Change Analysis in Bolgoda Lake, Sri Lanka with the use of Satellite Remote Sensing-Remote Sensing Based Spatial Monitoring. Journal of the SLASS, Sri Lanka, Volume 3, Issue 1 – 2020, ISSN 1391-0256, Page 26-34.
Book Publications:
Book Chapters Publications:
Other Publications:
- Wijesooriya M.A., Chathuranga M., Balasooriya B.M.T.S., Vandebona R. (2023). Determination of Unreachable Cracks on Concrete Structures and Plasters Utilizing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Peradeniya University International Research Sessions (iPURSE), Sri Lanka, Vol. 24, Page 160. E-ISSN 1391-4111
- Solokara S.M.S.D., Chathuranga M., Vandebona R. (2023). Determination of Accurate Camera Tilt and Altitude of “DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual” Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for surveying Horizontal and Vertical Surfaces, Peradeniya University International Research Sessions (iPURSE), Sri Lanka, Vol. 24, Page 142. E-ISSN 1391-4111
- Amarasekara L.S.N.S., Sandamali J., and Chathuranga M. (2022). Optimum Site Selection for Fire Brigade in Ella, Sri Lanka by Utilizing GIS, 15th International Research Conference (KDUIRC 2022) of General Sir John Kotalawala Defense University, Page 203-209.
- Sandamali K.U.J., Chathuranga K.A.M., Kumara, Dilhani Ranaweera, Kumara B.A.S. (2021). Spatial Analysis of The Drought by Using Satellite Remote Sensing And GIS-A Case Study at Monaragala District Sri Lanka, The 42nd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Can Tho City, Viet Nam, 21-24 November 2021
- Chathuranga K.A.M., Sandamali K.U.J. and Rupasinghe A.R. (2021). Severity classification of the Forest Fired Area by utilizing Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study in the Ella Sri Lanka. 14th International Research Conference (KDUIRC 2021) of General Sir John Kotalawala Defense University, Page 30-34.
- Sandamali K.U.J, Chathuranga K.A.M. (2020). Vegetation Condition Index based Agricultural Drought mapping over the past decade of Sri Lanka by utilizing the Satellite Remote Sensing, 13th International Research Conference (KDUIRC 2020) of General Sir John Kotalawala Defense University, Page 65-71.
- Chathuranga K.A.M., Rathnamali G.B.M., Sandamali K.U.J. (2020). The Remote Sensing Monitoring of Aquatic Plants Growing in Bundala National Park Sri Lanka, Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON 2020), 22nd January 2020 at the Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.
- Sandamali K.U.J, Chathuranga K.A.M. (2019). Analysis of the Variation of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Over Past Decade of Sri Lanka (2007 – 2017), 24th International Forestry and Environment Symposium, held at 11th and 12th October 2019, Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
- Sandamali K.U.J, Chathuranga K.A.M. (2019). Time series analysis of urban temperature in Kandy city, Sri Lanka with the use of satellite remote sensing. 12th International Research Conference (KDUIRC 2019) of General Sir John Kotalawala Defense University.
- Sandamali K.U.J., Chathuranga K.A.M. (2019). Remote Sensing Monitoring of Recent Morph dynamics in Kalido Beach- Kalutara, Sri Lanka. Oral presentation, International Symposium on Earth Resources Management and Environment (ISERME 2019), university of Moratuwa, Department of Earth Resources Engineering
- Sandamali K.U.J., Chathuranga K.A.M. (2019). Remote Sensing Based Land Degradation Monitoring in Bolgoda Lake and River Network, Sri Lanka, Oral presentation at the International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment (ISAE 2019) held at 28th February 2019 in ‘The Blue Water’, Wadduwa, Sri Lanka
- Chathuranga K.A.M. and Dammalage T.L. (2016). Automatic water features recognition from satellite images using artificial neural network, 9th International research conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka, ISBN 978-955-0301-28-27, p 111.
- Chathuranga K.A.M., Adikari A.M.J.P. and Dammalage T.L. (2016). Artificial neural networks based automatic linear and area feature extraction from worldview-02 satellite images for cadastral data collection; a case study in Belihuloya, Sri Lanka, In 37th Asian Conference of Remote Sensing, ISBN: 978-1-5108-3461-3. ACRS 2016 (Vol. 1, pp. 732-740). Asian Association on Remote Sensing.
- Adikari A.M.J.P., Chathuranga K.A.M. and Dammalage T.L. (2016). 3D Bathymetric Mapping for Near Shore Using Landsat-8 Images; a case Study at Uswetakeiyawa, Sri Lanka, In 37th Asian Conference of Remote Sensing, ISBN: 978-1-5108-3461-3. ACRS 2016 (Vol. 1, pp. 2444-2452). Asian Association on Remote Sensing.
