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
- 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