Ms.S.Sobana
B.Sc (Hons) in Computer Science (Jaffna,SL), M.Sc. in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence(Moratuwa,SL) (Reading)
Lecturer (Prob.)
sobana@vau.ac.lk
Academic Records
- B.Sc. Honours in Computer Science (2017 – 2021)
- M.Sc. in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (Reading)
Previous Positions
- Temporary Assistant Lecturer, University Of Vavuniya: October 2022 – October 2023.
- Temporary Demonstrator,University Of Vavuniya: February 2022 – October 2022.
Admin Roles
- Member of the Faculty Level Newsletter Committee, January 2024 – August 2024.
- Secretary, International Conference of Applied Sciences (ICAS) 2025.
- Member of the Committee for the Development of the Prospectus for International Student Admission, Effective from December 2025.
- Member of the Registration sub-committee of the Registration and Local Arrangement Committee of ITAM32.
- Student Counsellor of Faculty of Applied Science, Effective from 17.12.2025 to 31.12.2026.
- Member of Web Committee, Faculty of Applied Science, Effective from 03.12.2025.
Activities
- Ethics and Values for Teaching Professionals and Administrators organized by University of Vavuniya, Srilanka and Globethics South Asia Centre, Bangalore from 14th & 15th of November 2025.
- Instructor for ICT Practical at Vavuniya Regional Centre, Faculty of Graduate Studies of University of Jaffna for the Master of Education in Education 2024/25 from 13.09.2025 to 30.04.2026.
Teaching
- Design and Analysis of Algorithms
- Data Communication and Computer Networks
Publications
Abstracts
- Efficient feature selection and prediction for automobile dataset: published proceedings of ASRC 2021, University of Vavuniya, 15.09.2021.
- Detection of chronic kidney disease in the north-central province of SriLanka using effective feature selection and machine learning: published proceedings of ASRC 2022, University of Vavuniya, 03.11.2022.
- Heart disease prediction using effective feature selection and machine learning – A Sri Lankan study: published proceedings of ASRC 2022, University of Vavuniya, 03.11.2022.
Conferences
- Feature selection in automobile price prediction: an integrated approach: International research conference on smart computing and system engineering 2021, 16.09.2021.
- Chronic kidney disease detection using machine learning algorithms: A Sri Lankan study: 3rd International conference on advanced research in computing 2023, Sabragamuwa University Srilanka, 23.02.2023.
Awards