+94 24 222 0269 | headphy@vau.ac.lk

Mr. G. Vijayakanthan

B.Sc [Hons.] in Computer Science (Jaffna, SL), M.Sc in Computer Science (Peradeniya,SL)

Lecturer (Prob.)

g.vijayakanthan@vau.ac.lk

Computer Vision, Image Processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning

Academic Records
  • M.Sc in Computer Science (Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
  • B.Sc [Hons.] in Computer Science (Jaffna, Sri Lanka)

Previous Positions

  • Assistant Network Manager Gr.II (June 2019 – Mar 2022), Information Technology Centre, University of Vavuniya.
  • Lecturer (Permanent) (Feb 2018 – June 2019), Department of ICT, Sri Lanka-German Training Institute (SLGTI).
  • Instructor (Permanent) (May 2016 – Feb 2018), Department of ICT, Sri Lanka-German Training Institute (SLGTI).
  • Instructor (On Contract) (May 2013 – April 2016), Computer Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna.
Admin Roles
  • Member of IEEE (2021-2022)
  • Member of Vavuniya University International Research Conference – 2021
  • Member of Development of Management Information System at Faculty of Business Studies – 2021
  • Member of Web Committee, Faculty of Business Studies – 2020-2021
  • Member of Subcommittee, ITDC of Vavuniya Campus for the requirements gathering for the Integrated Management System of Vavuniya Campus.
Activities

Resource Person

  • Advanced Excel Workshop for All Management Assistants at Vavuniya Campus, UoJ – 2021
  • Zoom Training Workshop for the students at the Faculty of Business Studies in 2020
  • Seminar for all school students of Jaffna district about website development in 2011

Institutional Development

  • Design and developed the University website – 2021
  • Developed the Online Lecture Reporting System for Department of English Language and Teaching Units – 2021
  • Developed the Online Student Enrolment System – 2021
  • Design and developed the departments(ELTU, Project Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Management) websites of the Faculty of Business Studies – 2021
  • Design and developed the Information Technology Centre website – 2019

 

Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching

  • Fundamentals of Web Programming (2022 to date)
  • Advanced Web Programming (2022 to date)
  • Advanced Networking Technologies I (Routing) (2022)
  • Advanced Networking Technologies II (Switching) (2022)
  • Web Services and Server Technologies (2022 to date)
Publications
  • Perera, G.V.D.P.P., Vijayakanthan, G., Vaishali, R. and Jeyamugan, T. “Tamil Alphabet Sign Language Recognition Using Mediapipe and Machine Learning,” in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Technology Research (ICITR 2024), IEEE,University of Moratuva, Sri Lanka, 2024.
  • Vaishali, R. & Vijayakanthan, G., 2024.  “Blockchain Technology in Healthcare: A Systematic Review with a Focus on Sri Lanka”,  4th International Conference on Science and Technology (ICST 2024), Faculty of Technology, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. October 16th,2024.

  • Vijayakanthan, G.,Vaishali, R., Vahid Abolghasemi. “Detection of Tea Leaf Diseases Using Deep Transfer Learning”, IEEE 2024 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 8th  to 10th August 2024.
  • Vaishali, R. & Vijayakanthan, G., 2024.  “Optimizing CatBoostClassifier for threat detection in Edge cloud environment”, Paper #329, Abstract in the Proceedings of the 28th Annual Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (TASME 2024) Conference (Hybrid Conference). Toronto, Canada. July 6-7.
  • Vijayakanthan, G. & Vaishali, R., 2024.  “Early Detection of Tea Leaf Diseases Using Deep Learning”, Paper #330, Abstract in the Proceedings of the 28th Annual Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (TASME 2024) Conference (Hybrid Conference). Toronto, Canada. July 6-7.
  • Vijayakanthan, G., Suthakaran, A., Vaishali, R., “Enhancing Prediction of Heart Failure Using Feature Selection Techniques” Paper presented at 14th Applied Science Business & Industrial Research Symposium 2022 (ASBIRES – 2022), April 4th, 2023.
  • Vijayakanthan, G., Kokul, T., Pakeerathan, P., A., Pinidiyaarachchi, U.A.J. “Classification of Vegetable Plant Pests Using Deep Transfer Learning” IEEE 10th International Conference on Information & Automation for Sustainability (ICIAFS), pp. 167-172, Sri Lanka. 2021. [paper] [code] [dataset]
  • Vijayakanthan, G. Feature Selection Techniques Via Support Vector Machine”, Vavuniya Campus International Research Symposium (VCIRS 2017), August 9, 2017.
Awards