- Chathuranga K.A.M. and Koswatte R.M.K.G.S.P.B. (2016). Artificial neural networks-based system for extracting buildings automatically from Quick-bird satellite imageries,National conference on geospatial sciences & Disaster management, Institute of Human resource advancement, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Chathuranga K.A.M. and Dammalage T.L. (2014). LVQ Neural network based automatic shoreline extraction from Landsat satellite images, Peradeniya university international research sessions, ISBN 978-955-589-180-6, Volume 18, p 13.
- Chathuranga K.A.M., Adikari A.M.J.P. and Dammalage T.L. (2013). Automatic shoreline extraction method for both optical and radar satellite imageries based on MATLAB, 1st Symposium on Geo-Informatics for National Development, International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
- Jayasundara K.S.D., Chathuranga K.A.M., Kularathna W.K.D.V.V., Kumarasinghe M.H.C. and Koswatte R.M.K.G.S.P.B. (2013). Automatic building extraction from high resolution satellite images using artificial neural networks, 4th International Symposium, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, ISSN: 1800-4407, p 58.
Working Experience
Working Experience (Academic)
- Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Spatial Sciences, Faculty of Built Environment & Spatial Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University-Southern Campus (March 2021 to Present)
- Visiting Lecturer at Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Management, Social Sciences & Humanities, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka (January 2023 to Present)
- Visiting Demonstrator, Department of Town & Country Planning, Faculty of Architecture of University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (Octo. 2013 to March 2014)
- Demonstrator, Department of Cartography, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and GIS, Faculty of Geomatics of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (Aug. 2013 to Feb. 2014)
University Academic Positions
- Career Guidance Advisor of the Faculty of Built Environment & Spatial Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University-Southern Campus (Jan. 2023 to Present)
- Member of Curriculum Development Committee of the Faculty of Built Environment & Spatial Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University-Southern Campus (Jan. 2023 to Present)
- Member of Research Cell of the Faculty of Built Environment & Spatial Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University-Southern Campus (Jan. 2023 to Present)
- Departmental Coordinator, 14th KDU International Research Conference (2021)
Working Experience (Industry)
- Registered Licensed Surveyor, Land Survey Council, Sri Lanka (June 2020 to Present)
- Authorized Cadastral Surveyor, Survey Department of Sri Lanka (April 2018 to Present)
- More than Six years of Land surveying experience as a Government Surveyor, Survey Department of Sri Lanka (Octo. 2014 to March 2021)
- Remote Sensing and GIS analyst (Internship), Geoinformatics Centre (GIC), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (Janu. to April 2013)
Awards
- The Award for the Best Student of Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) Program X (2021/2022) conducted by the Staff Development Center of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- The Surveyors’ Institute of Sri Lanka Gold Medal (2012) for the best student of the Faculty of Geomatics, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
Scholarships / Internship
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Scholarship is awarded for participate in GNSS Summer School – 2018 at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology in Tokyo, Japan (30.07.2018 to 04.08.2018)
- Remote sensing and GIS analyst (Internship), Geoinformatics Centre (GIC), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (Janu. to April 2013)
Courses
- Participated and Completed course on “GNSS to cultivate the comprehensive knowledge, including receiver architecture and positioning software with practices and demonstrations” at GNSS Summer School – 2018, organized by Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology in Tokyo, Japan (30.07.2018 to 04.08.2018)
- Completed online course on “Multi temporal SAR Interferometry for Disaster Mitigation” at International Geoinformatics Summer School (Online) – 2021, organized by the State Key Lab of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping, and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, China (23.08.2021 to 31.08.2021)
- Completed online course on “Image and Signal Processing”, organized by the Department of Civil Engineering and Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bengaluru. (04.01.2021 to 08.01.2021)
Membership
- Member of International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Germany (From 20.09.2021)
- Member of Sakura Science Club, Japan (From 05.08.2018)
- Member of Survey Institute of Sri Lanka (From 01.12.2018)
- Member of Young Scientists Forum, Sri Lanka (From 09.03.2022)
Workshops/CPD
- Participated (online) in the CPD conducted by the Survey Institute of Sri Lanka on the topic of “Geometric Accuracy of Remotely Sensed Images” (23.03.2024).
- Participated (online) in the CPD conducted by the Survey Institute of Sri Lanka on the topic of “Land Valuation” (18.02.2024).
- Participated (online) in the CPD conducted by the Survey Institute of Sri Lanka on the topic of “An Introduction to GIS Concepts and Components” (29.07.2023).
- Participated (online) in the CPD conducted by the Survey Institute of Sri Lanka on the topic of “New Trends in Land Surveying” (20.04.2023).
- Participated in the workshop on “Location Based Services and Multimedia Cartography” at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka (20-24.02.2023).
- Participated (online) in the CPD conducted by the Land Survey Council of Sri Lanka on the topic of “GNSS Technology & SL-CORS Network” (26.01.2023).
- Participated (online) in the CPD conducted by the Survey Institute of Sri Lanka on the topic of “Professional Ethics of a Surveyor and Adaptation of Technological Innovations” (27.08.2022).